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THE FUNDING OF EXCHEQUER

BILLS.

This. being the day appointed for the closing of the
book at the Bank of England for the receiving subscrip-
tions for the funding.of Exchequer Bills to the amount
of 5,000,000/. there was much anxiety shown in the City
among stock-brokers, bankers, and capitalists, to learn
the result. The book, pursuant to the Treasury notice,
was closed at _ twelve o'clock, but previously to
that hour there was much anxiety displayed by parties in
sending in subscriptions. In fact, if we are rightly in-
formed, as much was subscribed this morning as would
be sufficient to effect the objet the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had in view. There are at this hour many
of . the members of the Stock E.gchange waiting
in the Bank of England to learn the fNult of the
subscription. We are, however, informed,
!I:at it is
the intention of the Chitf Cashier to forwai.:l the
result of the subscription, in the first instance, :*1
the Chancellor of Cho. Exchequer, and that no notification
will be made in the first instance at the Bank,
or at the Stock Exchange, so that. in all probability,
the first public announcement of the result of the plan
will be made in the House of Commons this evening.
Much curiosity exists in the City to learn the result. If
any official communication be made at the Bank this
afternoon we will furnish the details.
COMPLETION OF TUE FUNDING OF FIVE MILLIONS
OF EXCHEQUER BILLt'.--A deputation has just been
with, the Directors of the Bank of England to
ascertain the result of the proposals for taking
part of the subscriptions to fund fire mil-
lions of Exchequer Bills. The reply was that
3,800,00 a had been subscribed, and that all the
members of the Stock Exchange who had subscribed would
have the amounts required, and that the results would be
communicated to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
Bank, it is understood, will take the remaining 1,200,000/,

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DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
BRISTOL, SATURDAY NlGllT„—lntelligence has been
received in this city of the occurrence of a most calami-
tous accident, attended with a large sacrifice of human
life, at the Penydarran Iron Works, near Merthyr, the
extensive furnaces of Mr. Alderman Thompson and Com-
pany. The immediate causg of the accident was, the
bursting of the large boiler of the steam-engine con-
nected with the machinery ; but of the causes which led
to the explosion no information has yet reached us.
The explosion, according to a letter from Merthyr,
" was a tremendous one, destroying a very large
portion of the works. Six unhappy fellow-creatures
were killed almost instantaneously, and eighteen others
received injuries of the most dreadful character, some
of them being mangled, and others frightfully scalded.
Three of them have since died, and others are so flan-
generously injured that they are not expected to recover.
The sufferers are many of them married men, with large
families dependent on them, who will now be deprived of
their principal means of support." Another communi-
tsation says, " Not the least distressing part of the occur-
rence is, that it will take, in all probability, two months
or upwards to repair the damage done to the works."
The names of the unfortunate persons killed on the
spot are given as follows .—George Thomas, a bundler,
a married man, having a wife and six children ; John
Jones, a working gardener, married, a wife and three
children ; Evan Williams, a boy ; John Williams,
widower, one child ; Jeffery Connel, labourer, unmar-
ried, and Harriet Williams, single woman. Among
the injured are William Evans, dangerously ; David
Davis, dangerously.; William Richards, dangerously ;
John Williams, arms broken in two: places, and dan- •
gerously scalded ; John Williams,_ - dangerously ; T.
Grover, dangerously ; William Reece, dangerously L,
David Lewis, dangerously ; Alfred- Hodam, danger-.
ously ; William Evans, thigh broken in two Places, and
badly scalded ; Edmund Edmunds, dislocation of shoulder
and scalded dangerously ; Daniel Davis, shoulder out and
scalded dangerously ; Richard Williams, wounded dan-
gerously ; George Savall, dangerously ; David Lewis,
scalded dangerously ; Morgan Davis, dangerously ; and
Benjamin Williams, a boy, seriously.
The Coroner has summoned a respectable Jury of the
neighbourhood to investigate the circumstances which
have led to so destructive and fatal an occurrence, and
it is understood that the inquiry will be commenced
on Monday next. I have been unable, to obtain any
more-precise particulars as to the nature of the in-
jury to the works, or the probable amount of property
destroyed.

