The Sun. — London, England, 1840-09-21 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURBAY. (From the Globe.) The effect in Paris of the publication of the Treaty of London appears to be similar to that of the Memo rsndera of the 15th July. The public mind is made more tranquil ; and the war party are made more exas perated. The juste milieu between peace and war, in which may be reckoned the organs of the party in power, and those of the parties nearest to power (and which, therefore, cannot afford to alienate any influential shade opinion)—hold pretty much the same language re specting the treaty—s. e. they say nothing—and they do this in many words, like the Courtier Francais and the Debats, or, more discreetly, in no words at all, like the Constrtuttionnel, which publishes the document, without *he addition of any comment. We love above a 1 logical antagonists ; and we find them in the .National. For the reductio ad absurdum of frenzy these writers have no parallels. All the alleged affronts in the manner of concluding the recent convention— all the conjectured offensive matter in the treaty itself; having failed them—they take the bull by the horns, and avow the pretension which we charged the cla mourers at the treaty with tacitly cherishing, but cer tainly never expected them to acknowledge in direct terms. The National, in answer to our charge, observes, " It has been said—What, must the Four Great States bend to the will of one, and because it suits France not to consent, must the other Governments have their hands tied ?—We reply, Yes without hesita tion. In an affair of this importance, if Russia, Austria, or England, if one alone of these Powers had protested, the others must abstain from act;ea. We defy the citation of a single example from the history of diplomacy, in which a Power of the first order, ex cluded from the European council, has not taken up arms to avenge its disregarded dignity. The example of Spain and the Treaty of Quadruple Alliance have heat cited against us. Is there the slightest analogy between these two cases Was it then a question on which depended the peace of the world, and the ba lance of Europe ? What interest had Prussia and Russia in Spain ?" What interest has France in Egypt and Syria? No territorial interest—no interest of ag grandisement—so her statesmen asseverate. Hers is a comprehensive moral and political interest—the preven tion of the disturbance of the balance of power in Eu rope. Who disturbs that balance ? At this menrent, as suredly Mehemet Ali. This cannot be contested ; .and France has not contested it. France has not jus- Aiied the detention of his Sovereign's fleet, or the other demonstrations of lawless ambition on the part of her protege. France has said nothing but that she cannot assist to coerce that protege. Europe says, be must be coerced into respecting the balance of power. France says, or has seemed to say, that he shad not, because the will not assist in the operation. Does she deny its ur gency? She has never done so. Yet when others resolve na that operltioes, she protests, or her writers protest for. her, that the balance of power is endangered, and her dignity disregarded. This is singular language. The dignity of France may demand that the balance of power shall not be redressed, when her protege disturbs it. But the dignity of France, in that case stands opposed to the balance of power ; and she cannot plead liar dignity, and the balance of power, in one breath. France is either interested, or disinterested, in this question. Her statesmen declare she has no other in terest than preserving the balance of power. Well, then, France must show that she proposed any plan— that she would have acceded to any plan—for doing what she cannot deny to be necessary. If France cannot show this, she must either abandon a hostile at titude, or affirm what we have described as an absurd pretension—that whenever it does not suit France to as.ist in doing that which is necessary, the other Powers of Europe must not do it without her assistance. This is assigning to France the dignified part of the dog in the manger. (From the Standard.) " Would (said the late Mr. Fox, in the most elo quent passage perhaps that he ever delivered)—would that statesman would in time reflect upon all the horrors and e4irses implied in that one word—' War.' " We have little hope that the statesman (if a may so grossl' abuse the word, who are now seeking to disturb the peace of Europe, will take Mr. Fox's advice ; and even to the generality of mankind the horrors and crimes of war are become so familiar, and arc so much disguised by the gilding of false honour, that to descant upon the moral and physical evils of war would be thought a fooiish expenditure of wearisome common-places. Bet though it would be unprofitable to attempt to . persuade such persons as M. Thiers and his abettors i'y ergurnents suited to prevail only with good men and we.e men, there are considerations affecting rather the po.itlical retails than the moral or physical incidents of Thiers' war, which may reach the merely cuw•ing. As to the belligerent Minister himself, we frankly own that we do not believe it to be in the compass of rea sonic-% to move loin from his present temper and dc sego. His views are entirely selfish. Louis Napoleon undcr:stood the man periectly wed when he named him to continue Minister. Provided M. Thiers can retain snsiticn, the petty peasant will be in iiilli!rent what tlyt.asty shall reign ; to what system of w.bernment, democratical or despotic, France shall submit ; or what calamities she shall be made to suffer. Oi millions of Frenchmen, however, there can be but few in this respect like M. Thiers, and it would be well for the rest to think beforehand of what &mixt be the re34lt of a protracted war, as regards the ceeralion of the elements of her social state upon .P'rq,•tce herte(f. The experiment nnw threatened is I one; to use tire law phrase, " prima impressionis." In 1 toe history of France, or, indeed, in the his'ory of any 1 other country, we find nothing like it—a war threatened by ~ne State against nil her neighbours, not for the pur pos..l of resisting aggression —not for the protection of a, - :y private interest—not for the vindication of out r.lged honour—but simply and nal di3 directed to as s,ert fur the arrogant disturber of peace the right to dictate to the wor:d. Snell a Vi,ll' as this must tri umph by a cw4i) tie irain, or extend to ages, if not sooner teriniwated by the humiliation of tho aggressor. &ten a war admits of no interme;hatc itccommoda tion: the defensive league cannot submit without for ever surrendering their ;ndependence ; the aggroasive State can hardly retreat without underg&ng that dis grace which to it nation is almost equivalent to utter estin-ctioss. (From the Courier.) Tke journals its the pay and service of Ministers must be sadly at a loss for some plausible pretext to vent their venom at the highest subject in the realm, when they convert the fact of her health having been received with enthssiasm—a tribute to her virtues, her station, ek,i(t l ~/.r worth—by the Conservatives of Leicester, into an occasion for insinuating agaest that illustrious per eonSge the charge of being ignorant of her duty towards toe Sovereign of these realms, and of intercepting the " supreme att ac h ment " o f h er su bj ects. That the name er Queen Adelaide, the venerated widow cif our late revered monarch should command respect, and excite enthus asni in any assembly of Englishmen sensible to the claims of exalted virtue, ought to be a matter of no surprise to any rightly -constituted mind ; the malignant temper of faction could alone discover in such an event, cause or provocation for a renewal of the unmanly ca lumnies with which her character had before been assailed. or evidence of any want of loyalty on the part of those noblemen and gentlemen who attended the dinner at Leicester. Lord Brougham was not far from the truth when he declared, that every man in England with nn incoare estceeding .5001. a year, was a Conser vative at heart ; how unreasonable is it then in our Ministerial Contemporaries to rail with such bitter. ness against Queen Adelaide for her supposed partici pation in the sentiments, political and religious, enter tained by an overwhelming majority of the educated, enlightened, and influential classes of the empire. There is also another order in the State against which these Whig champions are for ever darting their poi soned missiles—Oe mean the clergy ; but whether this proceeds from their own mere motion and will, or they net_. e upon•inst rue ti ons f rom t h e i r employers, it were etifE tilt to determine ; certain it is, however, that no opportuaity is let slip for reviling the clergy, and sneer ing at their claims to the respect and affection of the people. The cause of this enmity is, however, easily .disceraible ; the clergy, as body, have ' but little con fidence in the wisdom or integrity of the Whig Cabinet, aseither were they able discover any proofs of Wbig reverence for the Church in the repeated "heavy blows" avowedly aimed at its independence. and efficiency both in England and Ireland. sonth , wrathfui and indignant against Whig journals ore for .thhe British clergy, because they grace and sanction their presence i g o ls wd b ei o hh u tie r h d o o to Conservative festivals held in their and b ecause Conservatism is eomewh:tei them for its rapid progress and development last five years throughout the empir e ; but we within the never heard that the aid and