The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-09 00:00:00

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ueb John's, New Brunswick ; J
Duet
Wandsworth, 'Dunlop, Quell. 7, Straban.e.,
stn,
,„ Quebec ; Maid of the. Mill, Wilson, Montreal ,
tours` land VVatson, Montreal ; Joseph, Etnbleton, New-.
Ski. Erromango, Quebec.

Duvcii AND BELGIAN PAPERS.
THE HAGUE, AUG. s.—The object of the journey of
Jll,e; King of Wurtemberg to the Hague, we are assured
upon good authority, stands in close connexion with the
decided resolution of the Prince of Orange to renounce
the crown. The Princess of Orange is said to be dis-
tressed, not only on her own account, at this resolution,
but on that of her eldest son, whose rights as future
Crown Prince she is apprehensive will hereby be in-
fringed. At her urgent request the King of Wurtem-
berg has come here for the purpose of endeavouring to
dissuade his son-in-law from taking this step. Report
says that the King of the Netherlands intends to go to
the East.
BERLIN, AUG. .—The doctrine of free trade is
making great progress in Germany, and an Association
has been formed at Berlin on tita,e principles. The
Prussian Gazette has published an article, which may be
considered an energetic reply of the Prussian Govern-
ment to the clamour of the manufacturing clast.es of the
Rhine, Bavaria, and Baden, to their continual demand
for protection and commercial prohibition.
In Liamburgh a new journal possessing these prin-
ciples will be immediately published, on the model of
the English Economist.
BERLIN, Ana. 2.—The restrictive laws respecting lot-
teries have been found insufficient. His Majesty has
just issued a decree prohibiting, all participation in fo- _
reign lotteries, or the establishment of home lotteries,
or gambling booths, without the sanction of the Minister
of the interior and Finance. under a penalty of a grada-
tion of fines up to 500 dollars. Under the term of lot-
teries is comprehended every public establishment for
speculation in moveable or immoveable articles.
POSEN, JULY 28.—We have not barns enough wherein
to stow our rich harvest. The farmers are erecting
large ricks in the fields. Several have already thrashed
their corn in order to profit by the present high prices.
The produce is immense ; the same quantity which in
former good years yielded 4 sheffels has this year pro-
duced no less than 6. Prices are, in consequence, fall-
ing in the markets.
BRUSSELS, AUG. s.—The average price of corn for
the week ending 31st July was—wheat, 351 33c.; rye,
17fl. Bc.—being a decline in wheat of IL 18c., and of
rye 11 53c. Although the sellers continue to endeavour
to maintain the high prices, it is impossible for them to
hold out longer, and there is in consequence a fall on
grain of every kind. Very little was doing in the mar-
ket to. day in the export trade. Several purchases of
good Polish and Odessa wheat were made at 15if1.; rye
is nominal at 7ifi.; rape seed is in great demand, espe-
cially for exportation.
The quantity of rye which has been carried home and
thrashed this harvest is quite unprecedented; it surpasses
twofold the best years of late we have known; every
place is now filling, and there is an ample supply for the
distilleries. A farmer in the commune Heube (West
Flanders) obtained from nine acres of land five hectolitres
of rye, or fifty-five hectolitres per hectare; last year the
same extent of land yielded only sixteen hectolitres per
hectare. Without doubt there is no exaggeration in
stating that this harvest is the finest which we have
known this century