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King William.street, City, state that their valuable inventions have
also gained the sanction and unqualified approbation at. above four
hundred of the principal members of the medical profession. Imme-
diately these Newly.invented Spectacle Lenses are placed before
extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dIIIIII,SS which
appear before the eyes is at once removed, ever.,
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heard with exact distinctness,— 39, Albemarle.street, opposite the
York Hotel, and 76, King William.street, cit.,.
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with persons:of the same name
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 25,--The King'and Queen
arrived at the Palace of Lacken at half,past seven o'clock
yesterday evening., The young Prince and Princess I
have also returned to the Palace of Laden. The fetes
of September proceed in the most satisfactory. manner.
The entertainment given to-the musical societies was ex-
tremely splendid. The gardens of the Vauxhall were
crowded, not less than 9,000 persons being present. The
illinninations were extremely brilliant and tasteful ; the
great number of elegantly dressed ladies greatly contri-
buted to the enchantment of
.this fairy scene. The wea-
ther was remarkably dne, and favoured to the end this
fete chanspetre, which concluded with very fide. fireworks.
To-day (the 25th) being the third day of the fetes, pro-
raises to be still more unlimited,

Inspector. Hodson and policeman. Edward Bristow,
569, who have been indefatigable since the murder of
Mr. Burdon in their endeavours to capture Blakes-
ley, on Saturday afternoon last, having ob-
tained some clue to his retreat, started off for
Hertfordshire, a person answering the description
of Blakesley having been wandering about that neigh-
bourhood since Wednesday last, in a distressed and
agitated state. From information received on the
road by Inspector Hodgson, and Bristow the police-
man, it appeared that on Wednesday last, about twelve
o'clock, a iferson, supposed to be Blakesley, was seen
in the neighbourhood of Potter's-bar, asking charity at
several public-houses. On the following morning, at
nine o'clock, the same individual was seen at Be
about two miles from Potter's-bar, on the Hadfield-
road. He was then in a very dejected state of
mind. Upon the police obtaining this information
they made further inquiries on the subject, when it was
ascertained that a person answering the 4lescription of
the man who had been seen at
.Bell-bar, had
been begging at every public-house on the road,
stating that he had been . unfortunate in bu-
sin,ssi and was without the means of procur-
ing a single . meal. He was afterwards traced to
the Greyhound at Hatfield "Woodside, where he told a
very distressing tale, saying that he was almost starving,
and that he would receive with the greatest thankfulness
even a cold potato, when relief being refused him,
he put up his hands apparently in a state of desperation,
ran out of the house, and took refuge under the hedge.
Upon further inquiry being mad, it was found that from
Hatfield he went begging to the Angel at Langley, fur upon
the police inquiring of the landlord of that inn he told them
that a respectable-looking man, answering the &scrip-
litpiAhey.gave, had been at his house on.Vriday ; that he
appeared in a very distressed and " low conditioa,
and that out of charity he gave him a
penny. Upon further inquiry being made at
Langley Toll-bar, it was discovered that a person
answering Blakesley's description had pleaded want
to the toll-bar man, and had asked him to purchase a
hair brush, a cork-screw, and a razor-strop. This the
toll-man declined doing, but he gave him 2d. out of
charity, which, it appeared, he afterwards spent
at the Three Horse Shoes for a pint of beer.
While he was at the Horse Shen, he asked some
drover that was there to purchase the razor strop, offer-
ing it for a penny. It appeared he did not give a penny
for it, but a paper of tobacco. From Langley the police
went to Welwyn where they found that Blakesley had been
inquiring most anxiously for a London paper, but could
not obtain the sight of one. In this neighbourhood he
also asked for charity, and had several pence and other
things given him. He was afterwards traced to the
Moor Hens, on the London side of Hitchin, where he
also solicited charity. On Friday he was at the Rose
and Crown at Hitchin, where he asked for a London
paper, which he appeared to read with great trepidation
and afterwards to drop it soddenly on the floor. It
was supposed that he was in Hitchin all day on
Saturday, living upon charity. About two o'clock on
Sunday morning, a policeman belonging to the Hertford-
shire constabulary force, as he was passing through
Ilitchin-market, thought he heard a person moaning,
and apparently in distress, and upon going to the place,
whence the sounds proceeded, he discovered Blakes-
ley, who stated that he had no home—that he
was in great distress, and that he did not know
what to do. Upon this he' was taken to the
Ilitchin station-house as a vagrant. When there,
he asked the officers present, if they had seen
the London papers with the account of Mr. Bur-
don's murder in them, and upon his being told
that they had, he said, " I am the man that committed
the murder." Some time after Blakesley had been taken
into custody, Inspector Hodson and Policeman Bristow
arrived at Hitchin, and from information they received
proceeded immediately to the station-house, where Bris-
tow at once recognised Blakesley, he having known him
for a number of years. Immediately on his seeing Bris-
tow, Blakesley inquired how his wife was, and upon
being told that she was better, he thanked
God, and said that he felt much easier since
he had acknowledged the murder. Inspector Hod-
son and Bristow arrived in town this morning from Hit-
chin, leaving Blakesley in the custody of inspector
Halbin, of the Hertfordshire police, who refused to
deliver him up until he had received orders to that
effect from Captain Robinson, the Superintendent of the
Force.

