The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-22 00:00:00

1 OftenMlX 11 tor % tier Atry. Almost immediately after the p.ri tq • 4 veetved the money, he absconded, and nothing Zr Was seen of him until Mr. Purby met him thMstreet about a week ago, and gave him into reb syb oft, prisoner, who reserved his defence, was then 14 itted for trial. 1411 L: .BRO 7 -STREET—(THIS DAY.) AT ? t et EMPTED EXTORTION.—Henry Stone, a re able-looking lad was placed at the bar before I lardtvick, chargel with writing a letter for the ;'se of extorting money from John Attwood, Esq., t r o 2 5, Park-lane. ' ll i:* prosecutor stated that on Monday evening t o ,Lete received a letter by post requiring him to send lo s `:Le address enclosed thc.; sum of 51., and in case of IroZ tl ing to do so, something of a serious nature happen to hi Vi n , He produced the letter of —Zetthe aubjo;: de d is a copy. od~SBerlr'----4. write these few lines to warn you of the ‘nat you are in without knowing it. I am red to keep company with a set of fellows who Ut Luleir living by dishonest ways, and from whom 1, - Want t o get away ; they intend very shortly to you, but you could prevent it if you knew ict it is. I will tell you what it is on one eon °ll"—that you will give me Si. for telling you. Woald gladly tell you everything for nothing, iZtjdirectly I tell you I must take the first oppor britY to get away out of London by railway, or it i'Knt cost me my life; they already suspect me, and it 14 11 Y by going into a coffee-house that I find titne to to this. I should have left them long ago but I i t Z 3 not the money. If you agree to the conditions, ko d tne a letter with a 51. note directly you read this, T Wa will return you an answer of what the plot is d 4 101 ; 1°1 v to prevent it , and who the person is that i %su p t ; if you do not agree you must take the con tioaces, as I dare not tell you unless I leave Lon iette'lectly after I have told you. I shall receive a r if you put this direction. " JAMES ELLIS, " To be left at the Post-office, 26, Leadenhall-street, City." to ',s is not my name, but I shall know what g o tl for. You nee d not think to see me when I 14, it get the letter, for I shall get some boy to ask pitl-kbe letter did not bear the name of witness, but luerely addressed 26, Park-lane, Hyde-park. IkrivetlY he had read the letter, he proceeded to the e ..e station, and placed it in the hands of the in ?on duty , who directed a constable to go to tb „ . _ ,a-ost-office, 'in Leadenhall-street, and take into vc,'€ l 3 7 the person who called for the letter. Pre tits, to the constable going there, witness inclosed a I ,:k piece of paper in an envelope, and sent it by eb the address named in the letter. spoli ce cons t a bl e 8 D sa id th a t f ro m inf o rmation had received from the prosecutor he proceeded to lli tris P°,:t-office, 25, Leadenhall-street, and placed " in a position that commanded a view of every pt.,1.8„„ ame who entered. After watching a considerable he h s t e saw the prisoner go into the shop and shortly t 0 tar n with a letter in his hand. Witness then went up A tte lm and took the letter produced from him. The 1 1 , 14 r was identified by the prosecutor as the one he l et ,_ Sent. Witness asked the prisoner whether the C t4 r Was f or hi m ? H e s aid, "It was not, and that A lat 4ll had se n t him for it." He then tcali him into 2 4 3", and conveyed him to the station-house, where th e was searched, and several slips of paper, bearing I.,Eldresses o f diff e rent gentlemen, found upon him. , r,.T, answer to the charge, the prisoner denied " 411 8 . the letter. He was going over London to 4,6 e) when a man met him and asked him to go ki d - ;:e post-office in Leadenhall-street for a letter, c ot4 :!sed to James Ellis. He consented, and on out of the post-office he was taken into I °4 Y . th at tl answer to Mr. HARDWICK, the prisoner stated k Us had not been in London long, having been re ioe With his uncle, who is a farmer near Ashford, 411,11 t, for the last six months. He was now lodg- Vine-court, Tooley-street. 1111 ( 1 . RARDWICK directed him to write his name, i go the words "Leadenhall-street" and "James qPrisoner then wrote several words both in ink pencil, which on being compared with the 104 1 ;1'411 1g in the letter bore such a resemblance as bet t 'llte Mr. HARDWICK to remand him till Friday D THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) th ar "iel Leary, a powerful looking fellow, was te ll , OA in conjunction with another man not at pre e4.l2ll custody, with forcibly violating the person of VIM Bennett. tiOe Prosecutrix, who cried bitterly during the Zre stated, that yesterday evening, as she was Lwh e uff down Whitechapel, she saw the prisoner lived next door to her in Blue Anchor-yard, Gi ttr l n a l 7-lane), and another man, come out of the %e t I tek public-house. The prisoner said he would t i tba ler home, and asked her to have something to the k. She took a small glass of gin with him and 11 (11 2 . ther ma n . A s th ey were pass i ng th e p r i sone r' s I§Z he suddenly pu s hed open the door, placed her N d ; over her mouth to deaden her cries, and ear beiti her to a room up stairs. He threw her on the tokit zl d) despite her struggles and screams, held her th eu lY down while the other man violated her. He ko w l et the other man out, struck her several violent 4% 1 4 ) Which a l mos t rendered her senseless, and himself l e4 . l , l a ) plished his purpose. Her loud outcries at t/N,attracted attention, and two policemen broke /),"%e door and apprehended the prisoner. Lti e i tit % 4 oil, H 24, deposed, that last night a woman . I ' l 4 ' O , him and said she was afraid some foul play lsktng on in Blue Anchor-yard, for there was a officer screaming horribly. Accompanied by another 'toi i i, l l.l he went to the spot, and, as the prisoner Ar os j not admit them, he burst open the door. The 44, l a t e Oltrix was sobbing bitterly, and told the same goo r `_ 6ll as she did now, Prior to breaking open the fie' he heard her exclaim "For God in Heaven's oth e ' r tt me out." From the description given of the N ie 174411 he had no doubt he should be able to ap led him i n a day or two. 4r 4A ; s. , 'YARDLEY said, for that purpose he would 441 ) 4 : the c ase till Friday. A most brutal outrage 1 / 4 4 ell perpetrated, and he directed the officer on th e 14. 5' to bring the woman who had called him to Net4seeutrix, in order that the case might be com e of ch he ad nt RE CITY REGISTRATION. (THIS DAY.) l'h„ (Before T. Y. M'CintisTlE, Esq.) e 0 40 1.; revision of the lists of the Livery having been 1 :41 1 toed yesterday, the Court proceeded this morning *lk e e householders lists, commencing with that of ,Al ll 'Vtte Wards Within and Without. . h e r . effect of the decision come to cases Niolstie with respect to giving costs, in of ! 1 44 3 1 3 : 15 objections, has considerably reduced the l a 4 0 A r of objections raised by both parties, and there tktouqgohub ra t p t i h d a i t y t . he work of revision will now be got AST INDIA HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.) : I _o4 ~,`-rneral Court held this morning, on a divi `° J l ; s4l nst the legal right of the money payment rrnaut, it was objected by 38 to 4, the chair wits l en Ling explained that the Government of Benga " L IY bound to pay it. C 4,3, 1414 , g _ 0f12 8 . - --The melancholy death of Mr. Weston, ail% i,7° Surveyors-General of Customs, a few days f it' -4,consequence of the injuries received on one o ' ) 4 th ll- t rern lines of railway, as detailed in our columns the r e e t m e , has caused the deepest and most sincere a k ,,,..., 11 gh0ut the department. As may be supposed,. t fi li f e d e e n ,;;;" of a gentleman holding so high a position in ."' Who,"tient causes several promotions to occur, some 1 , - ,,Nin l 2 - ,, s w ill. be in the regular course, and others ao n-tatial "",11,13 merit and capacity of the- individuals in the ilit tn - ', ; without at all anticipating the arrangements ' 4O ti,,„"°os of the Board, we may state as probable that 41,,aeilil_„oSu r veyor-General will be selected from one of Pr o ._ Vectors. General, which will cause a vacancy for from landing-surveyor, and also the appoint the senior and most efficient landing Waterslro a I o t t () ) li t?, : f the Post of landing-surveyor. This latter will A„aall 4 'l a el'eral classes of landing-waiters, and " " Yr nre tl e;L a la nding-waitership at the disposal of the !a Aolto'cPloie-c. :10 SiN nGclutw Iltit!sealtted ~r3a9ey.:a Yesterday morning, between , a fire broke out upon some premises w ' ac t ls 'T , ' y-street, Clerkenwell, belonging to It appears that during the past few 1 10 ._ a workmen had been employed in rebuilding the h_se a heap of lime had been placed on the ground 4714' thenafflding. The rain that fell during the night achethe lime, which set the scaffold poles in a blaze. 44 11 : side walls being away, and the floors open, it was Iv ne followed. that a fearful conflagration ..,(141d have The engines promptly attended, there being an abundance of water the fire was epee e O 4- :_kl. y extinguished, but not until the spaffolding was tio iclerably burned. Fortunately the building received ~,I n jury, r t ' ,-. 