The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-05 00:00:00

prisoners, 6 guns, 12 caissons and 250 horses.
The French lost 6 men killed, 27 wounded.

WREXHAM RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)

FREE HANDICAP.

Romeo
Little Davie
Four ran.
GOLD CUP.

Jack Leeming
Little Torn
Goaway

Five ran.

The Bank of Ireland yesterday increased the rate of
discount per cent., making the minimum for Irish bills
51, and for English bills 5, per cent.
STORM AT MANCHESTER.—A terrific storm of thun-
der, lightning, bail, and rain, passed over Manchester
between two and three o'cl9ck in the afternoon of yes-
terday.
Col. Clarke has been appointed Commandant of the
Monmouth and South Wales District, in the place of
Gen. Cloete, who leaves next week to await orders in
London.
Screw steamers are about to run between Southamp -
ton and Hythe, one of the most ancient ferries on South-
amptan water.
READING THE WAR NEWS.—The readings of the Rev.
W. Hutton, curate of Christ Church, have been attended
by a large number of the working classes, anxious to
hear the latest intelligence respecting the war. The
persons assembled manifested the most lively interest in
the description of the various events, and testified by
great applause their hearty sympathy with their victo-
rious fellow-countrymen and their allies.— Wolcerhamp-
ton Chronicle.
WHISKY.—The enormously increased duty on whisky
has (says the Limerick Chronicle) lessened the consump-
tion to a degree never anticipated by the Chancellor of
the Exchequer. The working class are taking to brown
etout, and the higher ranks are exchanging for wine,
upon which there is no advance of duty. The increase
of duty upon Irish and Scotch whisky was e,itimated
by the Treasury to produce 1,000,0001., but the decrease
on this head of revenue is 260,0001. on thelast quarter.
! The revenue will be less, through illicit distillation, in
the oaming +enter.
A letter from Inspruck, of the 28th ult., says :
"During my sojourn at Ischyl I frequently saw the
Emperor and Empress of Austria. The Emperor is a
good-looking young man ; he is endowed, it is said, with
prodigious activity, and wishes to pass for the first sol-
dier in his empire. The Empress is the youngest of all
the consorts of Europe. With an elegant form and most
pleasing features she has that bloom of youth which
nothing can surpass, and when she passes on horseback
along the promenades of Ischyl she is the object of
general admiration."
RUSSIAN TALLOW TRADE.—St. Petersburg advices
to the 20th ult. report a few transactions in tallow.
The total quantity despatched this season from St.
Petersburg and the interior is stated at from 0,00 to
40,000 casks, and it is estimated that about 40,000 casks
more remain to be disposed et The total quantity of
Russian tallow available for exportation this season
would appear to be only about 80,000 casks. Theaverage
exportation of tallow from Cronstadt for the 30 years
ending with 1853 was 127,310 casks per annum, and
for the five years preceding the declaration of war it was
110,000 casks. As the present season's diminution is
in face of the high prices which have ruled for this ar-
ticle in the London market since 1853, these figures are
interpreted as affording a striking proot of the injury
which the war is inflicting upon the productive industry
of Russia.
RAILWAY EiTENSION IN WALES.—The Maesteg lire
has been staked out by the surveyor', and in a few
months operations are to be commenced. The South
Wales,Cornpany intend making a branch line from Car-
diff to Penartb, in addition to the one projected by the
Taff Vale Company. A tidal harbour is to be made in
the river Ely, with stages for loading coal, so that ves-
sels
may at once receive their cargoes. The Vale of
Neath extension, down the Aberdare-valley, is to be
commenced, baying been surveyed and mapped out.
This will open the extensive coal district, in the centre
of the valley. The Rhondda branches of the Taff Vale
are fist approaching completion, and will soon be opened
for traffic. The Rhymney line, commencing at the
head of the valley of that name, is in progress, and will
run into the Taff Vale at Pentyrch, six miles from Car-
diff. The projected alteration?, in order to avoid the
Swansea Vale crossing the South Wales upon the level,
are Immediately to be commenced.
THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SUMMER SEAT.—
The adjourned inquest on Scott, one of the guards of the
East Lancashire luggage train killed on Thursday last at
13rooksbottom siding, near Summerseat station, by a
passenger train coming suddenly out of the tunnel whilst
the luggage train was at a stand, and running into it,
was held on Wednesday, at the Derby Hotel, Bury.
After several additional witnesses had been examined,
the Coroner summed up, expressing an opinion that the