The prisoner was brought yesterday morning in custody
of the Hertfordshire police, and conducted before the
Lord Mayor.

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.
On Saturday night, Robert Blakesley, for whose ap-
prehension a reward of 1001. had been offered by Go-
vernment, was discovered in the market-place at Hitching
lierts, and this morning, at six o'clock, he was conveyed
in a post-chaise to London, and underwent an exanaina-
:_lon before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house. A
gree' crowd of persons assembled around the Mansion-
'
house . '
; -and, besides the Lord Mayor, there were also
en Marshall, Gibbs, Carroll, Kelly, Hum-
present, Ah.:.'rn?
phery, and Mr. Harvey, the Commissioner of
Police, was likewise attendance.
The prisoner betray m: such weakness on being placed
at the bar, that he was altu'wed a seat, and his counte-
nance (which was only now and :lien seen from his hang-
ing his head down), appeared exceedingly pale and de-
picted great wretchedness ; when he Woke, he did so in
a clear and firm.tone.
Robert Dean, of the Hitchin Police, said--Between
eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday night, the 25th
inst., I was on duty in the market-place, Hitchin, and I
saw the prisoner, Robert Blakesley, loitering about
there. I had received instructions from my Su-
perintendent to be very particular in noticing
the arrival of any stranger. After watching him some
time I went up and spoke to him. He told me he was
almost mad, amt that I might take him into custody. I
asked him what for, and he replied, "'I suppose you
have heard of the circumstance in London." I rejoined,
" I suppose you are the man who stabbed the landlord
and your w'fe." He answered " Yes, the landlord and
my wit,.; and Ido not mean to say any more." I took
him to the station-house, and he several times ejaculated
Oh, I think _I hear that shriek is her's—l think I
see her now." He was searched at the station-house, and
the letters produced we.7%e found upon him.—(Letters from
his wife and mother wer' here handed in). He had
several trifling articles about him, but no money. He
said at the station-house, "I did is of mean to kill Mr.
Burdon, but he got between us. I in.!...lnded to kill my
wife, and then myself."
William Rattan, City police-constable 54', who saw
the prisoner in Leadenhall-market on the night Frevious
to the murder, identified the prisoner as being Robert
Blakesley. His evidence was nearly the same as he
gave before the Coroner at the inquest upon Mr. Bur-
don's body.
The LORD MAYOR then questioned the nrisoner as
follows:—Prisoner, what is your name ? An'su•er (with
much firmness)—Robert Blakesley. What is your :,7 ?
'Twenty-seven. What is your profession ? I wat;
brought up as a clerk in the counting-house of my father,
who is in the cloth trade. Where did you. reside ? In
Basinghall-street, City. Had you any other residence ?
No, my Lord.
Edward Bristow, city police-constable, said, I have
known the prisoner three or four weeks, and I know him
to be the person who went by the name Robert Blakes-
ley. I am acquainted with his person.
In answer to the LORD MAYOR; the witnesses said
they had been bound over by the Coroner to appear at
.the Old Bailey.
The LORD MAYOR asked if the prisoner was suffi-
. eiently recovered to stand up ?
Blakesley here rose, but was obliged to be supported
by the two officers who stood in the dock with him.
The LORD MAYOR (addressing the prisoner)—You
have heard the statement made by the officers against
you, and the depositions aro now preparing, and will
shortly be read over to you. If you have anything to
say, now is your time.
The prisoner, (holding down his head)—No, my Lord,
not until the day of trial, when all the truth will come
out. It is not as Mrs. Burdon has stated.
The depositions were then formally read over and
signed, and in the interim the prisoner whispered to the
officers next him—" I wish not to be left alone." This
being repeated to the Lord Mayor, he replied—" Very
well, his wish shall be attended to."

Dean—During the time he has been with us he has
been supplied with books, and he wishes that indulgence
to be extended towards him in Newgate.
THE Loan MAYOR—Very well, he shall have proper
books.

The prisoner was afterwards removed to Newgate in
the post chaise that brought him from Hitchin, followed
by an immense crowd of persons.