4 14 . ExILEs HUSTINGS. The contractor. wh o was a ° l eted for so inefficiently doing his work that it fell *f - s , llll has been pronounced not guilty. The erection Bpd composed of spruce fir,. and wanted a centre beam Ivit., post, but it was duly inspected at the time, and the is suppose tliezo.e.iosos:vse. r were esul L contradictory, and hence it is d at I V Fri day night the aurora borealis was perceived It ~,E t riS_, from half-past nine to a quarter past twelve. tli -rr ; e ad a feeble light similar to that which precedes i til e n' B 'ng of the full moon when the sky is obscured q ti l l - 1 , 1 14 5. Its principal light extended from N. towards e jf t * l ' l •W., but it was excessively diffused. qo o , NI GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE CAPE OF %pith- doP E•—The Vernon, East Indiaman, arrived at d b. -ad this afternoon (Tuesday). The stock an 11,_ WZ l g e of the passengers will be got on boa L rd ie t ti li t is G eri tn g and to-morrow, and in the afternoon m .. hmiteral Sir harry Smith, his lady, and staff will Thee Nr er going to Spithead in the Myrtle steamer. oloro is to sail for the Cape and Madras at daylight % Chi morning, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA TUE LATE STEAM BO NT EXPL()S101:. ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) The inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate persons who lost their lives by the recent explosion of one of the boilers of the Cricket, was renewed to day at ten o'clock in the board-room of St. Martin's workhouse, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. James, and Mr. M'lntyre attended for the respective parties as at the last meeting. The first witness examined was Mr. Edward Portwine, of 27, Catherine-street, Pimlico, a writer on engineering. I am not a working man. lam not a practical man. I visited the whole of the boats while they were working at a penny. I judged that they were dangerous boats from the high pressure on the boiler. The gauge was from thirty-six to thirty seven, and I thought that pressure too great to be safe for marine boilers of three feet diameter. I con sulted several eminent men on the subject, and they agreed with me. I told the engineer that that pressure was too great to be safe. I did not notice the valves. By Mr. Le Breton—The boat was moored at Lon don-bridge, taking in passengers when I examined the boilers and found the mercury gauge at 36. To the jury—l never knew engines worked at such a pressure-27k is the highest-23 is enough. I am neither a working man nor a practical, but Dr. Lardner is not a practical man. I have had great experience. By Mr. James _Locomotive engines work from 35 to 80. The book you hold in your hand looks like mine-26 lbs pressure is not much for high pressure boilers. I have said in my book that the Cricket was worked with low pressure condensing engines. I say so now—that the boat has been worked at high pressure with low pressure engines. I did not examine the engines or the boilers. I obtained my information from the engineers of the boats. The CORONER interfered. He said he thought that the examination of the witness need not be pro ceeded with. Mr. James said it was material that he should proceed with his cross-examination. Mr. Jones, the foreman, though the evidence good for nothing. Mr. Portwine merely gave the result of inquiries he had made, not the result of his per sonal investigation. The CORONER considered such an observation pre mature. _ _ The examination of the witness was not, however, after some discussion, proceeded with. Mr. Thomas Lloyd, of the Admiralty, Somerset house, chief engineer and inspector of the machinery of the navy, was next examined—He said, I have examined the machinery and boilers of the Cricket by the direction of the Government. I examined the boat the first time the second Monday after the ex plosion, the 6th of September. (The witness here handed in drawings of the vessel as she appeared when he first saw her ; also a plan of the boiler and of the safety valve, with the weight and size, which were received in evidence ; also a drawing of the spring balance upon the boiler, which did not burst (Salter's balance) ; also a drawing which he had received from Mr. Joyce, showing the boilers in their orignal state (Mr. Hughes brought specimens of the iron of the boiler, and pieces of good plate). With regard to the engines, Ido not think it necessary to say much about them. The engines were high pressure, on the principle well known as Woolff's. There are two cylinders to each engine ; one cylinder in which the steam is used at a high pressure, and instead of passing into the open air, as in ordinary high pressure engines, it passes into the second and larger cylinder, from which it passes into the condenser ; it is there condensed in the ordinary way. The object of this arrangement is the saving of steam, and therefore of fuel. So far as I saw, the material and workmanship of the engines were good. As compared with high pressure engines of the ordinary construction, there is nothing objec tionable in them in point of danger. lam about to say that there were attached to the engines two pumps for feeding the boiler; there was another pump worked by an auxiliary engine, which is commonly called " the donkey," and a fourth pump to be worked by hand, all for feeding the boiler. I see nothing objectionable in them. They appear to perform all that is necessary. With regard to the boilers I may say that there were two, consisting of an external cylinder, five feet in diameter, having spherical end at the back, and the front being composed of a flat plate, to which are affixed a cylinder, composing the furnace, and also small tubes, through which the products of combus tion pass. The internal part of the boiler, consisting of the furnace, fire-box, and the small tubes, were secured to the shell by rivetting round the circum ference of the front plate. The stay was fixed to the end of the boiler, and the other obliquely to the top of the front of the upper part of the shell. There was a steam-door also rivetted to the top of each boiler, on each of which there were two safety valves, pressed down by levers, one lever having a weight at its end, and the other a a spring balance—Salter's balance. The thickness of the tube-plates was about three quarters of an inch ; the front plates, at the top and bottom of the boiler, three eighths of an inch, the shell three-eighths of an inch, the steam door 5-16ths of an inch, the angle iron of the boiler is three inches by a half, all the other angle iron is two and a half by three-eighths. The rivets are three-eighths of an inch thick. The rivets in the boiler were three quarters of an inch. Assuming each boiler to be of the power of 16 horses, the total surface of the boiler is 14 3.loths per square foot. The area of the fire grate is 55-100ths per foot horse power. There is nothing objectionable in these pro portions of the boiler. The quantity of water in the boiler up to the middle gauge cock is about 3-10ths of a cubic foot, and the steam-room about 1i foot per horse power. I have calculated the pressure upon the safety valves to be, supposing the weight to be at the extremity of the lever, per square inch amounts to 661bs per square inch very nearly. Taking the spring balances as it was when I saw it, the pressure per square inch, when the valve was just about to open, would be, I think, 401bs. per square inch ; but if the valve was wide open this spring balance would pro duce a pressure of about 1701bs. per square inch, supposing the valves to be as wide open as they could be. The wider the valve opens the greater is the pressure upon the spring balance. A pressure of llb. on the valve produces a pressure on the spring ba lance of 21bs. I will now describe the condition of the boiler that was burst. The valves act separately, and I apprehend if all the valves had been in proper operation the steam could not have generated to a dangerous extent.—(Sensation, and slight approba tion.) The power of the lever is as 101bs to 1 nearly. This is not the usual way in which spring balances are used, at least so far as I know. It would not be liable to be easily disorderded. It is wrong in principle to place a spring balance at the end of a long lever, because the pressure of the valve is increased very materially. I object altogether to the valves being under the care of an engineer, but it is right to say that the practice is too common. CORONER — This is a valuable opinion, because it may lead to a remedy of the evil. Mr. Lloyd—l think, Sir, it can scarcely be a matter of opinion. If it was intended to work the boiler at 661b5., such a weight as the one I have de scribed ought not to have been put on the lever. I am speaking of the lever with the weight. The spring valves can be regulated to any pressure. The weight being on the lever, would lead the engineer to the inference that he might use it as he thought fit. With regard to the construction of the boiler, I may say that it was dangerous to be used as a high pressure boiler. The whole of the pressure of the steam within the boiler is brought, either directly or indirectly, upon this flat plate in the front. I find, when the pressure is 66, the direct pressure upon this plate is 83 tons.