IVlAltlitT NEWS.--(THIS DAY.)
-----,--
C°ltN EXCIi.ITI,Ei
Il
excitement
1 the early part of the day considerable ,
cie
`Ras
mangyoldest tstablished . " ._....mONDA. Y.
produced her firmse announcement that tweetr
at,.
r --* BY twelve o'clock,ie however, one ofd
tat, _
n.
this market had stoptipiemhad
i.h-,e,sttaied business ; but the other still deel.aarent.hiw
elafttith.
.vent, though closely connected with a la
blusiliteijetn., The total liabilities are stated aotun2d3o;7lohl.e,
is fully expected that 20s. in the P
English
realise
During last week the arrivals of thA n and Flour coastwise as we as by
( -''. samples sv'ere on a ver limited scale taken.
land.. carriage
:Wheeqiieetivel 'trifling increase in those of
Y 1 yet there was a
cOanapfared with some previous weeks. From
cargoes of foreign Irelandhand, but from Scotland . the
t; liberal
tri •
welling In the extreme. The imp its
receipts
, viz., 26,000 quarters
barrels of
1)'1, ttrieY• 29.302 eitto of Oats, and 43,390 p6"85 ditto
4 Ur* Presh up, to-day, the supply of English Wheat
beiB,,small, owing to which, to most of the large
emillers
,
the-t out of stook, and the present shodn ery
at
fully,
out deroand for all kinds was stea
y'prices ob-
t(te ,at nothing quotable beyond . tftre,L°4 Monday last, and at whicthh,e a
new Wheat
lsOldfs,n,",• There were about 70 quarters of ne, d
which
"se; and 50 ditto from Kent, on offer,
vailiett prices varying from 60s to 68s liihea3; was
shun to sa) first tate. The.
, Inali.i on was very extensive. -.1. , .
o f Wheat,
ar
omme
but all other
)(lad `•es moved off steadily, at full prices
•i(lll:l4lat.roewtettiv.ae.'errntiesrerelerecTitgehdee
44..3. were Dutch neglected. The supply of Barley was
\ssnvv than for some time past ; nevertheless dili:at very depressed state, and late figuresfawtihreferyetwaroaipdthe.
pliedu tY selVorted. With Malt we
.were
tetieleladiailo. t°E. oTtailhete4B4beeptei:eigdmionWatheilvs dhae)l-i)s.
titlttallnal3' he Tlesbide:rtaib'olet'attohseoOrt; rta-
The
iraaP: ex-
ein,firneigtahilt,. at prices. about
Oat trade was
• pre-
TigellehttEettbieenens ;pbutriethtahseendlidodnlinsogmaenwdhiantsfellefiaposriqr Utaelrimtiess.
30p5,,5a1e of Bea Purchased
was slow, yet the quotations
swethree
Pviri .:rte,d' Samples of new were on offer.
"'as dual :portion of which was new, nex
co °ing) and the quotations were 2s. low r
rn tv e . tletno.P_noatiting
Indian
Presspd r a mere drug, owing to large parcels being
Vflta 13 °r 881 e, and eery, and the terms cheaper.
prices were almost nominal. Flour
Whem__ZtrakENCY PER IMPERIAL 111EALTRE
• 72S t 0763
.2„.Bex ec Kent, Malt-Chevalier -
13474. ........56s to 64a Oats-Yorkshire and.d
27s 318
lush., Fee •
lieriZhiatneZl7 58s 723 ti:Mo
bittown, Red.., u;
___,
-a Youghal rdCo.r.k.• _ 6
-$
Ifililteit. • • • • - --a
-a
Cork,B ll'thite ..... 26s
33529
ch--3".it°4lWhlte:::::: -s-s 7._..: Scotch,_._ Feed. •• • • 313
ikelsrews
..• •••• • • • • --s -. a Beall!--!t, „ „ 50s 215,
tS,--Gri„,,•• •• "•• 57s 605 Pigeonsre.... „„ .. 44a t
. • .... 448 465...
.11004"'Intic ••• • • 34s 38* Peas--u
Maple. • • • • •• • • .• 47:
tal
4 elievan •• •• •• 403 46s
• ••
itlt,su4r •• •• •• • 46s 47s white .••• • • :
...• 508 52s
roif... k and Nor-
Boilers •I•n• ••e
...
a d 56s 58s
Ilk.;
•••••• •"• • • 68s 71s Flour-Town-made -a• • • 41s 47a
It.lattston•an•a•ii•ii•re ts 3 .?(5): Stocktnu & Norfolk 448 46s
°•,,,e11-e fellowin ‘P 1t0.,,,,.._ gs. a statement
Ilarli '''' ••• ..... •
is:6llllirxELopf .the imports of live
Itok wit'w abroad, into London during the past wceeakh,:e—s.
Aetw„,,,,enee• Beasts Sheep. Lambs.
10
ICiea lifien ......... ;34 •..... 1,9-21 265
1:1 77
7.:
110
realogneeP":••• .. 69
... 715 ... ...
eteber,h"•••••. 30
ftterde,, •••". 292
c'etitti; .... 292
......
h'tqtal ..
_
315
... 586
tetll4,etal),4l.es. . 3.l:l.l°...w.al'a37t3otalimps,olr4tlintoLi
3,500 head o
f50,..84, 811,:ad- At the out ports nearlyhmdon of not less
been landed
,4 .4 4, cP, Lambs and Calves
tions kinds led and Germany. Nearlye
1'44) br f •
landed from the
the us steamer ()reign stock were _ 500 head of
re v,r.. qmers from Rotterdam and Hamburgh cow
• '640 sh ' le, the market about 800 Oxen and s,
trt eep
ire
li, aeree4h Lambs, and 147 Calves
from
of which,
••O e, at m
41t. ay st4t,,
~ red condition. As_ a p
ee
rooabroad,
di:: Per he,' tau several of the Dutch NI p produced
-islet ad
Without difficulty. From our own grazing
Wer the ar • 1
,f, etnierabi rive,s
dear 'Y good asoftobnktalmstbserfr;esbhutu,pcomparison
on a d
nace
~ , their eualii this morni
naive
both ~,,... - _..y was very inferiohre.hwThsoemaettweinlat
itip, ,181ve, and the
and country buyers s.
at-fu""litta for
Somethe weather more favourable to slaughter-
140ach31', but
niosteheiks past, the Beef trade was steady,.
'he q? laBt, the pri
era,
ole °f
the
, invest b.eots producing
irg quotable
4,
sthe d ppreireessi
hos!
ih„:4l of th_'? best animal J
u ▪ The
vvals of , e inferior breeds were turned o
mal • found purchasers, but
lied o 'lt horns' .
tS e
14:0:(18}140:ege fern,"l the
et
heel. easternthern di,s t'westernie o listedaad m mid
14 h0r,.., 1100 Herefords, runts, Devons, Scots and
44:4
thed,refrom
Seeds t-Z; , from other Parts of England, 700 of vari_o.us.
Scotland, 235 horned and
being
re fro
th:srheopoiiB:lll,o,abrorid
resinder the Bullock supply polled
of
t iv e should .
two-thirds of
, and the neighbourhood of the
tltitati.44-s 'were b sa) that at least kettitig th° number han average quality.. Notwith-
-1%14 cle trade. arising
y
tettOtnewhat Sheep were again large, the
a.from a great deficiency, miqes
were
dets;ve, and last weeks' cuhrere n
0,?,.! suPPorte
rime old
Isttnm, commaade,dir every instance.
