The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-14 00:00:00

.......••••••••...... 4 to 147 .. to -- .. to .. t o .. to .. to -- ~ to - - to -- ~ to-- ~ to -- ~ to 54% ~ to to 264 to . to to 6 to . to ▪ to ▪ to . to ▪ to to to tO - to to -- to 103 to -- to -- to -- to -- to r to -- to -- to -- to -- to 24 to -- to -- to -- to to 6% to •-• to to • 2 6 ;0 :0 • 10 O 1 4 • • •••• o 0 0 '''' OFF PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Lydford, Sayner, Latin cgston, Van Diemen's Land; Johu William Dare, Ellis, Mauritius; Belle Vue, East Indies. OFF THE WIGHT.— Governor M'Donald, Sierra Leone; Margaret, Harrison, Quebec. OFF PORTLAND, OCT. 12. Caroline, Rio Janeiro, Antwerp; Jacques, Guadaloupe, for Havre; Concordia, St. Croix, for. Hensburg; Franklyn, New York, for Hamburgh; Sarah, New York. OFF PLYMOUTH.—WiIIiam Duck, Gulf St. Lawrence. FALMOUTH, OCT 3.—Wind E.—Off port, Cornelius, Demerara; Coronation, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRISTOL, OCT 13. Wind E.—Arrd. Champion, Buctouche ; Olive, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Gow rie, Perkins, St. John's, New Brunswick. OFF LIANELLT, OCT. 9.—Workington, St. Domingo for Liverpool. HARTLEPOOL, OCT. 13.—S1d. Ida Elizabeth, Manilla. SUNDERLAND, OCT. 13.—The sloop Chance, of Col chester, has been wrecked on the Whiteburn Rocks ; crew and materials saved. CORK, OCT. 11.—A vessel, of about 400 tons, dis masted, apparently North American build, and aban stoned with a signal of distress flying forward, was passed ad instant, lat. 47, long. 17, by the Laes, arrived here. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND LEA.DEPIHALL. The demand for each kind of stock to-day was in a very sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Veal, as 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per Sibs, by the carcase. MEAT MARZETS. SOUTHALL, OCT. 13.—For prime Beasts, Sheep, and Pigs we had a very steady demand, at fully last week's quotations; in all other kinds of stock comparatively little business was transacted, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 3s 6d to 43 4d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 10d per Blbs, to sink the offal. RoxFonn, -- OcT. 13 —On the whole the general de mand was tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 4s to Ss 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 45 6d ; and Pork, 4s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs ; Suckling Calves, 185 to 275; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 17115 s each. HAILSHAM, OCT. 13.—We had only a limited show of fat stock this morning. The trade may be considered firm at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Mat ton, 4s to 5s 4d; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 41 6d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, OCT. 12.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s Od to 45 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 4d per Sibs. A moderate supply, and 4 steady trade. CHICHESTER, OCT. 13.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were held at higher rates; other kinds of stock were a slow inquiry. Beef, from 35 8d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 4d to 5s 4d; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 44 6d per Bibs. Suckling Calves, 19s to 27s ; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Mulch Cows with their Small Calf, 161 to 1715 s each. RAY AREET SMITHFIELD. —OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ 15s; New ditto, 2/ 8s to 3/ 8s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 51; New ditto, 3/ 10s to 4/ 10s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 31 18s ; New ditto, 2/ los to 3110 s ; Old Clover, 41 to 4/ 16s ; New ditto, 3/103 to 41 Rs; and Straw, 1/ 10s to 11 13s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. WHITsccHAPEL.--Old Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 3/ 16s ; New, ditto, 21 8s to 31 8s; Old Clover, 41 4s to 5/ ; New ditto, 3/ 10s to 4/ 10s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 12s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Oct. 14, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. I. BARLEY.' OATS. IPEAS. melt .• 1 54s WHEAT 2d 32s 4d 22311 d 343 1 R I 2d I 463 2cl 443 4cl The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under• Sheriff BuacnELL.) STONE V. DAKINS. This was an action to recover the sum of 1451., Under the following circumstances. The plaintiff is a surgeon at Oxford, and defendant surgeon at Tonbridge Wells. In 1845, a sum of 3001. was placed by plaintiff in defendant's hands, to be advanced from time to time to plaintiff's son, then residing with defendant. This continued till De cember, 1845, when the plaintiff gave notice not to advance any more, and defendant then admitted that he had a balance in hand of 1501., but had since given 51. to plaintiff's son. Plaintiff did not object to this, and the action was brought for the difference. Interest was also claimed, but as no notice had been given to that effect, it was held that it could not be recovered --Verdict for 1451. SANSON V. PRICE.-FURNISHED LODGINGS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of Si. 7s. 9d., for damage done to furniture, &c., in ready furnished lodgings, occupied by defendant in the plaintiff's house, in Judd-street, Brunswick-square. On the part of the plaintiff evidence was adduced t o show that defendant engaged ready-furnished apartments in defendant's house, at 10s. a week. Defendant's family consisted of a wife and three children, and during the time they occupied the place, Mrs. Price was confined, and one of the Charges in the present claim was for damage done to the bedding; the furniture was much damaged by being cut with knives by the children. The carpet was also much damaged ; and it was shown that de fendant had tied chairs together and dragged the children about the room. It was sworn that the whole of the furniture was new, and the carpet alone cost seven guineas, and other new furniture, of the value of 71. or 81. was put into the room at the request of defendant. bn behalf of the defendant it was proved that plaintiff at first agreed to take 10s. for the bed and the arrears of rent, but as it was not paid at the time promised plaintiff said he should charge him for the full damages. Defendant had left some property in the hands of the plaintiff, as a security for the rent, which had been sold or was still detained. The UNDES-SHERIFF said that there was no plea of set-off, and evidence as to the security could not be given. The UNDER-SHERIFF, in summing up, said that if the 10s. was not paid, according to promise, the plaintiff had an undoubted right to proceed for the full amount. It was for the jury to say whether 10s. was the sum at which the damages was estimated, or whether it was a kind of composition, If the jury did not think that 10s. was the full amount of the damage, they would estimate it on the evidence ad duced. The jury asked for the bill sent in by the cabinet maker for 1/. 12s. 6d., after which they gave a ver dict for 30s. Mr. PHILLIPS, the defendant's attorney, asked if that carried costs ? The UNDER-SHERIFF said it was an action in debt, carrying 40s. costs ; but an application should be made to the Court above. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) In admonishing a boy who was charged with throwing stones in the street, Mr. JARDINE expressed his wish that it should be known to be the fixed determination of the magistrates to inflict the severest punishment (a fi ne o f f orty shillings, or imprisonment for one month), upon every person who should be convicted of throwing stones or other missiles in the streets, whether their doing so was attended with mischief or not. FRAUDS IN THE COAL TRADE.—John Phillips, the beadle in Clare-market, applied to the magistrate for a summons against a coal merchant and his carter, for not having proper weights, &c., for weighing coals on delivery, according to the Act. He was passing whilst what were presumed to be two tons of coals were being delivered, and observing that the sacks were " shamefully thin," he interfered, and demanded that they should be weighed. The carter refused, and continued to shoot the coals into the cellar, until the purchaser, acting on his (Phillips's) advice, caused the cart to be take n t o th e po li ce - stat i on for the pur pose of having the coals weighed, as directed by the Act. This could not be done, however, there being no machine there, and Phillips was obliged to allow the cart to be taken to the wharf, where again he de manded the weighing of the coals in presence of the purchaser ; but this was refused, and the coals were shot back into the barge. Mr. JARDINE sent for the inspector on duty, and pointed out the 49th section of the Coal Act, by which the overseers of every parish are required, under a penalty of 10/. to provide a machine and proper weights, for the purpose of weighing coals under such circumstances as the present. The inspector, Mr. Logan, said that be never knew of the existence of the clause, and that no application of the kind had been made before at the station-house during his time. There was an order from the Com missioners of the Police, which forbad the police constables to interfere in the weighing of coals on delivery. Mr. JARDINE pointed out that the Act gave the purchaser and the police the power to do what Phillips had properly advised . in this case, and the Overseers must be compelled to provide the means re quired by the law for detecting fraud. He knew that the poor were defrauded to a shameful extent, and the Legislature had provided the best means for their protection, which it was the duty of the autho rities to make available. He could now only grant a summons for refusing to weigh; but he could not give the purchaser any remedy, nor inflict any penalty, in consequence of the neglect of the overseers to pro vide the machine at the station-house. 