co-operation of the Bennishe priests in Ireland had been rejected by their patro ns , nay, we have a shrewd susp i c ion th at it is to that co- ope: ration-and the " compact alliance" from which it spring s GUILDHALL. that the latter owe their continuance in ofEce—truth Samue l Ifillett, conductor of the Fulham omnibus, will not permit us to add—in power. How absurdly No. 2111 — was summoned by Mr. Adam Smith,. of 'ngnets, ; wahte n B ; o t h h w e e ludicrous is it for the organs of such a party to assume Blandford ; uar h e, ol ti i c t lr, h e , t a _ a .inspection. airs of imlependence, when in their inmost souls they must ney, for ;sing for improperly loitering on the Jour foursi.ve language, and refusing to produce feel the galling conviction that their return to place was hismrare.tasl mainly brought about through the agency of Irish h ying been sworn, stated, that he got priests a n d th e v i ru l en ce o f s ectarian bigotry ? Where into the defendant's omnibus in the Poultry, but soon would th e Melbourne C a bi ne t b e no w, had it not been so bad to complain to him of the creeping pace and nume cthhuenrch Cheiipside, he said he e°"tantly and undeviatingly supported by the nominees w ro c, u u s id ste g p e p t of the Hughes's. and the WI - Idles' of the Irish defendant told him he might b "d—by those who now echo and sustain the clamour go to a certain pl ace l" d iet o l that he would not . fin. rellowl and separation, and who have been the main get out, but would take the de r f e e p n a t before a Magise :aestrun eent , i n ; finally, owing to the got out at Norfolk -street, agitatie n producing the disturbance, turmoil, and trate far using such language when be asked the conductor to show him li . of which Ireland has been this se ' ene and the sluggish rate of the vehicle, h e victim for the whose twenty years. It well becomes, i s b b u a s, d a g n e d ; indeed, th ose reta st e rymasters were restored to the .d defendant ‘‘T ha t i s s pointeduit eisufficient their you. Dumber, Witness f i t t h o e es o o mn l Offiee. and are replied, he there by such " base second / sal d, means" as those we have alluded to, to assail the British had that number, but it was not sufficient ; the defend clergy for mildly ,persisted in his refusal, and and temperately expressing their sea- I ant, - - ainwnts as British citizens ;(an d drov e off. part of the national religion! , _ for thneo‘, as faithful guardians of f On being x e l, a ,o ll r e s d hi o p n t ho o r t his_answer, Pendantdrilythoendot,,oii,tc,y he 'ltith secti t re at :Y are • • ,oge, ttr be held respore ible aGuevor, we sup- ; referred his 'l4 fti , eiconduct in this on 0 r , palpable indiscre. ' Act, which requires, when the complainant is the purialia their vocation an ii res dr e h t s ".s they c arging are but la_ witness, that he should relinquish his claim to a the duties nu , the penalty before he was sworn. LORD MAYOR—How (lid you know that he was going to sell you ? The Boy—Oh, when he said he was going to Cuba, we knew what it was for, and we were all so glad when the ship was sold at 13:rmuds. The LORD MAY OR—Then he was guilty of traffick ing in slaves ? The boy—He couldn't mike Ili slaves ; he tried all he could, but the cruiser heat him. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, and did the other boys come with you? The boy—No; John Roberts and another boy was with me when I went on board, and they came along with toe, and we were all to be 831 d with the other boys ; hut, God bless you, we shouldn't have lived long, for Cuba is a cruel bad place. They call it hell upon earth, and they say, them that's tried it, that it's as bad, every bit, as the other hell ; so I was taken on board the Jane, of Margate, as cabin-boy, for they told me I could get a passage easy from England to Jamaica, but all the rest stayed at Bermuda. The LORD MAYOR—And I dare say your father and mother think you are a slave ? The boy—Yes, they don't expect to see me any more, but I think I'll steal in upon 'cm soon, and how I will make them laugh. The LORD MAYOR—You'll not trust yourself in a strange ship again ? The boy—Not in a Spanish ship. I'd go any wherein an English ship, but not in a Spanish ship. No, no 1 I'll not go to hell. The LORD MAYOR—How long have you been absent from your parents? The boy—More than seven months = is'ntit a long time ? _ The LORD MAYOI3.It is, indeed, my little fellow; A very long time . The boy (laughing)—That's the reason I'm glad the gentleman brought me to you, for I know, by your kind looks, you will take me home. If you like, I'll cook for you this very minute here (warming his hands by the fire). The Loan MAYOR—I'II find you a passage home, The boy—Ab, I knew it ; and I'll promise you never to beg any more, I'll always work. His Lordship having communicated with Messrs. Mitchell, the West India merchants, on the subject, these gentlemen immediately received the poor boy, rigged him out, and sent him to do duty in the cabin of one of their vessels, which is to sail immediately. He returned soon afterwards, to tell the Lord Mayor bow thankful he was ; and every one was amused to see him hold out his hand to show, by shaking his Lordship's, how sincere and gratified he was. posed upon them by their c onnection with the Melbourne Cabinet that has earned for itself the bad pre-eminence of being considered indifferent to the national religion and hostile to the National Church. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MAN SION-HOUSE. SYMPTOMS OF AN INSUBORDINATE SPIRIT AMONGST WORKMEN.—Three journeymen gunmakers, named Chambers, Gould, and Field, who were in the employ ment of Mr. Barnet, master gunmaker, in the Minories, were charged under the 6th of Geo. 4th, cap. 129, with having, by molesting a fellow-workman named Everard, endeavoured to force him to depart from his employ ment. The penalty affixed to the violation of the act is imprisonment to the extent of three months. The Lord Mayor and Alderman Gibbs sat to adjudi cate, and Mr. Bodkin appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Hobler, jun., for the defendants. The defendants had appeared on a former day to answer the charge, but the Lord Mayor postponed the investigation in the hope that the matter between the master and men might be accommodated by the con cession of the latter, an alternative which his Lordship strongly recommended. Upon that occasion, Mr. ' Hoblcr, the chief clerk, read the clause of the Act, and advised tbo operatives to mind what they were about before they appeared before Magistrates for a decision. Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for Mr. Barnet, stated that Mr. Barnet employed upwards of 100 men, and that the crime with which the prisoners were charged would be a serious one at any time, but it was especially so at present, considering the aspect of political affairs. These men were in the weekly receipt of wages varying from 21. 10s. to 41., and yet they struck for an advance on the 17th instant, but Everard who had a wife and family to support, returned to work at the same wages. The defendants then subjected him to a series of annoy ances until they became insupportable. He was at last obliged to take his work home to his house, owing to the repeated interruption be received in the shop, and at last he was tormented in the street by 100 to 150 of those who disapproved of his conduct, and insulted in the most gross manner. Witnesses should prove a se riles of molestations, and the Magistrate would decide whether the words used in the Act of Parliament did not find an accurate definition in the conduct of the three prisoners at the bar. The LORD MAYOR said it was not too late to apolo gise. They said they did not mean to do any thing to offend Mr. Barnet. Mr. Barnet said be had suffered so much annoyance that he could not be satisfied with an apology. Mr. Bodkin said they had made use of threats of per- Fonal violence against some one in Mr. Barnet's esta blishment. They had said " Wait till the foggy nights come, and then you'll see what we shall do." The LORD MAYOR said that he would hold over the decision for a month, in order that he might see how the defendants would conduct themselves. Mr. Bodkin then said he regretted to be obliged to bring a charge of assault against Chambers, one of the defendants. That person, on the day he received the sum-mons to answer the charge just preferred before the Lord Mayor, called at Mr. Barnet's hou.e, and having asked Mr. Barnet, jun., whether he was the person who caused the summons to be served, and being answered in the affirmative, assaulted him on the spot. Mr. Barnet, jun., proved the assault, and denied, on cross-examination, that he had given the least provoca tion. A brother of Chambers saw the assault commit ted, and declared to witness that it was most disgraceful. The Magistrates convicted the defendant, Chambers, and told him that before he could leave the custody of the gaoler he must pa 30s. Mr. Hobler, jun., submitted that, under all the cir cumstances, a smaller fine might be inflicted. The LORD MAYOR—No ; we cannot go lower. Alderman GlBBs—Certainly not. ,It is a gross case of assault, and combines with it contempt of the autho rity of the Lord Mayor. THE SLAVE TRADE.