The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-13 00:00:00

HAY MARK2TS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os ; clover,
£4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per load.
Trade firm.

CUMBERLAND: —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os • clover,
£4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per Ld. A
good demand.
WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £6 s; clover,
£4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 43 to £1 10s per load.
An active inquiry.

COAL MARKET.

Prloos of Coal per Ton a'

the dose of the market.

a. d.
North Pelton Gas 13 9
Walker Primrose 13 3
West Hartley .. 17 9
Pensher Primrose.....l7 3

Walls End.

8. e.

Walls End.

Braddyll's Hetton
W. Byron ..17 0
Cassop ]B 0
&knout . 17 0
Framwellgate ........17 3
Ships at market

Haswell ..... . 19 0
Hartlepool lB 9
East Hartlepool 18 9
K elloe.. ..... l7 9
South Kelloe 18 0
Heugh Hall 18 0
South Hetton ...... ,19 0
T uns tall
Hetton

;t, 57 ; sold, 50.

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Aug. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North-
West; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little
cloudy,
OFF FM.31101771E, Aug. 12.—Arrived—Hebe, from Callao
for Dunkirk.

NEWPORT, Aug. 11 —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Panama,
from Bristol for Havaunah.
CARDIFF, Aug. 12.—Arrived—Blencathia, from the
Cape of Good Hope.
LOVGII FOYLE, Aug. 12.—Arrivod—Caledonia, steamer,
from New York.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PLYMOUTH, Saturday Morning.
The smack Prince of Wales, Capt. Weeks, which left
Portrieu, France, yesterday morning, and arrived here to-
day, with cattle for Mr Treeby, reports having observed,
at half-past 2 o'clock this morning, when 10 miles south
of the Start Point, eight ships of war going to the east-
ward, under half-engine power ; no canvas. Wind easterly,
light. At that time it was too dark to obtain more distinct
information.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, 6aturday Morning.
Arrived, August 12—Emerald, from Umea—Mathilda,
from St. Peteraburg—Elizabetb. Hampton, from Oporto--
Prince, from Guernsey.

Arrived, August 13—Urania, from .A.rehangel—George,
from DonAt—Sarah, from Dunkirk--Forest Queen, from
Guernsey,

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
rassed—rei-Ho, of Liverpool, from Stilelds, for China.

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS...—At the South.
amp',on Police-court yesterday, before the Mayor,
Mr G. Brinton, and other magistrates, a German seaman,
named Adolphe Bjornsen, about 35 years old, was charged
with wilfully murdering the captain of the barque Gus•
time being 9.30 p.m.—
of May
offn,p,
tave Adolphe, an English registered vessel, on the high
days' sail theyfirst
matewe r e
seas, on the 21st June last. It appeared from the evi-
dence of the first mate, Us Peterson, that the ship left
when he heard
eh
a noise proceeding from the captain's cabin. .70 imme-
diately aiotnsfidiinnonha
biosenucatthbfiei
cabin—the
—O7
went there, and found the prisoner in the cabin ;kith
the captain. As soon as the prisoner saw him, he raised a
pistol and fired, but the shot missed him. He then went
again on deck, the prisoner knowing him, having still a
CernianolhbucWo,htehne
double-barrelled revolver in his hand. Shortly afterwards
the captain came on deck and asked where the second mate
was (meaning the prisoner), and
whether he had not been
secured? Prisoner was standing near at the time,
and he
turned round and deliberately shot the captain through the
head. The captain fell, and after lingering for about half
an hour, died. The prisoner in the meantime had betaken
himself to the captain's cabio,where he remained for a con-
siderable time, the crew being unable to get at him, as he
had obtained possession of all the firearms. He afterwards
came on deck heavily armed, and proceeded to lower the
lifeboat, into which he got, and at once started from the
ship. It was then about half-past two in the morning.
Shots wore fired at him, but it was exceedingly dark at the
time, and they did not take effect. As soon as the day
dawned, all eyes were strained in order to discover some
trace of the prisoner, and the boat was discerned in the
distance. Tho vessel went immediately in pursuit, and
came up with him about ten o'clock, Shots were fired at
the prisoner's boat, which was completely riddled; and
when it was in a sinking state, the jolly boat belonging to
the ship, and manned at the time by six of the crew, was
sent to seize the prisoner, who was placed in irons as soon
as secured, and conveyed to the vessel, where he remained
in confinement until Pernambuco was reached. He was
then arraigned before a naval court, where depositions were
taken, and the English consul directed his removal to this
country. It was stated that no disagreement had taken
taken place between the captain and the prisoner. At the
close of the first mate's evidence the prisoner was remanded
fora week, in order that the register of the %easel might be
produced, Mr Mackey, who appeared for the prisoner,
having expressed a doubt as to whether it was authorised
to carry the English flag.
TAFFER, THE MATE OF THE FLOWERY LAND.—
It will be in the recollection of our rradera that, on
the conviction of the pirates of the Flowery Land, who
were executed at the Old Bailey, an appeal was made on
behalf of Wm. Taffer, who was instrumental in bringing
them to justice, and who was loft destitute and disabled for
a time. Those who subscribed to Tsffer's necessities will
be pleased to learn that, through their kindness, he has had
the means so to apply himself as to pass a creditable exami-
nation, and obtain a second mate's certificate. Tatter, we
understand, is likely to obtain an appointment to a first-
class passenger ship about to sail from the port of Lon-
don.
THE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION AT CHILWORTH.
—Yesterday Mr Woods, coroner for the Western
division of Surrey, resumed at the Percy Ann% Chilworth,
the investigation into the circumstances connected with
the death of Charles Mansell and John Farnfield, who
were killed by tho explosion at the Chilworth Powder Mills
on Friday, the sth inst. The Coroner, in summing up, re-
marked that the evidence did not show that blame attached
to any one. The machinery had been properly manufac-
tured and put up. The jury, after consulting for about 15
minutes, returned a verdict "That the deceased met with
their deaths by an explosion of gunpowder at Mr Sharp's
mills, but that the cause of the explosion was unknown."