31 AR LBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) John Wilson, a miserable-looking cripple, well known in St. Giles's by the cognomen of " Rump in the Bowl," was placed before Mr. Hardwick, charged with being drunk and riotous. Police -constable 191 C said he was on duty in St. James's.street about half. past ten o'clock on the pre vious.night, when a gentleman came up to him and co mplained that th e pr i soner h a d annoyed him by de- manding alms in a very importunate manner. Wit ness went up to the prisoner, and asked how he dared to annoy gentlemen, and told him to be off about his business. The prisoner refused to move away, and told him to go to —. He also called the gentleman a d—d thief and a mean humbug. Witness then took him to the station. The prisoner, who has been repeatedly convicted for begging, said he was so drunk that he could not recollect anything at all about it. Mr. HARDWICK committed him to _the House of Correction for one month. Cornelius Connor, a fellow belonging to a gang of " mouchers," was charged with uttering a counterfeit shilling. Mr. William Rupell, landlord of the Cambrian Tavern, Castle-street, Leicester 7 square, stated that at ten o'clock last night the prisoner came into his house and called for a half-pint of beer, in payment for which he tendered what appeared to be a new shilling. On witness looking at it he detected it to be a coun terfeit. He asked prisoner where he got it from. He replied that he had just received it from Ben Caunt, in payment for a bunch of onions. On wit ness saying that he would go to Caunt's and inquire into the truth of his statement, the prisoner admitted that he did not get the money at Caunt's, but that a gentleman had given it to him. He then gave him in charge. The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the coin being bad, was remanded till Saturday. APPLICATIONS FOR MUSIC AND DANCING LICENSES.—(THIS DAY.) There was a very numerous attendance of magis trates assembled in quarter sessions, to determine the several applications for the renewal of existing licenses for music and dancing within the county of Middle sex, and also to receive new applications for licenses. —Mr. Pownall in the chair. The greater number of the applications for renewals were unopposed. Upon the application of Mr. Peter Snow for the renewal of the license granted last year to the St. John Tavern, commonly known as Lord's Cricket Ground, being laid before the Court, Mr. Hector Rose said, complaints had been made by the clergyman who usually officiated at burials in the burial ground adjacent to Lord's Cricket Ground, that the music so close by disturbed in a painful degree the solemnity which should characterise the funeral service, part of which was occasionally inaudible in consequence. He (Mr. Rose) would suggest to 111 r. Snow, that as the funeral bell commences tolling at three o'clock, he should prevent any music from that hour until such time as it ceased. Mr. Snow said he begged to state distinctly, that no music had been performed at Lords' Cricket ground during the whole of this season, and, conse quently, latterly, the annoyance complained of could not have been inflicted. However, he should use every precaution to avoid even in the slightest degree interfering with the burial-ground. The renewal was then granted unanimously. John Dobson applied for a renewal for the Cathe rine-wheel Tavern, Great Windmill -street. Mr. Ballantine appeared in support of th e appli- cation, and called James Isaacs to prove the service of the necessary notices upon the clerk of the peace, churchwardens, &c. Upon being sworn, Mr. Isaacs said he served seven or eight notices upon four or five persons, but could not tell their --- . names, or in what capacity they acted. Mr. Dobson was called, but knew no more of the names or official capacities of those upon whom notices had been served than the last witness. Mr. Ballantine said they thought they could manage the affair in the beginning themselves, without the aid of a lawyer, and the consequence was that they made a regular mess of it. The CHAIRMAN was himself perfectly satisfied that the service of the notice required by law had not been proved, and as the Court was unanimously of the same opinion, the application for a r enewa l must be refused.--The license was therefore suspended. On the application of Mr. John Savage, landlord of the Grapes Tavern, Compton-street, Soho, for a renewal, The CSIAIRMAN said the clergyman of St. Anne's Church, Soho, had complained that much annoyance and pain was caused to the relatives and friends of deceased parties, who were being buried in the ground attached to the church, by the sounds of music and singing proceeding from the applicant's house, which abutted closely upon the churchyard. He trusted Mr. Savage would not let this hint be lost upon him. Mr. Savage said he should attend to the suggestion, and the application was granted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. _ _ 12 to 1 agst Prior of St. , 25 to 1 agst Bishop of Rom- Margaret's ford's cob—t 12 to 1 agst Giselle 30 to 1 agst Sagacity—t 14 to 1 agst Mr. Rolt's two 30 to 1 agst Pic Nic—taken 15 to 1 agst Queen Mary 30 to 1 agst Neweourt 16 to 1 agst Collingwood 30 to 1 agst Pyrrhus First 16 to 1 agst Foreclosure—t 33 to 1 apt Marteitt—t 18 to 1 agst Blackhird 40 to 1 agst Swallow. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S VISIT TO LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The arrangements for the reception by the town authorities of Sir Robert Peel have been somewhat altered since yesterday. The wish of the Right Hon. Baronet, it is understood, is that there be as little of public demonstration as possible, and that he be enabled to preserve a com fortable privacy in viewing the docks and paying compliments on 'Change. On his arrival, therefore, which is looked for to-morrow afternoon, he will, avoiding the town, proceed direct to Mosley-hill, the seat of Mr. Charles Lawrence, where he purposes staying, and the circle to which he will there be in troduced will be of a very select character. It was at firsaintended, as stated in The Sun of yesterday, to take advantage of the presence of Sir Robert Peel on the occasion of elevating the statue of Huskisson to the prepared pedestal in front of the Custom-house to give to that ceremony all the importance which could be derived from the circumstance of the most distinguished of the colleagues of that commercial statesman taking part in the proceedings. The sug gestion, however, has not met with the approval of the Right Hon. Baronet, and the affair will pass off much more quietly than was anticipated. It is yet even doubtful, indeed, if Mr. Gibson, who is in town, will not enjoy alone all the honours of the day. On Friday Sir Robert Peel will walk through the town, sail on the river, and chat on 'Change ; and in the evening he will dine with the Mayor (Mr. G. H. Lawrence). Sixty gentlemen eminent in the com mercial world will meet him. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, W EDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked thi s morning on the eastern terrace and slopes of th e C astle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, th e P rincess Royal, and t h e P rincess Alice, took w a lki ng and pony exercise t hi s forenoon in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of sh oo ti ng this morning, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Duke of Holstein, his Serene Highness Prince Willi am of Holstein, Count de Reventlow, and Viscount Palmerston. His Royal Highness was attended by Colonel Seymour. Baron Rehausen and Count Revel are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Duke of Holstein Glucksbourg, his Serene Highness Prince William of Holstein, Count de Reventlow, Baron de Rehausen, Count de Revel, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord Edward Howard, the Right Hon. Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, Miss L. Dawson Darner, and Sir George Couper. The band of the Grenadier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. Lord John Russell, the Lord Ch ance ll or, t h e Mar quis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis Clanricarde, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, were present at the Cabinet dinner given by the Earl of Auckland yes terday (not on Tuesday) at his official residence in the Admiralty. Mr. Brooke, the Raja of Sarawak, had in interview with Earl Grey on Tuesday. M r . B roo k e h a d yes terday an interview with L ord John Ru sse ll, a t hi s official residence in Downing-street. The Commissioners for the reduction of the Na tional Debt had a meeting yesterday at the Treasury. The Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy- Governor were present. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General, was in at tendance. We are happy to announce the safe accouchement of Madame Van de Weyer, who gave birth to a daughter yesterday, at the family mansion, in Portland-place. The Metropolitan Sanitary Commission held a meeting at Gwydyr House yesterday. The Commis sioners present were Lord Robert Grosvenor, Edwin Chad wick, Esq , Professor Owen, Dr. Southwood Smith, and Lambert Jones, Esq., with their secre tary, Henry Austin, Esq. A deputation from the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-'Tyn e Junction Railway Company, consisting of Thomas Row, Wilson Frame, W. A. Westoby, Thomas Broadbent, Francis Billam. and Alexander George Gray, directors ; with Mr. Wilson, the secretary; and Messrs. Edward, Bennett, and Parson, solicitors to the Company, had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways, at Whitehall yesterday. Captain George Smith, R.N., attended at the Board of Trade yesterday to explain his invention for making any boat a life-boat when required. It con sists of self-inflating tubes, of trifling weight, into which valuable property and documents may be placed and kept dry. The same principle was also shown to be applicable as a life-preserver for the person. The Bishop of Sodor and Man had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. G. Macdonnell, Governor of the Gambia, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday. Sir Donald Campbell and Sir Edmund Head had also interviews with-hisiordship yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Christie had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell. DEATH OF ARcnDUKE FREDE RICK OF AUSTRIA. VENICE, OCT. 6.—Th e young Archduke Frederick, Admiral in the Austrian navy, died yesterday even ing. He had been ill for twelve days, but his com plaint was not considered dangerous. Yesterday, however, he was taken suddenly very ill with fever, vomiting, and rapid exhaustion of his strength, and he never rallied. Many think that he died of cholera. The Archduke Frederick succeeded in 1844 as Com mander-in-Chief of the Austrian navy in the Adriatic to Admiral Bandeira, the father of the unfortunate young men who were shot in Calabria. We announced the death of Admiral Bandeira a few days since. M VISIT or TH E DUI OF SAXE COBURG TO HER AJESTY. The • Gotha, the brothereigning Duke of Saxe Coburg and r to the Prince Consort, is shortly ex pected to arrive • The Cou r t is InEngland, on a visit to her Majesty. expected o t o rema i n at Windsor Castle until after th e arrival f his Royal Highness. It will then, according to present arrangetnents, proceed to Clermont for a few days, her Majesty and thence to the Isle of Wight, to enable tog ef a large nu Prince Albert to superintend the plant estate at Osborneiliber of oak and elra trees on the Royal Windsor, for the • ' The Court will probably return to Lord and Lady season, early in December. Hamilton, the Hon, naddo Lord and Lady Claude Captain and Lady n. Captain Alexander Gordon, and Haddo House, the Harri e t Hamilton, are staying at MARRIAGE IN I ra of the Earl of Aberdeen. to take pl ace 'Gil LIFE.- - A marriage is shortly late Hon. Mr, between Nevin, Mr. Reginald Nevill, son of the Abergavenny, and , and cousin to the present Earl of Dorothy Walpole the beautiful and accomplished Lady Countess of Oxfo•rdYoungest daughter of the Earl and in the course of the The wedding will be solemnized Norfolk, the prin •en pal suing month, at Wolterton Park, Principal noble parents. country seat of the youthful bride's TESTIMONIAL TO TIT R —Yesterday a magaifi -- B ISHOP OF SODOR AND MAN. Eden Testimonial" cent service of plate, styled the Sodor and Man, but was presented to the Bishop of Mr. Eden, late Vicar of popularly known as the Hon. residence of Val • " Battersea, at the Retreat, the entine AT orris, • consisted of a dinner orris, Esq. The testimonial pieces ; the cost being service,ssp guineas. numbering twenty-seven the following inscription :— ,uineas. The salver bears service of plate presented toy t il l his salver forms part of a the Lord Bishop of Sodor and e Hon. and Right Rev. of Battersea, as a token of thAie an, by the parishioners tion." At five o'clock the cliai ir gratitude and affec- Thornton, who read an approprrivvas taken by Mr. H. S. acknowledged in feeling terms ate address, which was Bishop of Sodor and Man, and a l y his Lordship. The arge tertained in the evening by p ew party, were en at his residence on Lavender-hill, Edgington, Esq., LIVERPOOL, WEDN ESDAY.......T h e Boston and Hali fax royal mail steam-ship Britann ia with the North American mails, p Captain Harrison, arrive in the course of to-morrow be expected to statements having been put forth, t evening. Various Britannia would not leave on her 0 the effect that the queue° of the slight accident she metregular day, in cense ward passage off the coast of Newf with on her out made inquiries at the agents' here, oundland, we have ceived letters from Captain Harrisot who, having re to believe that she would leave 1 , have every reason Boston on the Ist inst., as usual. SOCIETY FOR TIIE PROTECTION OP YOUNG FE MALES.—Yesterday evening a meeting of subscribers and others interested in promoting the o institution, was held at the offic e , in thie,je:" of the above Moira-chambers, Ironmonger-lane, Gresham-street, under City. proceedings of the society , which lirh w The report of females as estahhilied in 1835 for the protection of young of age, stated that there were now ithe l5 years Tottenham 72 young fema l es , who are eed as y lum at , clothed, religiously educated, and fitted for respectable servitude. During the past year 82 were received, of whom 12 were ; restored to their friends an d se nt to service 434 h been removed since the establishment was f: und a c y d e The society during that per iod had caused the 'suppres sion: of 195 infamous house s in various parts of London, and during the last few mont hs nearly 50 more have been through the same instrumentality closed. The asylum will accommodate at least 30 additional inmates, - upwards of 20 are now waiting, want of funds alone preventi • ng their admission, independent of which numerous appli cations were daily made, which the committee aro pain fully compelled to refuse. The Cambridge Advertiser mentions that a brick maker (a brick) wagered to mould 700 bricks in an hour. When the hour had expired he was moulding the 702 d, " but was so much exl:ansted in strengththat a pea thrown against him with force might almost have knocked hire down." THE. SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1847. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.—The picking has now nearly come to a close, and the last being finer in quality than the early picking, we can boast this year of having the finest growth as to quality we have known for many years. As to trade and price we are waiting the result of Weyhill Fair, which is now taking place. With the deficiency of the Farnham, &c., growth, the fine Kent hops will probably be required to take their place. We, therefore, hope fbr some im provement. OTHAM.—To-morrow the hop-picking will come to a close in this parish ; a good crop has been ob tained, and the hops are excellent in quality. MEREWORTH.—This little parish for its quantity and quality this season, may justly be called the flower of Kent. We have nearly completed the picking, and the crop is beautiful. WROTHAM, SHIPBORN, IGHTHAM.—The hop-pick ing has nearly closed, and pretty correct information obtained as to the crop, which in most cases far exceeds the expectations of the planters. The quality generally is considered excellent, and the weight un usually heavy, the average scarcely wanting 100 bushels to a pocket, and many of the fine plantations not that. There never was known a larger or a better crop grown round Plaxtol, Basted, and the Bourne, nevertheless the present state of the market throws a gloom over the scene, inasmuch as the present prices will not remunerate the grower even under these cir cumstances, and it must be ruinous to those who are not favoured with large crops. TICEHURST.—The hop-picking is now brought to a close. We come quite one-third short of last year's crop. GoUDDURST.