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London, England, 1853-11-11

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half-dome. The Elliptic Collar, quite unique, in
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Stamps.
London, England, 1853-11-11

THE WEATHER TABLE.

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FRIDAY, Ni

11, 1553.

The state of the weather at each et the following places
at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are
arranged is order of latitude.
Foutitszogn—W. ; Calm ; Cloudless.
TuNsainos—W.,. Gentle Breeze ; Cloudless.
GRINNWICH—S.W. ; Gentle Breeze; Partially Cloudy.
fiTnocm—N.W. ; Gentle Breeze; Cloudless.
SIVIND3N—W.; Light Airs ; Cloudless.
Castassnos—B. ; Gentle Breeze ; Partially Cloudy.
YMIXOUTH—W. ; Gentle Breeze ; Cloudless.

. ,
The returns from the following plicee did not reach this
office in time for publication yesterday ; they, therefore,
indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at
nine o'clock.
B1113111(011AM—W.; Gentle Breese ; Foggy.
HULTHRAD—W. ; Gentle Breese; Fine.
I,awcAsTmt—W. ; Calm ; Cloudless.
DActranoirox—W.; Gentle Breese; Cloudless—Frost.
Sas,r—N.W. ; Calm: Overcast.
F•natironox—W.S.W. ; Light B ; Fair.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CASUALTIES.

Oswego (ship), is reported uh;rsiiit Belize ; also a large
ship ashore, broadside to the beach, about 18 miles south
of the Highlands, by the United States (s.), arrived here
from New Orleaus.—New York, Oct. 26.

Petronella, Janssen, of Figeholm, from Stockholm to Lon-
don, was on shore near Hobbling°, Oct. 2.s.—Stockholm,
Now. 2.
William Sturges, from St. John, N. 8., to Liverpool, went
ashore 12 miles west of Quoddy Heath, Oct. 22, and had
ten feet water in her hold ; some of the planks have come
ashore.—New York, Oct. 29.
London, England, 1853-08-02

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Apame (brig), 101 days from Valparaiao for I. verpoo', Ja'y 0, lat
25.26 N., lon. 37 W.
Britannia, from Quebec, July 23. lat. 4G N., lon. 56 W.
Calcutta, from London tor Boston, June 26, had lost same day fore.
top.ma.t and maintopmillantmast.
Clarisea Currier (ship), from New Orlams for Liverpool, July 7, Ist,
24.50, lon. 83.20.
Countess of Durham, Thompson, for Quebec, Ju:y 28, lat. 50.25 N.,
lon. 7.36.
Clinton (ship), three days from New Orleans for Liverpool, all well,
July 8, let. 31.30, lon. 79.15.
Christiana (ship.„ of and nom New York for London, July 11, let.
40.05, 100. 69.
Eliza Emma (Hamburg brig), from Rio Grande 65 days, for Falmouth.
July 14, lat. 34 N., lon. 39.26 W.
Genoa (ship), Kelly, of Bath, front New York for London, July 1, lat.
40.20, lon. 63.30.
Niagara, from Liverpool to Boston, July 26, lat. 55 N., lon. 23 W.
Reindeer, from Newport for New York, July 14, lat. 39.45,
lon. 69.40.
btrathfieldeaye (whaling voyage), July 13, L,t..,6 N., lon. 57 W.
sperroaorti, Moon, from Plymouth for Quebec, July A, lat. 49, km.
20.10 W., all well.
Sydney, Griffiths, from Van Dieuten's.land for London, 99 day;
July 11,1 st. 33.39 N., los. 40.15 W.
Tyne (brig), 62 days from Cape of Good !lope tor London, July 12,
lat. 54.56 N., lon. 40 W.
Tapley, from Air= for Liverpool, July 12, lat. 36 N., lon. 27 W.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
ANDREWS.—JuIy 29, at Northamptoo•park, the wife of Mr. J.
Andrews, of a eon.
ATIIERTON.—JuIy 29, in Endsleigh-s• rect. Tavistock-rcuare, the
wife of W. Atherton, Esq., M.P., of a daughter.
BOSCAWEN.—JuIy 30, the wife of the Roc and Rev. J. T. lio‘eawen,
of a daughter.
JENkI S.—July 29, at Gandon•atreet, Liverpool, Mr& J. Jenkin., of
a daughter.
QUIN.— July 29. at the Mount, York, the wife of Captain R. Quin,
M.N., °la.:laughter.
6OUTHWELL.—JuIy 29, at Camden New-town, Mrs. M. Southwell,
of a sun.
TABOR.—JuIy 29, at Bishoperate.street, tic wile of William Tabor,
Esq., of a daughter.
London, England, 1853-08-02

SHARE LISTS.

MONDAY ETZNIPIO.
The railway market to-day has been prejudiced by
the depression of Console, but gives way slowly. The
approaching payment of railway dividends, combined
with a very limited supply of floating stock,
affords support to this department; but baldness is
i exceedingly nactive and the general tone flat. To-
wards the close speculative' sales were induced by the
downward tendency of the funds. Dover., Great
Northerns, Caledonians, and Oxford and Worcester."
appear to suffer chiefly.
London, England, 1853-08-02

INCREASE. OF POPULATION.

