The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

Tt. ESDAY DICORNINO SVN,

P 0 TL AND BREAKWATE R
TO CONTRACTORS. ''

The LORDS COMMISSIONERS of the ADMIRALTY--are ready
to receive TENDERS for sundry works to be executed In the
ISLAND of PORTLAND, comprising Earthworks, Permanent Rail-
ways, and Machine Rouses for the Inclined Planes, from the Quarries
to the site of the proposed Breakwater.
Flans, Sections, specifications, and Conditions, will be open to the
inspection of intending Contractors, at the Office of Messrs. Rendel
and Beardmore, Civil Engineers, 8, Great George-street, West-
minster, from Monday next, the 12th Instant, till Saturday the 3lst
instant, between the hours of 10 o'clock A.m.. and 4 r.M ; and
Tenders must be delivered at the Admiralty, on or before 12 o'clock
n ,on, on Tuesday the 2d of August next, according to a Form which
will be fin nished at Rendel and Beardmore? Office.

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty do not engage to
accept the lowest Tender.
Admiralty, Bth July, 1847.

1 JAVIES'S CANDLES, 6fd. per lb. ; Genuine
Sperm, Is. 9d.; Yellow iioap, 48s. 545., and 60s. per I I2ibs. ;
Mottled, 60s. and 645.; Wax Candles, ls. per lb. ; German Wax,
Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. 5d.; Trans,.arent Wax, Is. lid.; qentilmi
Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 71Q.; Sperm Oil, Bs. per gallon;
35. 3d., Pale Seal, 4s. ; Argand,ar Vegetable, 4s. 6d. ; Wind-
,or and Palm Soap, Is. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor, Is. 9cl ;
Rose. 2s. , Almond, Is. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 45. 6d.; Hale's Paragon
Composite, requiring no snuMng, 10d. per lb.
For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old EstAbllshed Warehouse, 63, St.
vlartin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house.

FOREIGN CORN AND HARVEST.
BRUSSELS, jut.' 7.—The corn market was.put scan-
tily supplied this =mink,. There were only about 300
sacks, which were sold with slight variations from last
market prices There is reason to be astonished at such
a result, as there is everywhere a general tendency
to decline. The diminution in the price of
potatoes gives general satisfaction. The lowest
price to-day was 9f. 50c. per 100 kilogrammes,
in retail they s 11 at from 9 to 10 centimes per kilo
gramme. It is difficult to form an idea of the magni-
ficent aspect of the harvest, which holds out the most
promising results. In the environs of Brussels they
have already commenced cutting the rye and
barley ; corn, in general, of all kinds pro-
mises to • be infinitely superior to preceding
years ithe litabblf, likewise. his never been stronger or
finer. There hive been abundant crops of hay, and the
vegetables have been more than usually abundant
throughout Brabant, while thegeneral appearance of the
potato fields has dispelled every fear.
IJdtrxica. JULY 3.—Tlie more favoflrable state of the
weather during the past week has prevented the antici-
pated rise in our market this day, and again contra-
dicted, as has often been the case, the supposition that
the markets of Erding and Landshat were to regulate
the prices of ours. There were 3,311 bushels of wheat
and 2,362 of rye in the market. The demand was very
considerable, not in the way of trade, but of consumption,
for throughout the country, with the exception of Lower
Bavaria. there is a great want of flour corn,especially of rye.
The considerable and continued delivery, at reduced prices,
on the part of the Government and the civil intitutions
of Wurtemberg, has put a stop to the buying up in
this department, and hence we have reason to hope
that this will be the last market before the approaching
harvest—that is to say, if this fine weather continues--=
at which such high prices will be paid.
ANTWERP, JOLT B.—The state of the market was
more favourable to-day ; but very little business was
transacted, in consequence of the want of means of trans-
port.—Brussels Papers, July 9.