—Our hop-picking is nearly brought to a close, with the exception of ene or two, which will finish about Wednesday. Very few are being sent to London for the present, in consequence of the depressed state of the market. A gentleman showed me a beautiful coloured sample yesterday ; the top figure that he was offered was 655. per cwt.—a ruinous price. We shall exceed the growth of last year. ROLYENDEN.—Hop-picking is completed here, and the growth has much exceeded our expectation. We shall nearly equal our last year's growth. They weighed well, and the samples were good to the end of the season. BRENCIILET.—Our hop-picking is not yet brought to a close. The latter picked bops are beautifully matured, remarkably heavy, and our crop almost double that of last year. CANTERBURY.—The hop market continues very dull. Very few were sold on Saturday last, and those few at very low prices, such as scarcely to remunerate the planter for the expense incurred. IGHTHAM AND SEAL.—The hop-picking is now generally finished. The crop comes to expectation, but the samples of the late picking will be very brown. —Maidstone Gazette of Tuesday. Po , ulatlon Enumeralcd, 1841. West Districts... 301,326 North Districts.. 376,396 Central Districts 374,759 East Districts ... 393,247 South Districts .. 502,483 Totals... ..... 1,948,211 Males Females Males Females RICE, as a CHEAP and WHOLESOME FOOD for ALL CLASSES, and Especially as a SUB STITUTE FOR POTATOES. By a Family Man. London : Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper. EXTRACT No. I. The object of this little compilation of ways and methods of using rice in conjunction with other foods, or alone, and of these few introductory obser vations on the value and usefulness of rice, is to endeavour to induce a fair trial of it throughout this nation as a food; for hitherto it has been little used excepting as a luxury, and by the more wealthy classes only of society. The partial failure of the potato crops, however, in 1845, and the more general failure of 1846, brought the article into some notice, particulary in Ireland, where, in the latter year, it was consumed to a con siderable extent, and was much approved of and esteemed by the British Relief Societies, and other public and private charitable institutions, as well as by individuals, by whom it was largely distributed amongst the poor and destitute of that country dur ing the late famine. The partial recurrence of the blight in the present year, together with the diminished cultivation, and consequent high price of potatoes, will require sub stantial substitutes for that invaluable root, called. by Mr. Just, in his scientific paper on the Philo sophy of Farming, which lately appeared in the last volume of the Manchester Philosophical Society's Memoirs, " the most valuable and accommodating of all plants given to man for food." There is no article known, so valuable, and so suit able to meet our requirements in the absence of pota toes, as rice. It is imported in sufficient quantity ; it is cheap, wholesome, nutritious ; simple in its pre paration, and may be eaten with every article in use, whether soups, meats of every variety, stews, cheese, fish, vegetables, sugar, honey, or other sweets, milk, salt, with a little butter, lard, or meat dripping; in short, with every article that is used as food, and it may be even more properly said of rice, as Mr. Just has said of the potato, that it is " the most valuable and accommodating of all plants given to man for food." It will be presently shown that, with regard to cost, rice is a much cheaper food than potatoes, and certainly it will not be disputed that it is much more nutritious. All the known nations of the world, excepting our own, largely use rice ; some populous nations, indeed, wholly subsist upon it ; while, in Great Britain, it is rarely seen, in any shape, at any table or meal. Cheap, and simple in preparation, as plain boiled rice is —requiring only fifteen minutes time to be boiled and to be drained through a cullender ready for use (in fact, it is as simple as the boiling of an egg, and a supply for one or a dozen persons can, with the same ease, be arranged by the rule of thumb, and without waste) ; yet even at inns, and at the private dinner table, rice is seldom seen. Travellers, however, might soon introduce it as a standing dinner and breakfast dish at the public table by requiring its production ; it would soon then become as indispen sable as potatoes, and the innkeeper would find it to rank amongst his economics as a necessary and favourite dish. To exemplify the view herein taken, with regard to rice being a cheap food, it shall now be considered in juxta-position with the potato, and it will be seen that rice has greatly the advantage in economy, pos sessing at the same time a much more nutritious quality than the potato. EXAMPLE.—Cost of 51bs. potatoes at present market retail rate, 34d. Cost of Ilb. East India rice at present retail rate, 2id. Five pounds perfectly sound potatoes, carefully pared, will leave 4ilbs., and after being boiled 3ilbs., making the cost of them in the cooked state Id. per lb. One pound of East India Rice, at 2jd. per lb., will produce 4 lbs. of solid food when dried like potatoes. - Thus, while potatoes cost ld. per lb., rice costs only iths of a penny ; and if broken or small rice, which is equally good should be resorted to, it will cost much short of a halfpenny per lb., which is less than one-half the cost of potatoes ; and it may be noticed that potatoes, some time ago, rose to double the present value. With these preliminary observations, a summary of methods of using rice is now offered to notice ; and if they be the means of usefulness, the writer will have accomplished the end in view. (TO BE CONTINUED.) MANCHESTER ATHENAUM SOIREE.—We are glad to announce that the approaching festival will be graced by the presence of Charles Dickens, Esq., who has sig nified his intention of taking a part in the proceedings of the evening. G. L. Craik, Esq., well known as the author of a great portion of " The Pictorial History of England," and 1)r. Bowring, M.P. for Bolton, have also accepted the invitations sent to them.—Manchester Ex aminer. DEATH OF THE Garsv KING.—The venerable pa triarch of the gipsy tribe, Will Faa, died at Kirk- Yetholm last week in the 96th year of his age. Up to a very recent period he was in the enjoyment of a hale old age—pursuing his favourite amusement with the fishing rod, and taking long rambles ; but, within these few months back his iron frame indicated quick coming decay. His death was made the occasion for a gipsy wake, which consisted of a more than ordinary bouse among such of the clan who were in the village and neighbourhood. Will, held his kingly honours unchallenged for many years, and was as proud of his pedigree as if ho had had all the blood of the Howards purpling his veins.—North British Mail. _ _ SAGACITY or A DOG.—Nine years ago, Mr. Hele, postmaster of Alphington, trained a dog of the bull terrier breed, to fetch from the guard of the Bath mail , as it passed through the village, the bag of letters. O n the guard sounding his horn, the dog would leave the office and meet the mail, and when the guard dropped the bag he would bring it safe to the office. From his sagacity and faithfulness, a collar was given him with the following inscription :—" Mungo, guard of th e Al phington mail bag.' Many gentlemen and passengers have witnessed his performance during eight years. On Tuesday last the mail was taken off the Plymouth road, but the dog was in waiting for the bag at the usual time, but no mail arrived, and he has been apparently in great distress ever since. lie may be seen every day waiting and walking up and down the road, and will not leave the accustomed spot. A corresp on d ent says— '. We hope his case will be represented in the proper quarter, and that he will receive the reward of faithful service."— Western Times. The Earl of Dalhousie, the newly appointed Governor-General of Indi a , w ill b e entertained at a grand farewell banquet, by the Court of Directors of the {East India Company, on the 4th of the ensuing month. The Duke of Wellington, Lord John Russell, and other distinguished personages, have been invited on the occasion. THE CHOLERA. —The Austrian Lloyds' steamer, which arrived on the evening of the 21st at Constanti nople from Trebizonde, had twocases ofcholera on board; both proved fatal. It was sent into quarantine for ten days. No case had occurred at Constantinople. Total . MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 9, 1847. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 324 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... •• •.. 96 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 133 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... Diseases of the Sto mac h, Li ver , an d o th er Organs of Digestion... ... ••• ••• ••• Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ..• ••• Old Age, or Natural Decay ... ••• ••• 55 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 28 Causes not specified ..• ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES - ... 215 ... 43 ... 79 ... 18 ... 8 1,022 Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1842-6. In the Five Stuntaers. Week. 137 ... 141 175 ... 199 173 ... 160 212 ... 254 244 ... 268 940 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. ... 1,022 ... 495 ... 527 ... 605 ... 636 -.1,241 NEW APPLICATIONS. Mr. Bodkin appeared in support of an application made by Mr. Richard Smith for the granting of a license for the Commercial Tavern, King's-road, Chelsea. He stated that the house for which Mr. Smith sought the license was known as the Manor House Tavern, and was close to a• West London Literary and Scientific Institution, the greater number of the members of which had attached their names to a petition in support of Mr. Smith's appli cation. The COURT, after a short consultation, granted the application. The next application by Mr. Bodkin was on the part of Mr. John Dubourgh, for the Hall of Home, No. 8, Windmill-street, Haymarket. The application was opposed by Mr. Clarkson, on the part of the rector, the two curates, two out of four of the overseers, and a majority of the other parochial authorities; and also on the part of the trustees of the school attached to the Bavarian chapel in Warwick-street, the latter of whom stated that the establishment of a house for music and dancing, so close to their schools as the Hall of Rome was, would tend to demoralise the female pupils at tending those schools. After hearing evidence, and the Learned Counsel on both sides, The COURT refused the application. The application of David Montague for a music and dancing license for the Colosseum, Regent's park, was refused ; as were those of George Hooke for the Pied Horse, Chiswell-street ; William Barron, for the York and Albany, Park-street, Camden town ; and John Knight, for the British Queen, Ferdinand. street, Hampstead-road. ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHILDREN.-(THIS DAY.) The usual General Quarterly Court of this Insti tution was held to-day, at the School-house, West minster•road, Southwark ; the Vice-President, J. Hale, Esq., in the chair. After the usual prelimi naries, The CHAIRMAN stated that the treasurer's account was not ready for inspection, but that there was a sum exceeding 6001. in the hands of the bankers to the institution. Mr. White was appointed auditor in the place of Mr. Ramsbottom, deceased. A notice was given by Mr. LEWIS, that he would move at the next ger.eral court that the regulation re quired by the institution, that a certificate be signed by the grand secretary previously to the admission of any child's name on the list of candidates, should in future be dispensed with. The Court then proceeded with the election for admission into the school. There were but five vacancies and ten candidates. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. This theatre was last evening crowded to suffoca tion to witness the revival of the fine historical play of Henry VIM, with Macready as Cardinal Wolsey, and Miss Cushman ai Queen Katherine, and never have we before seen either of those great artistes to such advantage as we saw them last evening. The Cardinal Wolsey of Macready was perfect. Never has the aristocracy of intellect using the aristocracy of rank for its own purposes, been more finely embodied than by Macready in the scenes with Henry the Eighth in the first act of the play. And there was a power and a pathos in his outburst of grief in the celebrated scene with Cromwell that completely electrified the audience, and secured for him a well-merited call before the curtain at the con clusion of the act. Miss Cushman's Queen Katherine is certainly the very best thing she has yet done. Her declamation was beautiful in the first act, where she pleads for Buckingham, and in the trial scene she was magnificent. There was a power and a dignity, conjoined with a pathos in her indignant protest against having Wolsey for her judge, which was perfectly thrilling. Admirably was she sup ported by Macready in this scene, whose air of quiet and repose contrasted beautifully with the fearful energy of the injured Queen. Her dying scene, too, was beautiful exceedingly; there was an exquisite pathos in her tones which thrilled to the heart, and as she died the face was lit up with an un earthly smile that passed across the features for a moment, the lips and hands were slightly moved, as though unconsciously, and all was over. The exqui site air, " Angels ever bright and fair," was beauti fully sung in this scene by Miss Anne Romer. At the conclusion of the act she was called for, and greeted with the most enthusiastic applause. Miss Susan Cushman made a most interesting Anne Bullen, and Mr. Ryder, as Buckingham, de claimed the celebrated dying speech with great propriety. Of the Henry the Eighth of Mr. Cooper we would fain not be compelled to speak. lie was wont to be an useful, and a painstaking and a careful actor, but last night he seemed am bitious of deposing James Bland from his throne, and strutted, and swaggered, and ranted after the most approved style of burlesque. The audience at first were disposed to be angry, and hissed, but as the play proceeded, the thing became st o . him. thoroughly trust ludi thatcrous that they laughed heartil y a mMorr.e.Coop Theer u and well s c u a c r h efu fnta l a lyg s u t t ic p t , ricks " no tragedywill p w l a a y s put upon the stage, and will no doubt draw crowded houses. STATE OF TRADE MANCHESTER, OCT. 12.—Since our last report, there has been no fresh failures of importance in this town or its neighbourhood. A rumour which pre vailed to some extent on Friday, of the stoppage of Messrs. Southam, cotton spinners, of Ashtoa-under- Lyne, was confirmed on Saturday morning. Their engagements are said to be about 16,0001. ; and the prospect of dividend is understood to be by no means encouraging. A small failure was also announced yesterday, namely, that of the firm of Edward and Robert Andrew, calico printers; but we believe it is of very little importance in any respect. The creditors of Messrs. De Jersey and Co. held a miffing on Monday, when a statement of the affairs of the firm was laid before them, and proved highly satisfactory. It appeared that the total liabilities were 345,000/., and the assets 435,000/. ; leaving a balance in favour of the firm of 90,000/. It was also stated that the only fixed property included in the assets consisted of two mills at Rochdale, which were valued at 20,0001., and that the assets consisted principally of good debts in Rusia, and of yarn in or on its way to that country ; that the firm had no connexion with manufacturing establishments in Russia, or with the firm of John Thomas, Son, and Lefevre, of London, who were indebted to De Jersey and Co. only to the extent of 700/. The failure was stated to have arisen from an irregu• larity in the receipt of remittances from Russia, the immediate cause of which had not been distinctly ascertained. After very full explanations had been given, the creditors passed some resolutions expressive of their satisfaction with the information afforded, and their full confidence in the resources of the house; and it was agreed that three of the creditors should be appointed as inspectors; and that, under their direc tion, the funds to be realised should be from time to time distributed rateably amongst the creditors. IVe understand that some considerable remittances have come to hand since the suspension, and that there is every prospect of a very early payment of the first instalment. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Stocks and Tait was held yesterday, when it appeared that the assets were likely to yield about six shillings in the pound ; and it was determined to wind up the concern under a fiat of bankruptcy. We regret to say that a failure in London, an nounced yesterday, namely, that of William and James Morley, Manchester warehouseman, Gutter-lane, Cheapside, is likely to inflict loss upon many parties in this town. The total liabilities of the firm are esti mated at about 120,000/., of which 40,000/. is said to be due in London, about the same amount in Manchester, and the remainder in various other places. What the assets are likely to prove seems to be wholly unknown; but, as it is understood that the partners have been very largely engaged in share speculations, the chance of a large dividend is rather problematical. We are glad to learn that, although the total amount owing here is considerable, the indi• vidual losses are not likely to be very heavy; and, so far as we have heard, they have generally fallen upon parties well able to bear them. In Liverpool, there has been a small failure, that of Mr. Mocatta, a merchant trading with the West Indies and the Spanish Main ; but his liabilities are not very heavy. Some uneasiness is understood to be felt in that town on account of the large amount of bills falling due on Saturday next; but we trust it will prove to be without much foundation A Manchester correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury of yesterday, announces the stoppage of Messrs. Pennington and Ryder ; but we are glad to learn that there is not the slightest foundation for the rumour ; Pennington and Ryder (of Liver pool) being a firm of undoubted property and credit. The market for yarn and goods continues without any material change. Notwitstanding the general pressure for money, spinners and manufacturers gene rally exhibit great firmness, and refuse to make sacri fices, even for immediate payment in cash. This has been the case particularly in cloth, which has been rather more firmly held than yarn. As may be sup posed, however, very little business has been done ; the sellers showing just as little inclination as the buyers to transact it. During the last two days statements have been circulated of the failure of the Oldham Banking Company, a joint-stock concern of very small busi ness. We are assured, however, that there has been no suspension of payment ; but the shareholders have determined to wind up their affairs, and to dissolve the company. 