Nile 4 We were s's trORI 55 to 5s 4d perT Blbs. With
.10tnewhat heavily supplied,
also was toles
ut 300 I, ' g
a - "rul t fullprices. There were
Whieh otnha o' a -
yet the
iris 801 d at t n offer from Ireland, via Bristol, . .
alt,,Prilltvetnent iar°lllt, 20,1 to 21s each. There wails slight
4140,01 c% in valun:Le veal trade ; but we cats i
I e for
doiii, ga'S lull
The supply of Calves was. arg
as
rad ce no
Per
lobo,Bl
°' li
priet. 14 Pip rather more business w
Irilferi,,
t4scet4r ksta„ '• d• d.
'-••• Wilk the offal.
s. d. to
Prltlie irr.kl_tt3, -; ;', 3
11 3 8 Second quality ditto 4 40 4.
.6,
Pri4jr.4l.4lp ge:V.Z.en.. 4 2
.41 ? Coarse-vroolieredgiiettro 45 0
54 I.‘;
seorttse eili;• •4 6 4 .
Southdownoittoouto the wool -
Eiticklim'4ll ditto es 4 0 4 6 Lar e Hogs ...... 4 0 4 6
t4trlo-g
eves .•
4 8 5 0 Small Porkers ... • 4 8 5 0
r sheep . •• 18
0 28 0
Quarter old Pigs -16 0 19 0
• 3 10
Ilea iits 4 2 Lambs .. .• 50 6 2
SUPPLY AT M.A.RKET.
3,893 ' I Sham
Calves. I P31:70-
IrerlirOXPl34xlrlls° I 237
4)1144 "14iled su i. A7irb LMAZIEZITHAX.2..
Not . for those pp les of slaughtered Meat have come
ve i ot
co.. markets since Monday from any
theobe„, urdrY• With Meat killed in the metropolis
tetst, bat
th-e'iquitittUicih, better supplied than for many weeks
'al's' Mutton, and'Y 43 proved very indifferent. Prime
teled Itt full Price .Lamb have commanded a very steady
ltuve full
dull. 8* but all other kinds of Meat have
•very
013 early 2,800 carcases of foreign meat
•!be r et31,4,1%uti:1
bbyoethne mostly. disposed of.
..;"nreii .
d• to a
tal I 9r•••••• 3 2 2. d'
I. d. to a. d.
•..... A. 11,,,,, -
6 Mutton, 1 ferior .. 310 4 2
•.,„ 14141,1' ••• • 3 8 310
'e 41, arge 4 0 4 2
___-------middling..
4 4 8
Prue sinan ..
•••••.. ~ .
42 4 4
per_' . _ rime .. .• 4 1 _k, large •••• 3 8 4 6
i •' 10 410 ....-- Arnall•••••••• 4 8 410
Lamb 43 Rid to 6s Od•
I
ISTOt.' 324:41.07:m*...
11934,, ~Illist,ncil ..• nor. wralt.RET. .
te 'ter than ug the show of flops this morning was
f Porta °II for some weeks past, we have again to
14,otitblv.sY dull ingair) for all desert have
to the
I,ie de ",ecounts trona the plantations—at barely the
101 4, „c'h in value. The duty has been done as
irt'tild evoo/. Sussex Pockets, 31 18s to 41 6s ;
44, dittol.,ll.. t, ditto 4/ 4s to 5/ 34 ; Mid and East
, erg04.94...5. to.n. per cwt.
to yjar `'‘lvill Alglil SPXTALPIELDS.
I ward 1,50 supplies of Potatoes continue to be brought
kllltani pv, of excellent quality ; still, however, the
, Cwt. 4 aetiVe, at prices varying from 4s. to 7s.
4' tar laroom.
1,,'0110 sg, 0 public sales of Wool, „embracing about
14 thlin a,b, chiefly 'of colonial qualities are appointed
n th,, Nee durine• this ‘iind next 'week, the demand.
0 - Private '
f '.' .1
Slit. vate contract market, for oretgrs and co °ma ,
1,
till ikp'l,B iS heavy, at late rate's.
_For English there is
Oa :vod deman at a sliglit suivAnce_ in the -quota,
t 1 in A t week the imports Consisted ,t)f , 1,808 bales
tlil'ttt rorisPhilip, 320 ditto
.fr..m_. Algoa 13ay,.450 ditto
tkiiii eimburgh, and 400 ditto from other quarters, in.
220 from the Cape.
Ll'h TALLOW.
:rate advices received from Sr. I'etersburgh to-day arc
v ;
sett chat, owing to the arrival of a large number
' ess was dealt..
111°-411 ere ' eking freight, the exports of D.Tuall.ow,
kktlles°rltotiti,ne tose incr-ease. A good basin
and, in
declined from 3d to
tike inat ,36 roubles. The trade here is heavy,
ti Per
.watnees, the quotations havet
is now selling at
it:, ajd ; 1). Y. C
. ,
on the spo
, the supply of
h, 64 to for arrivals, during the: last three months,
fptl'eli is 0 478 per cwt. Town
I, 28 10d per 81b. 49s 3d, net cash;
PIAA.4IIAIir, - ---"---------__--------___ • m --. THE
141t.,,"14:4-'8•----THE ri.THASIES V. 1. lIE .I.TAL
Ititlt%httill;
..tilru. gg
Iti, 'tali, OD THE CoomnESES.—As the day for this
le approaches
The last deposit,
u.,tte, 200.+141rs aquatic increases.
the excitement in those
!IN ' 4n,, ~a,civs., has been ma 4"' th i' ' tory with its substan-
de good, and Wednesday.
i,7,„ %,
~ . wreath 0 vie , .
qa•ilitt.liment of the metallic portraits of her Ma-
11.,elbi:' L 4" contended for from Mortlake to Putney.
letc v'et4.,eknhins, of the Leander Club, has been chosen
veVettes'',° London watermen, and Mr. Clay ton for
hsp. -,,,,'•,.te brothers• Mr. Layton being named for
t‘visli-latvsih;"e contending quartette still remain at
es st 4 t 4 1;4 quarters, and are reported by their
ets,,e4 les,ef. ver better." The betting appears. to
Wtitptlletst,.. The start, according to the articles. of
bc°titosi, the reen ...to take place half an hoer be.fore high
vent „'' slinai,-,e, all who desire to witness this important
11-011finlio'u be at the pound by half-past two, to pre-
the itthtt ~,11 and disappointment.
duvis44' e 14"ATRE—Air John Reeve, the son of
11141 tho''ehrated corn:dian. of that name, will appear
Adel g, in/veek in his father's character of Marmaduke
BiPlii dra cohjunetion with Mr• Buckstone, in the
40,, ,IQ,s, naa of The IVreck Ashore.
'V 11 -•,e3 Grata Th 4tru,,v rn has returned to Netherby Hall,
z,eottle 11011 g4te.
en ro4:rsto,Thalival Astley and Captain Howard
sit'e f(q. ugh left Loudon yesterday for Antwerp,
--tedvia.r, ,
left I, hoger • sJauen. IrelataZtland 40(114 Lady Palmer, family, and suit!,
44,,
e, 011 Saturday, for Kenure Park,
has teq4itleCatli.
tinuo4'etitly
~ lolta de Dietz, the celebrated pianiste,
for 4 tilq .1:,:n
.married to C,ptain Shaw. She eon-
Thtey. l' vr ssional career under the same name as
'lists e athlual o
week, orat,,,need peerence of the Viresleyan Metho-
aident when the it sittings in Liverpool on Wednesday
114(1 Dr, jsev' Sateeel Jackson wa,s el
wton agtil chosen secretary.ected pre-