—A little black boy, between 12 and 13 years of age, named Charles Perkins, was brought before the Lord Mayor by an officer who found him in a destitute condition in the streets. The child was not making any complaint, but he hvid out his hand to passengers, from many of whom he received much pity, but his hand, somehow or other, remained quite empty. He appeared to be a merry little crea ture, and joined in every laugh which his free and easy manner excited. The LORD MAYOR asked him how long he bad been in England, and how he came here, for the policeman stated that the boy had no protector, and had narrowly escaped slavery in one of the Spanish West India islands, where the traffic was carried on to a most fright ful extent. The boy, who spoke very distinctly, said that he was brought to London in the Jane of Margate, which came laden with arrow-root, a little more than two months ago ; that he lodged in a seaman's lodging-house at the water side, and walked out begging regularly every morning. Upon his return he paid twopence for his bad, and be managed to get something to eat—not much, to be sure, but anything would do. The LORD Mayon asked him whether be did not know that it was unlawful to beg? The boy said he was told it was more unlawful to lie down in the streets, and he said it was very uncomfortable.—( Laughter.) , he LORD MAYOR—Wh a t are y ou a bl e to d o f or yoar bread ? The boy—l can cook, The LORD MAYOR—Cook ! What can yon cook ? Tht! boy—l can cook beef and soup, and potatoes, end cabbage, and eggs, and pudding ; anything at all be !engine to a bull. DP, LORD iIIArQR—A bull does not lay eggs, my poor fellow. The boy—No, I don't say he does ; but I don't care if he did. I could cook them if he did.— (Laughter.) If yotr bring me up a pot and some we getables and a piece of hull now, cook you some soup very nice thcm—(Pointing to the fire.) The LORD NINYOR—WeiI, we shall see what you are able to do. But tell me how you came to pay Eng- Lind a visit. The boy-oa, tell you all about that. I was in Jamaica on the shore and a Spanish c:nptain gave me some bre:*d and butter, and asked me to go see the ship. I didn't like to go, but he laughed at rue, and called me a little fool, and then I went ; and when I got on board I was put under the hatehes with about twenty more boys, and there was no use in crying, but we did cry, every one of us, and you never ::card ,uch a noise ; but they didn't care a pin about it. Well, the ship went on towards Cuba, where the captain was going to se!! us, but she was chased by a cruiser, and drove into Bermuda, and so we escapci: slavery. TI-IE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1840 This was a fatal objection, and, as the case had been heard, a fresh summons could not be issued, but Mr. Smith was informed that, as his refusal to show his badge occurred in the Strand, he might, within seven days, make a complaint of that offence at Bow-street. The complaint was dismissed. uNiviatsiTY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, SEPT. l9.—The Rev. W. Bricknell, of Worcester College, has been elected by the town council one of the four Corporation lecturers of this city, vacant by the resignation of the Warden of Wad barn College. These lectureships are of considerable value, in consequence of the greatly i*nproved property from which the stipend is derived. The present Vice-Chancellor's term of office expires next month, and the President of St. John's College is expected to succeed him. The appointment is by the Duke of Wellington, as Chancellor of the University. It is usually given to the senior head of a College, who holds it by annual re-appointments for a period of four years. It is very remarkable that on the present oc casion the three heads of houses, who are seniors to the President of St. John's College, have declined to accept the office. _ _ The Archbishop of Canterbury will consecrate Dr. Shuttleworth, the new Bishop of Chichester, on Tues day next. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES- (CoNceunED.) The meeting terminated on Friday with a fair average quantity of sport, and a compan% which, taking into con sideration the superior attraction of the Cup, was fuller and snore fashionable than on Thursday. Having in a for mer notice given the corporation credit for liberality and good intentions, we may now venture to suggest two er three indispensable alterations. The enclosure for the use of the betting men must be made in front of the stand, where there is abundance of loom without infringing upon the comfort of the " outsiders ;" the space taken in at the end of the building is too confined, is at the wrong spot, and altogether inadequate to the purpose. The telegraph system may also be improved by having black figures on a white ground, of a much larger size, wider apart, and in a different position, as placed during the meeting they here fited only those in the immediate vicinity of the weighing stand. Lastly, means should be taken to prevent the ed mittance of improper characters to the stand, such as that compound essence of insolence and vulgarity, 4• ginger tout," and others of the same genial. That such fellows anyway is a disgrace to the turf. suggestions in good feeling towards r t t a h t e e s d e in an y s N h ir o e u t ld hro he w o to u l the town, and have no doubt that they will be taken into consideration. We subjoin a list of the last day's sport : The Scarborough Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft; for three-yrs-old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. The winner of the St. Leger to have carried 711 is extra. One mile. (16 subs.) General Yates's Gibraltar, bro to Tarick (Nat) 1 Mr. Bowes's Black Beck, by .Mulatto 2 to 1 on Gibraltar, who made the running all the way, and won in a canter by four or five lengths. The pace was good. The Hornby Castle Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added by the Corporation ; for three-yrs-old, 7st ; four, Bst llb; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st. Three-yr-old fillies allowed 31bs; and the beaten horses of the meet ing allowed 31bs. The winner of the St. Leger to have carried bibs extra. Two miles. (3 subs.) Lord Westminster's b c Maroon, 3 yrs (Nat) 1 Duke of Cleveland's cis c by Langar, 3 yrs Betting 20 to lon Maroon. The Langer colt went in front to the gravel-road mile, and was then passed by Maroon, who rose the hill at a good pace, and went home by himself. The Park Hill Stakes of .50 sovs. each, h ft; for three yr-old fillies, Bst 41b each. The second receives 100 sovs. out of the stakes. St. Leger coarse. (24 subs. ) Mr. St. Paul's Calypso, by Liverpool ...(Templernan) 1 Mr. Orde's Queen Bee, by Liverpool Lord G. Bentinek's Rosa Bianca 3 Mr. Osbaldeston's Moustain Sylph 4 Lord Chesterfield's fby Priam, out of Rowtnu's darn 0 Mr. Bell's La Femme Sage 0 Betting—Even on Calypso, 3 to 1 agst Rosa Bianca an 4 3to 1 agst Priam filly. At the second attempt Rosa Blanes jumped off with a lead of three or four lengths, Calypso secon.', the Prism filly third, La Femme Sage fourth, Queen Bee fifth, and the Mountain Sylph last, a space of fifteen or twenty yards separating the third and fourth. On passing the grave! road Calypso began to draw upon the Stockbridge mare, caught her in the de scent, and at the bottom took the lead from her, which she maintained to the end at a good pace, winning in a canter, by upwards of two lengths The Mountain Sylph passed the Priam filly at the Red House, and at the distance Queen Bee went to Rosa Branca, whom she defeated for the second money after a good race. The Mountain Sylph was beaten off a long way. The pace was much better than for the St. Leger, although the ground was very deep. The Town Plate of 1001. ; for three.yr..-old 7st. 5;6; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b; maiden colts allowed 21bs, and maiden filfies 3lbs ; the second receives 39 gs. Two mile beats. Lord Chesterfield's b c Gambia, 3 yrs Nat 4 1 1 Mr. Bowes's ch f Mickleton Maid, 4 yr 5......... 1 2 2 Mr. Bell's b f La Sage Femme, 4 yrs 2 3 dr Colonel Synge's b c Polydorus, 3 yrs First Heat—Betting, 2to 1 on Mickleton Maid, who went off in front, but resigned it in a few strides to Poly dorus, La Sage Femme lying second, and Gambia last. The favourite resumed her lead at the hill, kept it, and won easy. Second heat—Batting, 2 to 1 on Mickleton Maid. Polydorus cut out the work to the gravel road, where the Maid headed him, and carried the running to the Red House; Gambia, who had hitherto been third, now went in advance, kept the lead to the , end, and won cleverly by a length. Third heat—Betting, 3 to 1 on Gambia, who made the running, and won cleverly by a length, the mare getting the second money. Both are in Scott's stable. 'Latest betting:— DERBY, 1841. 7 to 2 agst Scott's lot—taken to 1 John D ty's lot 15 to 1 Col, Peel's lot—taken 16 to 1 Lord Ex: , ter's i4A— taken 18 to 1 Mr. Wreford's Margellina colt—taken 20 t,o 1 Mr. Rawlinson's Coronation—taken to 1 Colonel Peel's Versatility colt—taken to 1 Duke of Ratland's Sir Hans—taken to 1 Captain Wi!liantson's two—taken to 1 Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc—taken to 1 Mr. Greville's Brother to Mango—taken to 1 Colonel Peel's hank's-eye —taken to 1 Lord Jersey's Joachim —taken to 1 Mr. Aden's Nornination—tak, n to 1 -- Mr. W. Scott's Marshal Soult—.aken 30 to 1 Lord Westmini“cr's Morning Slar—taken 35 to 1 Mr. Greville'd Jack Sheppard—taken 40 to 1 Captain Williamion's Mobarek—taken 40 to 1 Lord Jersey% Black ilawk—tgken 30 to 1 Lord .krscy' , , , Escort 40 to 1 Lord Westminster's Satirist 40 t 9 1 Ale. G. Cinik's Gammon box—taken' 40 to 1 Lord Clgest.:,ifield's Rattle's dam •40 to 1 Mr. W. Scott's Duke of Weliington—taken 40 to 1 14 , ,rd Chesterfield's Am - A Lass 40 to 1 Lord Westmins ter ' s Van Aniburgh—taken 50 to 1 Mr E. Buckley's Bro. to Tom taken 50 to 1 lir Dixon's c out of Lexerta—taken 50 to 1 Sir. Dixon's c out of Sis. to Mai - grave—taken 50 to 1 Mr. Letchwall's c by Plenipo—Jewess—taken DERRY, 1842. 