The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

IRELAND VISIT OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT AND LORD AUCKLAND TO THE ATMOSPHE RIC RAILWAY. DunuN, SEPT. 10.—Yesterday the Lord-Lieu- tenant, accompanied by the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Lord John Hav, R.N.; Cap tain Eden, R.N.; Colonel Irving, R.k.; Captain H. Ponsonby, A.D.C.; Captain F. Hervey, A.D.C. ; Mr. George Roe, High Sheriff of Dublin ; and Mr. James Pim, proceeded by special train to Kingstown, for the purpose of inspecting the design and operation of the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway. Mr. Pim hav ing pointed out the operation of the mechanical agency by which motion is governed, at the terminus in Kingstown; his Excellency and the gentlemen above stated got into a third-class carriage, in order the more conveniently to see the action of the valves in giving freedom to the piston-rod to pass through she tube. After a minute examination of the appara tus at the Dalkey terminus, the distinguished party returned to Dublin. This day the Earl of Auckland, and the officials by whom he is accompanied, took their departure from Kingstown harbour, in her Majesty's steam-yacht Fire Queen, for Wales. THE POPE—IRISH DISTRESS. The it:eTring Post says, " We have extreme gra. tification in giving insertion to the following corn. munication " The Rev. Mr. Croke, P.P. of Charleville, in . icknowledginr, with the deepest sense of obligation, :he sum of 50/. from his Eminence Cardinal Fran- loni, for the poor of his parish, most fervently unites with his flock in offering the homage of grateful hearts to the Holy Father for his generous sympathy and princely munificence to mitigate the sufferings and save from starvation the afflicted people of this unhappy country." A UCTION AT MR. O'CONNELL's. On Thursday a sale by auction took place at the residence of the late Mr. O'Connell, in Merrion square, of a variety of articles of househould furni ture. The rooms were crowded during the course of the day, and every part of the spacious residence examined ; but of the late distinguished occupant there was little or nothing in the . property sold to sug gest a memento. The furniture was solid, but plain. Neither books nor pictures were put under the hammer of Mr. Lawler. In the hall there were large trunks, directed for Darrynane Abbey, marked " law books," and vacant places on the walls showed where pictures had formerly been ; but the articles actually sold were of too every-day a nature to excite peculiar attention, They were not suggestive of the deceased, as the contents of a library would have been, or of a study. The property disposed of by the auctioneer realised very good prices ; hut, from the circumstances already alluded to, the details of the sale do not call for any especial notice.—Sauniers's News Letter. FOOD RIOT AT B.kNTRY. BANTRY, SEPT. 6.—This ill-fated and almost depopulated town became this day the scene of indescribable confusion. The withdrawal of the rations, coupled with the frightful prospect of an approaching winter, have blighted all lopes of existence, and goaded the enraged multitude to desperation. The consequences were painfully ex nibited this day. The wretched and famished inha- bitants of the neighbouring parishes proceeded to town, and from thence to the workhouse, where they demanded admission, and, as might be expected, were refused. They were not long supplicating, when a large party of military and police were on the ground, commanded by a captain and sub-inspeetor of con stabulary, all under the control of Mr. Hutchinson, J.P. At this stage of the proceedings the hungry and disappointed applicants commenced up rooting a plot of potato ground attached to the workhouse ; but the military obliged them to retreat as quickly as their exhausted strength would permit them. Some of the dispersed people plucked up some turnips, and ate them whilst retiring. Still nothing serious occurred. Three only were captured for the very clamorous manner in which they sought to obtain food.—Cork Ex aminer. THE LAND IMPROVEMENT ACT. DuBLIN, SEPT. 11. ACT.—The difficul ties, of a technical nature, which delayed the advance of loans under this Act have been removed, and large sums for the promotion of employment will be issued in the course of the next week. The total amount already applied for under the Act is 1,062,9161. 11s. 6d., although the amount of applications yet inserted in the Gazette is only 404,0101. 3s. 2d. The remainder of the applications will be inserted in the Gazette in the next and follow ing week. MAIL COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND. It was arranged, during the recent ♦isit of the Lords of the Admiralty to this city, that the mail communication between Kingstown and Holyhead (instead of Liverpool), is to commence in November next. Four powerful steamers, for the Kingstown and Holyhead stations, are nearly completed. PRELIMINARY AIEETING OF IRISH MEMBERS. The preliminary meeting of Irish Members, called for the purpose of devising the best means of pro curing a general meeting of Irish representatives, was held yesterday at Radley's Hotel, Dame-street. On the motion of Alderman O'Brien, M.P., seconded by John Reynolds, Esq., M.P., Alderman Meagher, M.P., was called to the chair. John O'Connell, Esq., M.P., was requested to act as secretary pro tem. to the prelimiary meeting. The following members were in attendance :—Al derman Meagher, Waterford ; John O'Connell, Lime rick ; Alderman O'Brien ' Cashel ; James Fagan, Wexford ; J o h n Reynolds, Dublin ; J. T. Deve reux, Wexford ; J. P. Somers, Sligo ; 11. Grattan, Meath ; D. O'C onne ll, Waterford ; P. S. Butler, Kilkenny. The following gentlemen signified their approval of the objects of the meeting, and empowered Mr. John O'Connell to attach their names to any requisition calling a general meeting of the Irish representa tives :—N. Maher, Tipperary ; W. H. Megan, West meath ; A. O'Flaherty, Galway city; William Fagan, city of Cork ; John O'Brien, city of Limerick; R. D. Browne, county Mayo; Nicholas Power, Water ford; Maurice O'Connell, Tralee; M. J. O'Connell, Kerry; C. MacTavish, Dundalk; D. O'Connell, Waterford city; Dr. Power, Cork. Mr. Maher, Tipperary, also intimated in his letter the concurrence of Mr. Keating, Waterford, and Mr. Scully, Tipperary. Mr. JouN O'CoNNEer, proceeded to read letters from the absent Members who approved of the object of the meeting. Mr. J. O ' CONNELL stated the objects of the meet ing. It was called for the purpose of making such arrangements as might be deemed more advisable for calling together a general council of the Irish Mem bers. It seemed to him that there was a general agreement among Whigs, Tories, Radicals, and Re peelers, that men of all political sects and classes connected with the representatio n of Ireland should assemble early in November, for the purpose of de vising the best means of restoring the country to a healthy condition. The Honourable Gentleman then entered into detail on the several subjects likely to be discussed at such a meeting. The landed gentry were, if possible, more in terested in the result to be obtained by such a meeting than any other class of the community. The English people had adopted the maxim that Irish property should support Irish poverty—a very fair proposition if f a i r ly carried out. The landlords of Ireland would find, however, that as far as they were concerned, an enormous amount of taxation would fall on them—greater; 'he feared, than the resources of the country were able to meet. Again, the ques tion of the Government advances would necessarily come under discussion. It would be premature for him to express any strong opinion on that subject. It would be premature for him to express any strong opinion on that subject. It was clear, however, that a very heavy tax was about to fall on the country, a t. r nd it b ecame the friends of the country to see how v mi g ht l ig h ten the taxation or increase the powers of sthe country to meet it. He, of course, as a Re pealer, w anted a repeal of the legislative union. His opinions on that subject were well known, as were also the opinions of the gentlemen before whom be spoke. It might be well, however, if all the Irish Members were to meet, and that the other gentlemen, on hearing what the Itepealers wanted, might state what remedie that s they thought best for the c oun t ry . He thought such a meeting might very reasonably discuss the question of poor-laws and public works, tenant righs, Irish manufactures, Irish trade and commerce, financial relations be tween the two countries, and the necessity of do mestic legislation. Care should be taken that sepa rate days should be fixed for the discussion of each of these subjects, so that such Members as did not wish to commit themselves to any particular question, or to take part in any particular discussion, could absent themselves on such (lays, and attend only on those clays when discussion would arise on w hich they wished to take part. The repeal members might have a separate day set apart for the adoption of a course with regard to repeal, or