—(Great sensation.) This pressure is withstood by the thickness of the plate, with the addition of the two stays I have mentioned. Ido not believe that 661bs. to the square inch would have hurt the boiler at the time it burst, but when it got older it would have burst. In the first place, you cannot calculate what the pressure ought to be on the flat plate. The pressure upon the inside tends to produce three different effects ; in the first place there is a strain brought upon it at right-angles from the surface. If the plate was perfectly rigid, there could be no other effect than this, but if not, an enormous pressure is brought upon it on its own plane. I may illustrate this by comparing the strain to that on a musical string, when it is pulled lengthways. There is a third action upon it produced by the bending of the plate—the outer circumference remaining plain, the inner part being considerably bulged. I have come to the conclusion, from the best examination that 1 can give to it, that thtsfrtoho front boiler,plate, w w i a t s h the not two sufficient very imperfect stays put into to bear for a length of time—that is, during the time boilers usually last—a pressure of 601bs. upon the square inch ; it could bear it no doubt at the present time. Supposing the lever valves were tied, and a man could easily stop the others with a small wed g e of wood, I h ave made rough calculations of the effect a o s f su k n e l e p p t i i n o g ns. all lf t t h he e valves tied for five minutes—l do not pretend t o accuracy , because you must u se pressureof fiso , minutess 6 0 whenit would the be valves were tied, at the end9o; and in ten m i nutes 130 to 140; i n a quar t e r of an hour, 180. I cann o t conceive fo ur valves sticking at the s ame time—one w ou ld not relieve the boiler sufficiently , looking at the construction of the steam-pipe—that is if three were fast. Two ought to remove the boiler, one cf Salter's and one of the other. The area of the steam-valve is 5 or 8 inches, but the area of the waste steam-pipe is 28 7-10ths only. If the two levers were tied, and the spring valves open, I think 1 a dangerous pressure would be brought on the boiler. After examining the boiler, I tested the goodness of the materials by taking pieces which were rent when it burst. They are 3-Bths of an inch thick. I cut slips of two inches in thickness from them, both with and against the grain, and tore them asunder by a machine for that purpose at Woolwich. (The wit ness produced the slips.) I had four pieces of similar thickness cut from a new plate of the same thickness at Woolwich. The average strength per square inch of the plates was 17 tons, and the strength of the new plates of the same thickness was 21 and 2-3ds of a ton. I tried also some common Lowmoor plates of the same thickness, but of a far superior quality. The Cricket's plates are lamaniated very much. This occurs in the best boilers. The iron where the boiler burst is bad ; in fact, the iron is of a kind that ought not to have been applied to high pressure boilers. I also tried some common Staffordshire plate, as thick as the Cricket's, and it bore 16 tons and two thirds. The boilers are not properly constructed ; the rivets generally did not fill the holes, and they were generally not sufficiently long to make a good rivet. The boiler does not seem deteriorated by wear, except at the lower part, a portion of which exploded. Ido not attribute the explosion to the wear of the boiler. The whole front of the boiler was blown out. Of course the boiler was weaker than when new, but not much. No experiments will tell us what pressure the front plate would bear. The iron was not of good quality, considering the use to which it was applied. Such iron is used in the navy for parts of boilers not much liable to wear. The pressure when the explosion took place could not have been less than 136 to the square inch. It is utterly impossible to calculate it exactly. I have no reason to suppose that there was a deficiency of water. The boiler was a tubular one. The bursting of the tubes from which it derives its supply of water could not cause anything serious. Tubular boilers are generally considered safe if they are properly used. Two or three were burst in the explosion. The great objection I have to the boiler is its construc tion without proper staying, and in a far less degree the materials of which it is male. The cause of the explosion was an improper increase of the pressure of the steam. If the steam increased from 60 to 150 in ten minutes, the explosion is easily accounted for. I should say that the boiler had never been subjected to so great a pressure as at the time it burst, because the exploded boiler leaked materially, no doubt from the pressure it received on the day of the explosion. The boilers were connected at the lower part with the water, and at the top with the steam. The pres sure on the two boilers was the same, and if but one valve was in operation it would act upon both. I may mention with respect to the unexploded boiler, that the front plate was permanently bulged an inch and three-quarters, and when subjected to the water pressure of 186, it was bulged two inches and a six teenth, and began to break at the pressure I have in timated as being on the other boiler, and exactly like it. If all the four valves had been at liberty, it ap pears to me quite impossible that an explosion could take place. 1 think the valves must have been closed either by accident or design, or merely open to a very small extent.—(The witness here handed in a plan of the state of the boiler before and at the time of the explosion, and explained the mode in which it took place.) By Mr. IM. Chambers—The object of the spring valve is not to save steam ; it is intended to act as a weight. I don't disapprove of spring valves. I dis approve of the way in which they were placed in this case. When the valves were not in the care of the engineers, and they got out of order, they could be raised, but not lowered. This is the plan adopted in the navy since steam-vessels were used; it is not so in locomotives. A man cannot, therefore, produce a greater pressure. The "pressure on the unexploded boiler was, I think, 401bs. There was nothing to indicate that the valve was tied. The Salter's balance was broken and carried away. If the Salter's balance in both boilers had been in order at the time, I cannot say whether they would have prevented the explosion. I doubt much whether they would. I have come to this conclusion from the strength of the springs and from the smallness of the pipe; also from the steam having to pass in two or three different directions, which impeded its progress to the funnel. Any one standing near the funnel could hear the steam blowing off at a low pressure. I think there should be two valves on each boiler, as*in this case. I certainly should have preferred two weighted valves to the spring valves. The gauge is intended to show the engineer the pressure of steam. I should think it is liable to get out of order ; if either water or air get in it will not act properly. Besides the valves and the gauge, there is nothing to show the engineer the pressure of steam. The experiment I made on the front plate was gradual—the lower plate began to break at 120 lbs. If that pressure had come suddenly in with a jerk or a bump, the force would be materially in creased. There is " impact," the force of which no one can calculate. I do not see how the pressure could be brought on suddenly to entitle it to the term " impact." There were two stays to the unex ploded boiler which were broken, and either sudden or gradual pressure would break them. The sudden breaking of one of the stays would perhaps cause a bulging in the front, but I cannot calculate the amount of pressure. I will not say that it would be so small as not to create any effect. The stays were not broke, the fastenings gave way. One of the holes in the back stays was torn out by the force of the explosion. I should be very sorry to make any experiment to learn the increase of pressure on a boiler the valves of which were closed at 60, and for ten minutes. I draw my conclusions from the quantity of water, the dimensions of the boiler, the heat, and from the experiments made by other persons, and cal culating the elasticity of the steam, I have arrived at the opinion I have expressed. I have considered that everything except the valves was in order; but I do not pretend it to be considered as an accurate opinion. I really did not notice that any of the tubes had been plugged. The tubes, if they leaked, would only let out water, and no escape of steam would take place by them. The boiler is a tolerably good one—that is the main consideration ; the state of the tubes is not so material as that. If the pres sure had got to 80 or 90 the spring valves;would,have been acted upon. They would operate at that pres sure. If they had been open, the escape of the steam would have made a great noise ; but if they did not let the steam off as fast as it was generated the sub sequent explosion would only be prolonged. A stoker, if he were present, would in such a case " draw his fire." lie knew no one who thoroughly understood the steam engines. Engineers in the navy were subjected to examinations. A good man was a man who understood his work. You must get the best man you can, and if you cannot get him at low wages, you must give higher. A man who could take an engine to pieces, and who understood its na ture, would of course make a good driver, but if he had not a perfect knowledge he might cause more injury than an imperfectly educated driver. By Mr. James—lf all the valves had been open Ido not think that an explosion would have taken place. My opinion is fortified from what I have heard that something must have been done to the valves. The evidence that no steam was blowing off, also leads me to the opinion that the action of the valves had been interfered with before the explosion. If the fact be established that the valves were tied on the boat leaving the pier, and that it rose to such a height that the gauge became disordered, I should say it would be conclusive as to the cause of the explosion. If all the valves were in operation, 661bs. was the maximum pressure on the boiler, which could be regulated by moving the weight or the lever. In the royal navy there are no levers—the weights being underneath. I have no objection to an en gineer adjusting the pressure, unless he does so with out the cognisance of the parties interested.