'We understand all their outstanding engagements amount only to 8,0001. The week's return, exhibiting the state of the mills, &c., in the borough of Manchester, manifests a much worse state of things than that 'published in the Guardian of 'Wednesday last. It appears from these returns, that within the last week no fewer than 13 mills have ceased working full time, of which seven have commenced reduced hours, and six, or nearly half, have entirely ceased. The position:of the work people has nece ssar il y b een greatly affected by th ese circumstances, for it appears that the numbers of those fully employed have been reduced by 1,117, whilst the numbers of those working only short time, and of those out of employment altogether, have been in creased in the same ratio. Of course, those mills which work oily ten hours, are taken as working full time in these returns. We learn, also, that the stoppage of mills in the adjoining district is increasing considerably; whilst the delegates of the working spinners, in a meeting held at Bolton, on Sunday last, recommended a general cessation of labour of, to commence on the 21st instant. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—There has been a steady demand for flannels to-day, and prices of every de scription have met with a ready sale, at former prices. The wool market has been more than usually qu i et ; the dealers show no disposition to push sales on credit, and the manufacturers buy only for immediate use. The prevailing opinion is, that wool cannot be higher, with the present scarcity of money. HALIFAX, SATuans.r.—The continued monetary pressure upon the commercial and manufacturing in terests exerts an increasing effect upon the trade of this district. Manufactured goods are unsaleable, even at a sacrifice, and prices ar e merely nominal. In the yarn trade less is selling, but stocks are pre vented from accumulating by the prudence of the spinners. Prices show no var i ation. The wool trade continues as last reported. HUDDER. SFIELD, TUESDAY. --Business has b een very dull in our cloth-h a ll t o• d ay, though some orders have been given out by the merchants. The trade in the warehouses, during the week, has been much the same as that of previous seasons. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have no new features to report about the state of our market ; business con tinues quiet. Manchester Guardian. THE DEATH or SIB ROBERT GORDON.—The fol lowing partic u l ars connec ted with this painful event w i ll i be read with melan c h o ly nterest :— Sir Robert h a d b een to the stables before b rea kf as t, giving some directions to his groom. He had scarcely sat down at the breakfast table on his return, when he must have fallen dead from his chair ; for his servant had left the room but a few minutes, when, on returning, he found Sir Robert lifeless on the floor. Sir Robert was alone at Balmoral at the time, being expected . at Iladilo House, Aberdeen the mansion of his noble brother, the next day. Sir iobert had been in perfect health and spirits immediately pre vious to the sad event. It is impossible for any one to have been more beloved. Most remarkable for his high gentlemanly bearing and amiable character, his death will c l!ast a mel ancholy gloom on every society where he was nown, nor was that circle a circumscribe :I one; for his m any hi gh qualities were extensively known an d Justly appreciated in European society at large, and his melancholy and unexpected death is a heavy loss to it. During her Majesty's late visit to Scotland, the Countess of Erroll had the honour of presenting to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in the name of her son (Lord Kilmarnock), a Highland s word deno minated a cl a y more . In virtue of the distinguished office held by the Earl of Erroll, which was granted by Robert Bruce, in the year 1315, to his ancestor, his , Lordship is by birth the first subject in Scotland, and in right of this privilevl, on all state occasions where the Sovereign is presant aprears at her right hand, and takes precedence :of the entire Peerage of Scotland.— Ayr Observer. DESTROYING MACHINERY. At the Ulster Police Court, on Monday, a 'young lad named Rice was brought before the magi strates, charged with the malicious destruction of the machi nery of Linnfield mill. The case excited the greatest possible interest, not fewer than 200, of between 300 and 400 persons who have been thrown out of employment by the occur rence, were present during the procee dings. The prisoner was in the employment of Messrs. John Murphy and Co., the proprietors of the mill. ; On Tuesday last, he remarked to a boy named Alex ander Bannatyne, also in the employment of Messrs. Murphy, that if anything went wrong with the mill I they would be enabled to get out to look for chesnuts, and, at the same time proposed to obtain a piece of iron to insert into the cog wheel, if the other would do the work. Ban natyne refused, and Rice thereupon searched for and obtained a piece of metal of about a pound weight, which, at dinner hour, and when the ma chinery was at rest, he inserted into the teeth of a large wheel in the gearing -room. The machinery having been again set in motion after dinner, a shock occurred which was felt throughout the whole build ing; but the piece of iron which was inserted in the wheel being too small little injury resulted. Shortly after six o'clock the next night when the machine stopped, Bannatyne and two or three other lads re mained to put out the lights ; and Rice, who stopped, for the same purpose, contrived to introduce a large piece of iron into the cogs of the principal wheel, leaving it there for the night. Next morning, Rice, Bannatyne, and the other workers, were at their posts at the usual hour. The engine was set to work ; the machinery had scarcely made one evolution when the engineman heard, as it were, a great crash and concussion, and, on reaching the gearing-room, he found two segments and two arms of the large gear• ing-wheel smashed to pieces. Rice was taken before the magistrates, when evi dence to the above effect was adduced. He denied placing the iron in the wheel. He was committed for trial. , LOTEMENT.—Last week an elopement of a rather unusual character occurred not far from the Castle. hill, Edinburgh. The wife of a respectable tradesman was misting one forenoon, and it was soon ascertained that she had decamped to Glasgow, in company with a married man who lodged in the house, taking with her a considerable sum of money and other property be longing to her husband. He instaneously set out for Glasgow in pursuit, traced them to a tavern, and pounced upon them whilst in the midst of their enjoy ment. He bestowed a sound flagellation on the gay Lothario, and sent for a constable, to whom he gave both in charge, while he proceeded in search of a war rant to compel the restitution of his property. On his return the birds were flown, and he learned, after some inquiry, that, eluding the constable on some pretence, they had gone straight to the Broomielaw, and em barked on board a vessel bound for New York, which had sailed. He hurried away, procured an Admiralty warrant, hired a steam-boat, and set off in pursuit of the fugitives. By this considerable time had elapsed, and they had got so much the start of him that it was only opposite Dumbarton that he overtook them. By virtue of the Admiralty warrant, he boarded the vessel, seized the fugitives, who on the spot gave up, it is understood, all the money, &c., belonging to him. He then wished them a happy voyage across the Atlantic, and returned home in high spirits and happy temper at having turned the tables so neatly on an ungrateful friend and a faithless wife. The lady has been married about twenty-two years, and is about double the age of her paramour. Fortunately she has no children.—. Glasgow Mercury. MORE RIOTS AT OVER DARWEN.