rbtrll Mtittion

MIDDLESEX ELECTION

(THIS DAY.)

STATE OF THE POLL.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
THREE O'CLOCK.

Grosvenor

... 1,148 ...
... 1,654
403

... 218 ...

Osborne
Wood

FOUR O'CLOCK.
Grosvenor. Osborne.
... 112 68
... 300 259
... 169 150
... 76 61
... 176 128
... 424 403
93 69
-... 418 343
... 332 282
... 382 320
... 109 90
... 316 246

Bedfont
Bethnal-green
Brontford
Edgware
Enfield

Hammersmith
Hampstead ...
King's-cross ...
City of London
Mile-end ...
Uxbridge ...
Westminster ...

Total

...2,907 2,419 2,097

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING

HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK.

The only bets laid as yet are 8 to 1 agst Sir Martin,
and 10 to 1 agst Grimston, for the Ebor Handicap; and
14 to 1 agst Mr. Martin for the St. Leger.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRISTOL AND BIR-
MINGHAM RAILWAY.—An accident, by which one life
was lost and another nearly sacrificed, occurred on this
line on Friday night. Tne mail train due in Birming-
ham at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock arrived from
Bristol at Bromsgrove in due time. Thence it pr,ceeded
at its usual speed towards Birmingham, when, on its
entering a short cutting nearly opposite Kingsmorton,
the engine left the rail for a distance of 80 yards,
ploughed through the soil on the side of an embank-
ment, and ultimately, mounting the embankment, was
thrown completely over upon the rails. The tender
was thrown sideways, but nkut fortunately interposed to
prevent the guards' van from coming in contact with the
tire-box of the engine, or the most frightful conse-
quences must have ensued. Just previous to the engine
being thrown over, the driver, a steady man named John
Warburton, exclaimed to Fletcher, the stoker, "Oh !
we are dead men !" and in a few seconds his prophecy
was realised. The poor fellow was literally smashed
between the engine and the tender. Fletcher had a mi-
raculous escape. By some means one of his legs be-
came entangled, and when the collision took place the
piston of the engine came close to his face. His leg was
liberated, and, throwing himself back, he escaped with
no other injury than a dreadfully scalded face. There
were twelve passengers in the train, only one of whom
was a lady. None were in the slightest degree hurt.
Mr. Brotherton, the sun of the Hon. Member for Sal-
ford, who was in the train, most laudably rendered
every assistance in his power, and was unremitting in
his attention to the injured man and the affrighted lady.
The accident is said to have been caused by a broken
chair," occasioned by the weight of the engine and
tender. Within two hours three heavy trains had
passed over the same rails and met with no obstruction
or interruption. From appearance the rail in advance
of the broken chair had sprung, and thrown the left
wheel of the engine on to the road, whence it had run
on to the embankment. A pilot engine, sent out from
Birmingham shortly afterthe occurrence, arrived on the
spot and returned with the bags. The deceased, War-
burton, has left a wife and three children. Mr. H.
Docker, the coroner, has appointed an inquest to be held
at the Saracen's llead, Kingsnorton, on Monday, when
it is supposed the railway commissioners will send down
one of their engineers to watch the proceedings on the
part of the Government.

DEATH OF PARSLOE, THE PROMPTER. Poor
Parsloe, for many years the prompter at Covent-garden
Theatre, is no more. He that gave " the word" to so
many actors on the mimic scene is now without a word
himself ; the last act in life's drama is done, the curtain
has fallen, and the book closed for ever upon his mortal
labours 'He died on last Friday morning, after a
lengthened period of mental disturbance and bodily suf-
fering. Having on Saturday week became very violent,
he was removed to Lambeth workhouse, prior to his
being placed in a lunatic asylum, but death terminated
his sufferings before his removal could be effected. He
-had been a long time an annuitant upon the Covent-
Garden Fund, 9-aerden
t}:eunsdra,gaen,danhdisbewinitglowwewilill now be entitled to
ecito derivable
th e from
thea
theatrical
a lPparro.,•arleeo
hood on h
con-
sidered a most efficient and attentive promn:
profession,
oal stpeht (
eei from
.wwaistivhibdona3y,ll
years age he lost an eyea bty, the stroke of a harlequin's do so at a minute's notlien e.oon, having volunteered to
taken ill durino the erfe'
sword, whilst acting
Performance oof?erpriaßlitßornEicmTeo.
SUDDENpetswjwtriLtr:Pin Place of Barnes, who was
we have the
communicate of the sudden dea of the Rev.
melancholy intelligenßceOtFo
LBilvaecrkpbouotinoen, Rector of Prestwich
ev . , Thomas
which tcok place at
that town to attend the aeitilltilig, meeting
Re had gone over to
of the Clergy
which Orphans s
u 'b Csehgaureintytlyforwtahsispridlivoic:
'Xeh.urch. and at the dinner
at the Adelphi Hotel,
at Divine service at St. Peter
, in answer to
After being present
the
its host, the
where his abstemiousness was re
which he said he had not for some trimked
etl:urerinspe are
but water, he returned in company with his anYthing
Rev. W. Hesketh, to the dwelling of
, at St.
Michael's Hamlet, Toxteth Park. Mrs. Bla.caaltt
their second daughter being on a short visit
Rev. T. Corser, of Stand, and Mrs. Corser, as well as
the Rev. Mr. Master, of Chorley, and Mrs. Master, is
party of friends had assembled there to meet them,
and the evening was spent very pleasantly till about a
quarter to eleven o'clock, when Mr. Blackburne
breathed heavily twice or thrice, sank back in his chair,
and fell to the floor. Mrs. Blackburne ran to him in
the greatest consternation and alarm. Medical assis-
tance was promptly sent for, and in the mean time
various remedies were resorted to, but without effect, as
oa the arrival of Mr. Hodgson, surgeon, he had breathed
his last. Dr. Formby arrived immediately after, but
both concurred in the opinion that nothing could have
saved Mr. Blackburne, the attack being apoplexy. The
deep affliction of Mrs. and Miss Blackburne, and, in•
deed, of the whole party assembled, at the awful event,
was distressing in the extreme. Mr. Blackburne was
the brother of Mr. John Ireland Blackburne, of Hale,
late Member for Warrington, and had held the rectory
of' Prestwich about eleven years, having been presented
to it by the Earl of Wilton, on the decease of the Rev.
James Lyon, in 1836. He was previously Vicar of
Eccles. The remains of the lamented gentleman, who
was highly respected by a large circle of friends, will
be interred early in the ensuing week, in the family
vault at Hale. The funeral will be quite private. Mr.
Blackburne's age was about 57 years. His lady and
eight children are left to mourn his loss. The eldest son
was about to enter at one of the Universities, intending
eventually to take holy orders.—Manchester Courier.
CURRENT OF THE OCEAN.—A glass bottle was
picked up at Aberdovey on the 2d instant, containing a
slip of paper, of which the following is a translation:—
" Dec. 7, 1846, being in lat. 46 N., long. 27 West of the
meridian of Paris, delayed by a calm, the ship
L'Edouard, Capt. Curet, bound to Bordeaux."

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EyENING, AUGUSP 9 1847.