BARBAROUS MURDER NEAR HAREWOOD.—A most
diabolical murder was committed at Weeton, near Hare-
wood, on Monday morning last, by a man named Francis
Britton, his victim being his own child, a little girl about
three years old, named Maria Britton. It appears the
murderer had been in confinment as a lunatic for some
weeks, and on Saturday evening last he return..d home.
On the following Monday morning early a person named
William Bright, who lodged in the house, and slept up
stairs, heard a heavy tread in the room below, which
was occupied by Britton, his wife, and child. Shortly
after Bright heard a heavy stroke and a moan, and im-
mediately went down stairs, when he saw Britton hit
the child three times with the poker. He held the poker
in both hands, and bit the deceased on the forehead as
she lay in bed. Bright immediately seized Britton, and
handed him over to the custody of the constables. The
poor child's head was awfully mangled, and blood and
brains were scattered on the floor and walls of the cot-
tage. It appeared the wretch had taken the opportunity
of committing the dreadful act during the temporary ab-
sence of his wile. An inquest was held on the body of the
child on Wednesday last before Mr. Lee, coroner, when
a verdict of " Wilful murder " against Francis Britton
was returned.--Derbyshire Courier.
COTTON MANUFACTURES IN MEXICO.The Giorruili
lode Llo.td Austtiaeo states, that the cotton trade of
Mexico is increasing in importance every day. There
exist at present, in the province of Mexico, twelve spin- .
ning factories, with 30,156 spindles in full operation ; in
that of Pueblo twenty-one, with 35,672 spindles in ope-
ration, and 12,240 in course of construction ; in that of
Vera Cruz seven, with 17,860 in operation, and 5,200 in
course of construction ; in that of Guadulajara five, with
11 312 in operation, ar.d 6.500 in course of construction ;
in that of Queretaro two, with 7,620 ; in that of Du
►ang( fur, with 6 520 ; in that of Guaninato one, with
1,200; and in that of Sonora one, with 1;000; in all,
23,91tiraincr.hteteries- witla-I&N.2fitl.s^;"xl,te uatiretin'
surnption of cotton (c( ntinues our Italian contemporary),
is at present 39,7551 h., and it will increase to 48.6221 n ,
when all the projected spindles are constructed ,• the
daily production of yarn now amounts to 35,780. of the
value of 39,358 reals. The number of spinning web-
lishments in operation amounts to 8.753, employing al-
together 17,000 persons. The annual consumptlen
amounts to 14,586,6661 b., and as the indigen.m• pro
duction only amounts to 50,000 quintals, it follows that
there is a deficiency of about 95 666 quintals. In order
partly to cover this deficiency the importation of 60,000'
quintals bas been allowed at a duty of six reals per
quintal. The carriage from Vera Cruz to Mexico—a
distance of about 94 leagues, which is traversed by
muleteers (carrieros) in 18 to 20 days—is from 18 to 22
reels per load of four animals and upwards. The im-
portation of cotton yarn and cotton tissues of not more
than 30 threads woof in a square of a quarter of an
inch, is prohibited. Smuggling is carried on exten-
mevseetentiinnmgg:ssrs. Tattersall's., Hyde-
park vueNlDy,
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PROVIDENT
the general aott htahlef-past
msbeevresn oc'xchtichkis,
park corner, Mr. Richard Tattersall in the chair. institution wasannhuealld
The
chairman -proceeded to read over the report of the
directors, which congratulated the members on the
increasing success of the institution, and showed
that from its commencement, July 1839, to the
present time (eight years), no less a sum than
6.7401., was invested in Consols. Also that many
persons in the trade who had hitherto withheld their
institution. The treasurer's account was also read,
support were now as anxious to become members of the
which being quite satisfactory, Mr. Dickinson moved,