—(Salter's balance was placed in the hands of witness.) He said this is a better one than the one in the Cricket; it showed 85, this showed but 45. The engine is better known as Woolffs. It is not used in the navy. I have no objection to high-pressure steam-engines. They always have been used. Salter's balance is used on locomotives. We have no high-pressure engine yet at 'Woolwich. I prefer low-pressure, but it is necessary to use high-pressure. This boiler, for a high-pressure one, did not undergo a severe test. I tried it without the stay. I allowed something for corrosion. The maker should allow something at the commencement. The angle iron of the unexploded boiler was burst. I do not attach the slightest importance to the stays in testing the boiler. I was informed that the boilers had been proved. Mr. Joyce and the proprietors of theth e b h o o a a t t. afforded Pressure eaimgv eh tr ne e niaon v ott je trains u r lt y vrg re es f ac ili ty e:utesienatt ddetber eryntrthe teor than n examining one-tenth of the ultimate strength of the boiler should be used. 'tsro boilers svti strength. no locomotivesgfa t bth the oe i boiler expresst hmh trying boilersnpgh pressure i el t si es beyonduvo er f et t h h o e e f 100. The iron of the Cricket bore seventeen tons to the square inch. The Locomotive bore an average of pressure of 21 and two. thirds — the utmost was 22 and two-thirds. If I were com pelled to use square plates I should have them of a thickness to bear the entire pressure of the whole boiler. The tying of the valves would gra dually weaken the boiler, and therefore some allowanee must be made in favour of the maker. I made no experiments on the dome. The vulnerable part of the boiler 'gave way. If I were a commercial boiler maker I would not under take to construct a boiler to work with closed safety-valves, neither would I work one. I am going to make a report to the Board of Trade. One stay is at each end of the boiler, and both are inside. If the engineer periodically tied down the valves, th e boilers must have stood a p ressure which it is impos Bible to calculate. The gauge would not, in such a case, actually show the pressure. Many parties had EYE NIN been on board before I visited the boat. She had been often dry. When I saw the lever there was no cord upon it. I think on the day of the explosion there must have been a sudden pressure of 1301bs. to 1401b5., and this undue pressure disabled the other boiler. This periodical pressure must also have weakened the boilers. By Mr. M'lntyre—lf one of the lever valves had been free I do not think the explosion could have occurred. I should prefer a convex to a flat front, but I do not object to a flat front if properly se. cured with stays, but with deficient stays I think them dangerous. Placing the valves in the power of an engineer holds out to him a temptation which few men are able to resist, to increase the steam by tying the valves. By Mr. Le Breton—Supposing the engineer had been in the habit of tying down the valves since April, the pressure must, at times, have been greater than 66—sometimes less. The valves sometimes get clogged,especially the river boats, from the thick, muddy work, but it must have been an extraordinary clogging to stop up all the valves. The valves used in the Cricket were not uncommon. I see no grounds for coming to the conclusion that the boiler burst at a lower pressure than 130. It is possible that that boiler may have been more weakened than the other. It is probable that the tying of the valves might not have been attended with any serious consequences. To the Jury—The difference of cost between making the two thin plates, which were subject to the greatest pressure, in Lowmoor, and the iron of which they were,xnade would have been inconsider able—not more than 2/. or 3/. The sudden escape of steam from the condenser wou ld not show that the valves were tied —simply that the condensers were too hot, and on such occasions the engine would suddenly stop. The tying of the valves would tend to cause an escape of the steam by the condensers, but it does not follow that the steam will escape. (The inquest was not concluded when our report left.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RICHMOND RACES.—MONDA.Y. The Dundas Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. One mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.) Major Yarburgh's Sally Maggs, 3 yrs (Oates) 1 Mr. B. Green's Princess Alice, 4 yrs... ... ... 2 Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmsinger, 5 yrs ... 3 Mr. W. 11. Johnstone's Shelforth, 4 yrs ... ... 4 6to 4 agst Princess Alice, 2 to 1 agst Sally Maggs, and 3 to 1 agst Psahnsinger. Won easily by half a length. The Easby Stakes of 25 soya, each, 15 ft, &c., with 20 added; the second to save his stake. From the Grey Stone in. (6 Subs., 2of whom paid 5 soya. each.) Lord Zetland's Queen of the May, 2 yrs (G. Abdale) 1 Mr. B. Green's bc by The Saddler, 2 yrs ... ... 2 6t04 on the Saddler colt. Won in a canter. The Lord Lieutenant's Plate of 501., added to a Handi- cap of 10 soya, each. Once round and a distance. (14 Subs.) Mr. T. Dawson's Ulysses, 7st 71b Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor, 7st 71b ••• Mr. Johnstone's Enchanter, 7st 71b Mr. Harland's Glenwhelt, Est 101 b Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin, 6st 101 b 5 6to 4 agst Executor, and 2to 1 agst Ulysses. Won by a length. The Richmond Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 70 added; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (19 Subs., 9 of whom declared.) Mr. Nleiklam's Inheritress, aged, Bst 81b(Templeman) Mr. E. Wright's Sheraton, 4 yrs, 7st 21b „. Mr. Brunton nd Ennui, 4 yrs, 7st ... Lord Zetland's Coheiress, 6 yrs , Est 121 b 4, 6 to 4 on Inheritress 5 to 2 agst Ennui, and 3 to 1, agst Sheraton. Won easily by two lengths. The Grand Stand Stakes of 25 sovs. each, h ft; for two yrs old colts. Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. Grey Stone in. (6 Subs.) Mr. Hodgson nd Landrost, alld. 51b (Cartwright) 0 1. Mr. James Cookson's Camphine, allowed 31b ... 0 dr Lord Normandy's Romi, allowed 31b 3 5 to 4 on Camphine. After a splendid race, which ended in a dead heat, Landrost walked over. The Town Plate of 401., added to a Sweepstakes of 5; sovs. each; the second to save his stake. Heats. Two miles. (5 Subs.) Mr. S. L. Fox's bc by Jereed ... (G. Abdale) 1 1 Mr. Jaques's Nell Cook, 4 yrs ... ..• ... 2 2 Mr. H. Johnstone's Shelforth, 4 yrs dis Won easily by two lengths. CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING, 1847. Acceptances for the Chester Handicap. Sharston, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Arthur, 5 yrs, Est 121 b Master Downes, 5 yrs, Est 61b—Alliance, 4 yrs, 6st 31b —Sagacity, 3 yrs, Est 31b—St. Leon, 3 yrs, Est 31b-- Cawroush, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Romance, 4 yrs, fist—Kismet, 4 yrs, 6st—Fair Star, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Christopher, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Alsatia, 3 yrs, sst 101b--Deloraine, 3 yrs, sst 61b—b fby Don John, out of Prizeflower's dam, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1847. TUESDAY. The match between Van Tromp and The Liberator is off by consent. (Cartwright) 1 SATURDAY. Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First, Bst 21b, agst the Duke of Bedford's Bridle, 7st 21b. A.F. 200, h ft. The disputed race for the Nottinghamshire Handicap was decided by the Stewards last week at Doncaster in favour of the second horso. Punch was scratched for the Cesarevdtch to Monday afternoon at five o'clock. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. The accustomed annual orations by the senior scholars of this noble establishment were delivered yesterday, St. Matthew's-day, before the Lord Mayor, sheriffs, and other corporation authorities, and a crowded auditory. The first discourse, a Latin oration, on the benefits of the royal hospitals of Ed ward VI., was pronounced by Edward Hayman, second Grecian, about to proceed to Clare-hall, Cambridge. The speech, excellently constructed, as a classical composition, gave a succinct account of Edward's various benevolent institutions, and depicted the immense benefits they have conferred upon so ciety, in relation alike to health of body and to health of mind. The second oration, in English, pronounced by John Daniel William s first Grecian and classical medallist, proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge, pursued the same theme ; and the talented speaker, in more especial reference to Christ's Hospital, grace fully indicated the various persons who, acquiring eminence in the world, have owed their training to this learned establishment : Camden, Bishop Mid dleton, Coleridge, &c., and adverted to the circum present moment two prof ess i ona l c hairs at Cambridge s t anc e, so gratifying t o h osp it a llers, that at the are occupied by sons of the school. The Greek oration on the same subject was delivered by Charles Edward Searle, third Grecian, and mathema tical medallist, who is proceeding to Pembroke Col lege as the Times' scholar. Mr. Searle obtained well merited applause for his discourse. The fourth Grecian, William Allan Russell, who is proceeding to Oxford, pronounced a French oration on the same theme, ably composed, an d a d m i ra bly delivered. The other productions were—Latin Alcaics, on Marcus Curtius, by Hermann Charles Heilbronn, ninth Grecian ; Greek lambics—Milton's " Invocation to Light," by James Lempriere Hammond, fifth Grecian, and mathematical medallist, 1847 ; English Ode, on the recent Double Discovery of the Planet Neptune, by Adams and Leverrier, by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, seventh Grecian, and classical medallist, 1847 ; Latin Hexameters—" The Country Clergy man," from Goldsmith's "Deserted Village," by Charles Dacre Craven, sixth Grecian ; Greek Sapphics— Gray's "Ode to Spring," by Robert Black, eighth Grecian; Latin Elegiacs—" Antigone Burying her Brother Polynices," by Thomas Holbrow, eleventh Grecian; and an English Poem on the Creation, by George Hector Croad, twelfth Grecian. The tenth Grecian, Lawrence Craven, was absent through illness. The exhibition of great and various ability manifested by these productions must have been most gratifying to the respective friends of the speakers, and to the authorities of the institution. A liberal collection was made for the library purposes of the new collegians, and the proceedings terminated with the formal business of renewing the minor officers for the ensuing year. This attractive re - unio n commenced its series of sittings GLOUCESTER MUSIC AL FESTIVAL.—TUESDAY.— to-day under very favourable auspices. The programme consisted of selections. Overture, Esther, Handel; anthem, " Blessed is He," Boyce; grand Dettingen Te Deum, Handel; anthem, "Here shall soft charity repair;" and grand Corona tion Anthem, "I was glad," Attwood. A sermon was also preached by the Rev. Dr. Ellerton, one of the clerical stewards of the festival. The weather, we regret to say, was very unpropitious; nevertheless, the attendance was quite as numerous as upon any pre vious occasion; a nd, if we may judge from present ap pearances, the antic i pations of the promoters of the festival will be fully realised. The performance of Elijah to-morrow will ensure a full and fashionable company, for we hear all the seats reserved for the occasion are a l r eady secured, and applications .for a further supply are still pouring in from all parts of the country. Every one appears anxious to hear this celebrated production; and the Gloucester Festival will have the credit of pro ducing thus early one of the greatest efforts of genius of this or any other age. A concert and ball will take place this evening at the Shire Hall. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR SHEDLAW.— On Friday last, as a number of men were employed in undermining ,a large quantity of earth, to effect what is termed a fall, on a very declivitous portion of the ground, Mr. Lewis, one of the sub-contractors, notwithstanding the apparently imminent danger, ventured forward with the intention to lend assistance after the rest of the men had withdrawn, when in a moment the enormous mass of earth fell, and literally buried him. Sortly after the unfortunate sufferer was extricated, he was con veyed with all expedition to Nottylees, where he re sided. Medical assistance was immediately procured, but proved of no avail, death terminating his sufferings on Saturday morning. Deceased has left a wife and five children to lament his melancholy end.—Caledonian Mercury. JENNY LIND.-- The demand for tickets to the Edinburgh forenoon concert of Monday was greater than even for the previous evening's entertainment. Three prices were in ma n y cases paid , and the concer t itself went off with excelle n t effect, FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 1 B.—The reports that hav , e been r ,ceived of the arrest of M. Evenepoel are without f rundation, and the magistrates are exerting them s elves to discover the author of these reports.. The it tnocence of the brother of the victim—even 3 sus pi pion of his being an accomplice —are so clearly est &Wished, that nothing but the basest malevolence cot lid give rise to such a calumnious report. The po' lice continue their investigation and in quiries an tong ironmongers, &c., to discover, if possible, wl tether any instrument resembling those with which th .? crime was committed were sold by them. Yesterday evening the superintendent of the police, ro sub-commissioners, and four agents, examined th .e sewers, drains, &c., of the house of M. Evenepoel. T bese examinations have, however, thrown no light on the subject. M. Evenepoel was himself present at t 'e examination. Pr ince Napoleon Buonaparte, son of Prince de Mont fort, and last surviving brother of the Emperor, has b een visiting, during the last few days, the diffe rent ' public establishments, especially the Mendicity estabi ishment of La Cambra and the prisons of the Petits Carmes and the Vilvarde. V A t learn that the typhus fever is raging at Land egl run, near Ghent. The Burgomaster and his son an , J. Dr. Van Peteghein, have fallen victims to this fe: irful disease. ST. PETERSBURGIT, SEPT. 9.—His Majesty the E xnperor has addressed a mandate to General Wlass h off, Commander of the Donnau, expressive of his s atilifaction of the conduct of the soldiers in aiding the e gttlements of the Cossacks on the banks of the Suns cpa and Laba, and promoting the erection of the V orks, as well as of the attachment they have e winced to the throne, and to their country. His T Itftrjesty says, " Not only have the settlements been ffected at the appointed time, and in the most perfect alder and regularity, but that of the 306 families who La!igrated there last year, 282, and, in the present y ear, of 409, no less than 355 families went cheer ii illy, and at their own accord, to settle in the Cau c:. anus. DANTZIC, SEPT. 6.—After continued exertion for eight days the ship Immanuel was refitted at Kaut. T. he hold of the ship, which is full of heavy ballast and pr ovision, is to be cleared, and then the trying of t C.e ship will be commenced. ELSINORE, SEPT. 11.—On the evening of the sth v. re had a heavy storm from the N.N.E., accompanied N rith rain, during the night, the Christina Elizabeth, Captain Wendin, of London, destined for Sundwall, N; - as stranded near Hornbeck. Accounts received this morning state that she is a total wreck. The fine ship Knoben was drawn from her an cqiorage at Anholt, and obliged to take shelter on the so uth-side of the island. The steamer Hertha left here yesterday morning to tow the Knoben to its :;tation, which was upset on the 31st instant, in lat. 2 27, long. 54 14, and filled with water. Arrived here yesterday morning, the William Brasin from Nlemel ; four of the crew, unhappily perished, but Captain Dann, the helmsman, and three sailors effected their escape in a boat. SWINEMUNDE, SEPT. 19.—0 n account of the pre vailing contrary wind many vessels ran into harbour here for protection in the course of the day, and several that put out to sea have been obliged to re turn. -- - SEPT. 11.—The ship Courier, which was stranded, has been in part unloaded, and 700 bushels of turnips have been saved dry, and in a good condition. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, SEPT. 18. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .••.•.• • • • .• , • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • . Ditto Threeper Cent.. .•• . • • ...... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .•• • . • Ditto, d1tt0,1840...... .. • ..... • . 98% Ditto,ditto,lB42 ........ .............. Ditto, 1844,--. .......... Ditto, 1838 .............. • •• .. 68 Ditto of the City, 1832 • • •• . 99 Ditto, 1843 . .... •.. • • ...... ~.. 96% Bank of Belgitun...... —Brussels Papers. Sept. 18. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 12. 5 per Cent. Metalliques • • • • • • • • ...... • • .• 104% 4 per Cent. ditto ••••••••••••.- • • • • • • • • • • 96 3 per Cent. ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 67 Loan, 1834 •••••••• • • • • • .. .