they might meet in another place, according as m i g ht seem mos t advis able for the benefit of the country, ii,pd for the pur pose of securing the harmony of the council. At any rate it should be their care to take special precauticin7 that nothing should arise to prevent members of all parties from attending the council. Mr. J. FAGAN thought it would be well to have the repeal question discussed on the Mondays in Conci liation-hall, and not to insert the discussion of repeal in their programme for the council. It might have the effect of causing men to stay away who did not wish to commit themselves either for or against-the measure. Alderman O'BRUN thought the repeal queiToi ought not to be brought, at least in the first iotaice, under discussion. After they had determined on the course to be taken on all other questions, it might be well at the close of the council to discuss and ascer tain the feeling of the Irish representatives with re gard to repeal. Mr. JOHN O'CoNNELL felt the difficulty of intro ducing the repeal question at such a meeting, and therefore suggested that there might be separate 'days on which separate questions would be . discussed ; as, for instance, the relation between landlord and tenant on one set of days—the question of the poor-laws on another set of days—the financial relief of the country on another set of days ; and then, after all such ques tions had been discussed, even the council might dis cuss the repeal question, or such of them as wished to absent themselves when that was under discussion might not attend on the repeal days, but leave it to the repeal members to adopt what course they liked with regard to bringing forward the question in Par liament. Mr. REYNOLDS thought that repeal was one of those questions which might very well be left in the hands of the Repeal Association. The great object was, to get all the Irish Members to take counsel for the benefit of the country ; and if they were afraid of the introduction of a question of such paramount poli tical importance as repeal, it might prevent many from attending. He thought, therefore, that the cir cular ought plainly to state what were the questions to be introduced, and that repeal was not one of them. He thought that parliamentary reform, corporate reform, shortening the duration of Parliament, from seven to three years, and several other subjects, such as tenant-right, were matters which it would be well to have discussed at the meeting of the council. Mr. DEVEREUX was of opinion that perhaps it would be better to call the meeting for general purposes, and let the meeting decide what was to be discussed. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL then submitted the following resolution and letter, which were unanimously adopted by the meeting : " We, the undersigned, considering the distressed state of the country, and the gloomy prospects of the coming winter, are of opinion that it is desirable the Irish Members should meet together in Dublin at an early period in November Term, to consider of the alarming state of public affairs, and take counsel to gether as to the remedial measures which it may be our dilly to press upon the attention of the Imperial Parliament." " Sir—As chairman and secretary of 'a meeting of Irish Members, held yesterday, at Radley's Hotel, College-green, :Dublin, it is our duty to forward to you the accompanying resolution there agreed to, and to request that, if you concur in its general purport, you will be good enough to return the paper with your name attached to it.—We have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servants, " THOMAS MEAGHER, M.P., city of Waterford, Chairman. " JOHN O'CONNELL, M.P., Kilkenny and Limerick, Secretary. After the transaction of some formal business, a committee was appointed to communicate with such members as might be desirous to attend the future meeting. The meeting then adjourned for a fortnight, at which period the members will again assemble and prepare their requisition, with such names as might be attached in the meantime, for publication—fixing also the time for meeting. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—This day a deputation from the Midland Great Western Rail way Company, waited on his Excellency the Lord- Lieutenant, at the Vice-Regal Lodge, for the purpose of negociating with the Government for a loan of a sum of money. The deputation considered that the result of the interview was highly satisfactory. MONSTER MEETING OF FARMER; AND LABOURERS IN TIPPERAR. A movement of a very extraordinary kind, with the professed object of promoting a settlement of the Land-tenure question, is now in progress.- in the county of Tipperary, in which a notification, of which the following is a copy, has been extensively circu lated : "A public meeting (convened by requisition nu merously signed) of the tenant-farmers, labourers, and people at large of the county of Tipperary, will he holden at Holy Cross, on Sunday, the 19th of Sep tember, 1847, for the purpose of establishing a league of tenant-farmers, and of taking such other measures as may be thought necessary and effective to prevent themselves from the general ejectment intended by the landlords ; to provide and secure themselves and their families against the danger of another famine, and to obtain a fixed and firm right of property and posses sion in their farms, on such conditions as will enable them to live in independence and comfort. " Last year there was an extensive failure of the potato crop, the usual and sole source of subsistence to the farmer. An universal dearth and desolating general famine followed the failure. This year from want of seed, want of means, and general fear of another failure, the potato has not been planted to any extent. The stock and means of the farmers have been greatly reduced, and in many cases taken away altogether by the demands and deficiency of last year, and they are in consequence utterly unable to pay this year the ordinary rentsiand extraordinary taxes. In the face of this fact the landlords are determined to require and enforce full - payment of the usual rents, and if those rents be not paid to take the lands into their own hands, or let it in large tracts. In public and private, in Parliament, through the press, and at public meetings, they have declared that the tillage farmers of Ireland must be cleared out and got rid of. "Under those circumstances, the tenant-farmers must now determine how to act, and what course to follow. One and all, let them come to Holy Cross on the 19th of September, and then and there deter mine and declare, by common agreement, in full meeting assembled, what that course is to be, and in what manner they are 'resolved to act. " The question between landlord and tenant must now at last be fully and finally settled; it shall be settled. It shall be settled at Holy Cross, on Sunday, the 19th of September. "The tenant-farmers and people of Tipperary have now, if they choose to use them, the power and op portunity in their own hands of settling that question for ever. " The labourers also, as well as the farmers, are re quested and bound to attend ; they have a direct per sonal interest in the matter as strong and clear as that - of the farmers—the rate of wages and extent of employment, their future condition, their subsist ence, independence, and very lives are all at stake, and all to he determined on as well as those of the farmers ; for if the farmers obtain security in their holdings at reduced and fair rents, which will enable them to make improvements, the employment of labour will increase, and rates of wages will rise : but if the farmers lose their lands, the labourers will lose their lives, or sink into wretched paupers depend ing on the workhOuse. " The interest and prospect of the townsmen and trading classes are intimately bound up with those of the occupiers of land—the extent of business, the certainty of employment, the amount of profits, whether of trade or professional practice, are all based on the amount of disposable means in the hands of the tenant- farmers. " And, finally, the future state and condition of Ireland, her independence and very existence, are staked on the preservation, security, and prosperity of those who occupy and cultivate her soil as farmers and labourers. All her help and hope is in them-- they with lreland exceptions, constitute her people—her only people ; for the tre.nlandlpourl aliens, amount; andainre ene mies, or absentees. " In direct furtherance, therefore, of the interests of every class of our people, in defence of their rights of life and property, in defence of their country and all her hopes, it is requested and expected that the entire population of Tipperary — tenant-farmer s , la bourers, townsmen, and tradespeople—will attend at Holy Cross on the day of meeting. " It is earnestly requested that all means be used to circulate this handbill as e xtensively as possibl e . hand. Let it be passed rapidly from ha nd to Letno it, one keep it in his possession after reading but send it on through the country ; and let each man who reads it use all exertion to prevail on at least