As the births of 158,718 children or.el the deaths of
107,861 persons of all ages were registered in the quarter,
a balance of 30,8.7 remains in favour of the popu-
lation. rhe caress of births over deaths is less by eight or
twelve thousands than the excess in the corresponding
quarters of the three I revious years; chit fly owing to the
high rate of mortality to 1853. 115,959 emigrants sailed
from the ports of the United Kingdom at which there are
government emigration agents; 78,203 to the United Status,
20,107 to British North America, 17,132 to the Australian
Colonies, and 493 to other places. 7,884 of the emigrants
sailed from Glasgow and Greenock, 16,993 from Irish ports,
71,616 (including many Irish) from Liverpool, 2,093 from
Plymouth, 3,722 from Sou' hamp•on, and 10,619 from Lon-
don. The emigration from the United Kingdom has been
at the rate of 8,920 a week, equal to the number of inha-
bitants in a majority of the 368 municipal boroughs of
Great Britain. In Scotland and Ireland the births and
deaths of the populationsare lelt unregisteri d, so that it is
impossible to determine the rate of natural increase in the
United Kingdom; but at the rate prevailing in England,
which it cannot exceed, the excess of births over deaths
would be 79,820, or less by 36,139 than the 113,939 emi-
grants.
'I he price of provisions during the quarter was considera-
bly higher than the ruling prie, s in the corresponding
months of the year 1832; wheat was sold on an average at
41s. 6d. a quarter; heef, by the carcase, in London, at 411 d.
per pound ; mutton 511,1. per pound ; potatoes (York regeuts)
at 1275. 6el. per ton. The price of wheat was 10 per cent.,
beef 22 per cent., mutton 31 per cent., potatoes 31 per cent.
higher in April, blay,june,l6s3, than in the cotresnonding
months of 1832. It it evident that the price of wheat Mare
no longer any constant relation to the price of the other
chief articles of food consumed by the rich or the poor ; and
it must he considered a fortunate circumstance that the
price of bread is not now likely to ductuate so largely as the
prices of the mire perishable articles with which the mar-
kets of England are supplied from a comparatively limited
•area.
London, England, 1853-08-02

11 le Pla

341 131
14 144
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17 174 pa
44 41
44 47
37 174
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134 104
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'I hero has been rather more business in home
mining stocks to-day. Dividend stocks are in good
demand, and besides others, there are inquiries for
Condunow, Cern Brea, South Francis, and Copper
Hill, which have been done at 123 ; South Francis,
175 ; Alfred Consols, 191, 20; Tremayne, 18, 20 ;
Bedford United, 64 ; Cam Brea, 86, 88 ; East Buller,
61 ; Wheal Golden, 2 ; West Providence, 44. There
are buyers of Stray Park at 20. A few days ago
these scares were quoted 7 only.
The gold mining shares were decidedly flatter all
round, and closed heavily. At 4 o'clock, Colonial
Gold wen: quoted 3 to 1 prem. ; Great Nugget, 3to
3 prem. ; Port Phillip, to 3 dia. ; British Aus-
tralian, 1 to 1 dis.; Ague Fria, 13 to 13 prem. ;
Nouveau Monde, 3 to 3 prem.
Jamaica Copper Mine were also flat; Metcalfe
have fallen to 43 to 5 prem. National Brazilian
(Cocaes) were also lower.
The closing prices of new undertakings are as fol-
lows: Australian Mutual, 3to 1 die.; Australian
Consols, 3 to 1 die. ; Monarch Gold, 1 to 3 din ;
Mizen Head, Ito 1 dia.; Chartered Australian Land
and Mining, 1 to 3 per share; Lewis Hill Range,
t to 3 per share ; Peninsular Mining, par to 1 prem.;
Cologne Lead, to 3 dis ; Cairberry West, Ito 3 dis.;
GOlden Mountain, 1 to 1 per share; Glenaulin,l to g
dia.; Sulphate of Barytes, 3 to 1 per share; Lackamor
Copper, 3 die. to 3 pm ; Britannia Gold, 1 to 3 per
share; Poltimore, 1 to k dia. ; British and Colonial
Smelting and Reduction, 3 to 3 pm.; New Linares,
par to 1 prem. ; New South Wales Coal, 3 to 1
die. ; Australasian Coal, 3 to 1 dia. ; Metcalfe (of
Jama,ca), 4/ to 5 prem.; Port Royal (of Jamaica)
Ito 1; pm. ex new ; L'Aigle d'Or, to 3 die.; London
tend Virginia Gold and Copper, k to 1 prem. ;
Brucatu Gold, 1-16 die. to 1-16 prem.; Mount Carbon
Coal, 1 to 3 die.; Kenmare, 1 to 3 prem.; Port Hunter
an/. Moreton Bay Coal, par to 1 prem.; Cumberland
Hematite Iron Ore, 1 to 1 prem.; Adelaide Land and
Gold, 11 to 01 dia. ; Great Cambrian Mining and
Quarrying, 3to 3 prem.; Melbourne Gold, kto per
share; Great Hewaa United Tin, r dia. to par;
Great Crinnis, par to 1 pm. ; Albion Gold, 3 dia. to par ;
Lake Supelioe Copper, 3 dis. to 3 prem.; London
and Liverpool Australian Gold Mining and Stream-
ing, par to k prem. ; Sue River (of Jamaica), to 3
prem.; Liguanea (of Jamaica), 1 tol prem.; Jamaica
Copper, 21 to 3 prem.; New South Wales Gold,
Ito 13 per share; South Devon Consols, 3to per
share ; Obernhof, Ito prem.; Rhenish Charcoal,
Iron, and Steel, par to 1 pm.; Garnett and Moseley,
2 to 21 prem. ; Aubin Coal and Iron, 3 dia. to
prem. ; Parkwyn and Carwalsick, 1 din to 1 prem. ;
East India Iron, 51. to 7s. per share; Connemara, par
to 3 prem.; Gladbach Zinc, 1 to 4 prem.; King
Arthur Consols, prem.
London, England, 1853-08-02

HOUSE OF COMMONS.7MoNDAY, Arc. 1

Tie EirzAnna took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to: Birkenhead Dock Company, New-
port, Aberga , and Hereford Railway (Hereford, ikc.);
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway (Tad Vale)
Bills.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read &third time: Pauncefert Duocombe's Estate, Sergi•
non's Etate, and South Sea Company's Arrangements and
Trusts Bills.
The following bills were read a second time, and ordered
to be committed: Pidgley's Estate, Itlishbrooke's Divorce,
and Smith's Charity Estate Bills.
London, England, 1853-08-02

SWITZERLAND.