59 to 1 agst Duke of CleveLnd's Lady Fulford c—taken 50 to 1 Duke of Cleveland's c by Camel—taken 50 0; I—. Duke of Cleveland's c by Velocipede—taken 50 to 1 Lord Ketburne's c Velociped e — ta k en ecibbuyr n'te'i,isticruis);—vtaeklconcipede Mr. 13yng's Tom Noddy—take n to 10,000 to 175 agst Lord Eglinton's Haruspez—tak eu '41')10o0,0: 1 00 SALES ON FRIDAY. to - — 17 A 5 1r a . 2. N s 4: t o 'o r r d d 'Ks BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL. Guis. Abk cby Sheet Anchor, out of Lady Pulford (in the 2 350 Derby) B c by Sli.ct Anchor, out of Meckr. ( Darby, 1842)... 190 c by Sheti Anchor, d by St. Nicholas (Derby 1842) 160 13 f by Shoo Anchor, out of Valencia ; Oaks, 1842) 130 Br e by Sheet Anchor, out of Betty Martin ( Derby, • 1842) B c by Sheet Anchor, d by Y Whisker l2O Br fby Sh eet A nc h or , dby Brutandorf (Oaks, 1842) 91 Br fby Mulcy Moloch, dby Blacklock (Oaks, 1842) 50 Bc by Mule Moloch, out 4 , f Erin Lass 3 / Mulhadin, 2 yr s , by Mulcy Moloch, out of y Lady Fanny 50 Hair eater, yearling, by St. Nicholas, out o f L o a 5O Yearlin g co l t b y 80 Yearling filly by Tomboy, out of Minna 25 Hawkesbury, bye of Magavriska BY MR. TILBURN. Curl, by Confederate, out of Ringlet Ch f by Medora, d, by Confederate B h, 5 yis, by Y Phantom, d by Grenadier Lord Holderness, ye.aling, brother to Hornsey (Derby, 1842) The Artful Dodger, by the Sadler, out of Cyprian F by Muley , M b o y lo t e h h e , () S u a t dl ::: ( 13 0 es a s k y: (ditto) 290 Lady Abbess William de Fortibus. by Plenipo (Derby, 1842) William le Gros, by Velocipede (ditto) so B m. 6 yrs, by Muley, out of Lucinge li ed B4 la 2 m ) 34 33 Yearling fi ly, own sister to Benjamin Several other lets were sold at low prices. THE THEATRE. —'e theatre was well attended daring the we e k, an d th e per f ormances , mu ch improved fro m precedin g year s , gave and Mr. B a ll were t h e stars. The race balls were also well attended. gre a t satisfaction . Mr. Ten =and In a fo rmer re p ort we not i ce d the irregularity and want of attention to tho public convenience in the arrangements at the Post.office. We need only add, in corroboration of our complaint, that letters which left town on Wednesday evening, and arrived at the Masborough station (13 miles from Doncaster on the following morning at 34 minutes past five, w er e not d e li vere d a t our reporte r ' s lod g in g until near three o'clock i n the a ft e rnoon. Th i s is not an iso lated case, but part o f the system, as many persons lost the first race in consequence of being obliged to wait in the to.vn to receive their l e tt ers at the office. We may add, that very great negligence was shown in everythinr, coil nected with the transmission of parcels. uesThe part!culars of the St. L ager an d ot h er race s on Tday, although booked the same evening, were not received until Thurs_ day, a for Londo n p apers did not reach ' - their acst i n ation for 12 or 14 hours ' day beyond the time • and three or four other parcels after the hour at which, under proper msnaga. anent, they ought to have been delivered. SHREWSBURY RACES —Fairiav 25 The Clevel an d S ta k es of 25 old ' so ya. each. 1 15 ft , with the Cup, 31b s; o f both Mbs extra; (ccNcLuozo.) added by th e C ommittee • three-ye ar -s, 7st 51b; four, Bst 71b ; t h e winner o e the Tan k e rville Stakes, or 31bs. Two mil es . (3' Subs ) Mr. Herbert's b c , Cl arion, 4 y m ares, &c., allowed Subs. ...............•(Percy) 1 Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, Mr. F. R. Price's Prince Albert, 3 yrs Mr. Bower's Lady Grove, 3 yrs The for, all ages. Three Mr. Collins's Isaac, aged, miles. lost ................. ° Jailin g ) Mr. Edge's Hautb o y, 3 yrg, Tat lib 2 Mr. T. Walters's Kin g C o l e , igeci, lOat 3 The following also started, but were not planed ; --Mr. Griffith's Tupley, 3 yrs, 7st I Ilb ; Mr. Herbert's Arctic, aged, lost; and Mr. Barrow's Catharine, aged, 10st. Sweepstakes of 5 sova. each, with2o added, for three-year olds, 7st 51b ; four, Bst 51b; five, 84t l2lb ; six, 9st ; and aged, 9st 2113; wieners once, 31bs ; twice slbs ; thrice or more, 71bs extra. Heats, once round. Mr. Flintoff's The Plover, 3 yrs ..(Dodpsou) 1 1 Mr. Barrow's Catharina, aged Mr. Price's Captain Pops, 5 yrs The Borough Members' Plato of 601. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Meiklam's Modesty, 6 yrs .. (Marlow) 1 a Mr. Collins's Isaac, aged .. Mr. Prices Lady Abbess, 4 yrs 3 3 TRIAL OF MADAME LAFFARGE FOR POISONING HER HUSBAND. The health of Mik!ame Laffarge prevented her mak ing her appearance, and the Court decided that it would wait till Thursday, and then come to a determination whether the trial should be put off till another Session. The physicians represent that her condition is easily accounted ion By the strength of her mind she has been able to endure the physical pain to which she has long been a prey. Before her arrest she was subject to continual vomitings, which have greatly increased sirce her imprisonment. Her sufferings have been aggravated by her being obliged to sit up, and the unexpected re piirt of Dr. Orfila and his colleagues has completely broken down all her remaining powers. It is said that no idea can be formed of the number of letters which she receives, and the mail on Wednesday morning brought scarcely any other. They for the most part contaia expressions of commiseration, hope, and en couragement, while some few insult her in terms of hatred and reprobation. The following having trans pired, is given far its curiosity : " Madame—lt has long been my intention to write to the President, announcing that it was I who, having a hatred of M. Laffarge, poisoned him, but could never yet muster courage to write. As, however, I see that you are likely to be condemned, I have resolved to write to you. When you receive this letter it will be useless to make any inquiries, as I shall have destroyed myself. If by chance they should wish to seek my body, it will be found, no doubt, at the Morgue, as I am going to throw myself into the Seine." No signature is given. It is dated the 13th inst., and bears the Paris post-mark of the 14th. The Judges took their seats at half-past nine, and the three phys,cians appointed to render an account of the state of the prisoner were called in. Dr Tabanon deposed that they had visited Madame Marie Laffarge that morning, and found her in the same state as on the preceding day. Icier anxiety and distress were so great, that they were of opinion she was unable to bear the fatigues of a hearing. The President observed that the Court could take no account of anxiety and distress. The question was, whether the physical strength of the prisoner was or was not sufficient to enable her to appear in Court. M. Desortiaux declared that it was impossible for Madame Marie Laffarge to rise from her bed, or even stand upright. M. Vid;din confirmed this declaration, but added that it was possible she might be in a state on Thurs day to come into Court. M. Paillet, on being applied to by the President, said he was deeply distressed with the present state of his client, but he was convinced that it was impossible for her to make her appearance. She had twice en de:►vourcd to rise, but had both times tainted away. The Advocate-General observed that if a remission of the trial became necessary it was clear that it was not his fault. A Juryman addressed the :President, and said that the Jury wished for a conference with the Judges in the Council Chamber. The President informed him that this could not be granted, as it was contrary to law. Tire Juryman continued, that if the prisoner could not support her trial, and the physicians could not fix a time when she would be able to do so, it would be better to save valuable time by taking other cases. The President replied, that the Court duly appre ciated his observations, and proposed to postpone the hearing !or one day more only, and if the prisoner was then unable to appear, a final resolution should be come to. The Advocate-General observed that, although the chemists from Paris had accomplished their mission, still there remained the necessity of the formal reading, and deposit of their written report, and therefore they, as well as those from Limoges, ought to stay at Tulle till the next day. The President replied, that the Court concurred with the Advocate-General, and signified to the chemhts that it was the desire of the Judges that they should not leave Tulle. By his order all the matters which had been confided to them, and which they had brought back into Court, were returned to them to remain in their keeping until they could be legally delivered up by them. The chemists then retired to their laboratory, attended by the huissier carrying the matter which was delivered into his hands by the President. The Court adjourned till the next morning, at nine o'c►ock, and the audience slowly dispersed. Extract of a letter from Tulle, dated Thursday morning, ten o'clock :—" Dr. Vidalin has just visited Madame Laffarge. She is in an alarming state. M. Vidalia is of opinion that she cannot sustain a sitting. Dr. Chastaing, of Pierre Bouffieres has been autho rised to ascertain the condition of the prisoner, and make a report to the Court. Dr. Chastaing has af firmed that she cannot possibly support a hearing ; con sequently the proceedings must be postponed ; but it is believed that she will not live till next session." " M. Raspail," says the Siecle, " left Paris on Thursday morning very early for Tulle. It is believed that in the series of experiments which this distinguished chemist proposes to make, his first caxe will be to make comparative operations upon the organs of M. Laf ferge, and those of a corpse dead at nearly the same epoch, and interred in the same cemetery. It is not impossible that the arsenic which M. Conerb recently . ound in the bones of human body, may be found in the decomposed tissues of a corpse dead of an affection quite Wffrient from what occasioned the decease of M. Laf farge. It is rather extraordinary that the idea has :lever been entertained of submitting those experiments to M. Gay Lussac, who has been stopping for some timf , on his estate in the Limousin, only a few leagues !rem Ii: Ives. THE POOR WOMAN'S CHURCH. EVENING ED/TION.