" That the port now real be adopted, and printed
'or circulation Mr. Wyke second• d the resolution.
which was put, and carried unanimously. Mr.
Deacon and Mr. Mallalue, two of the retiritn. direc-
tors, were then re-elected, and Mr. J. Shenton and Mr.
Dewsbury were elected directors in the stead of the
other two who retired, and atter the other business of
the meeting was concluded, the usual vote of thanks
was given to the chairman, and also to the directors
..nsl auditors for their respective active and effi-
cient services. Mr Deacon then rose and said he
thought the meeting ought not to separate without
mentioning the services rendered by NIL Clarke, the
secretary. He should therefore move, " That the best
thanks of the meeting be given to the secretary, and
that the like gra.uity which was given to him last year
be offered to him this, for his great exertions in the be-
half of the institution." This resolution was seconded
by Mr. Tattersall, and carried unanimously. The chair-
man then said the business of the meeting was now
concluded. He hoped that every member would strife
to add to the numbers of the institution, as they must
be convinced of its favourable results.
AMERICAN PROVISIONS.—The American line of
packet-ship Switzerland, arrived in the London Docks
from New York, has brought 11, 310 bushels of wheat
4,342 bushels of oats, 68 barrels of pork, 16 packages of
hams and tongue',76 hogsheads and 101 boxes of bacon,
804 packages of lard, 1,211 barrels of flour, 150 barrels
and 540 boxes of bread and biscuits, several packages of
'beef and other articles, the produce of the United States
of America. This is another instance illustrative of the
fact, that the American line of packet passenger ships
trading to and from New York, bring large quantities
*of grain as part of their cargoes at the present time,
in preference to the usual description of Ameri
can merchandise, which had hitherto formed :he
greater proportion of the %bole. A peculiar
description of meat, which is brought from the
United Stites in large quantities, especially at the
port of Liverpool, has lately been the subject
of notice, in consequence of its detention by the
officers of the revenue for duty. The article alluded to
is pork legs, being the leg of the animal, dry salted, in
some inst.nces, and in others imported in pickle, in wet
salt or brine, which were considered by the officers o'
the revenue to be liable to the duty as hams, instead of,
as required by the importers, legs of pork, salted, and
free of duty, and the matter having been taken into
commonooin a or
simplyprepdefinitionaretdh e
state, h of f
m the
word or
leg fit
especial consideration, it has been decided by the autho-
rii
of eft
t ham,
h.animal,
Wtahigf referencei
butng nt
the joint exactlyjntth i
for immediate, use, and to the facilities at present
afforded for the introduction of all kinds of food, that
these legs of pork from America, if simply salted, and
thereby coming under the head of legs of pork salted,
. as set forth in the tariff, and not smoked or dried in the
manner of hams, commonly so called, are to be admitted
I
into consumption free of duty.
DIABOLICAL Am—An old and respectable corre-
spondent, writing from the Carse of Gowrie, says—
•• Whole fields of potatoes have been destroyed in various
parts of Scotland ; and three men are now in Glasgow,
who have confessed that they were bribed by certain
parties (large speculators in grain) to sprinkh• these
fields with water, containing a strong solution of sul-
phurio acid." Had we not the fullest confidence in our
correspondent we should have refused insertion to this
statement ; but knowing his veracity we do not hold
ourselves free to suppress such a fact, however painful it
is to us as men and Christians to see the love of money
urging individuals to the commission of such a diabolical
Why Afessaiger.