—We regret to state that the peace of this village was again disturbed on Monday afternoon. The outbreak commenced with the destruction, near the Golden Cup, on the Black burn road, of two cartloads of furniture, belonging to a mechanic and other hands, from Preston, who had been engaged by Messrs. Walsh. The " turn outs " first unloaded one of the carts, and broke it ; after being reloaded, they again took it off the cart, and smashed it to pieces. They then returned to the village, and the spirit of mischief being up, commenced an at tack on the cottages of Messrs. Walsh's hands (the " knobsticks "), tea r i ng d own or d r i v i ng in the doors and window frames of about twenty of them, situated near the weaving sheds, at the bottom of the village. The mob then proceeded further up the village, and commenced a furious attack upon the George Inn, be longing to Mr. Ralph Walsh, a brother of the partners in the manufacturing firm. The mob smashed all the doors and windows, tore down the bar, breaking all the glass, &c., within their reach. Only one policeman was in the village at the time. Two are stationed there usually, one of whom was absent on duty. The da mage is estimated at between 2001. and 3001.—Manches ter Guardian. A whale, more than 40 feet in length, and 17 feet in circumference, was found three days ago stranded on a sand-bank near the mouth of the Seine, by some fish ermen, who towed it into Havre. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.--We are informed that on Wednesday morning last, when the colliers proceeded to their work in a pit in the immediate precincts of Airdrie, they found lying at the bottom the mangled bodies of three young men. The deceased, we learn, were trades men belonging to Calder Bank, and had been drinking deep in Airdrie on the preceding night. There is little reason to doubt that they had stumbled down the pit by accident. —Glasgow Herald. THE RECENT ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH EASTERN BAILWAY.—The Brig/don Gaze te speaking of the recent accident on this line, says Arrangements have been made at the junction which will render the recurrence of such an accident impossible. The points are now constructed to run into the Kepner Branch, and e ill always remain so, unless at times when the signal man, finding the branch line clear, turns the points to the main line ; in which case he would, of course, give the cor responding signal. In this manner, it will be seen, that negligence, even on the part of the pointsman, will in sure safety, while danger can only arise from a positive actin the wrong di rect i on. " It would appear that the accident arose from the driver of the London train dis regarding the stop signal until too late. The same au thority says_" A rumour has teen industriously circu lated that Clayton Tunnel is unsafe; and we have even been seriously told that the London and Brighton traffic is to pass by way of Lew es an d along the Keymer branch railway while the necessary repairs were made. Another rumour was, that the company contemplated turning the tunnel into an immense cutting. The ab surdity of the latter report is its own refutation. With regard to the tunnel itself, we have authority to state, that it is impossible for a tunnel to be in a more perfect. condition in every point." ADMIRABLE DISCOVERY. —STONE SUPERSEDED.—. A process has been patented by which artificial stone of every quality may be produced, from artificial granite to statuary marble. 'lbis invention is, from its cheap ness, a great advantage fur all the purposes of architec tural decoration, and, from its plastic nature before it. becomes hard, of great service to sculptors in taking casts of statuettes, busts, &c., and even figures of the size of life. The cost is in all cases whore carving is required in stone, in which this composition is substituted, less . by nine-tenths. Th e i nvent i on i s f oun d ed on the chemical analysis of the natural varieties of stone. The artificial stone produced is less absorbent than natural stone, and superior in compactness of texture, and will resist; ' frost, damp, and the chemical acids. It is made of flints, and siliceous grit, sand, &c., and rendered fluid by he a t, and poured into moulds as required till cool and har dened. Its strength and solidity enable it to resist more blows than real stone. The specimens of the inventionn, exhibited consist of many varieties, some being plain. pieces of coping stone, stones for variegated pavements for halls and rooms, stone ornaments, such as mouldings for freizes, finials, and some more elaborate, having flowers and devic es apparently cut with the chisel. There are also some grindstones, and stones used by agricul tural labourers for sh ar p en i ng scythes and tools. The invention is also applicable to the lining of cisterns and water pipes, its vitreous qualities insuring cleanliness. Its extreme ch eapness i s also a matter of consideration to those who require ornamental additions to houses. GRAY'S INS.—The lecturer on the law of real pro perty a n d conveyanc i ng has announce d h is intention to deliver his int ro d uctory l ecture i n th e hall of that society, on Thursday, the 4th of November, at half-past 7 o'clock, P.M., and to continue the course of lectures, exer c ises, and examinations, on every Monday and Thursday, until, and inclusive of, Thursday, the 23d of Decemb er next, at the same hour. The admission tickets to be obtained at the steward's office During the storm on Wednesday night two schooners from Liverpool, with general cargoes, came ashore on the north part of the island one, the A Western e I s e l t e h s e , r b e o e u a n r d t hfoer Ireland maegheid near uea t he Head; onehand pointof lost. The former we un derstand, has been got off ; but the latter has had her side stove in.—Manx Sun. LITTLE PATRIOTS.--A. fair correspondent of the Ration announces she has taught " a group of interesting ochildren" that th ey " are bound, before God and their c eee un h t e r f y e , re ne t V h never a % a t e c t e e & . s h e resist ance ehee to England un til th e y of Dublin— ' A line of freemen's flags, Begirt by freemen's cannon.' " THE AithIT.—DUBLIN , 0CT.12. --The 68th Light Infantry, now i n this garrison, . are under orders for Mullingar, where they will arrive on the 14th and 15th instant, respectively. The 40th Regiment, which arrived in Dublin last week, from Hull, has proceeded. en route to Castlebar, and will furnish. detachments to Galway, Tuam, &c. The Depot Companies of the 93d Highlanders left Dublin yesterday for Belfast, for em barkation for Scotland. ACCIDENT IN THE COUNTY LONGTORD.—(From a private letter dated on Sunday, the loth instant).-- Yesterday we had an awful explosion here, near the lodge of the New Castle. Just as Mr. and Mrs. Har man were in their carriage, on their way to Rockingham, a nice-slated house by the road side, used as an office and a store for the men working on the river, was blown to atoms. The walls, with the exception of one gable, were torn from their foundation. The check clerk, Mr. Richard Butler, wa s bl own t h roug h the door, and m i . serably scorched and cut. A man of the nameof . Lones s 18 0 the i r barrels fa nt, b an u d t nhoisliwveifse l w os e t r . e d T re h a e d re fu w lly e ' re hu o r n t, th a e nd lof a t pI gunpowder, containing 251bs. each. I • A serious case of stabbing occurred at peach oa Thursday night last. It appeared that between eight and nine o'clock, John Nunn, a hawker of fish, went home under the influence of drink, and quarrelled with his wife, the result of which was that with the knife he had been using at table he stabbed her in the neck. He was committed for trial on Monday. —Bury Post. Colonel Charles M'Allister, of Kenn(); died cud. delay on TIM* , last, Of a p o pleity , •-alaagete Paper. DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Surplice—t 25 to 1 agst Nil Desperan -12 to 1 agst Springy Jack dum 18 to 1 agst Glendower-4 30 to 1 agst Loadstone. It is said that the owner of Cawroush and his friends win 30,0001. on the Cesarewitch. Nearly the whole of the ring and moat of the gentlemen are losers. WEDNESDAY. The Bedford Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b ; winners extra. From the An. caster Post to the Duke's Stand. (17 Subs.) Mr. Barnes's Sotterly (allowed 31b) ... (Sly) 1 Lord Exeter's Tisiphone ... 2 Lord Chesterfield's cby Charles XII. ... . 3 The following also ran:—Duke of Bedford's Sable (31b)—Mr. Lowther's Chapelgowrie— Mr. Bouverie's Prairie Bird—Lord Strathmore's Sincerity—Field -Mar shal Grosvenor's Sir Roland de Bois (31b)—and Lord Spencer's Empress. Betting-7 to 4 agst Sable, and 4to 1 each agst Prairie Bird and Sotterly. Tisiphone, Sotterly, and the Charles the Twelfth colt got off together, and ran almost abreast till half way between the turn of the lands and home, when the last-mentioned of the three declined, and the remaining pair, singling themselves out, made a very pretty finish, Sotterly winning by a head. The Charles the Twelfth colt was a bad third, and Sable fourth. Run in 1 min. 25 secs. Match, 100, h ft. First half of AWL Duke of Bedford's Fistiana, Bst 21b (F. Butler), beat Mr. Marson's The Cardinal's Niece, Bst 71b. 11 to 10 on Fistiana. Won by two lengths. Time, 54 secs. The Oatland Stakes of 30 soya. each, 10 ft if declared, for three yrs old, &c. B.M. (6 Subs., 2of whom pay IEI sovs. each.) Mr. Rolt's ch g The Cur, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Mostyn's Gabbler, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ... 