The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-17 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

Frederick William Pentaloe was fully committed for
trial, by Mr. Coombe, charged by Mr. Stephen Lancaster
Luscina, solicitor, of No. 54, Hatton-garden, with forgery
mei extensive embezzlement

Mr. IVI3HAIT'S TELEGRAPH.—On Saturday after-
noon Mr. Wishaw, whose name is well known as the
author of various inventions of great practical utility as
well as scientific interest, exhibited his system of electric
telegraphs in the Music Hall, Store-street. Among the
gentlemen present we observed General Sir Charles Pas-
ley, Count Eyre, Sir James Hogg, Bart., M.P., Colonel
Sykes, Major Stone, Major Harris, Captain Farness, G.
R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., Charles Cochrane, Esq., Doc-
tors Paget, Pettigrew, and Major; Messrs. John Taylor,
1.R.5., Ashton Yates, F.R.S., J. Glyn, 1.R.5., Sully,
F.R.S., J. E. Grey, F.R.S., Hyde Clarke, Eeq., W.
carding, Esq. The exhibition, accompanied as it was
by practical illustrations on the principles on which Mr.
Wishaw's system of electric telegraph works, excited
very great interest. By the present system the wires
are dependent on perishable wooden posts, and are liable
not only to be injured by mischievous persons, but to be
damaged by snow storms and lightning, or railway
trains running off the lines. Mr. Wishaw's system en-
tirely obviates these evils. He places the wires entirely
under ground, either in his multitubular pipes if under
streets, or in a coating of gutta percha if under railways,
turnpike, and public roads, towing paths, or footpaths.
For wet tunnels he insulates and protects the wires, so
as to prevent the injurious action of alternations of air
and water; for it is believed that the gutta percha, if
protected from the air, will last an indefinite time. This
is done by enclosing the gutta percha in a casting
formed by braiding or serving with yarn, properly satu-
rated with tar, and coated externally with marine glue.
The instruments which may be used in this system are
those which require only one wire both to give the sig.
nals and ring the bell, hence great economy is effected.
Mr. Wishaw engages to lay down his system of tele-
graphs at a rate of little more than a third of the amount
charged for laying down the electric telegraph according
to the existing system.
FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE IN WHITECHAPEL.—
On Sunday, about eleven o'clock, the house, No. 17, Gul-
ston-street, Whiteebapel, fell in with a tremendous crash,
smashing every portion of furniture to pieces. A person
named Brown, who lived on the second floor, on feeling
the house shake, sent his wife and child down stairs, and
whilst he was attempting to remove some of his furniture
the walls parted asunder, and to escape being buried
alive he jumped out of the window, when the interior of
the next house also fell. As soon as the dust had in
some measure cleared away, a pitiable scene presented
itself, for on the ground floor, embedded in the rubbish,
were to be seen Mrs. Brown and her child, they having
been carried along with the first floor when it fell. They
were extricated as soon as possible, when it was found
that both were severely injured. Another of the lodgers,
named Lewis, and her child, were also hurt by the fall-
ing of the walls upon them. The shock had barely sub
sided when it was found that the whole of the other
houses on that aide of the street were in an equally dan-
gerous condition. The occupants were, therefore, ordered
to leave immediately, and were not even allowed to re-
move their furniture. The accident, it is supposed, was
occasioned by the existence of a cesspool under some of
the houses, the walls of which, in all probability, had
given way and weakened the foundations of the houses.
Some time back another house, at the extreme end of
the present clump, fell down, on which occasion several
persons nearly lost their lives.
IRONMASTEBS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—BIRMING-
HAM, SATURDAY.—The final quarterly meeting of the
ironmasters of South Staffordshire was held at the Hotel,
Dudley, this evening. The depression of the trade and
the reduction of prices have been already mentioned
in previous reports during the present week. The
principal houses in the trade—and these constitute the
influential portion of the ironmasters' meetings—still
maintain the reduced price as agreed upon at Hands-
worth. It is not to be denied that there are parties
not bound by the resolutions of ironmasters' meetings,
who sell at lower rates. The article, however, will be
found to be of an inferior quality, and not such as pur-
chased by first-rate merchants for first-rate purposes.
An investigation respecting the terms upon which Mr.
Thorneycroft, a most extensive and influential iron-
master, and director of the Birmingham and Shrews-
bury Railway, has contracted to supply that company
with a large quantity of iron has been a general topic
of conversation during the late meetings. The charge
is made by Mr. Geach, the ex-Mayor of Birmingham,
himself engaged in the iron trade, and a shareholder in
the company. A committee of investigation bas been
sitting for some time, and from what has transpired it
is expected that the report will be decidedly in favour
of the accused.

Ho? INTELLIGENCE.—The warm weather of the
past week has had a little favourable influence on the
hops, though on Tuesday night again the cold was some-
what detrimental. The hops are in almost as bad a con-
dition as they can be. 13?rne down by all sorts of ver-
min, with honey-dew dripping from the branches, a
w
presented. Fireblast is also appearing
in some prospect
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grounds. It is true the " nigger" has arrived
to clear off some of the vermin, but we apprehend too
late. The midsummer shoots are now putting forth—a
last effort is baing made, which the next halt-dozen days
will determine for success or otherwise. And besides
warmer nights, the only thing that would be of service
would be a good thunder storm. The burr is coming
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out, but as yet makes little progress. Those despairing
of a revival lay the duty as low as 60,0001., and even
lower. Others, however, more sanguine, with full reli-
ance on improving weather for the next week, run it up
as high as 90,0001. . and 100,0001. General accounts
speak of a decided retrogression. In the parishes of
Maidstone, Bosley, Allington, Bearsted Otham, Leeds,
Linton, Blain, Mailing, Wateringbury,'East and West
Farleigh, Mereworth, Yalding, Chart, Lenhara Offhaw,
Headcorn, Brenchley, Goudhurst, Otford drpington
Ulcomb, Bromfield, Ditton, Sevenoaks, 'Staplehurst'
Tunbridge, Cranbrook, the Weald for the most part,'
Ticehurst, Worcester, and East Retford, the hops are
stated to be in a much worse position than they were
last week; while in Loose, Aylesford, Mereworth,
Hunton, East Peckham, Hawkhurst, Horsemonden,
Edenbridge, Wrotham, Ightham, Seal, Farnham, Wad-
burst, Rye, Mayfield, Battle, and Sussex generally, they
are said to be improving, and giving indications 0 a orop.
—lrtntish Observer.