CITY OLLONDON ELECTION.

A crowded meeting of electors and non-electors o
the city of London assembled on Saturday evening, at
Cogers' Hall, to meet the Liberal candidates new in
the field for the representation of the City in Parliament,
and to hear them promulgate their political opinins.
" The Grand" occupied the. chair. Baron Rothschild
was the first of the candidates who entered the room,
and was received -with cheers and clappinzof hued`,
which lasted for several minutes. Mr. Pattison next
entered, and was hailed with a burst of cheering I aid.
and long continued, a manifestation which was ttko
warmly accorded to Sir George Larpent, the third of
the Liberal candidates who entered the loom. Tiie
chairman opened the business by stating that on the two
preceding Saturday evenings he bad introduced Mr.
Alderman Johnson and Mr. Payne to the Hall as can-
didates for the representation of the City in Parliament.
He now successively introduced Mr. Pattison, M.P., as
the long and well-tried friend of the public, and of Li-
beral principles; Raman R.Ahschild, in whose person, as
a member of the Hebrew persuasion, the cause of civil
and religious liberty. was 'anew to be tested; and Sir G.
Larpent, Bart., who had been before in Parliament, and
whom he hoped to see there again Gil one of the Liberal
representatives for the city of. Leaden. The endow-
ment of the Catholic Church was made the question ol
die night for testing the candidates, and was the debate-
able point between their supporters on the one side, and
the opponents of the scheme on the other.
Mr. Rarrtaost expressed his gratitude for the very
kind reception he had met with, and referred to his past
Parliamentary conduct as the best exposition he could
offer to the meeting of his political principles. He
cursorily glanced at his votes in favour of every measure
calculated for the public good; and having pledged him-
sell, should they return him to Parliament, to pursue a
like liberal course, he conclilded with an expression of
hope that the meeting would do their best, not for him-
self alone, but fbr Lorttllcihn Russell (who deserved
well at their hands; Mettle persevering friend of civil
and religions liberty, and-for whose absence he apolo-
gised); for Baron Rothschild, who was well known for
his public and private worth to the citizens of London;
and for Sir George Larpent, Bart., as a consistent and
warm advocate of public rights.
Baron ROTHSCHILD pledged himself, should he be re-
turned, to do everything in his power to advance the
public good, by his votes in Parliament. lie had been
assailed in anonymous letters by the opponents of liberal
principles and religious freedom, for presenting himself
as a candidate for the suffrages of the citizens of Lon-
don; but he was resolved to try the question of religious
right in his person. Baron Rothschild also stated that
he had been charged, in letters which he received, with
buying up the corn of the country, to aggravate the
scarcity, and thus make a profit ; but he pledged his
solemn honour that neither himself, nor the firm with
which he had the honour to be connected, had ever
purchased a quarter of corn, except for their horses.—
(Hear, and cheers.)
Sir GEOROZ LASPENT- next presented himself, and
was warmly applauded. He appealed to his past public
conduct as the best guarantee hV could give in testimony
of his attachment to liberal and just principles, and
pledged himself, if returned to Parliament, to persevere
in support of a liberal and enlightened course of policy.
The candidates expressed themselves opposed to fur-
ther church endowments, not from any prejudice against
any denomination.of -Christians, but on principle.
The meeting was then addressed by Mr. M.P. Haines.
and Mr. Falvey, in speeches loudly applauded for their
advocacy of civil and religious liberty, and of themerits
of the Liberal oandidides I
Also by Mr. Tanner, a Liberal, and Mr. Berry and
Mr. Jones, opponents of Catholic Church endowment.
And,
On the motion of Mr. LE% seconded by Mr. TANNER,
a resolution was passed to support Lord John Russell,
Mr. Pattison, Baron Rothschild, and Sir George
Larpent, as the Liberal candidates for the representation
of the City.