Lib. Peel.
Herbert, Rt. Hon. S.—Wiltshire (South)... 0 1
Hennes, Right Hon. J. C.—Stamford 0 0
Hervey, Lord A.—Brighton 0 1
Heywood—Lancashire () 0
Hildyard, R. C.—Whitehaven ... 0 0
Hildyard, T. B.—Nottinghamshire (South) 0 0
Hill, Lord M.--Evesham 1 0
Hindley, C.—Ashton•under-Lyne... ... 1 0
Hodges, T.—Rochester 1 0
Hodges, T. L.—Kent ( West) 0 0
Hodgson, W. N.—Carlisle ... 0 0
Hogg, Sir J. W.—lloniton. . 0 1
Elollond, R.—Hastings 1 0
Hope, A. J. B.—Maidstone ... 0 0
Hope, H. T.—Gloucester (city) 0 1
Elope, Sir J.—Edinburghshire 0 0
Hornby, J.—Blackburne 0 1
Horsman, G.—Cockerinouth ... 1 0
Hotham, Lord—Yorkshire (East) 0 0
Houldsvrorth, T.—Nottingham (North) 0 0
Howard, Hon. C.—Cumberland (East) 1 0
Howard, lion. E. G.—Morpeth • 1 0
Howard, Hon. J. K.—Malinesbury 1 0
Hudson, George—Sunderland 0 0
Hughes, W. B.—Carnarvon 0 1
Humphery, Alderman—Southwark
... 1 0
Hutt, W.—Gateshead 1 0
Ingestrie, Lord—Staffordshire. (South) 0 0
Inglis, Sir R. H.—Oxford University 0 0
Ireland, T. J.—Bewdley 0 0
Jackson, M.—Newcastle-under-Lyme 1 0
Jermyn, Earl—Bury St. Edmund's 0 1
Jervis, Sir J.—Chester ... •• 1 0
•••
Jervis, J.—Horsham
Jocelyn, Lord—King's Lynn •
0 1
Johnstone, Sir J. B. V.—Scarborough ... 0 1
Jolliffe. Sir W. G. H.—Petersfield 0 0
Jones, Sir W.—Cheltenham 0 0
••• •••
Keppel, Colonel—Lymington ▪
1 0
Kerr, R.-Downpatrick •
0 0
Keogh, —.—Athlone
Kerrison, Sir E.—Eye
... 0 0
Knight, F. W.—Worcester (Wed)▪ •
0 0
Knox, Colonel B.—Marlow
Labouchere, Right Hon. H.—Taunton 1 0
Lacy, C. —Bodmin 1 0
Langston, J. 11.—Oxford (city) ... 1 0
Latcelles, Hon. E.—Ripon
••• 0 0
•• •
Lascelles, Hon. W. S.—Knaresborough 0 1
Law, Hon. C. E.—Cambridge University... 0 0
Lefevre, Right Hon. C. S.—Hampah. (S.) 1 0
Lennard, T. B.—Maldon •1 0
Lennox, Lord A.—Yarmouth
„.. 0 1
Lennox, Lord H. G.—Chichester 0 0
Lethbridge, A.—Cricklade ... 0 0
Lewis, G. C.—Herefordshire 1 0
Lewis, Sir T. F.—Radnor (district) ... 1 0
Lincoln, Lord—Falkirk (Burghs) • ... 0 1
Lindsay, Colonel —Wigan ... ... 0 1
Littleton, Hon. E. R.—Walsall 1 0
Locke, J.—Honiton 1 0
Lockhart, W.—Lanarkshire ... 0 0
Long, W.—Wilts (North) ... .. 0 0
Lowther, Hon. H. C.—Westmoreland ... 0 0
Lushington, C.—Westminster ... 1 0
Lygon, H. B.—Worcester(West) 0 .0
M'Carthy, A.—Cork (city) ••• 1 0
McGregor, J.—Glasgow ••• 1 0 -
Mackinnon, W. A.—Lymington 0 1
Wl'aggart, Sir J.—Wigtown (borough) 0
M'Tavish, —.—Dundalk .0
Mahon, Lord—Hertford ••• ••• ▪
••• 0 1
Mahon, O'G.—Ennis ••• ••• 1 0
Mangles, R. D.—Guildford... ••• 1 0
Manners, Lord C. S.—Leicester ...(North) ••
0 0
March, Earl of—Sussex (West) ... ... 0 0
Marshall, J. G.—Leeds ... ••• ••• 1 0
Marshall, W.—Cumberland (East) ••• 1 0
Martin, S.—Pontefract ••• ••• 1 0
Martin, C. W.—Newport ••• •• 0 1
Martin, J.—Tewkesbury ••• ••• 1 0
,Alasterman, J.—London ... ..• 0 1
Matheson, —.—lnverness burghs ••• 0 0
Matheson, T.—Ashburton ... ••• ••• 1 0
Maule, Right Hon. Fox—Perth ••• 1 0
Mailmen, T. P.—Northampton (North) ••• 0 0
Meagher—Waterford (city) ••• •• 1 _0
Melgund, Lord—Greenock ••• 1 0
Meux, Sir H.—Hertfordshire ••• 0 0
Miles, P. W. S.—Bristol ... ••• ••• 0 0
Milnes, R. M.—Pontefract ... ••• ••• 1 0
Milton, Lord—Wicklow (county) ••• 1 0
Mitchell, T. A.—Bridport ••• ••• 1 0
Moffatt, G.—Dartmouth ... ••• ••• 1 0
Molesworth, Sir W.—Southwark ••• 1 0
Morpeth, Lord— Yorkshire (West) ••• 1 0
Morris, D.—Carmarthen ... •• ••• 1 0
Morrison, Gen.—Clackmannan and Kinross 1 0
Mostyn, E. M. L.—Flintshire ••• 1 0
Mowatt, P.—Penryn and Falmouth 1 0
Mulgrave, Earl of--Scarborough ••• ••• 1 0
Mundy, E. M. Derbyshire (South) 0 0
Mintz, G. F.—Birmingham ••• ••• 1 0
Mure, Celonel—Renfrewshire ••• ••• 0 1
Neeld, J.—Cricklade 0 0
Neeld, Joseph—Chippenham ••• ••• 0 0
Newport, Viscount—Salop (South) 0 0
Newry, Lord—ewry ••• 0 1
Nichol,l Dr. J.— NCardiff ••• ••• ° 1
Noel, Hon. G.—Rutlandshire ••• ••• 1
Norreys, Sir D.—Mallow ••• ••• 1
Norreys, Lord—Oxfordshire ••• ••• 0
Northland, Lord—Dungannon ••• 0
Nugent, Lord—Aylesbury ... ••• 1
O'Brien, A. S.—Northampton (North) ... 0
O'Brien, J.—Limerick (city) ... ••• 1
O'Brien, T.—Cashel ••• ••• ••• 1
O'Connell, D.—Waterford (city)
O'Connell, J.—Kilkenny (Borough)
O'Connell, J.—Limerick (city) ..
O'Connell, M.—Tralee
O'Connor, F.—Nottingham •..
O'Flaherty, A.—Galway (borough)
Ogle, S.—Northumberland (South)
Ord, W.—Newcastle-on-Tyne
Oswald, A.—Ayrshire
0 Sir J.—P- Abrok