five or six others to accompany him to the proposed meet in g . This is the way to secure success. A gre at object is at stake—a great purpose is to be achieved, and a great meeting is required. " By order of the Preparatory Committee, (Signed) " JAMES F. LALOR." The Tipperary Vindicator received to-day con tains a long report of a meeting of tenant-farmers, held at Borrisoleigh, on Thursday last, on the same subject of tenant right. There appears to be con siderable excitement on the matter in Tipperary. The Ev • ening Ma i 1., denounces the movement as revolu tionary, and as directed against the payment of rents ; but ,as yet there- is nothing warrant this imputation. ILLNESS OF Oti E OF , ruE FRENCH PiY M. de Mussy, oneoritChelApNhyS;icians sent over to this country by the French Government, to report upon the epidemic now preva i ling, is ill of fever at his residence, in Stephen's-green, where he is attended by Dr. O'Ferrall and Dr. Stokes. The fever is of the spotted type, and Dr. de Mussy has been in aperilous state ; but his medical attendants have now strong hopes of his recovery. Ile caught the infection in the fever sheds in the vicinity of this city, w h ere h e had been almost constantly in attendance. THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON. The Cork 5-Examiner says—" According to the last intelligence from the squadron under the com mand of Sir Charles Napier, the 6th of September had been appointed for sailing upon a short cruise ; so that the- long looked for presence of the fleet in this port may be now hourly expected." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. OXFORD, SEPT. 11.—The Rev. Henry Arthur Woodgate, 8.D., of this College, and Rector of Bell broughton, Worcestershire (author of the Bampton Lectures for 1838), and the Rev. James Prince Lee. M.A., Head Master of King Edward's Grammar School, Birmingham, hale been installed as Honorary Canons of Worcester Cathedral. The Rev. Henry Denne Hilton, BA., of this College, to the Curacy of St. Mary's, Warwick. BRASENOSE COLLEGE. The Rev. E. W. Garrow, M.A., of this College, has been licensed to the perpetual curacy of Compton Abdale, Gloucestershire— value 811. _ The Rev. J. T. Plummer, 8.A., has been pre sented to the Rectory of Hartley Maudit, Hants— value 2561. TIIE SUN, LINCOLN COLLEGE. The Rev. George Scaife, M.A., of this College, Curate of Wombwell, Darfield, Yorkshire, has been presented to the perpetual curacy of Elsecar, near Wentworth, void by the cession of the Rev. John Davies. Patron the Earl Fitzwilliam. CHRIST'S COLLEGE. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 11.—William Mansell Grinson, 8.A., of this college, has been appointed to a fellow ship on the foundation of Sir John Finch and Sir Thomas Bainea. John Hays, B.A. (late a Finch Fellow), has been transferred to a foundation fellowship. THE POWIS TESTIMONIAL. It has been resolved that the testimonial in acknow ledgment of the Earl of Powis's long-continued and now successful efforts to preserve the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor in their integrity shall consist of the institution of scholarships, or exhibitions, to be called ,the Powis Scholarships, at one or both of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, for the main tenance of students, natives of Wales, or of one of the four dioceses of Bangor, St. Asaph, St. David's, or Llandaff, thoroughly acquainted with the Welch lan guage, and intending to become candidates for holy orders. The exhibition to be held until the holder is of standing to take his B.A. degree, and should the fund suffice an allowance to be made during a limited period of his occupying a curacy in Wales. THE CHURCH. The following preferments and appointments have recently taken place : The Rev. Alexander Napier, B.A. (1838), of Tri nity College, to the rectory of Egmere, with Holkham vicarage, Norfolk. The Rev. C. \V. Palin, B.A. (1845), Catherine Hall, to the perpetual curacy of Dean, Bedfordshire. The Rev. G. H. Moore, B.A. (1847), to the per petual curacy of St. Nicholas, Heyhouses, Lan cashire. The Rev. W. G. Greenstreet, M.A. (B.A. 1836), to the perpetual curacy of Patshull, Staffordshire. The Rer. Henry Pix, of Emmanuel College, to the assistant-mastership of Marlborough College, 'Wiltshire. The Rev. A. V. 11. Hallett, M.A. (B.A. 1843), of Emmanuel College, to the vicarage of Stradsett, Norfolk. The Rev. I. B. James, M.A. (B.A. 1834), of St. John's College, to the vicarage of Gamlingay, Cam bridgeshire. The Rev. Henry Browne Long, M.A. (B.A. 1825), to the rectory of Monewdon, Suffolk. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. On Saturday a commission de lunatico inquirendo was opened at the King's Arms Tavern, Kensington, before Mr. Commissioner Winslow, to inquire into the state of mind of Miss Caroline erris, a maiden lady, aged fifty-six, residing in Kensington-crescent. Mr. lore, solicitor, of Lincoln's Inn•fields ap peared on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. William Shaw, a relative, and the inquiry was not opposed. It appeared from the evidence of Miss Harris's do mestic attendants and the medical gentleman, that the unfortunate lady had for many years past eXhi bited symptoms of weakness of mind. She had re sided, up to the early part of the present year, with her brother, Mr. Henry Harris, and her imbecility had gradually increased. Upon the death of her brother her fortune was considerably enhanced, and, as she had not the power to distinguish the relative value of gold and silver money, it was deemed neces sary to institute the present proceedings. Her time was principally occupied in playing with cards in a childish manner ; and at intervals, when the malady was first remarked, she was exceedingly violent. Dr. Arnett, of Bedford-square, and Mr. Dewsnapp, of Hammersmith, having given their opinion that the unfortunate lady was so far of unsound mind as to be incapable of governing herself or her affairs, Miss Harris was introduced to the jury, and upon being questioned she said that her brother had been dead ten minutes. She was shown several pieces of money, but she appeared incapable of giving any answer as to their value ; and, in short, her intellectual facul ties seemed to be totally prostrate. The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict, dating the unsoundness of Miss Harris's mind from the Ist of August, 1837. SUPPOSED MURDER AT BIRMINGIIAM.—BIRMING HAM, SUNDAY.—Three persons (a man and two boys) are now in the custody of the police of this town, charged with being concerned in, or having a know ledge of, the murder of a man named Brown, in a hut at the Crescent, on Friday night last. It appears that the deceased, who had been out all the day at Tamworth, thatching, asked permission of a number of boatmen (the prisoners bein g of the party) to rest him se lf i n their hut, situated on the banks of the canal. This favour was granted to him, when one of the boatmen proceeded to quarrel with the deceased ; the fellow seized Brown's stick, and beat him so violently about the head and neck that he lay insensible upon, the floor, when his brutal assailant lifted him upon a bench, mad he was found to be dead. The whole of the party who were participators in or witnesses of the murder, then made their escape. The deceased was supposed to be possessed of a watch and some money, but nothing was found upon his person. In the course of yesterday the police apprehended the parties now is custody, but the prineipal offender, whom they state struck the blow's by which the deceased was killed, has for the present suc ceeded in eluding the vigilance of the officers in pursuit. The men in confinement refuse to give any information as to the watch and money. HORRIBLE CHARGE OF INTURDFR.—DOWLAIS, FRIDAY MORNING.—A very painful sensation has been created in this neighbourhood by the circulation of a report that a young woman had destroyed the life of her illegitimate child under very revolting circumstances. From the evidence taken by Mr. W. Davis, the coroner for the district, it appeared that the deceased, who was two years old, was the illegitimate offspring of Mar . - garet Davies, belonging to Pater, in Pembrokeshire. On Tuesday last the mother of the child went to lodge at a person's house of the name of Morgan. The child at that time appeared to enjoy most excellent health, and was running and playing about the house. At ten o'clock that morning the deceased partook of some coffee for breakfast, and during the temporary absence of Mrs. Morgan the deceased was taken out by its mother. After being out about twenty minutes, the mother returned with the child in her arms, and said he had gone to sleep. The deceased was put to bed; and shortly afterwards, on the owner of the house entering the room, she fund that the child was dead—froth had issued - from the nose, and there were all appearances of the child having had its head held under water, and by that means been suffo cated, independent of which, the upper portion of the child's dress, with the exception of the sleeve of the frock, wis saturated with water. The mother was im mediately taken into custody by Superintendent Wren, and from the fact of the prisoner being the satire party who some short time back suffered imprisonment for leavi ig the deceased in the streets, it is the opinion that she destroyed the life of the child by holding its head under water. The inquest, which was begun on Tues day, has been adjourned, to have the body opened, and the prisoner has been locked up in prison. OMNIBUS AUCIDENT.