__, to about 501. To pay this sum is wholly out of bet power, and she has neither friend nor relative able to advance it for her. To the public, then, We again npp al to assist in obtaining the lib era ti on o f tliis victim o f disgraceful law. This is th e fi rs t thi n g to be d' ue : but here we hope the matt ta will not drop. Step s mus : be taken to punish those who h a ve b ee n guilty of .ibis gross cruelty ; and if there b e o ne s p ar k of the ane tot love of justice left in th e b reas t s o f Englishmen the redress will be signal as it will be s pe e dy. e, GRAND SAILING MATCH. BRITISH YACHT CLUB.—The last annual below-bridge match of the season took place on Saturday amongst the yachts belonging to this very old-estahlished and highly respectable Club. The following had been entered to sail for the prize, a very handsome Silver Cup and Cover Yachts. Tons. Owners. Colours. Ripple 9...8. Holt, E5q......... Blue, with white diamond. Secret Harvey, Esq.... White, with blue cross. Briton 7 .J. Gardner, Esq. ...Blue. Brilliant 8...H. Fowler, Esq. ...Blue and white stripe. Dauntless 7... J. Edwards, Esq.... Yellow. The distance to be sailed was from Greenwich to Green hithe, and back to Greenwich, and at ten o'clock the boats, with the exception of the Secret, came to their buoys. The Secret was withdrawn from some reason which did not transpire. The wind teas north and by east. It was a fair sailing breeze both up and down, or nearly so. The Brilliant had the advantage in station, and in canting round took the lead, although the whole were in trim about the same time. The Briton was second in the start, and the Datuatless and Ripple abreast of each other. They ran through Woolwich in this order, excepting that the Daunt less dropped astern of ail, and in Long Reach the Brilliant was leading the way, the Ripple had got the second place, the Briton was 'third, and the Dauntless last. The Bril liant first rounded the flag-boat at Greenhithe at one o'clock, the Ripple was within a minute of her, the Briton two minutes and more, and the Dauntless last, at five mi nutes and a half after the first haat. In the second or third board after rounding the Dauntless weathered the Briton, and, immediately afterwards the Ripple, and then went right up to the Brilliant. Some beautiful sailing was the result. The Brilliant and Dauntless weathered each other in turns, and at Purfleet the Dauntless went to windward of her opponent, aed maintained the advantage, winning by fifteen seconds only. The Brilliant was se cond, the Ripple third, about ten minutes astern of the second, and the Briton half an hour after the others. The Daunless is an old boat, and was many years known is the Leander. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury.) ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, SEPT. 18.—The present has been a dull week for sales, prices are firm and sta tionary. Good blanket wools are scarce, and in mo derate request. TRADE OF LEEDS.—There has been very little bu siness done at the Cloth Balls this wee k i n the general run of goods that arc brought to market, but in heavy goods of better qualities there has been a very fair busi ness done, considering the short supply. The stocks of ;Nods generally are less than they were in the spring, and prices continue firm. There has been a decided improvement in the warehouses during the week. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The wetness of the day has no doubt tended to retard business opera tions in the Piece! Market. The goods sold have con sisted principally of Figures, Orleans, and Saxony cloths, which are very scarce in the market. Prices very firm. Tile Yarn Market continues to be in good request, without any alteration in prices. The wool trade con tinues dull, and there are no symptoms of any improve ment in prices, as the consumers still buy very spa ringly. TRADE or MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.— There has been a steady and continued fair inquiry for most descriptions of power and handloom cloth since this day se'nnight ; and all unfavourable impressions produced by the reeent failures appear to have taken their departure. The better qualities of handloom may be said to be in considerable demand. In prices (Mere cannot be noted any change. In yarns a continued good business has to ho reported : and which will pro bably continue until the termination of the usual ship ping season. Tire inquiries to-day, however, have been rather snore limited. In the warehouses is doing an in crease4l business, most buyers laying in extra stocks, especially such as come from the farming districts, a certain favourable omen. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS The following► are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturday, the 12:11 S , Ttemb. r,1840." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly Total. Average _ _ CAUSES OP ISZATX. 18:311: . Epidemic, Endemic, arid Contagious Diseases. 176 -- 265 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 172 158 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Hea-t and Bloodvessels Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion lOl 57 ' Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Cisildled, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c ....4 1 1 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Ohl Age, or Natural Decay 42 79 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intempei ante 22 26 Causes not specified Deaths from all causes.. - Average Weekly Deaths ... 1,013 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths, 1838. Westcra Districts ... 110 ...... 156 North Districts Central Districts 169 ...... 208 East Districts 2ll ...... 239 South Districts ... (From the Carlisle Journal.) Poor Jane Prest, of Workington, will not speedily rorget the terrible consequences of having a Church 'stablished by law for the benefit of the poor. While she lies on her straw bed in her narrow cell in the gaol of Carlisle, carefully guarded by strong doors, locks, and boite, she has plenty of time to reflect. on the tender :nercies of that law which Bishops and Churchmen ad minister ; and which they uphold as necessary for the spread of Christianity and the diffusion of the mild doctrines of J..sus Christ throughout the land. We Bill, as briefly as possible, recapitulate the main uo!nts of the case. A pew in the Parish Church of . Workinoen belonged to the g - andfather of Jane Prost ; it descended to her mother, and lastly to herself and her cPer sister Mary Prest. Seine property situate Kt Wins (tales, which belonged to the grandfather, was brought some twenty or thirty years ago, by Mr. J. Harrison, of Whitehaven, formerly a banker and brewer, and a magis trate of this county. In right of this property, Mr. Harri- PA RIS AND ORLEAN S It AnwAy.—On son claims the pew in question. This right was Thuradsy the Duke of Orleans, the Ministers of Corn- disputed by the mother of Miss Prest. Whether :Tierce and Justice, the Under -Secretaries of State for the Mr. Harrison's claim be well or ill founded, we liiterier and Public Works, the Prefect of the Seine-et- pretend nut to say : nor is it of any conse- Oise, the Marquise de Lamorclie, as representative of the u c Miss Prest believes it is not. At the last Prefect of the Seine, G enera l J acquem i not , an d ot h er per- 1 .e.n sons of distinction, made a trip along the Paris and Or- .Visitation but one of the Bishop of the diocese, Mary leans Railroad to Corbel). Th e y were rece i ve d t h ere b y ths Prest followed his Lordship to Whitehaven (having Sub- Prefect, Mayor, and municipality of the town. The failed to obtain an interview with him at Workington) passages there road back again to Paris were each made in and showed bile cc, tale documents which she conceived three-quarters of an hour. Invitations have been sent to gave her a title to the disputed pew ; and was told by about 1,500 persons for to-day and to-morrow, and, as we him that if he had seen these papers at Workington he have already announced, the line will be opened to the , could have put the matter to rest ; that she could not public on Sunday.—Paris Print of Friday. be disturbed ; and that he would see it righted when he LONGEVITY.—One of those fine old specimens visited Workington. We name this fact only to show of " a healthier age," named Violet Harkness, at present the ground on which Miss Prest believed that she had a residing at Cieator, and whose venerable head has been 4 good claim to the disputed pew, without regarding it as whitened by the mows of one hundred and two winters, invalidating the claim of Mr. Harrison. Mary Prest, the tweed out into the harvest field last week, and cut no less elder sister, continued to use the pew occasionally, but than fourteen stooks of grain, which at three half-pence a :Thee Prest was not even within the Church walls from stook, amounted to Is. 9d.