••••• • • . • • 154 Ditto, 1839 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 119 Bank Shares ............. ...... ....• • • 1591 Esterhazy's Loan .. ...• •.••.••• • • • • • • RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • 162% Gloggnitz ••• • is ••••••••-•• • • • • • • • • • • • 120% Vienna—Milan .............. 108% Grosetto .... • ... • • • • •• • •• • . Oldenburg • • .......• .. ••• • •• Pestoja • • • • .............. • . • • Pesth Bridge .. • ....... • • • • • • Apennines .•..••••••••.••••• IRELAND. EJECTMENTS. - OPPOSITION TO RENTS AND RATES. The following document has been circulated by the Repeal Association : " The Address of the Committee of the Loyal Na tional Repeal Association of Ireland. " Corn Exchange Rooms, Sept. 17. "Fellow-countrymen,—With the deepest sympathy for your cruel sufferings, the most earnest and active anxiety to do all in our power to mitigate them, we address you, craving your attention to what we believe to be the very worst of the dangers now beset ting you. " Attempts are making to drive you into crime ! Attempts open and reckless, by the wholesale and ruthless ejectments brought against you in various districts, and attempts more covert and more perilous by the instigation of incendiaries among yourselves, urging you to refuse the payment of your rents ; and of incendiaries among the landlords, instigating you to resist all calls upon you for the payments of rates ! " What is the object of these incendiaries ? Of the one class it is to sell your blood. Of the other class it is to clear their estates, by the massacre of the people under the weapons of the soldiery and police ; and, by the natural horror of such events, to wring from the Government some relaxation of the strict demand for the repayment of the Government ad vances ! " Will you be deceived and deluded to your ruin by your immitigable enemies ? What have those cruel landlords ever done for you, that you should lose your lives in fighting their battle ? " Recollect—recollect, we beseech of you—that un der the poor-law now coming into operation, their estates shall be confiscated, if needed, for the support of those whom their tyranny has made, or is making, paupers. " These are not idle words. The new law compels out-door relief to all applicants the moment the work house is full. If your landlords so impoverish you that you cannot continue to pay your portion of the rates for this purpose, those very . landlords must, to their last shilling, supply the deficiency. " Their only hope is, if you can be driven into a wild insurrection, and by the spilling of your blood, and the waste of your lives, either the number of applicants . will be greatly diminished, or a mitigation obtained of the Government demands upon the land ! " Never violate the law,' was the maxim of him you so long trusted, and so affectionately loved—of Daniel O'Connell ! Fellow-countrymen, let us im plore of you to recollect his teachings, though he be no longer here to guide us. Put not yourselves in the power of the enemy by doing wrong! " Even though our voices and those of your Par liamentary representatives, demanding protection, mercy, justice for you, should be unheeded, your fate cannot be bettered, but must be rendered infinitely worse by violence, outrage, or any breach of the law. Give not the pretext to the cruel landlord to bring the soldiery and police to slaughter you! Pay him his rents. Pay the rate collector his rates. If the landlords and the English Parliament persist in their grinding exactions from your poverty, recollect the land of Ireland is now pledged for your support ! Those who deny your honest industry its due returns, and snatch from you the means of independent support, shall be compelled to maintain you as paupers. To peace we then exhort you under the worst of your present evils. You cannot right yourselves by violence and illegal combination, but must bring destruction on your wretched families and yourselves. Whereas, by peaceful submission to the law, you must, at any rate, be secured in subsistence—the land, being pledged to the last acre, and the last shilling of its rental for your support. "But have we no brighter hope to hold out if you be peaceful ? Oh, yes. In peacefulness you have won all yet obtained for Ireland. In peacefulness you shall accomplish, fully and immediately, the glorious work of repeal. England now sees that the union drainage of our money has rendered us a dead weight to drag herself down to destruction, and that nothing but the stoppage of those drains by the return of the absentees, revival of our manufactures, and spending of our moneys at home under the protecting influence of our own Parliament, can save us from utter ruin, and the empire from convulsion. " And, if assured of our glorious perseverance ine the peaceful, constitutional, and bloodless courseNv have hitherto so steadily pursued, herown interest and will impel her to give us ba ck our Parliament, with it the prosperity of our people. " Join, then, your voice with ours ! Call upon your representatives to come forward asment one man and demand back of _England that Parlia , wit . ho which we are but a miserable mendicant province; but with which we shall be once again, and fur ever more, a powerful , a prospf,r JouoshaNnd O'CO a happy nation. NNELL, (Signed) Chairman of the Committee." The great iron works of the park of Messkirch, in the grand duchy of Baden, belonging to the Prince de Furstenburg, have just been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at several millions of francs, only a portion of which is insured. The destruction of the buildings alone is estimated at 150,000 florins (390,000 f.) About nine hundred men were employed in the works, all of whom, with their families, are now without re- Sources. East London.... .... • • Grand Junction .• • • • • 8. 31. 10s. X s. d. 100 0 0 , 41 13 4 1 100 0 0 I Vauxhall .. •.• . • •• 100 0 0 West Middlesex . . • 51. 15s.prent.l 63 12 9 MARKET INTELLIGENCE ;From the London New Price Current of Sept. 21.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a further diminution in the home and export demand for Raw Sugar; the market was liberally supplied, whilst a vast decline in the value generally took place, and merchants for the most part were ready sellers. On the part of refiners and grocers little desire was shown to operate in any kind of West India Muscovade, and the rates taken in most cases exhibited a fall on those of Friday of 6d per cwt. At auction 125 hhds 1 tree Barbadoes sold heavily, and at a reduction on former rates of 6d per cwt. RETINED.—To-day Refined goods were operated in with caution, although brown grocery Lumps could be obtained at 53s 6d to 545, and standard Lumps at 54s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells slowly at 30s 6d to 31s per cwt. MAURITIUS.--This afternooon there was little desire evinced to operate in Mauritius Sugar, and 5,441 bags at public sale were only in part sold at a reduction on Friday's rates of 6d to Is per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal was operated in with more caution, and 1,596 bags at auction were only in part sold at 6d per cwt decline for white, and is for yellow. Madras is in limited demand, and 3,594 bags only partly found buyers at barely former rates. FOREIGN.—This afternoon there was little desire evinced to operate in Foreign Sugar by exporters or the home trade, and the few parcels sold privately were at rather lower rates. At public sale 214 casks of Sugar from Moulmain were taken iu. MOLASsES.—The demand continues active for all kinds of West India, and a further improvement in the value has taken place, whilst the supply is less than it was. The total sales for the past week ate 500 puns. At public sale 325 puns, 33 trs, and 50 brls of Ha vannah were taken in at 18s to 19s for good. In Ben gal Treacle sales to a large extent have been made at 18s to 19s. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon was not much in demand, and the parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 1464 bags 53 casks, were only in part sold at about the former value. For Native the demand was limited, and 1480 bags went at a further fall of 6d; good ordinary selling at 35s to 35s 6d, real good ordinary 36s to 36s 6d, pea berry 40s 6d to 41s 6d. Of Jamaica, 47 casks were sold at low rates. Coco.a..—British Plantation is little required, and is offered at a further reduction in prices, whilst the supply k ee ps good. Of 300 barrels and 50 bags Trinidad at public sale, a part only sold. Foreign is little required. Seoo.—This afternoon the demand was not active, and 725 boxes at public sale went at a decline on former rates of Is to 2s per cwt, but the whole sold. SPICES.--:To-dai at public sale 61 bags of Pimento sold at id per lb advance, and fetched .sid to 5 4 d for mid quality; five barrels Jamaica Ginger sold at 7os to 90s for good mid and good; 200 bags Zanzibar Cloves taken in at Bd, being above the value; 12 casks Singa pore limed Nutmegs sold at Id to 2d decline n Rd India E. and — RICE.