The verdict of the Fribourg jury has just been
published. Colonel Perrier, the cure Delley, and
MM. Carrard Morard, Joseph Pcrroud, James Per-
roud, and Marchon are declared guilty of high trea-
son with attenuating circumstances. All the other
prisoners, 138 in number, are acquitted, and the
president has ordered their immediate release. The
Procureur-General and the parties to the civil action
have reserved their rights in respect of damages
claimed against them, and by consent this question
is to be discussed at a special sitting. The l'rocu-
reur-General asks for a sentence of thirty years'
banishment against MM. Perrier and Delley, and of
four yews' imprisonment against the five others.
London, England, 1853-08-02

THIS DAY.7-Two_o'CLocc,

Business in the gold mining shares to-day is more
active, but there is no improvement in the tone of the
market. Colonial Gold shares are quoted 16-16 to
1 1-16 prem. ; Nouveau Monde, tow prem.; Port
Philip, to 1 dis. ; and Great Nugget Vein, I to
prem.; Mariquita shares are rather better, being fr
die. bnvers.
Australian Agricultural sre quoted 33 to 34; Peel
River 1 to 11 prem.; Scottish Australian Invest-
ment, 2 to 21 prem.; and North British Australasian,
3-16 to 5-16 prem.
London, England, 1853-08-02

DIRTUS,

Tho births fluctuate less then either the marriages or the
death•, sad fu the three quartos e 'Wing June 1861.5_-53.
the numbers were 139,138, 1.',9,1 3a, end 168,718, or nearly
the same in amount, but con luerably above the • go
of preceding years. The birth., on an ge of 10 spring
quarters, were at the rate of 3.•12S per cam.; in the last
quarter ending June 30 the rate was 3.607 on the pupu•
London, England, 1853-08-02

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Yesterday the Registrar-General issued the quar-
terly return of the marriages, births, and deaths registered
in the divisions, counties, and di.tricts of Englcr,d.
This return comprises the births and dean,' registered
by 2,190 reglstrais in all the districts of England during the
spring quarter ending June 30, 1833; and the =thaws in
12,025 churches or chapels, about 3,39 G registered pl.ici s of
worship unconnected with the established church, and 625
superintendent registrars' offices, in the quarter that ended
March 31, 18,53. .

The rehire' of marriages is not complete; but the de-
fects are inconsiderable, and approximative numbers have
been supplied from the records of previous years.
The increase of marriages proceeded at an accelerated
rate through the first three months of the year; in April,
May, and June the births of children exceeded the average
notuners of preceding spring quarters, but fell a lew
hundreds short of the births in the spring quarters of the
two previous years.
The spring in town and country was unhealthy; and the
mortality, chit fly owing to the cold weather and the scarcity
of potatoes, was considerably above the average.

MARRIAGES.
3.74014 marriages were ceiebrotcd in the first quarter of
the year, or 2,051 more them were celebrated in the corre-
sponding quarter of 18-52. The um. xampli d increase of
marriages is shorn in a table, where it is snown that in
the wirer nnarte•s 44,591 per ons married in 1511, dl;✓uJ in
1847, 70,028 in 1863.
The increase in the marriages is most conspicuous in
London, in the seaports. and in the manufacturing towns ;
in Northamptonshire, Devonsfike, Cornwall, Gloucester-
shire, Shropshire, St..flurdshire, Worceitershire, Leicester-
shire, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, Lancashire. the West
Riding of Yorkshire, Westmorland, and Monmouthshire ;
in Portsmouth, Plymouth, S nithatupton, Bristol ; iu Nor-
thampton, Bath, Stroud, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birm-
ingham, Nottingham,Chester, Mancehater, Leeds, Sheffield,
Merthyr Tydfil. In all the most prosperous districts of the
country the marriages i►ereascd. In Dover, in Brighton,
is St. George Hanover- tittare, in several other districts,
and in the eastern counties the m trriuges declined.
London, England, 1853-08-02

due Court.

OSBORNE, Avorst 1.

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the hives of Wales,
the Princess Royal, accl Princess Alice, attended Divine
Service yesterday morning at Osborne. The service was
performed by the Rev. H G. Liddell. The Ladits and
Gentlemen in Waiting were also present.

A deputation from the Metropolitan Counties Branch
0: Cie Medical and Surgical Association had an interview
with i.seourst Palmerston yesterday at the Home Office, on
the subj..'" of the Vaccinalion Bill. The deputation con-
sisted of Dr. John Rose Coroncek, Dr. Patrick Fraser, and
Dr. Robert Rueter Semple.
A deputation avinst the proposed Bill for the suppress
siou of Betting KOUSSI had an interview with Viscount
Palmerston yesterday. The deputation consisted of Messrs.
Mather, Maclure, Read, If•ines, and Price, and were intro•
duced by Mr. Lewis Huffman, harthter-at•law.
Mr. Anotey had an interview with Viscount Palmerston
yesterday, at the Homemffice.
Di snatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the W.stlndia Islands, ar.d from the
Governor-General of Canada. Despatches were sent yes.
terday to the Governors of the West India Islands.

Lady Thesiger, Lady Warrender, and Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Platt, with their families; Colonel Watkins,
the Baroness Von Steutz, &c., were amongst the numerous
passengers who left London 'or the continent, on Sunday
last, by the Antwerp steamer Baron Osy, Captain Jackson.

ADMIRALTY. AUGUST 1. APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant W. G. D men., to Odin; Bata J. B. 13,1toue,
to Nition; Midlapmen P. J. Hawkins, to Pknipo; uu:l
11. J. Mlhimay, to Si„ lean d' Acre.
London, England, 1853-08-02

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx!