SOUTH FORELAND LIGHT.—The original
tower, which was among the first erected in England, is now
under the process of demolition, being already almost levelled
to the foundation. This tower is said to have been built in
the reign of Charles 11., and must consequently have expe-
rienced the devastating influence of Time's omnipotence for
the space of about a century and a half. From the top of the
more modern tower is obtained a very extensive and command-
ing view of the surrounding country—fertile fields and w;nd-
ing valleys, the operations of majestic nature, and the improve-
ments in the arts of cultivation. We see our mercantile fleet
passing in all their glory, surcharged with the produce and
wealth of foreign climes, and doing homage as they pass to
their guardian angel, who presides over an intricate syrtis,
which is the dread of mariners, and has so often proved the de-
struction of life and property. The scene presents such a va-
riety of pleasing objects, and such a fanciful feast as seldom
meets the eye. The original light was coals burnt upon the
flat roof of the old tower, which was supplanted in 1793, when
the modern one was built for fifteen oil-lamps. There is
also a lower light-house to enable the mariner. in the time of
danger, to keep the two lights in a line, and-thereby avoid the
Goodwin Sands. The object of the Trinity }louse, who pur-
chased the property. of Greenwich Hospital, in tilting down
his venerable tower, is to adopt a similar' light to the one 'on
the opposite coast, at Cape Grinez, which is found to answer
better and more powerfully than those already in use. These
ameliorations for the safety of lives and security of property
are highly commendable in this body. The height of both
cliff and tower will, it is supposed, he about 400 feet above the
level of the sea.

MR. JOHN GLADSTONE.,-A Liverpool paper
hints that this eminent Tory church builder, the father
of the Puseyitc I.Y. for Newark, is. extremely anxious
to have a title, gml.inay won be raised to the Peetagb,

From Alexandria,uWdei7Lie of the 6th instant, Our
correspondent states that the Nile had risen to the
height of 22 15-24 cubits, and caused the irrigation of
the lands to be complete. It was considered that if the
Nile did not rise higher, the crops would be most abun•
dant this year ; but if the contrary were the case, that
destruction and ruin would ensue. Agriculture was at
present attended to with the same zeal by Mehemet Ali
which he formerly displayed for war and conquest. All
the superior officers of the army and the navy, together
with a number of soldiers and seamen, were placed along
the Nile, in Upper Egypt, and the Delta, to attend to
agriculture, and a great emulation existed amongst
them to become good cultivators. All Mehemet Ali's
nephews, Ibrahim, Achmet, &c., were pursuing the
same occupation : even Ibrahim Pacha, the General-in-
Chief, was vying with his father in producing better
corn, and he had already succeeded in selling his crops
at 2f piastres per ardeb more then Mehemet Ali, in con-
sequence of their superior quality. He was heard to
say, a few days since, that in three years he would ren-
der Egypt the richest agricultural country in the world.
Menikli Ahmet Pacha,- who was appointed to direct the
canals and agriculture of Upper Egypt, wrote to the
Pacha some time since, saying that he was always' dis-
posed to serve him as formerly in his military capacity,
but he knew nothing of agriculture, and begged of him
to dispense with his services in that pursuit. The Paella
for answer thprived him of his Nishan, in other words,
cashiered him. He is, nevertheless, as much as ever at-
tached to the Pacha. He is the only cavalry General in
the east. He distinguished himself in the battles of
Koniah, Konis, Nezib, Koulek, Bagaz, and with the army
in the north of Syria, which he conducted, almost unin-
jured, to Damascus, and thence to Egypt. He is, in fine,
a species of Eastern Murat.

Sfehemet Ali was anxiously waiting the arrival of
Said Bey, who had asked permission of the Sultan to
return, and who was expected at Alexandria in a
few days.

The Egyptian transport cutter No. 20, laden with
4,000 ardebs of wheat, for the Pacha's account, sailed
from Alexandria, for Falmouth, on the 30th ult. Free-
dom of commerce was no longer mentioned in Egypt,
althongh an English ship took in a cargo of Egyptian
wheat at Suez, on paying a duty of 12 per cent., as fixed
by the treaty of the 16th of August, 1839.
A merchant at Alexandria, who wished to ship a cargo
of wheat on the sth instant, was prevented by the Pacha,
who said it was necessary.to wait until the result of the
rising of the Nile should be 'ascertained. The Govern-
ment had raised the price of wheat from 51 piastres the
ardeb to 61, barley from 36, and beans from 29 to 41'
piastres. 7,000 ardebs had been sold at that price.-
Colonel Napier and Mustapha Bey, the colonel from
Constantinople, still remained at Alexandria, waiting the'
surrender of the Syrian soldiers. According to the
Sultan's order, those soldiers were to be conveyed to
Syria on board Egyptian transports. Mr. Barnett, the
Consul-General, had written to the Pacha on the subject,
and Colonel Napier visited at the Palace in full uniform
on the 27th ult. Lists of the Syrians were being pro-
pared, and the transports to convey them were getting
ready for sea.