- v d e a t ) e , y t h t e h r e e ryas c sale went at 64 per rates. Of Java 341 bags at public much i weredemsealn.dd aftoreeEsiaesrt e i w ss t 6 d d ecl t i e ne l , 6 a s nd fe s r o g ld oo a d t , a similar, decli ne, and only in 17s an dto!iptlu.7bls4lis6dtefors efin f e or bo d l a d m v ?g i e t d e : p s e l r 9 t b s a e g ld s . of British Corn Spirits has been SPIRITS. —The price Bengal went . a t fallen to the same ex tent ; reduced Gd per ga ll o n , n 17 o w r cent.lOs G u d n . de G r i p ii , h oe a f s being obtainable at 9s Bcl, 22 under at 9s 2d per gallon. To-day the market was in a very dull state for all kinds of Rum, and there ,ere large arrivals. For proof I.ee wards 2s 2d was obtained for fair quality. TEA.—The common kinds of Congou cannot be ob tained generally upon lower rates, but there is less dis position evinced to operate, and only a moderate am,,unt of business has been concluded. The better kinds are little required, and can be obtained upon rather liner terms, as the supply is good. In Soucliong the amount of business done has been to a limit( ex tent only, although there are sellers of low and mithlliug at 9d to is 44, aria good to fine is 6d to 2s 6d. Tilere are sellers of good and fine qualities of Green upon rather lower terms, still the purchases made have Len to a limited extent only, but low and middling sorts met with a good demand, at about previous quotations. All kinds are, however, in good supply. SALTPETRE.—Today the market was better supplied with Rough, and the public sales consisted of 3,263 bags Calcutta, and 271 bags Madras ; the chief part found buyers, but prices declined 6d for good and fine, and Is for low and middling sorts. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 213 bags of Honduras went at rather lower rates, and only in part sold—silvers at 4s 9d to 5s 9d, and fair to fine black 5s 7d to 6s 7d per lb. FRUIT.—To-day new Currants were sold 45s per cwt. TiLLow.—ln the value of Russian on the spot there is little variation to make known, but the town and country demand has been limited, whilst merchants SEPTEMBER 22, 1847. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, N BANKS, I.SSURANCE. AND OTHER COM- FAMES' STOCK. From the Official List, kIIBLISIEED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Co.U2PanY• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X d. d. A nstral asia • • •• • • 40 0 9. 0 40 0 0 riritshNorth Aracarican Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ;ommercial of Levidon 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 .• Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 17 Londn and Westin4 tstr Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 London Joint-Stock •• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 V:etropolitan 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Irelan, 1— Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New... .• •.. 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Kational of Ireland • Sl. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Nat. Provncial of En g. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New.— ...• . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union 01 Australia.... , 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 I Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 _ carzax.s. Names of i ~,,, Divide Id N am " of 4 Dividend Price ' Companies. Companies. I cd ' per 5 per Prim o' I Annum n. l fin .g Annum. X 1 X Ailitntr, Oldh 97 51.55. 0c ! 70 Monmouthsh 100 10/. - Ashby-d-la-Z 113 1 4/. , .- Mntgemrysh 100 5/. - Barnsley.. • •H6Ol 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke 1001 - - Ncath ••• • • • 100 207. 340 Brkiik&Abrgllsol 5/. i 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - ..lromford 1 100 141. r - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOOl 4/. - Regent's ••• • 33 1/. 4s. 20 Derby .•• • • 1001 6/. 63 Roohdalc ..• • 85 4/. 54 Ellsmre&Chs 1331 41. 54 Shropshire • • 125 81. - Erewash •• • 1001 321. - Somrset Coal 150 7/. 10s. l3O Forth & Clydlool 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunctnlloo, 61. 80 Stfird &Worc i 140 28/. 275 Grand Union' 100 , 11. 10s. 21 34 Shrewsbury..ll2s 151. - Glamorgnsh . 1 172 1 13%1. - Stourbrldge..ll4s 201. 305 4istr &Brklyllo9 - - Strtfrd on Al 79 N. 10s. - - 4rantham • . 1 150 121. - Severn and} 26 1/. Bs. - Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. Gd. 534 Trnt& Mr.." 50 30/. - Lancaster 47 11.10 s. - scy .... 3 Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 505 Thams&Med 19 - - Leicester ..• . 140 10/. 75 Worcstr Bel 78 21. ~ , , ...,, Lcicstr &Nth 83; 4/. 36 Birming. j Loughborogh,l42l 70/. 530 Wilts& Brks 67 11. 11 DOCILS. • Dividend 1 Amount 1 Name of Company. per I of i Paid. Price. Annum. Share. i , X s. d. £ s. d. , 7ommercial - - East and West India 6l. pr cent. 1 Stock. - 124 East Country - - Laudon 51. pr cant. Stock. - 102% At. Katharine ........ 15 per cent. Stock. - 83 Southampton •• • ..... , 21. per cent. 50 0 0 , 0 0 0 - 11,1StritalirCil COMPANIES. ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Albion .. • • Alliance grit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 6% t;leriel,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20% county .. •.•••• • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 i!rown ••••••• • • • • • • • 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 Eagle •. • ... ...... •• .. 6e. 50 0 0 58 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law •• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - European Life ••• . • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .••• • • • - Si. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ... ••.••• • • • • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 124 Guardian •.•••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47 Imperial Fire .••• - • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 - Law Life.. •.••• • • • .. IL ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Landon Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - London Ship -•.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Marine .. .•••• .. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Afed. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% 1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - National Lean Fund•• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life • - Palladium Life ••. • • - • Phoenix 3/. p. et. & bs. - - 185 Protector Life •• • • Provident,Life •.• • • • - Rock Life.. ••••• • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 0 10 0 4% Royal Exchange .• • - 181 S•ni Fire ••••.• • • • .. • 61. 10s. - - - Ditto Life . it. 6e. - - - Victoria Life • - - 4 0 0 - LIST OF SCOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Price. Annum. Share. ---. £ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 167 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 150 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 14 Union Bank of Scotland 7%i. pr sent. - 50 0 0 88 Western Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 ' 81% North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 6% Clydesdale Bank •.• • • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 121.19 s Eastern Bank.. •. • - 10 0 0 111. 5s Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 41.9 s Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 0 161.11 s City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 12/, lis Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235. Od Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12% Incur. Co. of Scetlnd • • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9 North British Incur 5% 1. pr cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 25% Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Win. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per s. 150 0 0 50 0 0 56 Ditto, 14 shares 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 13% Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 10 0 0 19% Ulaszw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 61% , :;lasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18% , Ilsgw & Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Standard LiteAssernce.l 51. per cent.l 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 9 WATER-WORKS. Name of Company. Dividend Amount per of I Paid. Annum. Share. Mire are (desirous t o sell. For tit tlirery in the last three months of the year there &'s been little passing. At public sale 50 casks of old fir! It sort were taken in as: 45s 9d to 465. Home made met with little attention. and. can be obtained at 465 6d to 47s net cash, whilst there is an increased quantity on. offer. 11,11 other sorts are dull of sale an d c h eaper . Chis.