The railway market to-day is flat, and prices are
generally rather worse than the closing rates of
yesterday. Great Westerns, York and North
Midlands, and South-Easterns have declined rather
considerably. Business in this department remains
quiet.
French shares are also flat. Northerne are iinoted
to j ; Strasbourg., 361 to 37 ; and Paris and
ns, 161 tp 17 prem.
OkDINARY MARES AND STOCKS.
amuse prime miles to-da y
Ammer& I Yesterday. I to 2 p.m.
London, England, 1853-08-02

CLITHEROE ELECTION.

Mr. HAMILTON brought up the report of the select
ausmittee appointed to try and determine the merits of
the Olitheroe election committee declaring Mr. J. T.
W. Aspinall to have been unduly elected, and the lut
ties to be a void election. The committee did not feel
sailed upon to recommend that any delay should take place
is the issue of the writ, but they suggested that some set
should be passed for defining the low with respect to
the service of notices on the electors in cases where the
sandidate was not qualified to stand.
The report was ordered to lie on the table, and on the
motion of the same Hus. MINIRER, the evidence taken be-
fore the committee wu ordered to b. laid before the house,
London, England, 1853-08-02

REFORM MEETING AT GRAVESEND.

On Friday evening, a pubic meeting of the in-
habitants II
of Gravesend and neighbou-hood was hail in a
large field near Gravesend. The meeting was convened
to petition parliament for an effective Reform Bill.
Fully 2,000 people were present. J. SADDINGTON,
mayor of the borough, took the chair. lie said he felt
proud to obey the call of his fellow-countrymen, and was
ready at all times to promote their interest. He felt sure
that the meeting would be worthy of Englishmen.
Mr. VINCENT reviewed the late elections, and dwelt
forcibly upon the danger to which the representative prin-
ciple was exposed by the wholesale bribery and corruption
of the constituencies. Ile thought that the bribers ought
always to be punished, and the bribed also, the close
boroughs abolished, the suffrage widely extended, large
constituencies created, and the protection of the ballot ex-
, tended to the voters. Since 1832, the nation
had 'grown in eve ry direction, and the wealth
' and intelligence of the middle and working classes
largely increased. In 1b32 there were not more than two
completed lines of railway ; now the whole nation was
vered by the rail ; and the industrious classes had increased
proportionably in property and importance. In the inter-
val between 1832 and 1833 the British national and other
school, had thrown into active life workmen better in-
structed than most of the boys of boarding schools. lle
showed the danger of giving the same vote power to Har-
wich in the Commons an to Birmingham or Manchester,
and acid that reform was now a conservative necessity. lie
urged the meeting to support an einctive measure, and he
trusted the New Reform Bill would, in addition to what lie
had recommended, provide for the abolition of the property
. . . • .

qualification for members and for the triennia eljetiOu of
members. (Cheers.)
On the motion of H. DAVHION, Esq., a petition to par-
liament was carried unanimously, with loud cheers.
London, England, 1853-08-02

PUBLIC lII*SINESS.
RELIGION IN MALTA.

011 the 11106011 of Mr. KINN•IRD, an address to the
Crown was agreed to, praying her Majesty to be graciously
ereto direct that orders should be given to furnish the
ewith so much of the criminal code of Malta, now
transmitted and lying at the Colonial-office to be laid ba-
ke. her Majesty for approvai, as relates to the pucishment
In be inflicted for offences against the respect due to
London, England, 1853-08-02

8111PPING INTALI,4O.O2N(

CASUALTIES.

Amethyst (schr.), fromLiireiTMOTlTairhen .bout 70 miles off
this port yesterday, was wrecked on on' Anegzda de
Afuera Reef; crew saved.—Vera Cruz. .1 lily 1.
Diann, from Richibueto for Hull, syn. nts ••xe I at Prime
Edward*. Island about July 18.—Lieerpiel, August I.
Mary Taylor, Bain, from Alexandria to F..lmuuth,foundensel
80 miles south-west of this port, July 21 ; crew saved.—
Oporto, July 2.5.
Swallow, Fordyce, hence to Port Phillip. 1 . been wrecked
in Wellskomst Bay, near the Islai.d sit Clewing ; crew
(except one man) drowned.— Sangaput., M..y 31.
London, England, 1853-08-02

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SVOAU.—The market has opened with a steady appear-
ance, but the public Pales are progressing without spirit.
Too refined market is firm at last week's price9.__

—.......— - ,
COPFEB.—The public sales are going off steadily at last
week's currency.
Tee.—The market remains quiet, but prices are firm.
SALTPETKE.-1,200 bags sold steadily in public sale.
Refraction 51 to 9}, 265. to 275. 61, which were fully last

.
week's currency.
Corrus.-1,000 b des sold yesterday on 'Change, and the
article bee a firm appearance.
Rim—The demand has been less brisk t)-day, but
prices are firm.
SPIEUTO.—The market for Rum and Brandy continues
very steady.
In other uticlos no material alteration.
London, England, 1853-08-02

THE FAILURE AT PEMBROKE DOCK

PEMBROKE DOCK, JULY 31.—Since 1 last wrote
the arrangements for getting off the Cesar have been
wholly changed. A secure foundation having been made,
she is effectually shored up, and by the aid of powerful
wedges applied at them the dtilexure has been considerab:y
reduced. Attention is now being directed to the means of
floating her off, which work is to be attempted on Than tay
next. Immense air tight tanks of capacity sufficient to lift
the entire vessel are being constructed, and on them the
whole available force of the establishment is employed.
They are to be securely attached to her after body, and
when sufficiently afloat the power of various mechanical
forces will be brought into requisition to force her into the
water. The workmen carrying out these operations are
employed from four o'clock in the morning until eight in
the evening. Several immense pieces of African oak—
the largest the dockyard can produce—are to be
I projected through the after ports on the gnu deck
beneath, and to these the tanks are to be firmly attached.
The getting these ponderous pieces of timber on board is a
work of great difficulty and interest. They are taken in
through the bow port by powerful tackle, and then drawn
along the deck to their place of destination, operations
which require great care and attention to prevent accidents.
To effect a firm foundation for shoring up the after part of
the ship, large logs of African timber were first laid down,
crossing these another layer, and another, and another, each
crossing the former, until a foundation equalling the solid
rock has been obtained. On Thursday the Vulture steamer
brought in tow the Devon dock-yard lighterwith heavy gear
for getting her off. Yesterday the Blenheim, steam-screw,
90, arrived, and is taking in a supply of coal from the depot
at Hobbs-point. The Rhadamanthus steamer is detained
for the purpose of aiding in ',towing off the Caviar.

" EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN ST.

MARYLEBONE."
London, England, 1853-08-02

THE NEW CAB AND OMNIBUS LAW.

Yesterday a meeting of omnibus proprietors took
place at the Cranbourne Hotel, to consider what course
should be pursued in reference to the denial of any right of
appeal, contained in the Metropolitan Hackney Carriage
Bill. Mr. Gray took the chair at four o'clock. lie
expressed himself opposed to a strike, and stared that the
proprietors had come to the conclusion to p-titien the
House of Commons on the subject. Mr. Willing read •
letter from Lord D. Stuart, pledging himself to place a
motion on the notice-books of the house, with a view to the
inserion of a clause giving the right of appeal to persons
convicted under this act. Ile also read • long petition to
the same effect, which the noble lard had promised to pre-
sent this evening. Mr. Hartley proposed, and Mr. Lines
wooded, the adoption of the petition, which was unani-
ca 'wily carried. The meeting they adjourned until Wed-
nesday nest. The feeling of the meeting was decidedly
against any attempt at a strike.
S-me rumours of another cab strike having obtained cir-
culation, a question was put to the Home Secretary last
night in parliament, when Lord Palmerston said that lie
had heard no rumour of another cabmen's strike ; but, if
such should take place, the government would take mea-
sures to meet the caes.
London, England, 1853-08-02

SHOCKING SUICIDE.

is
Yesterday evening en inquest was herd beforei s
C. J. Cartier, EN., et the Prince of Wales, G,eenwich, gt.
upon the body of Lavinia Mary Cuthbert. St.
1
Oldheld, cabinet maker, of 2, Weymouth-ter-
race, Hackney road, said—Deceased was my sister ; she r,
was 39 years of age last birthday, and was the wife of is
Charles Cuthbert. I List saw her alive abcut a month ago.

She was not at that time, nor has since been, to my know- eS
ledge, in any pecuniary distress. Believe she lived on LS
pretty good terms with her husband, to whom she has been 1°
St
married fourteen years. Deceased's mind has been for
years preyed upon by domestic misfortunes, and she ire- u
quently complained of her head, ezpreuing a fear that she as,
should some day have to go to a lunatic asylum.
Mrs. Margaret Mace said—l reside in the same house It'
with deceased, whew I have known about two years. On
Sunday morning, a little before eleven o'clock, Mrs. Cuth•
Dent was below stairs %Litchis; with me, and about half an se.
hour afterwards I heard a noise which lat first took to be It.
the howling of a dog, but afterwards thought to be moan. Bt.
log. I was then on the first film., and I went up to de- .8t:
csased's room, upon opening the door of which I saw her ti
lying on the bed on her back, with her feet on the floor. io
Her clothes were up, and in her right band she had a lei
razor, and her bowels in her other hand. There was a pail It
by her side. When I entered she seemed to know In*, 194
and turned and struggled, but did not speak. I imme-
diately called assistance, and sent for Mr. Clay Shute, the Ili
surgeon. I turned her round and laid her head on the to
pillow. I took the razor from her hand and laid it on the It.
table; after that she grasped her flannel petticoat. She died St.
about 20 !Malec' afterwards, just as Mr. Shute's assistant IS
arrived. Her state of mind was very low, particularly on eT
Saturday and on Sunday morning. She seemed depressed 6a.
at the thought of going away from her mother, as was 0
arranged for Wednesday, her husband having taken a
fist
place at Newberry. She bad no family. IS
Two envelopes, on which the deceased bad written in a 5;
neat and clear hand, were found in a shirt, and the con- at"'
tents seemed to lead to the conclusion that it was ono note, st:
and was as follows. so

"My dear Charles,—l know it must come, and the third fS
shock I feel will drive me to utter madoces. To my dear lit
friends it is better to know my end then to see me in a In- sesi

natic asylum. I should like to lay in the same grave umy ;
dear father. May God forgive you, u I hope he will me, aa
and may you get another gife who will love you as I bars et.
done. Your unfortunate wife, "Lavinia." Is
Mr. Oldfield explained that he thought the meaning of se
the words " third shock" to refer to the trouble she had to
twice before had to go through, and that she saw no pros- g
pc ct other husband's third undertaking ending more ant •
-
ceasfully. IC
The coroner briefly reviewed the evidence and the jury
M
returned a verdict of " Temporary Derangement."
London, England, 1853-08-02

ITALY.

ROME, Jvny
For the last few days the Roman police has been
actively employed in searching for the deputies of
the revolutionary committee, whose presence in the
city is commonly reported, and the nature of whose
errand I hinted at in my last. Domiciliary visits
have been made at several houses in the Via Laurina,
and in other parts of the town, and arrests have
taken place both in private dwellings and in the
public streets. When at a loss for precise informa-
tion, respecting the whereabouts of their prey, the
sbi..ri of Rome have a curious custom of drawing a
cordon across some of the most frequented parts of
the city, and arresting every passer-by where visage
is not familiar to them, in the hope that this sort of
chance fishery may bring some valuable fish into
their net. The spot fixed upon for this operation in
the present instance was the Pantheon Piazza and
the neighbouring streets. where fifty or sixty sbirri
seemed actuated by a sudden furor against beards,
as being republican insignia, and dragged the
wearers of them, in company with every one who
was not known as a Roman or provided with his
papers in due form, to the prisons of Monte Citorio,
in the expectation that some revelation might result
from the examination of so many different indivi-
duals.
Whether such may hereafter prove to be the case
it is impossible to conjecture, but hitherto the police
seem only to have got hold of " tat and greasy citi-
-1 rens" in their street hauls, although nocturnal arrests
have produced prisoners of a more interesting cate-
gory, especially n the neighbourhood of the Vicolo
\ Scauderbeg and Trojan's column, where 'Monsignor
Matteucei !I emissaries are said to have tumbled in
upon a whole Mazzinian conciliabultis, presided over
by a functionary wearing nothing more nor less than
' a priest's garb, and well supplied with proclamations
London, England, 1853-11-18

MARYLEBONE.