—YesInday afternoon an omnibus with twelve inside and nine outside passengers was upset in the Tottenham-eourt-road, the hind axle. tree having broken. One gentleman had his leg frac tured, and another his shoulder dislocated, both of whom were conveyed to Middlesex Hospital. The driver and the rest of the outside passengers were more or less ibnrjouEkrLeenid.igla ci N The inside passengers fo r tunately esc a p e d without any furth er i njury t h an a f ew cuts f rom t h e ABEL, FETTER - LANE.—OH Saturday Mr. G. A. Walker, surgeon, had an interview with the City Solicitor, respecting the, condition of the vaults under Elim Chapel, an d the brutal . treatment to w hi c h th e d ea d buried in them are subjected. Mr. Walker stated to Mr. Pontifex all that he had witnessed in'these vaults, which he described as bei ng t h e most appalling Golgotha ' that could be imagined, where the bodies of the dead were most ignominiously and brutally treated. He ultimately signed a certificate to the effect that the con dition of that burying-place; was highly injurious to health and morality, and extremely offensive to decency. Mr. Pontifex assured Mr. Walker that the City autho rities were resolved to institute an immediate and most searching inquiry into the subject, and would, it' the nuisance was proved, and nut instantly abated, indict called upon the City Solicitor g . pa dur S i e n ver th al e d ° a th y er ld er c s o u n n ! the proprietors of the cha m st a i r t k e . ments, which they said were c fi o r rn m p ed iet b e l ly r. u W nd a e lk r e t r h ' e s nt Monday l e ,ex..f lately tme no ll sr inv e i on s r ,w a lot u trs c kt T sa r l an a lt t o c s i t: l ra ßE a destructive v( A )n T ,h l e v fi r m r e e::b broke out e ° at n i under the superintendence of portion o erected by the company, de the splendid and unequalled range of factories, Mr. Guppy, at an immense cost, was completely therein. The portion destroyed we learn to 8 , SlrOyed, as well as the magnificent machinery smithy, shop, the fitting-up shop, and pattern-makers' shop. As the roof had fallen in, it is impossible at pre sent to estimate Mee loss sustained. It is contained to and those beautiful workshops, stated to be among the esti mated at from 4;0001. to-,7,0001.' It is really lamentable finest and the largeSt in .the world, rendered useless at the moment they were abOui to be first used. Every assistance was rendered, by the workmen to extinguish -the fire, and great praise is due to the managers of the engines for their prompt attention.—Cambrian. We regret to learn that Mr. Alderman Thompson, , ALP., is lying in a bad state of health at his shut,' Un' derley 11411, Westmoreland, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1847. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT, Sept. 1 BANK V. GREGORY. Mr. WAKELING, solicitor, of St. John's-square, stated that this action was brought to recover the sum of 51. 10s. for a suit of clothes, and he called the plaintiff, who swore to the debt. The JUDGE asked the defendant if he denied the debt ? Defendant—Oh, certainly. Mr. WAKELING—WiII you swear that you do not owe the money ? Defendant—Why, yes. Mr. WAKELING—Then let him be sworn. The clerk placed the Testament in his hands, and the oath having been tendered, the Learned Gentle man for the plaintiff cautioned him upon the solemn obligation. WAKELING now again asked him if he would swear that the claim mentioned was not due from him to his client. Defendant—Perhaps not exactly; there may be some slight mistake. Mr. WAKELING-OUt with it. If you do not I must. Defendant—But I do not like to expose a lady. Mr. WimELING—Come, come, none of your false delicacy here. Why do you not pay my unfortunate client ? Defendant—Why the fact is that I did once; yes, once visit the plaintiff's daughter; I consider he made me a present of the clothes. That is all, my Lord. Mr. WAKELING—Did you not order them as your wedding suit ? Defendant—There was positively something said about a wedding.—(Laughter.) Mr. WAKELING—Had you not promised marriage to plaintiff's daughter ? Defendant—Not quite that. She promised me marriage when I liked, but I was not in the humour, and when a suit of clothes are offered they are not likely to be refused—that's all I have to say.—(Roars of laughter.) Mr. WAKELING—Have you married her? De fendant—Oh, yes. Mr. WAKELING—What ! Do you mean to swear that you are married to Mr. Bank's daughter ? De fendant—No, it's not her ; it is another lady. Mr. WAKELING—And if I mistake not you had the clothes in question on at that marriage? Defendant— There can be no mistake about that. The JUDGE here cut short the matter, &rid signed judgment for debt and costs. Mr. SI T AKELING —And I promise he shall have ano. ther action for breach of promise of marriage. Defendant—Oh, very well. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. On Saturday Samuel Rees and a young man whose name it is not at present considered proper to mention were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having fraudulently obtained goods from Messrs. Smith, Beard, and Co., of No. 111, Cheapside, to the value of 561. 83. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution, and stated the nature of the ingenious course adopted by Rees, a very young man, to obtain the goods, and the active manner in which the prosecutors proceeded upon finding that they were " done" to procure res titution. Mr. J. E. Smith, of the house of Smith, Beard, and Co., warehousemen, said—We have as a customer Mr. Evan Rees, of Dudley, to whom we have fre quently sold goods. That gentleman is the brother of the prisoner Samuel Rees. On Wednesday last the prisoner Rees called on me at my warehouse, and, after shaking hands with me, said, " Has my brother been here ?" I said, " No. Did you ex pect him ?" " Yes," replied he, " I received a letter from him this morning, stating that he would be here. We require a few silk goods, which I shall go on looking at." I then took him to the silk warehouse, and selected scarfs and other goods to the amount of 561. Bs., as specified in the invoice I hand in. He at first said that some of the things appeared to be too expensive, and that they were to be laid aside until his brother should arrive, and to be shown to him, and he asked me if I would allow him to take them and to return them if they should not be approved of. I said, "No —you must either take them or not." After having occu pied some time in considering, he said he would take them, and he gave me an additional order, to which he was so call my attention upon his return home to Dudley. He told me to send the goods to London wall, to the warehouse of Mr. Venables, to be packed with some other articles which were about to be sent off. The whole of the conduct of the young man was such as was calculated to smother suspicion, and the goods were sent according to the direction. I, how ever, according to the practice of the house, instead of sending the invoice with the goods, transmitted it to Mr. Evan Rees, of Dudley, who, upon receiving it, came off to London, and stated to U 3 that he had never given any order for the goods, and that he knew nothing whatever of the transaction. I instantly proceeded to make every inquiry upon the subject, and traced Rees, the prisoner, from place to place until I ascertained that he was travelling on the Great Western Railway in company with another young man. Mr. T. Smith (also of the firm of Smith, Beard, and Co.) said—ln consequence of a communication which I had with my brother I went down to Bristol, and I traced Rees (the prisoner) and his companion to the Hot Wells, where I found in their lodging all the goods, with a few exceptions. I had been in the lodging for some time before they came in, and I had fixed an officer outside to watch. At length, after a delay of about an hour and a half, they both came in with caps upon, them. I had seen Rees with my bro ther in the warehouse when he was selecting the goods, and knew him, and I asked him whether he knew me; without hearing his answer, I said to him, " My name is Smith, I live in Cheapside, and you must consider yourself my prisoner." A number of duplicates of new goods were found upon both pri soners, together with various papers, and round the neck of the second prisoner was tied one of the silk handkerchiefs supplied to the imagined order of the house at Dudley. The second prisoner made a very long statement to me, in which he utterly denied any knowledge of the fact that the goods had been impro perly obtained, and said that the prisoner Rees had induced him, by a representation that they were got from the. Bankruptcy Court, and that he was bound down by the parties to whom they belonged not to disclose whoSe they were; that Rees proposed to and prevailed upon him to go through Wales with him to dispose of the property, and that they were just about to commence operations when the exposure took place. The second prisoner here repeated the assurances of his innocence. There are other cases against Rees, who, although very young, had robbed his brother of money to the amount of 150/. The prisoners were remanded, but bail was ordered to be taken for the appearance of the second prisoner. John Coggs, alias O'Connor, was charged• by a young maned Brailey with having .extort e d money by threats of an atrocious kind. The prosecutor had a few, days ago been in the neighbourhood of Charing-cross, when he was sud denly addressed by the prisoner, who said to him, " Halloo, old fellow, how are you? How i s G eorge ?"