Prot.
0

Lib. Peel. Prot.
Waddington, S.—Suffolk (West) .. 0 0 1
Wakley, T.—Finsbury •...
1 0 0 Walmsley, Sir R. J.—Leicester (borough)... 1 0 0 Walker, R.—Bury, Lancashire
Walsh, Sir J.—Radnorshire • ▪
0 0 1
•1 0 0
• Walter, J.—Nottingham
•• •• •
Wall, C. 8.-Salisbury 0 0 0.. ••• 1 0 0
Walpole, S. H. Midhurst
.• 0 0 1
Ward, G.—Sheffield ...
••• 1 0 0
Wawn, J. T.—South Shields 1 0
Welby, G. E.—Grantham ... ••• ..• 0 1 0
Wellesley, Lord C,—Hants (South) 0 1 0
West, F. IL—Denbigh (district) .. 1 0
Westhead, J. P.—Knaresborough ... 1 0 0
Whitmore, T. C —Bridgenorth 01 0
Wilcox, P. M.—Southampton ... 1 0 0
Williams, T. P.—Marlow - ••• 0 0 1
Williams,.—.—Macclesfield ... 1 0 0
Willoughby, Sir ll.—Evesham 0 0 1
Wilson, James—Westbury 1 0 0
Wilson, M.—Clitheroe ..• 1 0 0
Wodehouse, E.—Norfolk (East) .. 0 0 1
Wood, Sir C.—Halifax ... ... 1 0 0
Wood, W. P.—Oxford (city) ... 1 0 0
Worcester, Marquis of—Gloucestershire (E.) 0 0 1
Wrightson, W. B.—Northallerton 1 0 0
Wyld, J.—Bodmin 0 1 0
Wyvill, M.—Richmond 1 0 0
Yorke, H. R.—York (city) ... 1 0 0

MEMBERS RETURNED.

Liberals ...
Peelites ...
Protectionists

... 266

... 146

THE GENERAL ELECTION

ANGLESEY (COUNTY).
Sir Richard Bulkeley returned without a contest.
BEDFORD (COUNTY).
Lord Alford and Mr. Hastings Russell were elected
on Saturday.

••• I
... 1
... I
••• I

... 1
... 1
... 1
... 1
... o

J wen, Sir J.—Pembroke (district) ... 1
Packs, Sir C. W.—Leicestershire (South) 0
Paget, Lord A.—Lichfield 1
Paget, Lord C.—Sandwich
Paget, Lord G. A. F.—Beaumaris ... 1
Pakington, Sir J.—Droitwitch ,„. 0
Palmerston, Viscount—Tiverton 1
Palmer; R.—Berkshire ... 0
Palmer; R.—Plymouth
Parker, J.—Sheffield ~,
Patten, J. W.—Lancashire
Pattison, J.—London „„.
PA ulet, Lord—St. lye's..„
Pearson; C.—Lambeth „, • y
•••
Pechell,lCaptain —Brighton
Peel, J..t...Huntington
Peel, Sir R.—Tamworth .„
Peel, W. Yates—Tamworth ••• ••• •-•
Penn ant—Carnarvonshire
Perfect, R.—Lewes " u
Poo, S.lL—Norwich
Phillips; S. R.—Poole
"• I
Pigott, l'.—Reading
Piga, Sir R.—Bridgenorth
"' 0
Pilkingtpn, J.—Blackburne .„ "'
Plowderg, W. H.—Newport (I. Vcr.i..
Plumptre, J. P.—Kent (East)
Price, Sir R.—Hereford „ •••
••
Prime, R.—Sussex (West)
Pryse, P. —Card ig a n (district)
Pugh, D.—Montgomery*
Pusey, P.—Berkshire "' •••
Raphael, A.—St. Alban's .., "'
Rawdon; Colonel 3. D.—Armagh:.
Reid, Colonel—Windsor ". 0
Rendlesham, Lord—Suffolk (East 3.. 0
Renton, J. C.—Berwick
Repton, G. W. J.—St. Alban's 0
Reynolds— Dublin (city) „, •
..
Ricardo, J. L.—Stoke-on-Trent
Ricardo, 0.--Worcester ,„
Rice, E. R.—Dover ... "• • L
Rich, IL—Richmond
Richards; R.—Merionethshire
Robinson, G. R.— Poole •
Rolleston, Col.—Nottinghamshire (South) 0
Romilly, J.—Devonport .
Rothschild, the Baron L. de—London . 1
Rufford, F.—Worcester ". 0 .
Rushout, Captain—Worcestershire (E 8,;;) 0
Russell, Lord J.—London
Russell, T. C. H.—Bedfordshire ,„
••
Russell, W.—Tavistock
Rutherford.—Leith (borough) i
Sadleir, ---.—Carlow (borough) „.
Salwey, Colonel.—Ludlow
Sanders, G.—Wakefield 0
Seholefield, W.—Birmingham
„..
Scott, Hon. F.—Berwickshire ... „, 0
Scrope, U, P.—Stroud ... 1
Seaham, Viscount—Durham (North) 0
Seeley, C.—Lincoln (city) ... 1
Seymer, H. K.—Dorsetshire 0
Seymour, Sir H.—Lisburn 0
•••
Seymour, Lord—Totness ••• 1
Shafto, RI D.—Durham (North) ... •• 0
Sheil, Right Hon. Sir R. L.—Dungarvon... 1
Shelburne, Lord—Caine „.• 1
Sheridan, it. B.—Shaftesbury ... 1
Sibthorp, polonel—Lincoln (city) ... 0
Slaney, IL A.—Shrewsbury. 1
••• •••
Smith, Right Hon. R. V.—Northampton ... 1
Smith, J. A.—Chichester ... ••• 1
Smith, J. B.—Stirling ••• ••• 1
Smith, IL' T.—Wycombe .. ••• 1
Smyth, Sir G. H.—Colchester . . 0
Smyth, J.G.—York (city) ... ••• •• 0
Smythe, 4. A. F. P. S.—Canterbury 0.
Somers, J.P.—Sligo ( borough) ... ••• 1
Somerton, Viscount—Wilton ••• ••• 0
Somerville.; Sir W.—Drogheda ••• 1
Sotheron, T. H.—Wilts (North) ... 0
Spearman,.R. J.—Durham (city) ••• •••
Stafford, A.—Northampton (North) 0
Stanley, Ri. Hon. E. J.—Cheshire (North) 1
Stansfield, W. R. C.—Huddersfield ... 1
Stanton, \l. H.—Stroud ••• ••• 1
Staunton, Sir G.—Portsmouth 1
Stephenson, R.—Whitby ••• •••••• 01
Strickland,,Sir G.—Preston •••
Strutt, Right Hon. E.—Derby ••• 1
Stuart, Lord D. C.—Marylebone ..• ... 1
Stuart, M.-Bedford (borough) ••• ••• 0
Stuart, J.—Newark ••• ... 0
Sturt, H. G.—Dorchester ••• •••
Sutton, M.—Newark ..• ••• ••• 0
Sydney, Alderman—Stafford ..• 1
Talfourd, T. N.—Reading ... •• •••
Tapered, H. W.—Banbury ... ••• •••
Thesiger, Sir F.—Abingdon
Thicknesse, R. A.—Wigan ••• ••• 1
Thompson, Alderman—Westmoreland ... 0
Thompson, Colonel P.—Bradford 1
Thompson, G.—Tower Hamlets ... I
Thornely, 'I
—Wolverhampton 1
'lowneley, .—Beverley ••• "' 1
Tollemachei F.—Grantham 0
••• •••
Tollemachet-Cheshire (South) ••• n-
Trelawney, J. T.—Tavistoek •••
Trevor, Hop. G. It —Carmarthenshire ... 0
Trollope, Sir J.—Lincolnshire (South) ... 0
Tufnell, P 0 1,
Turner, E.--4Truro -•
•• • 1
,Tnurner, G. I.—Coventry ••••••0
synte, E. IC—Bridgewater I
Vane, Lord V.—Durham (South) ... 1
Verney, Durham
Bed ford (borough) ... 1
Villiers, 1.10 .C. P.—Lucashire (South)... 1
Villiers, Hon. C. P.—Wolverhampton ... I
Villiers Lord—Cirencester ••• 2
Vivian, J. -Truro ••• •••
Vivian, , —Swansea •••
la, J. ••• 1
v 3 an, Sir tit R —Helston •••
Urquhart, D.—Sta. fford 0
Waddington,: D Mon