James nantal, coustiVe27sti,;a7 charged before Mr.
Long, to whom the case had been sent by the Police Com-
missioners for adjudication, with having used unnecessary
violence to an old woman named Elisabeth Webb, while in
his custody on the charge of having part of a butter tub in
her poirse,ion, knowing the same to have born stolen.
There wear a second complaint against defendant, for violent
conduct at the station-house.

It appeared that on the previous Thursday defendant,
who, as alleged by him, had missed the tub in question from
the doorstep of a house of which he and his wife had the
care, met complainant carrying it in her hand. She was
questioned as to how she came by it, and she said that it
had been given to her by her eon, who had picked it up in
the road. Defendant said he should take her to the station-
house. She went into No. 6, Wellington-street, Camden-
town, next door to where she lives, followed by the defend-
ant, by whom she was pulled out of a room, shoved along
the passage with great force, and her back much hurt by
his forcing his knee violently against it. On the way to
the station she was further ill used by the defendant while
being assisted along the streets with another female hold of
her arm. When the charge was preferred the sergeant
refused to take it, and complainant went home to her hus-
band, who for some time past had been lying very ill in bed.
At the station defendant was much excited, and used impro-
per language to the sergeant.
Upon the latter charge he was not fined ; but for using
unnecesury violence towards the old woman a penalty of
405., or a month's imprisonment, was inflicted.
London, England, 1853-11-18

MILITARY.

WOOLWICH. Nov. 16.—Ten gunners and driven
have been added to each of the fed 'batteries of the Royal
Artillery at Woolwich, making the present strength of gun.
am and driven is each 'tottery 128 man. The strength of
the batteries during the last war was 120 gunners to cash
battery; but at that time there was a oorpe of drivers es-
clulively attached to the horses, and not included in the 120
ter serthg and working the guns.

QI'ARANTEGI AT OIDRALTAr..-A gentleman who
went nut passenger by the India, which left Southampton
nn the loth alt. with the [adieu mail, purposed landing at
Gibraltar, where the lotus touched, is order to get to
Eadis. On striving at Gibraltar, he found that he should
have to 'amain eight days in quarantine before he would be
allowed to go into Spain, becalms Spain Goosed to coasider
the English rate unhealthy. 'the gratleman therefore
thought that he would go on to Malta in the Indus, and re-
turning hoes thence as her, he considered that ho should
avoid toe torture of a week's quarantine. On touching at
Gibraltar in the Indus, he found • to bis disgust that the
lipanish quarantine regulations were area stringent than
OM, sad be is actually at the present tins performing
elaaewitise at Gibraltar, although she is early a math
from liagtaati
London, England, 1853-11-18

NAVAL.

ADMIRALIT, Nov. 17.—ArpoiNTMENT8.—Liente-
mints H. T. Gnome (1862) to the Ajax. 68, screw steam
flag-chip, of 450• horse power, at Cork; R. Bradshaw
(1862), to the Jaw, 26. at Chatham ; F. H. Smith (1849),
to the Modes, 8, Paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 350-horse
power, at Portsmouth.
Masters' Assistaats J. Patch, to the P,inre &gad,
90, fleg-ship, at Spithnd ; F. C. Corbet, to the Apollo, 8,
troop-Aip, at Shiserams ; B. H. Parsons, to the Royal
otorj•, no, anew etimas•ship, at Sheerness ; T. H. U.
Bridges, to the thassowd, 28, at Sleernem.
Midshipmen C. Bridger, to tLe Princess 99, SWIM
stem ship, at Portsmouth.
Foreman of Smiths T. Bailey, to Chatham Planed.
.N.val Cadet W. E. Fitzgerald ; his ant appointment.
Porramotrrn, Nov. 17.—The Commander (J. C.
Haley), the ant lieutenant, the second heutenant, the sur-
geoo, and chief engineer of the Medea, 6 steam•sloop,
re-
seatly returned
home from the West Indies, have bees
superseded by the AdrMralty. Ibis is the result of the un-
pleasant and mischievous quarrels that have occurred on
board this vemel between the commander and the other
*Moen. Commander POillimore, who was flag lieutenant
to Admiral Sir William P ' , has been appointed to the
command of the Medea : she is now in dock at this port
refitting.
London, England, 1853-11-18

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

OXFORD, Nov. 17.—1 n a %avocation held this
day, the honorary degree of D.D. wu conferred on the
Rev. Jolla Armstrong, of Lincoln College, Bishop
Deagaate of Graham's Town. Iu the same convocation the
Bev. Thomas Brotherton, M.A., Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge, was admitted ad amdem.
la a congregation held at the same time the following
degrees were conferred :—Master of Arts . Rev. Arthur B.
Day, Worcester College ; Matthews Arnold, 064 College
Rev. Dixon Brown, E College : Rev. W. Christopher
Edwards, hens College. Bachelor of Arta : Alfred Earle,
William Joseph Eaglead, Frede:irk Allen, William Owen,
James F. Burton, Frederick Th•mpeon, and John R.
Stevens, of Magdalen Hall; Henry T.Thompsca, Queen's
College ; Edward G. /tweed, St. Edmund Hall ; Benjamin
Spoke eke gad Herbert S. Oekeley, Christ Church ; Robert
Kendall, Jesus Colkge ; James Sutton, David W. Her-
bert, John Dickinson, Hon. Fleetwood J. Pellew, George
Caff, Deasld Cuero°, and Charles S. Burder, St. Nary
Hall; John Gott, Bream:tee College; John P. Hester,
Pembroke College ; Warwick B. heanaway and Richard
W. Atkins, Bt. John's College ; William H. GriMths,
Worcester College; Charles J. R. Shaw, Merton College.
London, England, 1853-11-18

THE POLICE COURTS.