? Having a brother of the name of Georgea, the prose cutor thought the prisoner meant him; And answered the kind question in a similar spirit, whereupon the prisoner said, " Will you give us a drop of some.. thing ?" Convinced that there could be no mistake, the prosecutor accompanied the prisoner to a public house and paid for ruin for both. of them, and after wards for gin and water and cigars. When the time arrived, however, for going home, the prisoner showed his real character by threatening to s bring the most revolting accusations against him. The dread efdisgrace iniuced the prosecutor to.give money to the prisoner, who, as might be supposed, calculated upon keeping his victim under contribution. Next morning the prisoner, who had watched the prosecutor from the house at which the latter was employed,, - Walked up to him and asked him for is. 6d., at the same time 'fissuring him that no further demand should be made upon his purse s A policeman, however, heard the prisoner speak, and the pro'secutor instantly gave the miscreant into custody. The prisoner told the police man that the prosecutor had borrowed 10s. of him, and that the latter, had refused to pay the debt, which led to the difference between them, and he besought the prosecutor noVto give him into custody, but to shake hands, and be should never give any further trouble. The policeman's 4ndence fully supported the pro secutor's statment. The LORD Mayo much approved of the conduct of the prosecutor in giving the prisoner into custody, and said that the judges took good care that persons Convicted of such offences as that with which the pri soner was charged should never have an opportunity of making similar accusations. •The prisoner said he had lent the prosecutor 103., and all he wanted was to have the money back. GUILDHALL. On Saturd a y Mr. Alderman Moon and Mr. Alder man Sidney were engaged for three hours in hearing a charge of pirating a registered design. The infor mation charged Mr. Spurway, a house decorator in Bishopsgate-street, with having, on the 27th of August last, sold a piece of splashed granite paper hanging, being a fraudulent imitation of a new and original design for a splashed granite pal.)er, regis tered on the 20th of November, 1846, by Mr. William Gibbs, of 149, St. Mary-axe, a manufacturer of paper hanging. Mr. Clarkson addressed the magistrates on behalf of the complainant, who was injured by thckiferendant not only pirating his pattern, but selling itjat is lower price, He explained the provisions of theXci . pyright of Designs Act, 6th of Victoria, cap. 100: • One of the elasses of manufactures which might be registered was paper-hangings, and a copyright was given for three years to the inventor of a now 'pattern. Notice had been given to the defendant : - that Mr. Gibbs did not consent to the aPplicition of his re gistered design by defendant, to, which he j'eplied,', NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Several, of our contempo raries, both in town and country, have understood our remarks on the stoppage of the works in " the laboratory field," contiguous to the Dockyard bat tery, to mean either a stoppage of the Admiralty works, or a total stoppage of all the works contracted for by Mr. Rolt. We need hardly say that we meant nothing of the kind, but we stand on our original ground, and re-assert the fact that the works in the " laboratory field," which are connected with the Dockyard and arsenal and their defences, are sus pended. In support of our statement that vast num bers of men have been discharged and thrown out of work, we have merely to state that 200 were " knocked off" on Thursday last. So far from all the works contracted for by Mr. R.olt being suspended, we have great satisfaction in announcing that the works of the new steam basin progress rapidly, and that this immense addition to the Dockyard may be expected to be completed in March next. The workshops on the brink are also on a very forward state. The Trincomalee, 25, Captain Warren, will go out of harbour about Wednesday next, "well manned," if we may believe one of her crew, who told us "none but good men would volunteer for her ;" and certainly the crew of the Trincomalee seem well up to their work, and have turned her out of hand in a remarkably creditable manner, to all appearance. She will, when ready, join the Amphitrite, and sail in company to join Sir C. Napier's squadron in which they will compete in sailing trials, &c. The following are the appointments of the past week : Commanders—Arthur AFC-. Skinner, to study at the Naval College; John Macdougall, to the Asia. Lieutenants—H. W. Hire, to the Asia ; P. D. Rich, to the Queen, vice Stanhope, to the Asia ; F. W. Smith, from the Excellent, to the Imaum ; Au gustus Butler, from the Phoenix, to the Excellent ; F. L. Barnard, to study at the Naval College ; Chas. R. Read, and Geoffery T. P. Hornby (as flag lieutenant to his father), to the Asia. Alasters—John Brlam, to the San Josef; IV. 11. T. Green, of the Rattler, to the Arab. Secretary—Arthur Jones (late Paymaster and Purser of the Helena) to be Secretary to Rear-Ad miral Hornby. Surgeons—Peter Niddrie, M.D., to the Asia ; John Gallagher, to the Arab. Assistant-Surgeons --Dr. Henry Richardson, to the Spider ; Thomas M. Costello, to the Excellent ; John H. B. Collings, to the Oberon ; IL C. J. Wilson, to the Asia ; Richard Butler, to the Arab ; James J. Ayerest and William Evans (b), to the San Josef ; John Cotton, and Richard B. Power, to the Victory ; William Doraville, to Greenwich Hospital. Second Masters—John Richards, to be acting Master of the Geyser; Cornelius Fox, to the Trinco malee; S. W. R. Freeman, of the Athol troop-ship, to the Dolphin. Clerks—James Lewis, to the William and Mary ; W. F. Henna, to the Excellent; Timothy Clinch, of the Conway, in charge, to the Dolphin ; Creasy, to the Victory ; P. S. Smith, to the Asia. Midshipmen—H. A. Hinde, to the Asia; S. S. Bowden, to the Victory ;S. Cressw•ell and J. D. M'Crea, to the Excellent ; F. J. Hamilton, to the San Josef; William Clark, to the William and Mary; Frederick Parke, to the Vengeance; E. H. Buck, to the Vixen. Masters' Assistants—David Brown, to the Fury ; 11. C. A. Wilkinson, to the Victory. Naval Cadets—F. C. W. Liardet and David Pole, to the Asia. ROYAL MARINES.-Mr. Henry Hewett and Mr. Edward APArthur, Marine Cadets to the Excellent, have passed examination for commissions in the Marine Corps ; and Messrs. H. L. Evans, T. G. S. Meheux, E. J. Stokes, and C. L. A. Farmar, as Marine Cadets, and been appointed to the Excellent. COAST GUARD.-Mr. John Haynes (Master, R.N.) to be a chief officer, appointed to Haven Hole, vice Lieutenant William Henry, R.N. ; Lieutenant Wm. Henry, R.N., from Haven Hole, to Alum Bay, vice Lieutenant F. P. Coull, R.N. MALTA, SEPT. 4.—The local affairs of the island present but little of interest. The arrival of Sir W. Parker with the fleet under his command is hourly looked for. It appears to be generally credited that the service for the conveyance of the India mails to Marseilles by the boats of the Oriental and Peninsular Company will be commenced early in the month of November. The Erin and Ariel will be engaged, and Malta will continue the central port, as otherwise the dispatches from Greece and the Levant would have to be for warded by Government boats, and an increased ex pense. Three British steamers will be employed in the mail service between Malta and the lonian Islands. —Times. FATAL ACCIDENT.