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* A double returk.

THE POLISH TRIALS.
BERLIN, AUGUST 3.—On the 3d, at eight o'clock, the
court was thrown open. Sixty accused were present, all
of them belonging to the Polish nobility and accused of
being accomplices of Miroslawski. The President called
the name of Louis Miroslawski, upon which the latter
rose, his counsel, Dr. Meyer, stood by him. The act of
accusation against Miroslawski was then read to him in
the Polish tongue, and afterwards in German. The ac
cused, one of the chiefs in the late insurrection, is thirty-
three years of age, a Catholic, and was born at N( mours
in France. His father was lieutenant-colonel in the
Polish army, and aid-de camp to Marshal Davoust. At
seven years of age he entered the army,
served as a
lieutenant in a cavalry regiment during the revolution,
and emigrated to France, where he maintained himself
Iby literary pursuits. Ho subsequently became a mem-
ber of the Polish Democratic Association at Paris, and
in 1845 was sent to Posen to examine, in a military
point of view, the preparations for the insui rection. The
act of accusation gives the details of his proceedings up
to the 12th February, the day on which he was arrested.
During the reading of the act of accusation, the
accused remained perfectly calm, and not understanding
the German language, the questions put to him by the
president were translated by an interpreter. The inter-
preter having announced that the accused acknowledged
the act of accusation to be correct in the main points,
the prisoner then demanded permission to plead his
cause in French. This was refused by the President,
who said that he must speak either in Polish or German.
Hereupon his counsel stated that the accused being a
Frenchman by birth, he had the right to defend himself
in the language of that country.
The President : This cannot be accorded.
The accused then presented a manuscript as his de-
fence. This was objected to on the ground that in oral
proceedings a written defence could not be admitted.
The president, however, said that the manuscript would
be received provided the pleading took place in the
German or Polish tongue.
The accused then rose and spoke in the Polish lan-
guage, with all the energy and vivacity natural to his
countrymen, first in a powerful and energetic tone, and
then in one which gave tokens of the deepest emotion.
The Commissary—Although I do not understand the
Polish language, it strikes me that the accused has said
a great many things that do not appertain to the ques
tion ; that his intention is to influence the feelings of
the public and his fellow accused. I therefore propose
that the essential points of his speech be alone trans-
lated,l and that the Court decide whether he shall be
allowed to continue.

The President—Has the accused examined the gene-
ral bearing of the accusation ?
The Interpreter replied that he had defended the re-
volution on much higher grounds.
The bench hereupon held a short consultation, and
decided that the proceedings were perfectly justified as
yet.

M. Martins, an advocate, rose, and in the name of all
the accused, demanded that M. Miroslawski should be
allowed to repeat his speech, and that the interpreters
should translate it. He said that the proceedings were
null owing to the interruptions that had taken place,
and that it was quite requisite to know what the accused
bad said.—(Loud cries of " Bravo," from the yublic.)
One of the interpreters was called upon to state what
had been said, which he did in general terms,
The advocate Firbach then rose for the prisoners, and
protested against the whole proceedings, on the ground
that mangled statements•were invalid.—(Loud applause
in Court.)
The President called for silence, and declared that in
the interrogatory each word should be faithfully inter-
preted.
With this the prisoners' Counsel were satisfied, and
the proceedings continued, being confined chiefly to
questions on the prisoners' connexion with the demo-
cratic society.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—As an elector for Middlesex, and feeling some
interest in the result of the present contest for that
county, I may be allowed to ask of Colonel Wood or his
Committee the reason for the so constant reiteration in
all shapes of their promise to pay " travelling expenses"
to all voters in their interest? We have had it in ad-
vertisements as an appeal to the " out-voters especially."
We have this day plarcarded over the metropolis,
" Those who wish their travelling expenses paid vote
for Colonel Wood." Does the Gallant Colonel or his
Committee suppose that the independent electors of
Middlesex are not proof to the temptation of a long ride?
Are they ready to sacrifice principle at the shrine of
" Carriage free from all parts of town or country?"
I am, Sir, yours most obediently,
AN INDEPENDENT ELECTOR.
Aug. 9, 1847.,