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GUILDHALL.

Margaret Broughton was charged with robbing Mr.
Robert Warrick, a merchant, of 39, Upper Thames-street,
of a gold watch and guard, valued at about 201.
The prosecutor said—l wee r. turning home at an early
hour this morning, when I was accosted by the prisoner
between Temple-bar and St. Clement Danes Church. She
asked me which was the way to St. Paul's, and as I was
going in that direction, I allowed her to walk with me ; but
on arriving at the end of the Old Bailey, on Ludgate-hill, I
missed my watch and guard. I said nothing to the pri-
*Gael at the time, because I thought if she had stolen my
watch, and I had charged her with it In the street, she
would pass it away to some of her accomplices.
Sir Peter Laurie—Wen you quite sober?
Prosecutor—Perfectly so, sir. I did not wish to lose my
watch, and I therefore pretended I wee going home with
the prisoner, and took a cab for that purpose, but told the
driver privately to drive direct to Bow-street ; and when
we got there. I charged her with the robbery.
Sir Peter Laurie—l am now quite convinced you were
sober.

The watch having been found in the cab, the prisoner was
committed for trial.
Richard Southel was summoned for unlawfully refusing
to carry the complainant in his cab, when required to do so.
Mrs. Agnes Dalrimple aid—l was in St. Martin's-le-
Grand on the 9th inst., looking for a rib, and the defendant
seeing me, called out, "Cab, ma'am ?" I asked him what
he would take a friend and me to Camden-town fort He
said half-a-crown, and I offered him 21., at the same time
telling him that I had come the same distance for that
sum, including the turnpike gates. The defendant then
said he wee engaged, and could not take me. I walked to
the stand to look for another cab, and the defendant per
wiring my intention called out to them something I did
not catch, whieb prevented the three first on the rank from
accepting the hiring I offered them, and wee ultimately
obliged to take en omnibus.
I Sir Peter Laurie fined the defentlant 10s., and 3s. costs,
which he paid.
0,11 VIVII VVVI ikTIVVV.

Toe stewards ofthe7F;;te;nar Brother.' Benefit So-
ciety," held at the King George the Fourth, Guildford-
street East, Bagaigge Wells-road, appeared to a summons
at the instance of Robert Moody, a member, fur having ex-
cluded him from the society without just cause.
Mr. Wakeling attended for the complainant, and said his
client had been a member of the society sines its establish-
ment in 1849, and paid up regularly. At a meeting of the
stewards, however, he objected to a sum of 171. being taken
from the funds of the society to get up a theatrical benefit,
and the whole of the trustees not being present, be re-
monstrated with the stewards, and told them they bad no
doubt bribed one of the trustees. For this they had excluded
him, and fined him 61.
Mr. Carrie could perceive nothing in the rules of the so-
ciety to justify such a proceeding, and ordered Moody to be
reinstated.
London, England, 1853-11-18

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Noe. 17.
The Daily Express has the following account of
an attempt at murder, which it attributes to the
infamous Ribbon Society, and which has occurred in
the county of Armagh, within about two hundred
yards of the residence of Mr. Cbambre, who had so
narrow an escape last year from the hands of the
assassin :
On Wednesday (yesterday) morning, between 1 and 2
o'clock, as the Res. Mr. Graham, of Killry parish, county
Armagh, was sitting at the kitchen fire of h,s residence, a
party of men—there were at least two—came to the rear of
the house. and fired through the kitchen window. The
rev. gentleman was on a very low seat, and this circum-
stance saved his life, for some fragments of s, ramroad, with
which the gun was charged, passed through his hat.
struck the wall orposite, and entered the floor. The mis-
creants made their escape, and for the present, as far as we
are informed, no vacc of them has been found.
As to the motives for the crime, the Newry Tae-
graph says:
It is ext:emely difficult to aviiini any reason for this out-
rage, unless indeed it is to be attributed to the fact that the
rev. gentleman had, for the past few weeks, given *ow
assistance to an old man named Nl'Connell, who has in-
curred the displeasure of the people of the district, on ac-
count of 'ate being a most important witness in a prose ca-
tion instituted in the year 18.51 against a person residing in
that locality for writing a threatening notice. M'Conned
then left the country. and had not been heard of tiil within
the last fortnight, when he returned to Meigh. From the
moment that his return became known he was everywhere
subjected to contumely and derision by the people, and on
Saturday last he was hooted and scolded at by • mob in
Newry. The poor, infirm man, who is 73 years of age, was
sleepinz at the residence of Mr. Graham on Tuesday night,
when the attempt was male or. the life of the reverend
gentleman.
London, England, 1853-11-18

RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN RUSSIA.