-_Whitehaven Herald. January, 1836, till after she received the citation for 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY,AND "perturbation" in the beginning of 1840. Mary Prest 76, KING WILLIAM -STREET, BANK OF ENGLAND.— nad, in what she conceived to be the exercise of her Deafness, and those who are slightly dull of hear- right, once, or perhaps oftener (for of this her sister ing, and find a difficulty to catch the sound of Jane has no knowledge), refused to allow Mr. Harri s distant low speaker at a public assembly, will find son's tenant, Mr. Hoodless, to enter the pew. In con e most astonishi ng a d vantage f rom t h e use o f t h e s Messrs. S. and B. S o l omons ' N ew l y -i nvented Invisible sequence of this, proceedings were instituted in th e Operative Voice C on d uc t or , w hi c h, w h en fi xe d i nto t h e Ecclesiastical Court of Richmond, by Mr. Harrison_N . r. Peter Hodgson, •of Whit e h aven . more uncomfortable than hating a piece of wool in its l cavity of the ear i s so sma ll, n o t th e l east p erc eptibl e , nor his attorney being A " citation " was issued calling, not on M ar y, w h o h a d place. By this extraordinary and valuable invention, not been the perturbator, if perturbation there was, only does the hearing become acute, but the Ears ate so but on Jane Prest, to answer for "perturbation of much impr o ved f ro m their use, that individuals, in a great a seat in the North Aisle of the Parish Church number of instances, can hear most distinctly without them. of Workington." The sisters are poor women, who It will, therefore, be seen that persons do not incur any carried on a little business as dress-makers and constant habit of being compelled at all times to m a k e use milliners. They had no money to employ an at of them, and in consequence of the numerous individuals torney ; they had no f r i en d s w i t h w h om to advise having been altogether relieved from deafne ss , t h ey h ave become in general use. The Messrs. Solomons' Newly. —or who could tell them what they ought to invented Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed do ; but in their simplicity and ignorance, seeing the before imperfect eyesight, either by day or candlejight, Bishop's name in the " citation," and believing that every object becomes clear and distinct, and the most mi- he would remember what had passed between him nute particle is seen with exact distinctness. Their and Mary Prest at Whitehaven on the subject of valuable improvements in the material are secrets to them- the pew, Jane wrote to him, enclosing the citatio n , selves, and are solely confi ne d to t h e i r E stablishments, and reminding him of what he ' had said to her sister. 39, Albemarle-street, and 76, King William -street, Bank. This step the sisters looked upon as the proper one No connexion with persons of the same name. to take. The Bi s h o p ,returned the, citation ; and on The Board of Customs, having received a report the 9th of May a constable took Jane Prest into cus from Falmouth that certain contraband goods had been tody, for . " contempt" of Court, and o n th e f o ll ow i ng found in th e ma il b oat of the Royal Tar steamer, on her day hem.. return from the Peni nsu l a , on the 30th, sent down an dec tt ' ''')—lo ' d,„eed her in Carlisle Gaol, where she has order to detain the boat wh en t h e steamer should ' o Sunday—(" the better day the b e tt er gcl w r again, whi c h the officers effect e d o n Monday, when she remainedher days went on shor e t o rece i ve the mails. Inconsequence of the company having been made acquainted with the ex If ever there was a case of false imprisonment, this is tensive illegal traffic of the crew of the steamer, they were surely one ; and deep is the responsibility of every one all discharged, and two of them were passengers to Fal- connected with this cross and cruel infringement of the mouth in the Devonshire steamer, where, on their arrival, liberty of the subject. they were apprehended, and remanded to prison, to wait The cruelty of this proceeding does not end with the the decision of the Board as to a prosecution being ineti- imprisonment of this unfortunate woman. As we have tuted.— Globe. said, she an d h er s i ster ma i nta i ne d t h e mselves by carry- THE . ,VAcc /NATION A CT ._m oDERN ing on a little business as dress-makers. Of this busi- LeTlON.—This Act will, in all probability, be inoperative, ness Jane had the management, and took the active inasm uc h as that no powers are given to th e Poor-law part, Since her imprisonment, the sister has been un- Guardi ans to pay the necessary expenses to the medical able to carry it on, and is now almost entirely dependent officers :rem th e P oor-rates. Another difficulty has also been st arte d . I f the payment for vaccination is defrayed on charity f or h er been ; and she is d t is h t i r u a k c i t n e g d h b e y rs t e h l e thouht of her sister's imprisonment f e out of that f un d, t h at being, so doubt, the intention of the .° Legislatnre, then thofchildvaccinated c parent every sothe innocent cause of it. She frequently travels on foot will be a pauper, and become disfranchised as a Parlia- from Wo r ki ng t on , a distance of 3 5 miles, to mingle iN he/ tears with those nztary oe municipal e l ec t or . Consequently there w ill h a of her imprisoned sister ; and the another job for the law-makers next Session to pass is A n s distre s s t o w hi c h b o th are m reduced is incon , ceivable t; Act to amend an Ant," which, in these days, is nothi ng Thine x p anse s incurred,wt"h 1 e paid before ur,common.— Yorkshire Gazette. I hi s poor wool au can be relieved from prison , amount • Total It it stated that under the term Metropolis are coin. prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City c,f London vvithin and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the bills of m.rtality—and the parishes of St. Marylebone ; St. Rrneras ; Kensington.; Fulham ; Hammersmith (Chapelry) ; St. Luke., Cheliea; Paddington ; St. Mary, Stoke Newington; St. Leonard, Bromley; St. Mary-le bow ; Carnherwoll ; Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and St. Paul, Dertford; and Woolwich. The population as enu merated in 1831 was 1,494,890. The weekly average for 1838 was obtained by dividing the deaths registered in that year by 52. In comparing it with the weekly deaths in 184-0, it most be borne in mind that the metropolis, in creases nearly two per cent. annually ; and that, if the population had br,en the same in 1838 as in 1840, the deaths would have been 1-27th part more numerous. General Register-office, Sept. 17. 1840. BOW-STREET. A poor Irishwoman applied to Mr. JARDINE for his advice and assistance under the following circumstances : —She stated that she had for some time past rested an apartment (a first floor back) in the neighbourhood of " the Dials," and that her rent being in arrear, her land lord had recourse to the following novel mode of getting rid of his tenant. He, in the dead of the night, took up a part of the flooring of the room immediately over that which she occupied, and having afterwards made a hole in the ceiling of her room, he poured several pails of water upon her and her children as they laid in bed, until they were as wet as if they had been dragged through a pond. Mr. JARDINE said such a mode of getting rid of a te nant was both illegal and unjustifiable, and granted a summons against the landlord for an assault. MARYLEBONE. John Shepherd, a smartly-dressed young man, living in Phcenix-place, Knightsbridge, was charged by Sarah Hills with having obtained 201. from her, under pro mise of marriage, and also with detaining her gold watch. The poor girl, who is very interesting in her appear ance, and only 18 years old, stated that the defendant visited her at the house of her mistress, in Beaumont. street, Portman-square, and promised her marriage ; he borrowed from her upwards of 201., and took her gold watch from her ; he succeeded in seducing her, and has now left her about to become a mother, and penniless, declining either to see her or restore her property. The Magistrate indignantly asked the young man if the statement were true, when he admitted having re ceived the money and the watch, which last he handed over to the officer of the Court, and made some excuse for his desertion of his victim, by alleging that she kept the company of females of whom he did not approve. The Magistrate commented with great severity upon the defendant's cruel conduct, and discharged him, on payment of the costs. LAMBETH-STREET. James Billingsley, a waterman, was charged with assaulting the groom of Lord Francis Gordon. The coachman stated that he and the groom hired the defendant's boat to put a small parcel on board the Scotch steamer at Irongate-stairs, near the Tower, and on their return he demanded four shillings, which they refused to give, but gave him eighteen -pence; upon which the defendant seized one of the carriage-lamps, and on the groom attempting to take it from him, he knocked the groom down, and assaulted the witness. This evidence being confirmed, the prisoner denied asking for four shillings. The MAGISTRATE condemned the conduct of the de. fendant, and fined him 31., which he was unable to pay, and was committed to prison for one month. George Ash, a conductor of Bonner's Mile-end omni bus, was charged by Miss Robinson with the following outrage : The lady got into the omnibus at Whitechapel, and finding something the matter with the wheels, she was about to get out, and had got on the step, when the defendant ordered the coachman to drive on ; and when she caught hold of the defendant to save herself from falling, he shook her off and struck her on the head, by which she was thrown with great violence into the mud, and her clothes were spoiled. The defendant at first denied the lady's statement ; but on two witnesses partially confirming it, he said she had fallen accidentally. The MAGISTRATE said he had felt much inclined to commit the defendant to prison at once ; but he should fine him 20s. for the assault, and a like sum for the damage done to the complainant's clothes. The money was paid. HA TTON- GARDEN. FATAL FIGHT.