British Archmological Association,

IPSWICH, Aug. 12.

At half-past eight this morning the party as.
sembled at the White Horse, where omnibuses were
in readiness to take them to Helmingham, and after
a very pleasant drive by roads by the side of which
are waving cornfields, they drove up to the fine old
hall, the seat of J. Tollemache, Esq., M.P., where
they were met by the Rev. G. Cardew, the rector.
Helmingham Hall is a beautiful specimen of early
Tudor architecture, built round a quadrangle, and
surrounded by a moat which is still filled with water,
and the drawbridge of which is drawn up every
night. Mr. Cardew said there was a tradition that
it had been so for eight centuries, but it was certain
for 300 years the operation had not been once
omitted. The Hall was, the rev. gentleman said,
, built in the reign of Henry VIII. by the second
Lionel Tollemache. Before his time Helmingham,
and the Hili which occupied the piece of the pre-
sent, were owned by the Joyces, and before them
by the De Backinge, and the next previous owners
were the Nuns of Flixton, who were the successors
of the Nuns of Campsey Ashe. In Domesday Book
he found that it belonged to the brother of William
the Conqueror, the celebrated Ode, Bishop of
Bayonne. In Edward the First's time it was
probably the property of is Queen, Eleanor.
The present hall was built on the site of the
old hall, which was built in the twelfth
century by Bartholomew de Creyke, and he
had no doubt that there was before that an
Anglo Saxon farm at this spot, and from the quan-
tity of Roman remains he bad found he believed
there had been a Roman villa there. He had found
Roman remains in every part of the parish; he had
no doubt whatever that there was a Roman village
on this spot. Oae of the Tollemaches entertained
Queen Elizabeth in the year 1561. There was a
tradition that the Queen stood as godmother
to Tollemache's child, but it was not the
case, the child having died before her Majesty
arrived, and a sort of ceremony was performed
over the body. Passing through the paved inner
quadrangle the visitors entered the fine hall of
the house, in which is a beautifully carved oak
fireplace; indeed, the wood-carving throughout the
house is very fine. In the dining-room were ex-
hibited some leathern "blackjacks " of very for-
midable dimensions, which it was said are
still occasionally used ; the fireplace is a
very handsome specimen of carving. The walls
of the drawing-room, as are those of the dining-
room, are hung with family portraits, and there
are some tables beautifully inlaid with silver, ivory,
&c., and other interesting articles of furniture,
amongst them being a curious and beautiful inlaid
cabinet of Flemish wotkmanship, In an ante-
room, between the drawing-room and library, is
a glass case, containing a lute, which belonged
to Queen El;zabeth, and which she presented
to the lady of the owner of the hall, on the
occasion of a visit, and also a small but valuable
collection of coins. There was also an ancient spin-
net. The most curious is an Anglo-Saxon menu-
script of the 9th century. Alfred the Great's trans-
lation of " °rosins," and a col.'y of the first book
printed in England by Caxton, "I.'e Play of Chess.''
In several of the rooms are portraits of Queen Eli-
zabeth, and in the drawing-room is of of Mary,
Queen of William 111. The bedroom veNah was
occupied by Queen Elizabeth during her vie: was
then visited, and some curious old china baying
been inspected, the party left the Hall.
The church was next visited, a stop being made
at one of the immense oaks with which the park
abounds. The part of the park surrounding the
church, was a wood belonging to the church. Mr
Cardew said the contract for the erection of the
tower of the church was in existence—it was be-
tween the builder and John Talmidge, as the Tolle-
mache family were then called, and the sum for
which it was built was £3O. It was dated 1487,
that is, in the reign of Henry VII., but it was not
completed till Henry VIII.'s time. The church was
built on the old cemetery, and in digging the graves
at the present time they dug through the old graves.
At the base of the tower is the inscription :