While in Turkey the Christians of all confession.
enjoy full religions freedom, Ruins isjust now distioguished
by persecutions of Roman catholic'. The Aim tie la
Religsois says :—Re receive from Moscow most afflicting
reports of the condition of the catholic. in Russia. The
prior of the Dominican convent at St. Petersburg—a man
highly esteemed in his orders—was, only 'few months ago,
carried off by soldiers in the night, no one knows whither.
He received pirate/dm only to take leave oleos of the
' brethren, who had been dmigeatml by the governmeat as
his successor. All his papers were seised. The ground of
this treatment is found in the fact that the prior had an-
swered a letter from Rome, in which some wheelers re-
spng the martyrdom of Father Bobola were requested.
The atholics an subjected to annoymicies of every
kind. Their frequent communion is forbidden, and at
the confessional the conversation of the father is
placed under restriction. The rulers of the united
Greek church are persecuted in a similar manner.
Their convent lass been sacked, and the monks have
been deported to (Molnar. At the letter place
they were at first treated mildly, aftt rwards they were
required to go neer to the nun-united Greek church, the
religion of the Emperor, and when they refused they were
ill-treated in every conceivable manner. The brethren are
all scattered and confined in Russian convents. Among
them was owe very learned and able theologian, who sought
interviews with the schismatical bishop. They 'discussed
together the doctrines of their churches, and the end of the
argument was the catholic priest was bruised and beaten in
body. Several catholic prie.t. have been sentenced, why,
no one knows, to punishment with the pletle, which has
taken the place of the knout. A surgeon Mien& the indic-
tion and suspends the punishment if the victim's life is in
danger. The sufferer is then taken to the hospital, reco-
vered, and then brought bock to receive the full comple-
ment of blows. One priest hes lately died under the treat-
meet. Last year more than 200 Polish families were com-
pelled to leave Odessa because they sent their children to
the catholic school there. They have sines been compelled
to enter their children at the schools of Moscow and Kief,
where no priest of their own creed is allowed to me them.
ilatficr made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, end there
passel
over to the united Greek church. When she re-
turned, she was apprehended, imprisoned, and otherwise
ill-treated.

AN OFFICIAL MISSING.
London, England, 1853-11-18

TO THE EDITOIL OP THE EXPRESS.

ElS,—Can you please to inform me, what has be-
come of our head factory inspector, Mr. Itedgrave, who
was appointed by Lord Derby's government after the
death of Mr. Sanders ? I have been waiting anxiously for
the last fifteen months to see him, without success, and a
person has told me to day, that he has been in the East
Indies for above twelve months. Really Mr. Editor an
this be true ? If it is, I think it is a great shame that he
should receive 1,000/. per year to look after our interests,
and be so many miles from home. I am, &e.,
Derby, Nov. 10. A SPINNER.
London, England, 1853-11-18

PR,)l.llttfull.

This was the last ciaLi..:;;;;;Zetting in the case of
John Swat, descrit ad as a newspaper proptittor, printer,
and publisher, cf Catherine-street and Buckinghammtreet,
81wad. The accounts, prepared by Weems. Closer, ex-
tended over 17 months prior to the failure M June iac,
and imatained the (dewing large items :
To creditors, 5.2721.; ditto secured, 4,8481.; liabilities,
1,222/ ; capita: on the let of January, 1852, 7,7181. ; pro.
tits, 1,3021., including 7621. fur casts (the bankrupt having
practised as en attorney).
By good debtors, 6.2821.; doubtful ditto, 6341. ; property
as held security, 8,6871. ; other property, 24 i 31. ; nsurana.,
35/ ; °Mee charges, salary, &c., 637/.; interest and du-
cats" 739%; dawn out by bankrupt, 1,6061.; losses. 476/.
Among the secured creditors was the Commercial Bank,
Houiettastrest, whose debt is 1,1761., to secure which
they bold a mortgage, dated the Bth of July, 1850, by which
the Dubs of Buckingham and Chunk* charged certain
London, England, 1853-11-18

METCALFE AND tiENERAL MINING
c(OIPANY ,)F JAMAICA.

A special general meeting of the altarelio:dtra in

tins tympany era held ieslerday at the London Tavern. for I I
the purpose ut receiving a report from Captain !leery
Claret, on the state and prospects of the company's mines,
and of detereatiag on the measures to be adopted in con-
s..quenee of that report.
Mr. Wtoeunts took the chair, and after the reedirrt of
the advertisement calling the meeting, remarked that ,tt.e
nhject set forth is that adve rine Cant was a definite ens.
The report of Captain Classes had now been in the hands of I
the sisarehultlers for some days, sad they wouid be able,
then fore, to form their own of Minn of it. contents. Tao
directors had thought it necessary, in order to euahle the
shareh,Adere to judge of the manner in which the mine had
her, cenducted, to mike extract!, from the report. they had
received from ems to time from their Noising ceptaic, anel
not tali these but also of eztracis from the revues which
had bees received previous to the formation of the company,
Compering those extracts which were in the hands of the
ahareholden with the report of Captain Clerics, the directors
tonpid ere(' there were 'tacit of grounds for further investiga-
tion into the actual state and futon prospects of the acne. In
(*Apulia Claims's report there set re statements to contra-
dictory to what they had hithrrt., always been led to be-
lieve was the actual state of the Metcalfe miner, that they
had comet to the concliniori that .t was desirable a further
examination and report should be made by same indented•
ant sad duly qualified person. (Hear, bear.) It so hap-
pened that a itenelentso, who was a very high au.hority is
=miter matters (a Mr. John Hutchins), was employed to
survey the mines of the Clarendon Company of Jamaica,
reed at the request of the directors that company had coa-
st tai' that Mr. Hutchins should survey the Metcalfe
nome, on condition that 2504 should be paid for that gen-
tiemsn's services free of expense to the Clarendon Company,
lie .uttstitted a resolu'ion in conclusion, confirming the
roteedings of the directors in the matter, and s2proving
the appointment of Mr Hutchins on the terms stated.
A SR A ILEMULUtit suggested that a committee of share-
holders should be appointed to investigate and report upon
the actual state of the company.
After tome conversation, it was suggested that instead
ut Mr. John Hutchins, some person unconnected with
any other Janata mining company should be appointed
specially by the directors to go to Jamaica to survey
and report upon the mines; and the resolution was ultt
mealy adopted, with an alteration to that effect, power
being, however, given to the bourd to tnn,loy Mr. Hutchins,
if they should experience any difiiculty in obtaining the
services of another duly qualifieu person.
Mr. CA M EKON moved a vote tat confidence in the board
generally, end of thanks to the chairman.
The to ati ution having been carried unanimously and by
eetleastieo.
The sleeting broke up.