accident had occurred through the signal not working
properly. The jury, after deliberating about 10 minutes,
returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Several of
the passengers are still confined from the injuries sus-
tained, but it is believed that one of them intends to sue
Vie railway company fur 1,0001. damages.—Mandiester
Guardian.
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FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES.--On Monday a public
meeting of the inhabitants of Oldham was held in the
Town Hall, convened by John Platt, Esq., mayor, in
compliance with a very numerously-signed requisition
which had been presented to him, " for the purpose of
memorialising her most gracious Majesty to grant an
unconditional pardon to John Frost, Zephaniah Wil-
liams, and William Jones, but more especially to John
Frost, as that unfortunate gentleman has expressed a
strong desire to return to his native country before he
dies, being now upwards of 70 years of age." The spa-
cious room was well filled. Mr. Councillor W. Wool-
stenholme was in the chair, and the objects of the meet-
ing were explained and ably defended by Mr. J. Greaves,
Mr. J. B. Horsfall, Mr. A. Frith, Mr. J. Kershaw,
Mr. John Nield, Mr. W. Knott, Mr. W. Barlew, and
others. The memorial to her Majesty was unanimously
adopted.
TIIE ALLIES AT KERTos.—We read in the Malta Times :
—On the sth of September the Himalaya vessel took to
Kertch from Balaklava, about 130 of the 10th Hussars,
and the same number of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, a few
of the Land Transport Corps attendant on our division
of cavalry, and two or three English artillerymen. The
oper►tion of disembarking the cavalry was performed by
the French steam gun-boats towing flats, with 16 men
and horses in each ; but, owing to the weather having
become stormy, it was not completed till the morning of
the 10th. By the arrival of the Himalaya we have re-
ceived the latest accounts from Kertch, at which place
and at Yenikale the allies possess a force of some 12,000
men, English, French, and Turks. At both these places
the allies era actively engaged in strengthening their posi-
tions, and the cavalry scour the country round, causing
the country people to bring in large supplies of cattle,
sheep, and forage, for which they are paid full value.
On the first night of the Chasseurs d'Afrique going out
they surprised a party of Cossacks, and took eight of
them prisoners, but the officer in command escaped by
entering a house in the village and getting out by a back
way. The 10th Hussars have taken up very comforta-
ble quarters in a building which formerly served as a
seminary for young ladies, and have changed the hard-
ship of sleeping on the ground under a tent for a com-
fortable dwelling and luxurious couches. A. few grand
pianos, which have escaped the general destruction,
may be seen in the officers' quarters. A police force
has been organised by the French out of the Tartar po-
pulation, partly officered by Poles, and the men are
distinguished by a yellow stripe on their arm."
REPORTS ON RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—CoIoneI Yol-

land, in;cting officer of the Board of Trade, has ref
ported on the accident which occurred on the 27th o-
June at Stratford. After an explanation of the cis
cumstances he says :—" I have no doubt that the
accident was entirely caused by the negligence of- the
plait layers, in having failed to insert a cotter or
pin in the left end of the connecting rod of the
points, and I think the Eastern Counties Railway ma-
nagement have acted judiciously in directing all their
points on the main lines to be supplied with two instead
of only one connecting red." As to the accident at the
Barrow station, the same officer reports :—" I have,
therefore, no doubt that the collision was entirely caused
by neglect of duty on the part of are engine driver is not
having kept a proper look out. I should, however, re-
commend that the attention of the directors of the Mid-
land Railway Company should be called to the propriety
of altering the present north distant signal, if permission
cannot be procured for clearing the trees which are now
behind it; and in that case I think that if its height were
doubled it would be very much better seen ; and I should
also represent the desirability of increasing the siding
accommodation at Barrow station, since, but for the de-
lay in removing the waggons in the siding standing near
the switches, the single waggon intended fur Barrow
would probably have been left and the train have got
away before the other came up. With reference to these
recommendations the directors report that they have
improved the signals, but that they cannot purchase land
for the sidings.