-TWO LIVES LOST. On Saturday night last, between the hours of 8 and 9, a melancholy accident, by which the lives of Wilson Emery, her Majesty's swan- keeper, and Drill Serjeant Paton, of the Scots Fusiliers, were sacrificed, occurred on the river Thames ' about midway of the Nine Elmi and Pimlico Piers. From careful inquiries instituted of persons, who were eye witnesses of the occurrence, the reporter was enabled to collect the following par ticulars connected with this distressing event : It appears that a party of non-commissioned officers belonging to tI4-Grenadier Guards, and a similar number of the gcots Fusileers, of the same rank in that regiment, had made a match to row for a certain sum of money upon the river. It was agreed upon that the wager should come off on Thursday next, and during the past week or two the men had been out upon the river training. On the day in question the Scots Fusilier crew, consisting of Drill Serjeant' Paton, Corporal John Smith, Corporal Ilacton, and Corporal Boys had been training up the river, and on their return home were joined by Wilson Emery, who acted as coxswain. They proceeded some distance down the water, without meeting with any interruption, but upon getting in the river, nearly facing the Messrs. Cubitt's new pier, they were alarmed at find ing a steam-boat close upon them. They immediately commenced pulling with all their might, hoping by that expedient to get in front of the vessel, but, un fortunately, they had miscalculated the speed of the steamer, which, it should be stated, was only crossing the river to get to her moorings. The consequence was, that the latter vessel struck one of the oars of the smaller boat, and in a instant she turned bottom upwards, and every one in her was precipitated into the river. An immediate cry for assistance was raised and corporals Smith, Ilacton, and Boys, were enabled to save their lives by holding on to the chain in front of the steam vessel until they were taken off by a waterman, but unfortunately, Emery and Drill Ser jeant Paton were carried along with the tide, and although the spot where the accident happened had been dragged through the whole of yesterday, neither of the two bodies had been recovered up to six o'clock last evening. THE LATE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE CRICKET.— On Saturday an inquest was held at the Vestry Hall of St. John's, Horselydown, beforo Mr. William Payne, the Coroner, on the body of a woman unknown, but, from certain circumstances, supposed to be one of the sufferers by the Cricket steam-boat explosion. Thomas Ferguson, a waterman, deposed to finding the body. Mr. George Waller, the parish constable, said that he removed the body, and had it conveyed to the bone-house. The dress consisted of a black bombazine gown, chocolate-coloured apron with white spots, dark jaw& stays, which were torn up the right side, and the front bone of which was broken in half; linen of the usual kind, stockings, Adelaide boots, and a cap with strings, but no bonnet. There were no initials or marks whatever on any of her clothes. The pocket of her gown was turned inside out, and in her bosom was found a cotton purse, containing three penny pieces. Seeing that she was very much bruised about the body, he had an examination made by a sur geon. Mr. William Mirkin, surgeon, said that he saw the body on Friday evening. On examination, he found a very severe bruise on the right side, from the lower part of the abdomen, extending down the thigh and the upper part of the right leg. This bruise was the result of a violent concussion or blow from some very large body. It must have been from one blow, not a succes sion of blows. The Coroner—When should you say the bruises were inflicted? Witness—Before death, de cidedly; though the injury was not sufficient to have caused death. I have eo doubt that the immediate cause of death was immersion in the water. The Coroner suggested thnt the -. deceased might be one of, the bOdies; and the surgeon announced, that from the nature of the injuries, he thotight they had been caused by an explosion such as that of the Cricket steam-boat. The inquest was then adjourned. FATAL ACC IDENT ON THE LONDON AND N'ORTII WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Saturday morning, shortly before eleven o'clock, a fatal accident occurred on this railway to a young man named William Austery, who Was em ployed in laying down wires for the electric telegraph, about half a mile on the London side of the Bushy `st ttion. It appears that the deceased was crossing the railway, when the up train came upon him before he was aware of its approach ; ho was struck in the back by the buffer of, the engine, and hurled forty or fifty yards (en ; he fell in the centre of the line, and the whole train passed over him without touching his body. The engine was immediately stopped, and the deceased was found quite dead. The body was removed to the Bushy station, where i t awa i ts a C oroner ' s inque s t. FIRE AT S EA. —L e tt ers f rom our M a lt a corre spondentao btNautilusoAuutglutos 100 miles announce a mdto putlesAlexandria, ban thatk, lhera t the we aro yoamtt Ihowen which cv i ah s el h tapai on a s rgn c t rds(e)hLfwe Liverpool, i et theaer d a p2 m ogs oot t e Ih r , laden with a cargo of wheat, beans, and cotton, in con• bulwarks, to decks,, amount are to nearly a tot entirely a 1 loss. H er . sequence of having caught fire ; and not w ith s t an di ng great exertions used both beforo and after ge tti ng i nto, port, the whole of the cargo in the afterpart o f th e ves• m se a l st i s s , so yards, injured a de stroyed, the cabin completely so. The Paella of Egypt has given perinission for her repairs to be effe cted in f the Government arsenal. by letter, that he had taken advice, and con sidered his pattern was not an imitation of Mr. Gibbs'. After this he sold the piece of paper now in question. Upon comparing the two the inagis trateA would observe that the defendant's design re presented blocks of granite of a smaller depth, but projecting a corner towards the spectators in bold relief, like the complainant's. In both the same co lours were used on the :lame sides of the block. In both the relief was made, the stronger by the use of a white line to define the limits on each side of the stone, and to prevent any two colours from uniting directly. This white line was a chief feature in the origivality of the. design.- He began his proofs by putting in his registered design and certificate, which, he said, was to be ,iiroof, unless the contrary were shown of the ori4inality of the design. Mr. Hindmarsh (author of a Work on the law of patents), on behalf of the defendant, urged, that to be protected, a design must be " new and original." The certificate was to be evidence of the originality, but not of the novelty of the design. 'Mr. Clarkson must prove the novelty. Novelty was a term imply ing the newness of the design. Originality only meant that the party originated the pattern. Mr Alderman WOOD said originality was a word of large signification, and Mr. Alderman Sidney thought with him that it relieved the complainant from proving his design was new. The defendant was at liberty to show it was not new. The sale of a piece was then proved, and two wit nesses (paper manufacturers) were called to show that one design was an imitation of the other, as to its general effect upon the eye. One was not a copy of the other, either on the same scale of size or a re duction of the pattern preserving the proportion of all the parts ; but it was an imitation presenting the material feature, observing the same proportion in some parts, and deviating in others. Mr. Hindinarsh cross-examined them with great point, to show that the idea of representing granite stones was not new, nor was the use of white lines new, nor the piling of blocks of granite one on an other, nor presenting the angle of the stone to the in terior of the building; but they had never seen a pat tern presenting a series of cubes only. The cubes had been combined with other figures or objects. Mr. Gibbs' design was a perfect cube, with the angle pre sented to the interior, while Mr. Spurway's presented only 2.sths of the cube. Representing a tesselated pavement was not new. Mr. Alderman WOOD intimated that it was not enough to show all the parts of the design were old, for a combination of old forms might produce a new design. Mr. Hindmarsh said, his answer to the complainant was, that the registered design was not new aed ori ginal, and, therefore, was not protected by the regis tration. He called several witnesses. The first produced a copper-plate engraving, in a quarto book, published by Nicholson, in 1818, containing new patterns for the use of merchants of various occupations. There was no heading or description, but it appeared to be a series of 24 pat terns for flour cloths. One of them was a series of perfect cubes, presenting the same projected angle, but in two colours only, while Mr. Gibbs' had three. The top was one colour, and the two sides of different colours, as if the light fell on one side, while the other side was shadowed, because the stone was placed cornerways. Again, the shape of the stone was shown by black lines, while that appearance was raised by leaving white lines in Mr. Gibbs' paper. It did not, therefore, stan.l out in such bold relief. - Some papers were made up in patterns which the witnesses could not produce, but which they swore they had seen many years ego in different buildings. One of these was a large cube of sienna marble pat tern, pasted on a round pattern ; but still the idea of the form of the stone was raised by strong black lines instead of white spaces. The defendant's case was fairly knocked up by calling the designer of the imitation, who, after being a good deal pressed by Mr. Clarkson, said he came to be employed in this way:—He called in upon Mr. Spurway, and asked him if he had seen " the new style of granite ?" and said he could produce some thing " which would work the same," but be diffe rent in fact ; and he sketched out in ten minutes a representation of part of a five-sided, instead of a six sided figure, which Mr. Gibbs' was. Mr. Alderman WooD said his colleague agreed with him that a fraudulent imitation of the registered de sign had been sold, and they fined the defendant 51., with 3/. costs. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY intimated that he had some misgivings of the newness of the pattern, but it had not been shown to be old. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. On Saturday llfary 11111, one of the servants em ployed at the Middlesex hospital, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen six loaves of bread and a quantity of meat, the property of the governors of the hospital. William Nicholls, a messenger, said the prisoner was employed in the kitchen of the hospital. From the numerous robberies that had lately occurred he had been desired by his superiors to keep a watch on the servants iti the kitchen. About twelve o'clock on Friday last he had occasion to go to a closet where the lamps were kept, and in a place there he found tied up in an apron six loaves of bread, and the piece of meat now produced, which he believed to be the property of the hospital. Alexander Sheddon, the secretary, stated, in con sequence of the discovery made by the last witness, he went with the matron into the kitchen,, and showed the prisoner the apron in which the loaves had -heen.wrapped. . The prisoner said the apron was her property, and that she had not lent it to any one. The prisoner, when the bread and meat were pro duced, acknowledged, without any hesitation, that she had taken are articles, arid had placed them in the cupboard where they had been found. The prisoner declared afterwards that she did not take the bread with the view of disposing of it for money, but for the purpose of giving it to a person who was in a starving condition. The governors were deter mined to put an end to the system of pillage that was carried on, , and they therefore caused the prisoner to be given into custody. The constable who took the prisoner into custody said she begged Mr. Sheddon not to send her to prison, as it was her first offence. The prisoner made no defence, and was fully com mitted. . WORSHIP-STREET. 'On Saturday Mr. Charles Clayton, a fancy soap manufacturer and wholesale perfumer in Fell-street, Wood-street, Cheapside, was brought up for final examination before Mr. Hammill, charged with at tempting to violate the person of a young woman, 17 years of age, named Georgiana Hoskins, resid ing with her parents at Shacklewell, and some ad ditional eiidence confirmatory of that previously published having been adduced, and Mr. Vann, who appeared for the defence, having addressed the magis trate in behalf of his client, urging the extreme im piobability of so respectable a person, and who was moreover a married man, so foolishly committing himself with a young woman who, even if her state ment were true, there could be but little doubt was somewhat of a consenting party. Mr. lI.s.mmILL said he was of opinion that the -case "had been satisfactorily . established,' and ordered the depositions to betaken, and the prisoner fully corn mittej for•triii, but consented to allow an extension of the bail before put in—the prisoner himself in 2001. awl two sureties in 1001. each—for his future appear anne to answer the charge. MIDDLESEX REGISTRATION•— On Saturday L. Shitwell, Esq., the barrister appointed to revise the lists of 'oters for the county of Middlesex, appointed the follolving drys, at ten o'clock each day, for holding his Courilli—Saturday, October 2, at the King's Head, En. field; Monday, October 4, at the Globe, Mile•end-road; Tuesday, October 5, at the Green Man, Bethnal-green; Wednesday, October 6, at White Conduit House, Isling ton; Thursday, October 7, at the Sussex Hotel, Bouve• vie -street, Fleet-street ; Monday, October 11, at the Vice-Chancellor's Court, Westminster Hall ; Tuesday, the 12th, at the Chandos Arms, Edgware; Wednesday, the 13th, at Jack Straw's Castle, Hampstead; Thursday, the 14th.,..at the White Horse, Uxbridge; Saturday, the 16th, at the Black Dog, Bedfont; Monday, the 18th, at the Royal Hotel, Brentford; and on Tuesday, the 19th, the Sussex Arts , Hammersmith. The claims and ob jections..frAre more numerous than usual ; Mr. W. IL James being the Liberal, and Mr. J. Paine, the Conser vative aient THE REV . DR . D Last eveninglt I R LLON.—EXTAORDINART Oft the Rev. Dr. Dillon held an or dination at White's-row Chapel, Spitalfield4, which place ,te has recently converted into a " Reformed Church , .- of England." Considerable interest was ex cited by. this novel ceremony, as it was expected that au ecclesiastical prohibition would issue, and that the pro ceedings would thus be interrupted. - No authoritative notice;'however, of the affair was taken. The person to be ordained was a Mr. James Eliot. who is to take to ser t m h o e At charge of the chapel in Friar-street, Blackf reference rilar Thes. preached a cheptold o b s yD ic r ai succession..Dilltm had,andAthe close sermon was pe ofrin of his discourse Dr. Dillon retired, and shortly after wards returned, habited in episcopal robes, assuming the office of a bishop. The ordination service was pro ceeded with ; questions similar in. their character to those contained in the ordination service of the Church of England being put to the candidate. The imposition of hands then took place. OF TIIE GOSPEL AT BIZIGHTON.—We were pained'on entering the Chapel Royal, last Sunday (the strangest looking apartment, by the way, architecturally viewed, that ever boasted such a title), to be stopped is !inane by a money taker, who demanded one shilling each from our party, and gave us a check, in playhouse fashion, which ought to have procured us seats, but did not, until, with Strict adherence to the model, seemingly followed, the `pew-keeper had been personally satisfied that it was right to keep the promise virtually made by the proprietors at the door. Our business is more with the church architectural than the church ministrant, if we may use the word, but a proceeding of this sort, which raises feeling's incompatible with the purpose of the - day, really concerns us-all,--The Builder. ANOTHER SUPPOSED CASE "424, 4 , WHOLESALE POISONING.: si MEsa, NEAft. ELY, SATURDAY.—Durkr few 1 / 5. ,v days the gieatest excitement has prevalisu ~, this - and the surrounding districts, from the discovery of one of the most appalling cases of poisoning that has probably ever disgraced the records of crime. As far a d s r can at present be ascertained, four innocen t chi]- ep ,rm have been rmaturely hurried into etern it y . inquiries naule d Ann that someit tjnte appears that a female past had been residing at Ely, but latterly had been st a r ing at her son's, at Parlo-bridge, near this village, had been in the habit of taking a number o f y oung parents Amongst were the childrenengaged in in gat her care r children to nurse during the daytime, while their. first ose ages averaged from seven to fifteen months. The fi of these four children, a daughter of a labourer, heing in were four,the harvest named Benjamin Hartley, was taken ill a short time back, and after a few days' severe suffering under covered, having been taken home and pla ced the care of its mother. Immediately afterwards the child belonging to John Hartley, ano ther labourle was taken gl, and a third was seized with sinn A r symptoms about the same period ; and the fourth, the infant child of John Young ; Mrs. Barnes's son w As also laid up with illness. After a few days of elcr u. ciating agony the children died. Thu fact of u s: many children having died under such mysteriolis circumstances having come to the knowledge of I _, police, al inquiry was forthwith set on foot, the 1 . 7, suit of which showed that each case was fraught Wit suspicion. Mr. I'eate, the Coroner, was immediately th a tAPP a of what the police had been able to learn, and ar , functionary at once issued his warrant for holding ~. inquest on the body of Mary Ann young, the on 'J one not interred. examination of the body, and had analysed the .Li Mr. Dean, a surgeon, who had made a post-mo ron' tents of the stomach, said he was prepared to say ti' the deceased had been poisoned with d that she Ann Young, wife of John Young, said An a lived in the house of her husband's. mother, Ana Barnes. When she noticed that her child was th e asked her mother-in-law if she could tell hat with a, matter with it, when she replied, " G°ul°Dg Y it ails nothing." to suspect any By the CORONER—I have no reason arsenic. person but my husband's mother.them child was ill• she said to me, "I me an to sett le f the other all in time." She said that before anY °- ~,, r iot', children were ill. When I told her about II: sion / child she laughed, and made use of the ell ) " have just repeated. liild had John Young said he had heard that his c one had died from arsenic. He was positive that not three When Hartley's that 0 given the deceased any food during the ii to r weeks except his mother. He had told that 03114 anything had been given to the deceased s have given it. been With Elizabeth Hartley said that h er child ha weeks old. Mrs. Barnes to be nursed. It WAS elevennionth. It was taken ill on Thursday , th e 26th of lo t wo w It was quite well when she took it to her ing. Witness asked Mrs. Barnes, at night tim w , en 0 ailed it, when she replied, "Nothing ;_ it is t' s m ach usual." Witness noticed that its belly WO shrunken.ia her Elizabeth Aubery said that Mrs. Barnesl3nes bat child to nurse. It was perfectly well till Sat benfos4 the 14th of August. It died on the '2 40, .., , I ,„a Young's child expired. It was in great PI" brought up everything it took. ,tio W k. Several other witnesses were examined, Ns to the state the children were in before they dieti ii su et also that Mrs. Barnes, on one occasion,* wi ls in thee whit confined to her bed. rpternso Mr. - Dean, after hearing detail ed her 1 1 suffering said he had no reason to suppo se she was su from poison. exn ,_ u ma tioll After an arrangement was mad e for the r° r thf , of the other bodies, the inqu est was adjourned, i second time, till Thursday, the 16th instant. RAILWAY SHARE MARKO'S' LIVERPOOL, SkrrnataEs 11. . 