—On Saturday, IVildam Pressdee was charged with killing end slaying Thomas Banks. The prisoner was brought to the office by Inspector Miller, of the N division, who stated, that on Friday a battle took place between the prisoner and deceased, near Hornsey-wood House, and from what he could learn it was as fair as prize battles are generally conducted. Banks was thrown several times, and eventually was carried from the ground in an insensible stite, and in' two hours afterwards he died. The quarrel commenced in a public-house, and money was then and there put down to decide which . was the " best man." The de ceased was a cab-driver, and the prisoner is a barber, living in Cromer -street, St. Pancras. The prisoner declined saying anything to the charge, and was remanded. We are requested to state that the new novel entitled, " The Clandestine Marriage ; a Story of the Present Day," by Miss Ellen Wallace, (in 3 vols. post Svc, ). is published this day by Mr. Bentley, New Bur lingtnn-stiect, and can now be had of all booksellers, and , at all the libraries. Our attention has beets drawn to a paragraph in The Sun of Monday last, in which the Spectator is, not uncivilly, charged with adopting a suggestion from The Sun, respecting the necessity of improving the condition of engine -drivers, and enforcing it as our own. NJtv we bad not, and bare not vet, seen The Sun's article on the subject; but we are glad to find that the same doctrine a.; our own has the benefit of a still more zealous and efficient , advocacy.—Spectator. The Dublin Correspondent of a Contemporary denies the accuracy of the Dublin Monitor's report of the Irish Law changes, which we copy from that paper : " The newspapers here (he writes) have put forward a list of legal appointments consequent upon the presumed retirement of Lord Plunket from the Chancellorship. It is asserted that Mr. Solicitor-General Moore is to be the new Lord Chancellor, to he succeeded by Dr. Stock, who is to vacate the borough of Cashel, and that either Mr. Monaghan, Q C., or Mr. Hatt:hell, Q C., is to be the new Sergeant. Having made inquiry on the subject, I am enabled to state, in the nicnt positive terms, that there is no foundation whatever for any of those statements. No such change: , are contemplated by the Government, and the entire affair is the result of groundless rumour." CITY POLICE CONINIITTEE.-There were nearly one hundred persons summoned before the Police Committee, on Saturday. an drivors of cabs, omnibuses, and other vehicles, for offences against the City Police Act, viz., obstruction, loitering, &c. Mr. Aiderroaa Harmer presided in one court, and Mr. Alderman Cope land in the other. The police of the city were the inform -1.1"8, and upon their evidence the major part of the Jehus were fined in sums which varied from 21 to 51. and cots. Same of the knights of the whip grumbled, but they were teld by Alderman Copeland that in strict law every omni bus ought to drive into an inn yard, and that it was only by sufferance they were allowed to stand in the streets and ply for hire. Tie city aulhorities had laid down certain ruien with the siew mf accommodating all parties, and those who were convicted of setting these rules at defiance rest tr.ke the consequences. Two memorials had been sent in from Bishopsgate-strect, sane d by a number of respect able tradesmen, who complained of the omnibus nuisance. A DONKEY'S LIFE.-Crossing the highroad to Dover, by which the Heath is intersected, a nu merous assemblage of ponies and donkeys, including the " maimed, the lame, the halt, and the blind." are descried ready caparisoned, to scud across the plain, with the equestrian amateur. The dependent heads and projecting ribs of these poor creatures plainly indicate the poverty of their fare, and the hard labour to which they are subjected. The Jerusalem pony, no longer a sacred animal," knows no cessation from toil : his work is always beginning, never ending. lie is stimulated in his almost. perpetual motion by a ruffian with a bludgeon, whieb is applied most unmercifully, whenever the untortunate beast, taint and weary, relaxes for a single instant in his course.—A Summer's Day at Greenwich. ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN CHE SHIRE. At the very time that exertions were made to de tect the perpetrator of the murder near Beeston, another murder was attempted not far from the same vicinity. On Tuesday night last, an under agent to Messrs. Jackson and Beane, railway contractors, who have a contract on the Chester and Crewe Railway, was returning from Wardle, through Crimes Lane, near Beeston, to his residence, when a shot was fired at him from behind the hedge, and a ball passed through his hat, and knocked it off, so as to cause it to fall several yards from him. He stooped to pick it up, and another shot was fired; he heard something whiz past him, but luckily the charge did not take effect. lie at once hurried home, and, as might be expected, in a state of great agitation. Next morning information was given to Mr. Hill, superintendent of the Chester police, who has since been indefatigable in endeavour ing to detect the perpetrators of these sanguinary crimes. It appears probable that the villains had been for some time waiting for their victim, as from the place where the shots were fired there were footmarks, which l im e d u r teo than ht tiwiencdfutei and r mm e si n l c oeesft what.hfartuAms thel ithew heret c o f Huxley this outrage urd eirs wasnot d c ar o eu m r io m mf i p t t t hl e ieu d a , vt it appear s not i mpro b a bl e that the same parties s o h n a ll their was persons. primarily le u b j u e e c y t t h h a e s y b in e e a n y t h h a e , e p l h u a n d - i n i t e e el d i otnneces accounts ary o t f o h s because i a s y o t c h c i u s, pti o n a s a ao w m a e tc p h a e r r ti o e n s ednetmeretsanines wherethenot the g notion that a th m e e m i u o rd s e tr r of aictl H n - served. There is not the s li g h test ground for the m e p i re : su y r s —Manchester Guardian. " The Dukery" is about to lose one of its most splendid ornaments, by the dismantling of the mansion of Worksohu, about pMano two r,lat y e ea t r h s e spturocpe,ertsyulodf thisthe Duke nuble of Nor_ folk, w for 380,0001. to his adjoining neighbour, the Duke of Now - castle being desirous of adding largely to his fine property in Sussex. The noble owner of Clumber, by the union of the two, now possesses one of the finest estates in the kingdom ; it extends about twenty miles in length, and will give him entire command of the county ; as, however, the residence at Clamber, only four miles distant, has been the family t s e e r a m t t o n f ed th , e th tk g e h s o tu f Ntreuwthcasatlespfeourieasgeusf, sacrilege, c w ri a l s eg w e i , se to az ly r de : m f fact, u t e t fi t c h e e n u g e r o o u f n i t c s h neighboursomeidea f W ma r y h k e s o f p u , r o m f e t d h e h r y e t gal eh that its original cost exceeded 300,0001. It is stated that about twelve years since the roof cost 30,000 L, and that m e a x u c s e i o e ri d s i 2 s 50 estimatedtons ; t t h o e h s e to u n f e t hused valuein the e quantity u i n ty u o f f t l i e te a d of 30 OUOI., isod the oak timber of halt that amount; the chiceney-pieces have been considered .worth 1.5,0001. ; there are also two hundred plate-gkss windows, and nearly as many solid mahogany doors in the man4i9a. 30 30 30 30 ACCIDENTS ON RAIL WA T. the list we gave last week o f railways, the Mile s ai d run, and accidents which have occurred, we host to the returns of the following : The ' d Great Western has run 29,200,000 miles, earr ie 1,520,000 passengers, without any accident, fatal otherwise to a passenger from its opening, 2 years so three months. The Brandling Junction has run 92,876 miles, 110 , d carried 617,000 passengers without an y f a tal, and °IPY two trifling accidents, neither of whi c h prevented th:: parties from going about their usual business, in la months, to the sth instant. The Bolton and Leigh has run V 3,480 miles; e ar ' rind 674,870 passengers in 9i years, to the 15th ser temher. with the following accidents :—one passenger, attempting to get into the train when it was starting' got his foot bruised ; another, who had got upon b a d gon going o ff w ith th e t ra i n , was thrown off and 118 his . arm injured ; a third h a d a s li g h t con tusion oa ts ' awned by a collision ; and a fourth was killed by J am ing off a train going at full speed, in consequence, as was believed, of his being intoxicated. The only act': dents attributable to the ra il wa y are obviously the "slight contusion," and the injured arm. The Dundee and Arbroath, opened October the Btl ' 1838, (now 23 months) has, to the Ist September carried 378,043 passengers (the miles run not state../ with the following so lit ar y acc id en t, name ly, the bro il !. ing of the leg of a passenger who had, contrary to tP regulations, got into the luggage waggon. The Arbroath and Forf a r w as o p ene d January tm e 3d, 1839, (now 20 months) an d h as run 59,000 ol ile t and carried 175,000 p a s sengers , to September 10tur One accident only has happened ; that is, a pao e°ll4 broke his leg by jumping off the train while in well'," Thus are added to o u r f ormer li st , f rom these 0 railways, only one of which is a large passenger 3,365,000 passenge rs carr i e d ; an d on f our 001- ; the lines 29,575,000 mil es run , without eon fatal l e, , dent, and only two slight bruises fairly at t r ibutable:. the railways ; for we repudi a t e a ll acc id en t s which in` drunken or headstrong rays o f men . vi o l a ting O de° and lutes, bring upon thetus:dves. Th.. account file r :: fore will stand thus ; about 256 millions of miles bs been run, and 14 millions of persons carried with en / two fatal accidents from the railway systern.