' CONTINENTAL COMMUNIOATION. —The South
Eastern and Continental Stow ;packet Company's steam
ship the Queen of the Belgians left Folkestone for
pßaosusleongng
eer
2,
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at
nsdi xtho
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d Warden arrived at. P.M., on the 9th inst., with 76
Folkestone,
from Boulogne, at 10 minutes past 8 P.m. On Saturday,
the Lord Warden left Folkestone, for Boulogne, at 8
o'clock A.M., with 33 passengers I the Quests of th.
Belgians arrived at Folkestone, from Boulogne, at 10
minutes past 10 a.st..; the.. Queen a the French lett
Ramsgate. for o,,:end, at 8 A.M. ; and the Princess
Clementine arrived at Ramsgate, from Ostend, at 10
Minutes past 2 P.m., with 36 passengers.
Captain Fitzgerald, late governor of our settlement
of the Gambia, has been appointed governor of Swan
River. - .. .

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT SOUTHWARK-
HRIDGE.—Sunday night, about 8 o'clock, as the Fairy
steam-boat was passing Southwark-bridge pier, a femule„l
most respectably dressed, fell from the deek into the
elle. u'oat bdoig-Tait 4-`-(4:ldent, immeY-
water. A cry was instantly raised, and the vessel .vies ,
backed astern as 5049 avial,fhlo. ~,,The officer on dut 4
establishment. He succeeded in oisia,a.-,
4;lP:is: lady's bonnet, but just as he was about
tillt;stAritseheieszeit:henOsalld of her person, she suddenly sank. She
was not seen afterwards. Every exertion was made to
discover the body, but all efforts proved fruitless up to
ten .'clock last evening. There appears to be no doubt
that the occurrence was purely accidental
THE MARINERS' CHURcH.—On Saturday forenoon,
this edifice, which has been in course of erection for
Bishop of London, in the presence of his Roy
some time back, and which abuts the Sailors' Home, in
Wells-street, Wapping. was consecrated by the Lord
Prince Albert, who was accompanied by the Marquis of
Abercorn, K.G., the lion. Colonel Phipps, Colonel Sey
mour, and a distinguished circle, including the Right
Royal Highness
Hon. the Lord Mayor and other civic functionaries, the
Earl Waldegrave, Lord Radstock, the Hon. H. Cowper
Cecil, Lord of the Admiralty, &e, His Royal Highness
arrived shortly before eleven o'clock,
diately conducted' to a seat near the; nu
ladies occupied seats close adjoining, got thole behind
an
di
phiiSteinvenirael
Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Smith,
were occupied by the residents of the otue, but in other
respects the attendance was not so great as was epected.
to the Floating Church, and the sermon was preached by
the Lord Bishop, who selected for his text the 23d verse
THE LATE COLLIERY Exreosiou
of the 14th chapter of St. Luke. At the conclusion of
the service the royal party inspected the Home, and then
late chaplain
retired.
WIGAN, FRIDAY ETENINc.--:phirtepa lives have now
been sacrificed by this most lamentable accident, and the
inquest on the body of the sufferer last deceased was
held at Wigan, at halepast seven o'clock this evening,
before Mr. Rogerson, the borough coroner. Some
evidence having been taken, the Coroner said, that he
NEAR WIGAN.—
considered the case so important, and more espeeiallY so
from what bad appeared in the London morning papers
of that day, that he should write to Sir George Grey,
suggesting the propriety of sending some one down
before the next bearing. The Foreman of they ury then
submitted the following suggestion of the jury, which
was read by the Coroner, and adopted:--" The .int'y
authorise Mr. Peace to view the mine, to examipe the
cage, and report on the ventilation of the pit, t
he
cage, the true cause of the explosion,
next. The
thereon to the jury on or bcfore Thursday
next, when the
inquest was then adjourned to Thursday
aute„report
inquiry will be resumed.
BRANDING DESERTERS.—The fell Owing circular, in
terS to be adopted
reference to the mode of branding doer
Horse Guards:—
in future, has been issued from the - ___n a
by means of an in-
-The mode of marking deserters
I be
of the sth of
" Horse Guards, June 25, 1847.—Circtdar mem"' "sin-
strument, prescribed by the circular
on the recommen •
erased, the Commander-in-Chief has,
to whom the sub
dation of a board of medical offeers2
d to direct that the
ject has been referred, been
Please'discontinued and the
May, 1842, having been found ineffeectu.al and easily
use of the said instrument may be,
revertedi to. through-
' alfuert: doer
out the ser vice. 11 is Graee t.. 0
h Commander in-Chief
ion of marking deserters
place in the hospital, under
e • al officer, who will be held
the superintendence of a to may henceforth always tsic
smireasrkthinagt twhiethonpeeerdi li
et
s be.
per!ormed, and that the
responsible that it is effectua! y
ca impressed on the akin. By
letter •D' shall be inife!iby:he
1 ['Commander-in-Ch. f" -
command of Field Marsha A
MEDICAL GENTLEI/le .
SINGULAR SUICIDE III!
_.t
was
held at the R"—
Oa Friday night last an Wine`
rod, before Mr. William Carterag
Sun Tavern, Old Kent- the remains of Mr. ta
{ and a respectable jar on. :4-formerly a surgeon en
Kenrick, a medical genderin the
been in practice in the Old
ißoyal Navy, but who baa
it appeared that some
,Kent-road for some years.
who
was a
bachelor, months
;ago, the deceased gentiernalhad an operation performed
and
;about fifty years of age,
had
Ariod his manner ardrfmiteed
on him, and since that pe, ,_
_hange.
Such .h
tembdionr
'had undergone a considerable en
n had had •ad -
the effect which his afliictio .
that he discontinued his practice, and became a sort of
night he mired to bed at the
pcluse. On Wednesday ,foilowing mo •
instal time, and on the 1 • s !lung. at tans
t ra practice,his servant
o'clock, as was her r use ,
bearoom i she fa •
timed took
a cup of tea to
asleep,
eleven
and in conse her
master was - (pence, retired
eleven o'clock she a •
from his chamber. At .ae.l gain went to
his room, and, after calling repeite"d4d.apnroached his
bed and found that he was suite
made
Shes gave an
alarm, and two medical tl
gehne deceased, their appear.
ance,. who, on examining
tb
t The found a dissect-
ing knife buried in his left reas . instrument en-
tered the body about two inchesinches,
from the nipple, and
was buried to the depth of six and such was the
force used in forcing it into the body, that more than
two inches of the handle was buried in the flesh, and
prevent external hemo
served as a plug to
The
medical gentlemen were of opinion the fatal in-
strument had passed through the.... heart, so that death
must have been instantaneous. The jury, after
hearing
evidence of the above facts, and also of the eccentricities
exhibited by the deceased. returned a verdict " That lie
had committed the act of self destruction by stabbing
himself while labouring under temporary insanity..
The Minister of Marine has just given orders that
a careful examination shall be made of the bed of
oysters lately discovered in the Bay of the Seine. A
cutter has been sent to cruise off it, and to note any in-
fraction which the English fishermen may commit.—
Paris pfiyer.
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