4 dull/ S TO CK EXCHANGE.-Our share market st ill conting- 600 and prices have a down ward tendency. Tbs trarisse;oB at this day's market were few and unimportant. 111,,,?,irters, are-East Lancashire, New, 2.% dis.-Ditto, New , ' - ‘R - idieg 1 ,4 dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (West , , 4 , Union), 18s. 9d. die. -London and North-We Ditto, Quarters, New, 81,4 p.-Manchester, 51ie15!;;',53), Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1 (7 1 / 2 per cent. guar. tin .i . id , 1 1 ,4 p.-Ditto ,(late Grimsby and Sheffield), 9 5 / 4 di 9 . -- ;; 0 , , land Stock, 116-Ditto, 401. Shares, 44% Ditto, 1,_... Halves, 21,4 p. -Shrewsbury and Chester, 10/. Shares. , 1 ,7'. Terence (guar. 8 per cent.), 2 p.-Shrewsbsur y..1".01 if_ u mingham, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B) , 1 : 1 di"'" outl &ISSIT; and Dover, 337 i -Ditto, No. 4, Thirds (at 6 2-5 d (la.) IA dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick New, 3 p. MANCHESTER, SEPTEMiIgt 11. shire, and Cheshire, 5 7-16 dis.-East Laacasbio, .4.bit, STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lacacos; Quarters, V dis.-Great Northern. 3 3 ,4 disr l Af t l ' iref 4 and Yorkshire, 321. Shares, 2'4 dis.-Ditto, Fifths ,-6 ' IP . Riding Union, 1 1-16 dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, 21 d !o p , catle Junction, 2 dis.-Manchester, Sheffield an Linci°;"o: shire, Preference, I ,i p.-North British, Thirds, '24 1 -P.t a 11‘,;1:,1:4're.e, di.-York, ,:. halves . - l, o ( 1- ' 1, ), N 4 ew p c ."- ast S le ut a ll i; Extension, par-North Staffordshire, '2 n -Preston An 4 da .Berwick) Ext • No. 'l Extension, 2, 3 4 p„ dEaßsteerTicakn(*dsDewoecesar.tiNe l' i ' LEEDS, Sin-mm:11 11. i ll STOCK EXCHANGE.-In shares we have to report 6 , 5 m amount of business, with gradually falling prices end m ost i unfavourable prospects. The sales are - A inbergate, S°l;itte, ham, and - Boston, 1% dis.-East Lancashire, 2 . 7 . i dil , he rth New, .565. dis: . -Ditto, Quarters, Ile. dis.-Great 1i„0n:.,,,), 37k ii. dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding 0:!r io 5, 225. n. dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Branches ScriP (L l o. par-Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 2.0. 6d. d's allot' Chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference,e and 25. 1 3 % vel ment-Midland, Preference, I:z4 n. p.-wcstl 6d. Ytf. 4 ..„, wick, New, 27- s p.-North British, Thir Neds, II!. North-Western, 3 1 ,1 1 dis.-South Yorkshire, Donca ster , 11 " Goole, 255. dis. BULL, SiiPTEUSIR 11. l'iglitlir S TOCK ExcusNcis.-The sales ore--Ambergate, 4 , 0 . ham, and Boston , 215.-Newcastle and 13erNwick, Ne,fi, -Leeds, Wakefield, and Midl a nd, 18s. dia.-orth-NI OW" 60s. dis.-North British, Extensiors, par. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SEPTUMBYR 11. af i STOCK EXCBANGE.-The sales are-great Northern, s", i , -4i -Newcastle is' 1 133.-Ilartlepool Dock and Railwa), 1 , A ers 1/ p • -North British, w uart , Carlisle (Alston Branch), 5. 2 ••• _..ti 1 5,:. p.-, North Staffordshire, 2 1-16 p.-York, Newcastle, I" : Berwick , New, 3 P. f EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 10. 53/,' STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales art3-Aberdeen, _,. i og„ Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar,.2.blicul„, -Ditto, Halves, 14/. 10s. -Ayr and Galloway. 1 i 55.-Cale°doll-4/1 "I Caledonian, 32/. 155.-Ditto, New, 11. ~...n0,.. and Dumbartonshire, 10s.-Clydesdale Junction, 5•,-34„:64. side, 2/. 103.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 1 1 .,,,;i l os. -Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto New, No. V ios ...• - `,,, -Ditto, New, No. 2,32 L-Ditto,L-Ditto, New, No. 3, '' d 6 Old i Dundee and Northern Junction 1/. 11g.--Da.11,,,,c Quir '- ,] Perth, Mi. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New, ' lB/. 12s. 6d.-D,,t';ol, IL ters, 3/.,75.-East of Fife, 4/. 55.-East Lothian Ce':, d 610: , : 41 135.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 8/.-Edinburgh s'," o , 14s • , gow, 55L-Ditto, Halves, 171. 10s.-Ditto, I.2llsr,refereric*„ -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181.-Ditto, I d i n burP • ••-• 201.-Ditto, New, 3/. 195.-Ditto, Quarters, 9 6 . r .,,, ~ Ne' f : ' and Northern, 191. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. 124.--4".„"tdi'nburg" port, 6/. 7s. 6d..--Ditto, ditto, New, 11. 105.--P," 6d."4 and Perth (New Co.), 1/. 3s.- Ditto, Haloes, ' IIJ 4 / 1 04 ' , Glasgow and Ayrshire, 1101.-Ditto, New Stock , 10 /, 10 1 ' -Ditto, Halves, No. 1,8/. 55.-Ditto, Hely" So' 2 'COSSO f - lasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisl 6d.--- 111. , • , minli g, ei, and Garnkirk, 39/. ex div.-Glasgow General ler., pies .'d 155.-Glasgow.und Greenock, 181. 12s 6d,--PittO, sasci,, 'O3 -Ditto, -Preference, 81. 2s. 6d, ' * Nihsm° GresC -lilasgovr, ~v , ... ~ Ardrsssan, 31. 155.-Great North of Scotland, IL I ,• t to O s ' Northern (late Direct Northern), 2/. 25. 6 41 . -- 3 1 0 1.--P it , t°' London and York), 1/. 55.-North British, t _ OP' . Halves, 131. 10s.-Ditto, Quarters, 5/. 23.-.. Pit ( 0 ). 11. 61 ...• ters New (scrip), 12s. 6d.-Ditto Third* 1 1 :, 1 scottisS -Ditto, Fifths, 51. 155.-Scottish' Central, 2g4 shrew.' Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland. 171. 155 * -- „d Chi le bury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, OswestrYt 4..stirlitl% ter, 19/. 10 St' 1. • 4/. Is -- yOO 4 s.- iring and Dunfermline, .„ 10,,-- 1. and. . Midland, 71.-Wishaw and Coltuess, •tie• No. ' ions, .' od Newca • Ale, and Berwick, 139/. -Ditto Extens 0 , bs y 141.-Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 81. 25. 6d.-2Direct B ,n' tsf loill s, Madras, Is. 9d.-East Indian. ls. 6,1.--Grest softt, sillorit 2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, Is. 9d...-Maara' and Arcot, ls. 6d. 10. ' l'''' • GLASGOW, SET-Wools „ iserdee 321 „,, STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales ars-...., e ledonisniaLd POP Caledonian, 32 1 / 4 -Ditto, New. 1158--aQuarterS 678. 6dl leartonshire, 10s.-Dundee and Perth, w, Kilmarnock. 1;13_ Edinburgh and Glasgow, 54/.- 614ser Ditto, Halves, • 1 Ayr . (40/. Shares), 42 1 ,4 ex div% el. ',,, 1 , T ;; yr, DumfricS, 11,:a I, 7 1 -Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 9,71/1"-`3--;° Uanchester o t , Carlisle, C i i ex int.-Ditto, New, 81. 'fill ds, 286•••" Southampton, 15s. 3d.-North British, r tish Central, 275. A basket of grapes and a leg of muttonllo 4 be recently sent through the Darlington post-offie,e. - - 818711.5. _ c 00 0° On the 7th inst., the wife of Mr. Henry Gurney, v. of O a t 3 l. o t7l . ts 9th inst., he Oxford. terrace, TrYde-Park' _tb• Al, of Cosnm William Gordon, Esq., of a son. — r d, o f On the 9th inst., at Edmonton, Mrs. John Beal. daughter. 0 3 . Ott the 10th inst., at Chester -place, Hyds.parklocluill* wife of Charles Keyser, Esq., of as m. ' ; f e of O r ' _ O . , thelOth inst., at the Grove, Hackney, th e vi " Perceval Daniell, of New Bond-street, of a dfiaghter" paddio of eci; i; mo- , • Curti., A. Vovsey, E,q., t " o Henrietta, daughter :,,:thie,o39.atili Artillery. St. James's Church, o f Capta in ' ~ . te.- 0 ,_ On the 8 11 inst., at St. Paul s ' Deptford, Willion,Oallbter o il., of Cholderton, Hants, to .I‘lary Anne, second ah f tobart Ilatfull, Esq., of'Deptford, lient. DIED. : i n 01 1iff On the ht inst., in Inverness•shire, Mr. iTill. e- Wi "th • , i I in), aged 35. 0 76. On the 3d inst., at Greenwich, Mrs. Sarah Fungqg, ~ On the 3d inst., at Cambridge, Thomas Nortzll, P,"O/07 On the 7th inst., at Beacoosfield, Mary Boast!, the daughter of Mr. Francis B. Brvd, aged 17. relict of ` i. On the 7th inst., at Bushey, 'leas, Susanna, re- Harrison, Esq., aged C 6. ,g a _„l 4 On the Bth inst., at Dartmouth, John 'nags , VAIV - 111ita'' 1;D8 6Y , the Bth inst. , at Woodford Hall, el, Mortis Esq., aged 50. On the ' 9th inst., at Dalston, Mr. William Cockell, o f P. 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