--Rai llea9 Magazine. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WE: ------ _ pea s ' Wheat. ( karley. Oats. 1 Beans. 1 ......... ......7-' --- 1 Per Quarter. to 11. s. to s. s. to s s. t o a . S. t o s. s• .... Carlisle - 37 - 33 - 56 - 56 -"„ Hex ham :XI 72 32 38 21 34 - - „"" a 4*k Morpeth .50 10 41 t'3 24 32 48 O;1 " Pon rith 5B - 36 - 31 - 33 " 36 Sheffield I - 64 -3: - 23 - 48 ~•"; 3;„ Winchest r 60 70 23 ;i6 20 of) 42 45 " 6.1 1, Per Bushel. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. cl. s. d• s. d. s. d 5. (1 ,; 0 6 1 Carmarthen. 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 o Oi 7' 0• - 0 • , Cowbriage ~ In 0 -0 50 56 36 .. il 50 531 . 4 0 0 Swansea 7:4 84 50 54 29 30 , , 56601 • ' Barnar 1 8 0 Per 011. B deastl 14 6 21 0 8 0 9 3 7 4 8 6 ! 11 0 12 6. 0 g 3 4 Durham l4 617 C . 0 90 7 9 8 9.11 013010 0 9 0 Richmond ll 0 'A 0 7 0 9 , 5 6 8 V 9 0 II 6 9 0 0 00 toekton l5 0 16 6 90 90 70 86 76 8 6 0 WAKEFIELD CORN iI.IARKET. An e () 13 ' Wneat, Red, Norfolk and SufliAl< -. -s. to 61g. -- 66; ---- Lin. anti Cam. -- Yorkshire White - Foreign, fled White . . . _--- s ' : .. . 6 - 4 ... t t t t 0 0 0° 6 6 - 4 :2 4'2 : 0 : 4. i fin e .fi6 int Foreign, :8; -s. -a. to 6ls. qn e ,,,3 a . Barley, Norfolk anal Suffolk - Lincolnshire - Yorkshire Wold • 9s. to S. i tn ", 23. - Foreign Beans, New - - Old Oats, Potato - -,- Poland - Vriezland and Small - 14:ialing Shnlling :: i 141. : 7 1 11 ttt ; :7 7 3.2 1 °13‘ . '.3: 1 )... e: :11 1,0g: 345. to 365. (NJ. I n f , Load. Malt Rapeseed NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE. Red. Wheat, Northurnlaerland - Norfolk and Suffolk... ......... 6 3 6 0; 6 - 9::::..:.. 04V ' ' - i t it': . 1 :1 t : ::1 - Berwick and Scotch ......... - Foreign 62s. 66;.. ••• 62 ." ....... I • Rye, Norfolk , ind Suffolk lfis 3.3 s ....... "","'....5.. 4 - Foreign 29s. 33a ...... "7..4. I. Barley, Malting, Norfolk a nd Suffolk- -s. -s ....... " 4 : _a. 1,.; - Grinding and Feeding sos. 33 5 .....• a ... 5. 'C" Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 64 s 63,....... .... 8. ~....s. 74 Beans, Small 4 05 485.........: ..,..5. '•--- - Tick ‘...-, 425 49 ' ...5. s Pease, White 44a. 468. . ... "" 4. ....., - Gray -1 --- s• Oats, Northumberland, l'otatoe ...... ... 300. 32s ---S. ---- Feed 23s 335 -L , - Foreign ... -s. -s -s •'" '- Flour (per sack) 44s. 53s -• ""' SCOTCH M. .RKETS Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. paw berdeen 70 to 50 32 to 38 30 to 35 —to 46 to 41 Berwick 36 48 22 2a Ili 25 33 35 43 4 9 Zoldstream Ciniar (File) 48 85 126 31 IS 22 22 26 Dunbar 4B 68 26 49 23 27 40 42 40 5 Elgin Inverness Kelso 40 16 22 27 17 h. 5 33 34 Kirkaldy 62 67 36 :33 45 48 4. Perth j*. T , ha size of the measure varies throughout the coo" try HA DDINGFON CORN MARKET. pio ns . Wheat. Barley. i Oats. Pease , 5 1 4 0; 1 1..4' SeeGnd Third 67s 1)6 36s ..-6 Odo.l Ltis Od 325 Oct 2-ts Od Od dd Average. 3l. 5 , . 56 7 12ths. DALKEITH CORN MARKET. Wheat Barley. Oats. ream , . j 51s ••,., t' it 36i 6,1 8d 51$ 0 6 67; 0,1 N 5, 0, - 1 8,1 —5 44 Third 30 40 125 35 ..,e measure varies througi, HA DDINGIVN CORN MARKET. Wheat. I Barley. 1 Oats. Pwise. iMfrs Od , nje 0.1 3 3 6 oft —s Od his Od 35s Od : . ills Id .....6 Od 56s Od 32s Od 2.is Od —s Od 1 .verage DALKEITH CORN MARKET. , itc.tr z * Wheat barley. oats. rease. i c s, vi , 82., I.a 3lii FA 3:lg lid 51s Od ...„,,'" ~ 0d 07s Od :45, 01 tiils Sd —5 4 . 41 1 .....s 0 4 Ors 01 2a : 0d 2:s 4d --s O d GLASOO IV CORN M.t RKET.—!•.ept. 15. d. s. d , Wheat, leer 22400.). s. d. g . a. Uat s , per tai4lh. 4 , t , .., 0 . v gritish, old 3711 to:28 0 1.. h ' 7 new 2. 1 ,0 ::::, 0 British • •••• • C4n,da, free — 0 _. 0 ea Irish Earley, par: 201 b 22 0 20 0 I•:iigli ß shT.: . per. ....... .................... o 0 C, 2 , 5 :.: 15 Sclo,sh .4 0 Engitsli 2l a 20 9 I',..ase, Scottish ....... 7, 0 O& 5.2.,;t s!i 2l. 0 2S 0 Oatmeal, per 14011).... i'' 51 , Irildl 41 . L 'a ' 4ONGEVITY —01) TUesday last, the 15th , ;ne cl, Joseph D a y, o f G reat B owden, Leicesters hi re . at t , a ' rc li the age of one hundred years. On the morning the c` j ' i n pn bells rang a merry peal to welcome the goodly old' 11 , 4 °.- t hal nis entering a second century. It is not recollected i. any individu a l in the parish ever before arrived at su e e , lengthened age. His health, by appearance, would iv . is that be m ay see many more years roll round befo re ; : o o t cjillcd to give up his final acecunt. With the exceP t 7, 4 o , his hearin g , his faculties are remarkably good. - -' 1 " aniptonHerald. GOLD WATCHES, £B. Bs. each. fbir finislad Horizontal Gold Watehet, jewelled in four hole s ', oe st enamel dial, band to mark the seconds, &c. Eight ',1160 each. These elegant little Watches will be found W o os time-keopers, and a printed warranty is given with tixe 4 on which they will always r. e,ive E.r.y attention require d. T. CCX SAVORY, g•l e° Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith, 47, Cornhi ll Doors from Gracechurch-street), London. N.B. —Second-hand Watches purchased in exaharfj* PAPIER MACHE TEA TRAYS , 603. of FULL SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Superior 130,0 Table Knives, with ivory handles, 14s. per dozen ; fo ot; Poles for Window Curtains, liioch diameter, Is. 3cl• r et 9s."*" 2 inches, Is. tad. per foot ; bronzed fenders, 4 feet long orr Catalogues gratis, containing the prices of stoves, fender 'red' irons, kitchen utensils, and every arti c l e in furnishing mongery. eet• RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford -Or Established 1820. ......-- IIATHS. On the 18th intt., at Chenley-park, Newmarket , the slelY° l J. Fairlie, a son. 0 1 On the 18th q inst. the wife of .i. Arnold, Esq., of Ceitibri House, Norwood, Of a son. On the 19th inst., Mrs. J. B. Dixon, of a,son. MARR. Cl On the 17th inst., at Stoke, J. IE Hackblock, Esq., of r 013.? Middlesex, to Matilda, daughter of Rear-Admiral Curry, of Belmont, Stke, near Plymouth. w ° ine , On the 19th i o nst., at St. John's, Hackney, Mr. A ' to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late W. Wood, Dig" Thomas's-square, Hackney. r On the 19th inst., at St. Pan cra s Chur c h, Mr. C. late the St, Katharine do c k H ouse , t o J o h anna , r elict •Vrd o ot. Mr. C. R. Wissett, and daughter of E. W oo d, 7E O l' , oilier, Kentish town. / I '0 " A ' On the 19th inst., at St. Pancras Church, W r 1 19- Esq., fourth son of the late J. Wood, Esq., of WestnlinTiorrisr Stoke, Devon, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of W. Esq., of Shucknall-court, Hereford. Digp. Ft °` ll On the 18th inst., at Bridgwater, Jane, wife of Bober Esq., erred 45. At Bagneres de Bigorre, General L. Forbes Gordon? ef1341- bithan, Aberdeenshire, aged 72. er i f of On the 30th ult., at Hereford , R. West, Eop , 1° et‘s the Edgeware-road, aged 84. le 64 ft. On the 3d inst., at Chigwe ll, Mrs. Ann Munns. vo Aos ost Minus Esq., of Oxford •street , and relict of th e late P..' Esq., of Chi g well, Essex. Gr eer On the 13th inst., Ann Flivbeth, the wife of w• Esq., ef Fenchurch-street, aged 44. o re. On the 14th inst., W. Learnionth, Oa the 15th at Merthyr, South Wales, G. B• '-'"`") Esq., of Bedford-street, Bedford-square, aged 34. CO" On the 18th inst., Miss Isabe:la Child, of Greve-]an berivell. I, oog , On the 18th inst., at Manua Hall, Hants, M re ' widow of the late W. Long. Esq., abed BJ. Russe l:l k hi t g ° . 'reefP 0.1 the 19th inst., at Stepney-green, Mr. J• '''' the firm of Schooling and Everett aged 69. Helen s, On the 19th inst., Mr. J. ll ac kh ou se, of Great St. On the 4th inst., Mr. James C. Drake, aged 41. , Lo uisa On the Bth in s t., a t Interlachen, in Switz erlan y . Evelyn, the yo unges t d aug h ter o f Lieutenant-Colonel:' 00e of c. On the 9th i ns t., a t Wil r •• k near Antwerp , til } d Monsieur Hyp o lit e Miens, aged 28. On the 9th i ns t., at C am d en -t own , Thomas Wi lliaim elest son of Dr. Thomas Anderson, of Trinidad. On the 1301 inst., Mrs. Old, aged 78. kell, EA"' On the 13th inst., Mary Ann, daughter of T. Gas iorton fel of the firm of Dug{ i an. Gaskell, and Co., bre we "' gate, aged 16. relic t of fart O n daughterthe 15t h o f i n p s r t o . On the 14th inst. at Mortlake, Surrey, Elizabeth, -'ll the late IV. Pembrole, Esq., aged 19. On the 15th inst., at Dover, the Bev. C. Palmer fe i s n sor 6 .l7 e F r . - __ .-- s R t r o e y e i t e , y ,o f Isabellalia g r , o s r c b n e ; je t:: I r~~ Ui Printed and 4iiifl( ) the co • 0444 11'2, at The pt l'Co• unty of Middletex.—Monflay, boelairg A