"Seandit ad rather virgo puerpera virgule Jesse "
"She mounts to Heaven, the virgin mother, the rod
of Jesse."

The church consists of a nave and chancel, and
is benched throughout, and contains some very fine
monuments to members of the Tollemsche family.

After leaving the church the party proceeded to a
field, from the formation of which Mr Cardew said
he felt certain that there bad been an ancient tu-
mulus there. He set two men to work digging,
and at once they came upon a large quantity of
pottery, which some thought to be Anglo-Saxon,
bat the majority of them thought them Romano-
British. He also found a spear, head and the jaw.
bones of some animals. He had made eleven ex-
cavations in other parts of the field, and found re-
mains in each. He found the site of a house in which
were Roman remains, a few Saxon and some me.
dimval, and the house ceased to exist in about the
reign of Henry VII. At another spot a gold coin
of Vespasian was picked up by one of his parish-
ioners. Mr Cardew then led the way to a moat
at the bottom of the field. At the rectory
Mr Cardew then exhibited the remains he
found just above, and with the bodies in the ceme-
tery, and stated that he believed the date of the
cemetery was certainly not so late as the later
Norman occupation, but probably of the early
Rman occupation, or before that time. He also
showed the remains (Roman and mediaeval) found
in the Pond Field.
The cemetery itself (near the churchyard) was
next visited. Hero a great deal of excavation has
been going on, and the skeletons exhibited. There
was no coffin or any sign of one to be found any-
where in the cemetery. There is a very large num-
ber of skeletons lying very close, many of them
-erfect—one of a mother with that of her child—
aboul five or six years old. One body was buried
in a muti.:,.lted condition, the head cut off, the
vertebra: of the .neck on the bosom, the head sup-
ported in its place by
.8, /Ent ; this was evident:lY the
body of a man of enormous 2ower, the bones beLlg
very large. Above the bodieo the usual black
funereal pottery, some fragments of querns, and
some bones of animals were found.
It was now time to return to Ipswich,
- which was
reached at a quarter past one o'clock.
At two o'clock the omnibuses were again called
into requisition to drive to Orwell-park, Nacton, the
seat of the President, G. Toinline, Esq., M.P.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON.GARDENs•
Yesterday Dr. lemliester instituted an inquiry at
the Nall Arms, Paddington, relative to the death of Fre-
derick Seholfied, aged 31, who was found dead and shot
through the head in a shrubbery in Kensington-gardens.
The deceased was identified by his brother. Witness heard
of his death last Monday evening, and his opinion was that
ho committed suicide. He came to that conclusion owing to
the discovery of a letter at his lodgings in Short-street,
city. The coroner read the letter as follows :—" Mother
Dear,—These lines are the last my hand will trace, and
when your eye meets them I shall have passed into another
existence. It has come to this at last, and now I see how
mistaken I have been—how I have been playiEg a losing
game for years, I sea it all now it is too late. Forgive ma
if you can for my conduct to you and everybody; there is
much that requirsa forgiveness. I have lost all but life,
and that I Lave rendered worthless. Wearied, sick,
disgusted, and hopeless, I must end it. I have delayed too
long already, and go to find rest if I can. Forgive me for
all, and forget if you can. God bless you. I know lam
wrong,very wrong, but I want to go. God bless you, mother,
and forgive me. From your miserable FRED." The witness
added that the deceased was not a good son. He had been a
cripple from birth. John Bunston, parkkeeper No. 39, de-
posed to finding the body at 4 o'clock in the morning of
Monday last, He heard the report of a pistol on Sunday
night after the gates were closed. Ho and other officers
could not then discover the body although within 20
yards of the spot where it was found the next morning.
Mr J. S. Beale of Paddington, examined the head of de-
ceased, and found that the hair had been singed. Judg-
ing from the wound, ho believed that death must have
been instantaneous. After some remarks from the coroner,
the jury returned a verdict of " Suicide under temporary
insanity."
QUEENSLAND EMIGRATION.—The ship Fiery
Star, 2,500 tons burden, belonging to Messrs. T.
Mackay and Co., sailed on the 6th instant from Queens-
town for Queensland. The Fiery Star is the 41th vessel
that has sailed on the Land Order System of Emigration,
under the immediate direction of the Queensland Govern-
ment. She contains 483 souls, divided into paying, assisted,
and free passengers, and consisting of 166 members of Mini-
lieS, 226 single risen, 91 single women,