INVERNESS.—(FROAI A CORRESPONDENT.)—The
Duke of Sutherland steamer arrived here this morning
from London with her Majesty's servants, horses, lug-
gage, &c. There were upwards of 100 tourists.—There
Is not the slightest appearance of the potato disease, and
there never was a finer crop.
DEATH OF LORD DUNSANDLE.—We deeply regret
to state that accounts from Dublin announce the demise
of this nobleman from the effects of an attack of the
prevailing typhus fever. The contagion during the pre-
sent year has in Ireland alone made shocking havoc
among the higher and middle classes; two Peers and two
Members of Parliament having been carried off within a
very brief period. The deceased Peer was a member of
the Daly family, who have for many years exercised
considerable influence in the county of Galway, and was
brother to the Bishop of Cashel. Ile was raised to the
Peerage shortly before the retirement of Sir It. Peel, in
consideration of his political services. His son, the lion.
Denis Daly, is son-in-law to Lord Heytesbury, Isle Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, and is on the staff off the present
Viceroy.
ILLNESS OF THE DEPUTY CORONER FOR MIDDLE..
SEX.— As Mr. Mills, deputy coroner for the western dis-
trict of Middlesex, v, as on Friday driving through Chan-
cery-lane in a cab, he was suddenly seized with a para-
lytic affection of his left side. Ile was removed to his
residence, Francis-street, N‘ here he was attended by Mr.
Wakley, M.P. Iu the course of the evening he rallied,
and after some time his medical attendants pronounced
him out of danger.
MR. T. S. DUNCOMEE.—As we were the first to
state, in opposition to nearly the whole of our contem-
poraries, the fatal character of the malady that afflicted
O'Connell, so shall we now probably be the first to state
the serious illness of the brilliant Member for Finsbury,
and the too great probability of another election for that
borough ere long. The disease of Mr. Duncombe is one
of the chest, and we have high authority for saying that
it is of an alarming nature. Already Mr. Duncombe
has been seriously advised to think more of his condition
than his position, and already steps are being taken to
fill up any vacancy that may occur.— Sunday Times.
MEMORIAL OF THE LATE EARL OF LONSDALE.—
On Saturday last, a colossal statue of marble of the late
Earl of Lonsdale was placed upon its pedestal between
the Court Houses in this city. Our readers are aware
that soon after the death of that excellent nobleman, a
subscription was opened for the purpose of erecting a
testimonial of the high esteem in which he was held by
the inhabitants of this county. A fund sufficient fur the
purpose having been obtained, the execution of this
statue was intrusted to Mr. M. L. Watson, a native of
this neighbourhood, and one of the most eminent sculp-
tors of the day. The manner in which he has executed
the work justifies the confidence placed in his ability.
The statue represents the venerable Earl habited in the
robes and decorations of the Order of the Garter, which
is a costume admirably suited to give grace and dignity
to the figure. The attitude of the figure is good, and
the arrangement of the drapery is everything that could
be desired. The effect of the whole is excellent. We
need scarcely add that the erection of such a work of
art is honourable to those who have thus manifested
their veneration and affection for the late Earl, whilst
the artist, by the good taste and ability with which he
has executed the work, has increased his already well
established reputation.—Carlisle Patriot,
The failure of Messrs. Fraser, Neilson, and Co.,
West India merchants, was announced on Saturday
morning. The house was of al date, and its suspen-
sion is to be attributed, not to speculation, but to gra-
dual decline, in consequence of the depreciation in the
value of West India property and the general fall in
produce. The amount of liabilities has not been stated,
but it is not supposed to be very heavy ; whatever it
may be, however, it is expected that the winding up
will yield results as unfavourable as those which usually
attend the liquidation of worn-out firms. The Hon.
William Fraser, the senior partner, died, it will be re.
membered, a year or two back.—A further failure was
also reported in the corn trade, the party being an q-
tensive miller, who is understood to have stopped in
1844 for 35,000/. The announcement, however, was
afterwards contradicted, but merely on theground that
an
arrangement had been effected with the crediatNorts .
in
Thethe
affairs of Mr. Edward Robinson,
in ak
s Inae,rco,h
were like •
Mauritius trade, who died a few w
wise announced to have provedaeco thendi parttionto of the render
suspension of payments necessary ofte
executors of the estate.
CONFLAGRATION IN THE HARROW-ROAD.--Yes-
terday, at noon,
terrific fire broke out upon the farm
premises belonginga
to Joseph Neeld, Esq.,llll. P., known as
Oakington-house,Harrow-road, about sight miles from
London. The flames were first perceived in a rick of
new hay standing in the yard, surrounded by numerous
other stacks, barns, the farm house, and other property.
The cause could not be ascertained ; some persons attri-
bute it to lightning, while others say it was occasioned
by being stacked too soon and overheating. The mo-
ment the fire was perceived a number of persons hastened
to render assistance, but owing to the small spaeebe-
tween the stacks, the flames speedily communicated right
and left, until the whole of the ricks in the yard, nutn
bering six, were enveloped. Intelligence having b
dispatched to Willesden, engines arrived, and were set to
work from a pond. The flames, however, continued to
extend, and a man was dispatched to London on horse-
back, for the brigade. Mr. Staples, of the London Fire
Establishment, immediately started with an engine,
and a strong muster of firemen, and were at work the
whole of the afternoon. At nine o'clock a number of the
firemen returned to town, but the fire had not been quite
extinguished. The loss will be very considerable, and
it is understood that the property was not insured.
TAPESTRY--TIIE ONLY LIBRARY OF OUR FORE-
FATHERS.—ID an age when few could read, says Mr.
Fairholt, and when nobles and warriors disdained that
accomplishment as effeminate, the chieftain and his co-
partners at the board might be, in some degree, in-
structed by a glance at the walls of Jais clinic); hall ;
more especially when these stories were brought more
vividly to mind by the lays of the attendant minstrels.
It thus, in a net-reading age, filled an imps! taut office,
at the same time that ita primary use, that of furnishing
and warming the ill-erected stone stronghold of the
chieftain was uceva3pli3hed.— The Builder.