2 Mr. H. T. Worley's H ea d sman , 4 yrs , 7 s t 3 Duke of Rutland's Bella Donna, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ... 4 Betting-6 to 4 each agst Gabbier and Bella Donna, 4 to 1 agst Headsman, and 7to 1 agst The Cur. The running was made by Bella Donna to the corner of the plantations, where Gabbier took it up and carried it to the hill; The Cur then joined him, took the lead in the cord, and won easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 52 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old, 7st 31b ; and three yrs, 9st; fillies allowed 31b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs., &c. (10 Subs.) Captain Bulkeley's Dromedary, 3 yrs (F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's fby Giovanni, 2 yrs ... ... 2 Mr. Beresford's fby Erymus, 2 yrs ... ... • ••• 3 The following also started Cheshire's Ellen Horne, 3 yrs—Mr. Robert's Outpost, 3 yrs—Mr. J. Scott's Lilling, 2 yrs—Mr. Death's The Novice, 2 yrs— Mr. Osbaldestone's b c by Lanercost, out of Queen of Beauty, 2 yrs—Mr. Gratwicke's Awkward, 2 yrs—and Mr. Shelley's Doubtful, 2 yrs. Betting-2 to 1 agst Peeress filly, 4to 1 agst Awk ward, and 5 to 1 agst Lilling. Awkward and the Giovanni filly made strong running to the cords, Drome dary waiting on them, and the others lying well up. Awkward then declined, and Dromedary, taking the lead, kept it, and won cleverly by a length; the favourite a bad third. The winner was claimed. Run in 1 rain. 15 secs. The Town Plate of 501. T.M.M. Winner to be sold for 200, &c. Mr. C. Rayner's Alboni, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Dockeray) Mr. J. Scott's Tim Whiffler, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ••• 2 Mr. Mostyn's Fisticuff, aged, 9st 111 b Sir J. Hawley's Lady Cecilia, 4 yrs, Bst 41b... . 4 Betting-6 to 4 each agst Alboni and Tim Whiffler, and 4to 1 agst any other. Fisticuff made play at a bad pace to the gap, where Lady Cecilia went in front, and led at improved speed to the cords; Alboni and Tim Whiffler then singled themselves out, and made a fine race home, the mare winning by a head. Run in 3 min. 55 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sm. each, h ft;' for two-yrs-old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 51b; winners 51b extra. Cri teHon Course. (12 Subs.) Duke of Rutland's Paladin ... Lord Stradbroke's Alpheia Lord E. Russell's Cracow ... The following also rani—Lord Exeter's Hecuba— Lord Lonsdale's c by Redshank—Mr. Neviilea Sceptre —Mr. Osbaldeaton's Buckstone. Betting-2 to 1 agst Paladin, sto 2 agst Alpheia, 7 to 2 agst Buckstone, and 5 to 2 agst the Redshank colt. The Redshank colt cut out the work at a good pace, followed, until half way between the Duke's Stand and home, by the others almost abreast; Cracow, Paladin, and Alpheia here came out almost simultaneously, and raced home together; Paladin winning by a head, Alpheia second, beating Cracow by a head; the Red shank colt a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 25 secs. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft; for three-yrs-old fillies, Bst 71b each. D.M. (5 Subs.) Duke of Bedford's Bridle ... ... walked over Match, 100, h ft. D.M. Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell, ist 51b, received forfeit from Lord Orford's Craftsman, Bst 51b. Among the company present yesterday were the Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter, Earl of Stradbroke. Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Earl Spencer, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl of Orford, Earl of March, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl of Strathmore, Earl of Euston, Earl of Wilton; Lord Maidstone, Lord Ougley (who has not been at Newmarket for nearly twenty years), Lord Bateman, Lord Enfield, Lord Godolphin, Lord Sidney Osborne, ford G. Bentinck, Lord C. Manners, Lord George Manners, Lord Walpole, Lord Frederick Fitzroy, Lord William Powlett, Lord Stanley, Lord Edward Russell, Count Bathyany, General Charritie, Colonel Peel and Lady Peel, Colonel Bouverie, Sir George Ar mitage, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Hon. Captain and Mrs. Rous, Hon. Henry Forrester Hon. Spencer Littleton, Hon. Maj or Pi tt; Messrs. Sloane, Stanley, Collett, Payne, Ouseley, Higgins, Greville, Watt, R. H. Nevill, G. Fitzroy, Newton, Cox, Powell, Waddington, Drinkald, Shelley, C. Lloyd, &cr. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, TEN O'CLOCK. LATEST BETTING, CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES. 13 to 1 agst Prior of St. 20 to 1 agst George Hudson Margaret's—taken —taken 13 to 1 agst Geraldine—t 25 to 1 agst The Cur 14 to 1 agst Foreclosure 25 to 1 agst Newcourt 25 to 1 agst W ar E agle 25 to 1 agst R o b R oy t Collingwood 33 to 1 agst V an i s h agst gs Blackbird i se l 1 e 2 111 0 656 t ttt 0000 agst 1 agst Queen Mary--440 to 1 agst Brocardo ... (Robinson) 33 to 1 agst Cervus—taken 33 to 1 agst Beverlac—t BY. 2,000 to 25 agst Cracow ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap Plate. A.F. Inheritress,Bst 101b—Dulcet, Bst 101b—Cawroush, Bst 7lb —War Eagle, Bst 71b—Wilderness, 7st 131b—Paultons, 7st 121b—Master Downes, 7st 101b—Coningsby, 7st 71b —Ulysses, 7st 51b—Mirmillo, 7st 51b—Rob Roy, 7st 51b —Duc-an-Durras, 7st 51b—St. Demetri, 7st 21b—She raton, 7st 21b—Julia, 7st 21b—Chatham, Est 121b—Con gress, 6st 10113—Lady Cecilia, Est 10Ib—Colleen Bawn, 6st 101b—Palms, Est 81b—Wintonia, Est 81b—Resolu tion, Est 81b—Tarella, 6st 61b—Watchdog, 6st 51b— Flitch, 6st 51b—Redwing, 6st—The Admiral, 6st— Moodkee, sst 121b—Widred, sst 121 b. Sweepstakes; for two yrs old; winner to be sold for 40. Spanish Chestnut—b fby Touchstone, out of Firefly f by Erymus, out of Peeress—br c by Scroggins, out of Gill—and Laurista. Sweepstakes; first half of Ab. M.; winner to be sold for 300. Bishop of Romford's cob; aged—Garry Owen, aged— John Harris, 5 yrs—Laundry Maid, 4 yrs—Villiers, 3 yrs—Nerissa, 3 yrs—Blackcock, 3 yrs—Kite, 3 yrs— Tamarind (late Lady Augusta), 2 yrs—Architect, 2 yrs —Flintstone, 2 yrs. Sweepstakes; for two yrs old; winner to be sold for 150. Sword Player—ch c by The Colonel, out of Bay Dorothy—Pet of the Fancy. THE LATE FATAL FIRE NEAR APOTHECARIES' HALL.—An investigation was yesterday held before Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, as to the origin of the recent fire and the cause of the death of Miss Frances Purday, who perished in the flames ; and after hearing all the evidence that could be procured in elucidation of the circumstances, the jury returned a verdict " That de ceased was accidentally burned to death, but as to the origin of the fire there was not sufficient evidence before the jury to enable them to decide." HEAVY RAINS AND STOPPAGE OF COAL WORKS AT WIGAN.—From the heavy rains about three weeks ago, owing to which the water broke into the workings of coal mines in Wigan, one colliery is entirely stopped, and, we believe, will be abandoned altogether, along with the working materials in the pit, including a large quantity of waggons, rails, and other articles of con siderable value. On Sunday morning last, the water in the river was again overflowing its banks, and fears were excited that an additional quantity would get into the hollows, which would have the effect of stopping other works. They, however, escaped; but the water was so high, the rain during the preceding night being exceedingly heavy, that some of the cellars of buildings adjacent to the river were four feet deep in water.—Local Paper. COLLISION ON THE LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—We have been informed by a genticmon who travelled on this line of railway on Monday, that a serious collision took place about eleven o'clock that morning between the Kendal junction and the Miln thorpe station. It appears that a cattle train which was coming down came in contact with a luggage train which was going up the line, and that the collision was dread ful. The two engines and most of the trucks were smashed. Tho two engineers and a stoker were very much hurt, one of them so dangerously as not to be ex pected to recover. Four head of cattle, which were in the cattle train, were killed. It was said that the cattle train was so heavy that it could not be stopped in time, although there were two breaks on it, and hence th e collision. The pas s enger train, on arriving at the spot, was detained nearly an hour before the line could be cleared of the broken engines and trucks to enable it to pass.—Liverpool Courier. 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