Horses Struck out of their Engagements.

July 28, at 1 30 p.m., all Lord Bateman's horses, except
Mousley for Champagne, out of Brighton engagements..
At 4 30 p.m., Limosina, out of all handicaps published to
date.

July 29, at 2 45 p.m., Stiletto, out of all engagements.
After 6 p.m., Leonora, out of Brighton engagements.
July 30, at 2 20 p.m., Imogene filly, out cf Brighton
Nursery. At 430 p.m., all Mr Baker's horses, out of
Brighton and Lewes engagements.
August 1, at 9 a.m., Queen of Trumps, out of Wolver-
hampton engagements—Merry Bird, out of Surrey and.
Middlesex, at Egham—Dollar, out of the Brighton Stakes
—Filbert, out of the Brighton. Nursery. At 11 a.m.,
Purity, out of Brighton Nursery. At 4 p.m., Dunkeld
and Signal, out of ail engagements to date; Myrtle, out at
all handicaps to date—all Mr Ten Broeck's horses, out of
B rightoa Nursery.

August 2, at 9 a.m., Saloon out of Brighton and Lewes
engagements—Filbert and Farnham, out of Lewes
and Brighton engagements—Creole, out of all engage-
ments—Johnny Armstrong, Man-at-Arms, and mare
by Flying Dutchman, out of Peggotty's dam, out of
Brighton and Lewes engagements—Tocsin, out of all
engagements—Tom Fool (dead), out of all engage-
ments—all Mr Brayley's horses, out of Brighton and
Lewes engagements—Erin-go -Bragh, out of Lewes engage-
metts—Madame Walton, ont of Lewea engagements—
Reindeer, out of Borough Members' Plate, Wolverhampton.
At 0 10 p.m., Thalcstris, out Great Ebor Handicap at
York. At 355 Moulsey, out of Champagne Stakes,
Brighton. At 515 p.m., fby Vengeance, out of Queen
Christina, out of Brighton Club Biennial, At 6 p.m.,
Hilly (dead) out of all engagements. At 930 p.m.,
Blakiston, out of York Nursery.
August 3, at 2 p.m., Doublet, out of all engagements, in
Mr Mundy's name. At 210 p.m., Mr Cartwright's horses,
out of Brighton enagagements.
August 6, at 9 a.m„ all Mr W. Scott's horses, out of
Huntingdon engagements. At 3 p.m., Madcap, out of all
handicaps to date.

August 8, at 9 a.m., Vigilant and Aristocrat, out of Wol-
verhamptan and Reading engagements—Scamander, out
of Wolverhampton Enville Welter—Lady de Trafford, out
of all engagements—Thalestris, out of all handicaps to date
—all Lord Coventry's horses except Prosperity, out of
Wolverhampton engagements—at 3 15 p,m., Reindeer and
Simple Maid out of Wolverhampton and Reading engage-
ments.

August 9, at 9 a.m , Captain Crow, out of the Wolver-
hampton Stakes—Chaff, ()It of all handicaps. At 428
p.m., Birdfinder, out of the Groat Eastern Railway
Handicap.
August 11, at 9 Glenochty colt, out of Reading en-
gagements, At 155 p m, Raglan, out of Berkshire Stakes,
Leading. At 5 p.m., Gibraltar, out of Dover and Egham
engagements.

RES FOR 1864.

Plymouth
Lichfield
Devon and Exeter ... , 30
Stocktcn .... 3O
Derby

SECOND

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

THE BOMBAY MAIL,

The following telegram has been received at Mr
Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriente
Steam Navigation Company :

ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 13.
The Syria left at 4 p.m. and the Baroda at 6 p.m
yesterday.