—An increased d es i re h as b een shown to ope rate in Olive Oil sinc e T ues d ay l as t , Whilst on the part of merchants there i s greater fi rmness, and they h ave succeeded in getting stiffer rates, a good bcusiness having been concluded. Cocoa Nut has been much inquired after, and in consequence of the scanty supply, bt tyers are com pelled to pay the high rates of 52s to 62s IN tr cwt for lo w to fine quality. For P a l m th e d eman d is brisker, whilst prices are firm, Rapeseed Oil met with a gnod demand. The inactivity in the market for Linseed Oil has increased, and a further fall in the value ensued, as there is a greater supply, and the crushers work freely. The market for Fish Oils ptresented a brisker appear ance, and for most descriptions en advance in the value took place. BRUSSELS FREE-- TRADE ASSO CIATION. COLONEL THOMPSON'S; SPEECHES AT THE DINNER GIVEN BY THE BRUSSELS FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION' TO THE STRAN GERS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE CON- GRESS, SEPT, 18th, 1847. ti;ttuesrnieesd associations." r a ye_ er " The Freedom of Ce mmerce." M. Victor " The ld ' foreign one of After the dinner, Count Arrivabene, the Chairman, Colonel Thompson i‘ th i e em se be cr r e s t . a „ riEs :T t h o e th D e u C k o e ngr x e ll ss a , re T n y t e t I:ast.ions." whicl .d tuay be translated in was c a lled upon to give—" A more ways than one. He Con gress is a rather formidable affair,l:bnenttalemdiannn,eraistheallowable to take a greater liberty o‘an:At;hesooccasion. be business of every man and ever les asso chiaaviieonb s e . e ” n d T ir h e e et ti ed eid to is g r iv a e th a er tce v r id t Y e. In to ut es the first t place, therefore, I will take for grarefted that this is bu i t n intended as we will to include the associations for free trade; subject has been a good deal talked of latly, pass on to the rest. Next, then, there are the asso ciations for political objects.— --(" Parlez, parlez " an swering to "Hear, hear.") 'She institutions Of free countries enforce the right to such associations; and the exercise of this right is a source of strength to these nations in return. In England we have given over having any fear of asso ciations of the working classes or anybody else. The time is gone by when the different classes of society ant hltehdhaota habits in our country were afraid of one another. We have same given tearenmeuonews ttr ; state to o hna vagnet stronger Iro ft tch h htae a ha nnvi things consequencewng having wish hme of all the nations of Europe besides. aaaye an y vi hld w ere i irgtsd better, e.h n at ab s yt eti before. as n on: s tt eoha. o n nation ti this a w e e - There are more associations yet ; for instance there is that association of worthy men and handsome women which people call .Belgium._(Cheers.) May not I be allowed to include that in the toast. My fellow-traveller can tell you - with what recollections I, a native of the Pays Bas oiP England (liolderness), in coming from your seaport to your capital, looked at these features of your oountry which are so like those of my own. It is true our streams do not run as fast as in the Alps • but for all that, we love that country, and should be ready to defend it if required. But we mean to have no chance of that. Is it not the best way to join one another in these peaceful asso ciations, where we are destroying bit by bit the seeds of war.—(Bien! Tres-Lien.) Let our hearts then be set upon perpetual peace. They talk about Utopia ; we will show them whe ther there is as much of Utopia in it as they think. It is in meetings like these that we intend to lay the grounds for a perpetual peace. But, gentlemen, are there not some other associations still ? There are associations which a man carries always in his heart, and which distance only serves to make more vivid. It shall be understood then, that we are to drink to all we love, when I give you my toast A toutes les associations. M. Wolowski gave " The working Classes." M. Rittingbausen, one of the amall number of aaiti free-traders who had presented themselves at the Congress, gave the health of the president, IL De Brouckere. M. Surginer, a Hollander, gave " 5.1 e Little and the Great," and made an interesting speech upon his text. Dr. Bowring gave "To the fusion and holy alliance of the people of all nations." Mr. Welcken, " The liberty of nations." M. Bartels, a specimen of what may be called Young Belgium, made an ardently liberal speech, and concluded with the health of " Pope Pius the Ninth," amid thunders of applause. Colonel Thompson rose and said—As one the a is sprung from the most Protestant of Protestant. s, I cannot lose the opportunity of telling you with what high hopes the English have viewed the noble deeds of the new potentate of Italy. When we see Pius the Ninth taking in hand all the interests of hum an kind, we are all Pope's men together.—(Cheer, s.) If our Government saw occasion, believe me, ever y body would march. We have a fine Scotch regime nt that glories in the title of being the descendants. of the Protestants who were persecuted in worse tin les. Just see whether they will march or not, if they are told. But it will never come to that. Everybody has sense to a certain extent, and the despotic powers like the rest. I therefore unite with M. Bartels: in calling on everybody to join in a health to our ad mirable Pio Nono.—(Drunk with every possible d.e- monstration of enthusiasm.) Mr. Evart gave, " To Belgian hospitality," Mr. Horace Say, " The health of Richard Cobden and Frederick Bastiat," M. Jottrand, " The independence of Belgium." The festival ended by the president's giving " Sir Robert Peel," after which the party se parated. REGINA REDITUS IN ANGLIAM. Ecce! regalis rediit magistra, Regis turba comitum fidelum In viram clarum solium potentilm Tuta, valensque. Jam gravet quisque ex ammo dolores Pellat, et grato moduletur ore Carraina, et terra moveat choreas Loeta juventus! Scotia, mcesti lacrymis, relicta, Principe Alberto eximio reducta, Anglite jam delicix decusque, Inclyta sponsa. Cordibus fidis populi manebis, Civium veris precibus beats, 0 in ceternum imperium reeepta Lucida vivas! G. J. 2, New Weston-street, Bermondsey. ----' --- • received by Mr. William Baker, deputy information was nam e d Lewis coroner, of the death of a man, .Mugford, ALLEGED MURDER BY A MANlAc.—Yesterday hie h was occasioned by a wound inflicted by his mas ter,' Mr, Thomas Mackintosh Davidson, a gentleman of property, residing at Clay-hill, Tottenham. It appeared that Mr. Davidson had been for many years past suffer ing under mental derangement. He had resided about eleven years at Clay-hill, and was under the care of the unfortunate man Lewis Mugford, who was appointed for that purpose. On Friday afternoon two female servants and Mugford were at dinner in the kitchen, when Mr. Davidson entered and took a knife away. lie was im mediately followed by Mugford, who came up with him in another room. Almost immediately a scuffle was heard, upon which Mrs. Holmes proc eededto when she saw Mugford struck m ed into the th e throat b y Mr . Davidson with the knife. Mugford r ush ed the b ror, r where he was attended to by a lady of the name of Thomas, li v ing in all a t d is. olmpg house, but he fell down and died in a few miti Butcher I n f or mation was forwarded to Sergeants ll and Grey, at the Tottenham station, w ho too k• i nto Mr. Davidson custody, and who now re mains in surveill a nce at his own residence. For several ld th lib a n nto do misc le an wa a owe e e prev i o us years Mr. Da vidson never showed any si g ns of of the grotiounds, being only, watched s by l the domestics, rty FATAL ACCIDENT AT PERCY MAIN COLLIERY.-- On Friday afternoon, two men, named Thomas Dobin son and Walter Murray, descended the pump shaft of Percy Main Colliery, near North Shields, for the purpose of examining the pumping gear, which it used for the purpose of drawing the water from the bottom of the mine. This shaft forms part of the main shaft whence the coals are drawn from the pit, and is partitioned off , w with with and only examined at stated periods when the gear an d pumps require it. The men who undertake thi s j o b are l h o e w rs e e r s, ed and down te fbaeyilmitaeate the in te rc ourse nsofa gin rope th wrought the surface, a string leads up the shaft to a bell, upon which the sig nals are given to pull up or lower as the case may re quire. On the evening mentionedthes e two mendes cended the shaft to the bottom, and, having completed their work, gave the signal to pull up. The men were both in the loops formed in the chain, within which they placed each one leg and clung to the main rope. The horses went to their work and the rope ascended, when suddenly something seemed to check it ; the horses put forth their strength, and the rope came up without the men. It was broken, and a frightful calamity had hap pened. Immediately steps were taken to ascertain the late of the unfortunate mon, and they were afterwards discovered hanging at some distance from the bottom, still in the rope, which had got entangled with the scaf folding and the signal bell rope. They had fallen a considerable height, and were both dead, having r ece i ve d severe injuries from striking the scaffolding in their descent. It is supposed that the shaft-rope had fouled the bell-rope in the ascent, and this circumstance led to the catastrophe. They were married men , and has left eight children to mourn his loss. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SIR WILLIAM Joizirries. —Yesterday Mr. William Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of James Iplolmes, aged fourteen years. The deceased had been working at Sir William Jolliffe's, at Chepstead, and whilst he was feed ing a thrashing machine, his left foot was drawn in and the limb was extensively injured. He was removed to the hospital, when it was found necessary to amputate the limb, but on Sunday he suddenly expired.—Verdict accidental death. Pica