The former may be expected at Mirseilles about
the 18th, and the latter at Southampton about the
25th inst.

LONDON GAZETTE---Last Evening,

WHITEHALL, AL a. 11.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
Passed under the Grettt. Seal, granting the dignity of a
Be.ronet of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Le-
land unto Thomas Burch Western, of Rivonhall, in the
county of Essex, Esq., and the heirs male of his body law-
fully begot.

- FOREIGN-OFFICE, Ava. 9.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr George
Thomas Guttery as Consul at Cape Town for the Free Ilan-
seatic City of I.larnburgh.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don
Manuel de la Quintana as Consul at Liverpool for the Re-
public of Peru.
WAR-OFFICE PALL-MALL, Aug. 12.
Honourable Artillery WAR-OFFICE,
Company of London—The Queen
has been graciously pleased to accept the resignation of
the Commission held by Major 'William Henry Snell, and
to approve of his retaining his rank and wearing his uni-
forms.

ADMIRALTY, AVQUSTThe undermentioned Officers
c l2
have been day pro-
moted to the rank of Assistant Engineer
with Seniority from 25th July, 1864 of the First Class
. me William
Jeffrey Grant (acting), John Austen carrs
cock cting)gton
Edward Milliner Keey (acting), George Brewer7l (acting),
George
t:
William Bremner, John Franklin, .w.. Hanora.cn,
Edward Highman Willey (acting), James T
George Alexander, William Robson Henry (~,tin
Stocker (acting), Henry Bunting, Francis Horatio'DoosenriP*
son (acting), William Childs Archbold, John Bolas•
Hall (a) (acting), Charles Hall (acting), John b John
avi
s
Wood (acting), William Vincent (acting), William Stewaret,
John Reith (acting), George Sullivan (acting), Joseph,
Connolly (acting), Richard Green. David Crichton (a)
Richard Samuel Kiernan, John Robert Eeroyd,
(acting), Isaac Hall, John Etherington, James
Joseph Conway (acting), Thomas Hunter (acting),
William Moore (acting) Augustine Bedward (act.
ing, William Harris (acting), William Strachan (acting),
Henry Collar, William Blake Rock (acting), Henry Brown,
William Henry Keats (acting), William Jones, Thomas
William Johnson, John Dinwoodie, James Richard Jack.
son, Edwin Comley, Robert Phillips (acting), Mr John
Plowright, Stephen Vincent Bull (acting), William Henry
Phillips ;(acting), Edward Williams (acting), Thomas
William Daarden (acting), John George Cox (acting),
John Jenkins (acting), William Thomas Goldin (acting),
John Dunlop, James Legate, Alexander Beattio (acting),
Andrew Gibson, Charles George Muller (acting), Charles
Boddington, James Wilson Sivewright.

Foreign. Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Aug. 18
via Marseilles Aug. 12.
brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Sept. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 18.
via Marseilles Aug. 12.

Falkland Islands.. _ _

Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 18.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 18.
via Marseilles Aug. 12.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Aug. 25.
via Marseilles , Aug. 20.
Portugal.... Sept. 4.
Pilalta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. 18,
via Marseilles Aug. 12.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 17.
by U.S. packet....
...

by Canadian paciet.Ang. 19.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, t Aug. 13,
California. and British Columbia..

NEW BOWER OPERETTA HOUSE.—The Old
Bower Theatre, so long allowed to sink into neglect
has found a lessee in Mr. John Walter Kimber, so long the
stage-manager of Madame Vestris, during her triumphant
career at the Lyceum, who proposes to revive the fortunes
of the house by giving a class of entertainment with which
the frequenters of the Strand and New Royalty establish-
ments are familiar. The theatre has undergone great altera-
tion, and is now elegantly decorated. The company is a
strong one, and there is every prospect of the season, com-
mencing on Saturday, August 13, proving eminently suc-
cessful.

GENESIS OF THE INCOME.TAX.—Twentyatwo
years ago the Income Tax was imposed for three
years only; at the end of that time its extinction was
certain and fixed, like the decrees of fate. Bat 1845 saw
it prolonged for three years, and in 1848 its term was
postponed again for three years, and then for two years
successively it was renewed positively for the last time and
for twelve months only, until Mr. Gladstone arose in 1853,
and registered a solemn vow that it should die in 1860.

It is needless to say that instead of dying it sprang up
with greater vigour than ever, and that it is now, perhaps,
the part of our syscem which has the greatest promise of
permanence.

SOMETHING LIK EPAN EGYRIC ON THE LAUREATE,

—Who is there who would not, if he could I—be a
poet like our Laureate ? To walk, in noble leisure, in a
beautiful island, away from the crowd and bustle of men;
to gaze at sea, and cliff, and cloud, and landscape, and let
the images sink on ; to hear or quietly read of the doings of
the world ; to allow thoughts to come and go, and to cherish
only the select ; sometimes, when a thought or feeling
brimmed over to expression, to hum or round it off in a few
musical stanzas, which, when detached from the maker,
should float through the air to sympathetic thousands as
a new thing of beauty; at other times, when some subject
of larger and more continuous interest had been chosen or
hid been, suggested, to carry it about from day to day, rumi-
nating it, evolving it, artfully singing it into thape,wedding
to it scores of ideas and fancies that had been lying half-
forgotten in the mind till the fit occasion should be found for
them ; not then to be in any hurry to publish the little metri-
cal history, but still to retain it as one's own secret possession,
going over it again and again with loving fastidiousness,
strengthening it here, making it more sweet and exquisite
there, imparting to it the last touches cf felicity in sound
and phrase, and only then, and still with reluctance, letting
it go—who is there that would not, if he could, choose the
happiness of a life like this ? And yet, out of all those that
are capable of envying such a life, how few are there with
whom, if it were rendered possible, it would be anything
better than a life of dilettantism or unhonoured and small
Epicureanism 1 How great must be Nature's part in a man
to fit him for the highest capabilities of such a life; how
nobly must the leisure have been earned ; what a confessed
gain there must be for the world in the fact of such a leisure
—what must be the magnitude, the depth, and the rarity of
the thoughts that habitually come and go in the mind so
privileged and outposted to meditate and to sing I All this
it is that justifies Britain in her peculiar feeling towards
our Laureate. Of all that are among us doing work what
man, save one or two, can be compared for the preciousness
of his work, with him P—The Reader.

CESSATION OF EMIGRATION.—The vast tidy of
emigration which has for so long a period flowed
ceaselessly from our shore, has at length almost subsided.
The fine steam vessels, in which the last place was usually
filled, now depart all but empty. The large crowds who
daily clamoured for passages have disappeared. So great
has been the decrease of numbers that the emigration agents
have reduced their charges considerably, in the hope of re-
suscitating their trade. The charge for steerage passage
has been reduced by the Inman Company from seven guineasto five guineas, and by Messrs. Cummins Brothers to Biz
guineas nominally. It is expected that before a month.
elapses the rate will be as low as £3 10s. per head. A plen-
tiful harvest at home and the absence of inducement to the
other side of the Atlantic appear to have acted powerfully
in changing the destiny of many of our impute
eainvde quickly in
Reporter.
THE LATE MR. ROBSON, THE COMEDIAN.—By a
melancholy oversight the Reader of to-day, under date
the 13th of August, observes—" We are glad to report that
the state of Mr F. Robson's health is still improving, lie
is so far recovered as to be able to take carriage exercise
daily." Mr Robson—as announced in The Sun of yester-
day—having on the contrary expired at midnight between
Thursday and Friday, the 11th and 12th instant.
A MERCHANT'S CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY.
—ln the case of " Reddie v. Kenworthy," tried at
the Liverpool essizes yesterday before Mr Baron Pigott,
Mr R. M. Reddie, a china merchant, claimed compensation
from Messrs. Kenworthy and Co. for injuries which he re-
ceived on the 29th October by the falling upon him of a
bale of canvas from ono of defendant's lorries. The
plaintiff at the time was passing through a shed occupied by
defendants, in order to get to a Glasgow steamer. By the
accident he was very severely injured, and is now only able
to move about on crutches. Since this occurrence he has
been unable to attend to any business except the reading
of a letter, whereas ho should have sailed to China in
time for the tea season. Defendants denied the negli-
gence, on the ground that the men in charge et the lorry
had given sufficient warning to passer ge:s before each
bale was thrown out. The jar,' found for the plaintiff—
Damages, £5OO.
The Legislative Assembly of Frankfort, at its
last sitting, gave its sanction to the treaty which had been
transmitted to it by the Senate, for the renewal of the Zell-
verein with Prussia. At the same sitting the Assembly
was occupied with the increase and regularisation of the
contingent which the free city of Frimtfort furnishes to the
German Federal army.