The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-11 00:00:00

In the Basin—Ajax, Geyser, Retribution, snd

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Auckland, Captain Eden, R.N., Colonel Irving, Lord 1
John Hay, Colonel, R.E. ; Sir W. Somerville, Mr.
Redington, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Major and Mrs.
Turner, Mr. Lowry Balfour, Mr. Southern, Mr.
Johnson, R.N., Mr. 11. Ponsonby, Mr. Felton Hervey,
aide-de-camp in waiting.
This morning the Earl of Auckland proceeded from
th, Viceregal Lodge to Carton, on a visit to his
Grace the Duke of Leinster. The Noble Earl will
return this evening, to be entertained at dinner by
their Excellencies the Lord-Lieutenant and the
Countess of Clarendon ; and to-morrow his Lordship
and his gallant companions will take leave of their
Excellencies, and return to the Fire Queen, at Kings-
town, from which they will proceed to Anglesea, in
Wales.

Liverpool, soda water manufacturers—J. Dey and J. B.
Kirk, Leeds, cloth dyers—J. Quilter and J. Taylor,
Gray's Inn-square, solicitors —J. Ayliog and C.
Scovell, Southampton, shell-fish merchants and smack
owners—Elizabeth Pip _a and W. B iwman, Beverley,
Yorkshire chemists and druggists—W. S. Johnson and
W. *Neill, Stewart's-buildings, Battersea, naptha and
camphine manufacturers—H. E. Scott, Regent's-square,
Middlesex, civil engineer, and J. S. Burke, G wan
Llwyngwitb, Glamorganshire, engineer T. Flaming
and J. Everitt, Halifax, button and card manufacturers
—J. Edwards and J. E. Bennett, Belvedere-road,
Lambeth, hay and straw salesmen—R. Wilcock and J.
Smith, Preston, Lancashire, joiners and builders—T.
Lister, jun., and W. Lister, Addingham, Yorkshire,
tallow chandlers, misters, grocers, and druggists—E.
Luckie, D. Luekie, D. F. Luckie, and G. J. Luckie,
Fenchurch-street and Demerara, merchants and ship-
owners (so far as regards E. Luckie).
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
William Ord, Warwick-street, Pimlico, doctor of me-
dicine.
Evan Jenkins, Vine court, Lamb.street, Spitalfields,
milkman.
Michael Durrant, Gorleston, Suffolk, butcher.
Francis Newman Ostler, Newport Pagnell, plumber.
William Fisher Crouch, Iwerne Courtney, Dorsetshire,
pig dealer.
John Lawrence, Leigh-street, Burton-crescent, cheese-
monger.
Thomas Drew, jun., Landport, Southampton, butcher.
James Robinson, Maidstone, boot and shoemaker.
Joseph Magenis, Henry-street, Kennington-lane, Lam-
beth, baker.
Richard Thomas Waller, Goodman's-stile, Church-lane,
Whitechapel, brass manufacturer.
Charles Williams, Charlotte-street, Somers Town, clerk
in the Customs.
Elizabeth Needham, Little Smith-street, Westminster,
general shopkeeper.
Richard Downes, Duke-street, Westminster-road, bed-
stead maker.
Robert Peacock de la Noy, Kingston-upon-Hull, licensed
victualler,
James Benham, Bradford, dyer.
James Stokeli. Sowhill, Yorkshire, butcher.
Joseph Kilburn, Batley Carr, Yorkshire, weaver.
Abraham Gambles, Bramley, Yorkshire, clothier.
Richard Wood, Whitby, Yorkshire, porter.
John Wood, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, plumber.
William Fox, Bishop-bridge, Lincolnshire, warehouse-
man.
James Button, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, shopkeeper.
William Ferrer, Pontefract, Yorkshire, innkeeper.
Jonas Haywood, Crossland-moor, Yorkshire, woolsorter.
Issac Schofield, Cieckheaton, Yorkshire, cloth manufac-
turer.
Thomas Greenwood, Sutton, Yorkshire, blacksmith.
Aaron Buckler, Holsworthy, Devonshire, watch and
clock maker.
Hyam Cohen, Exeter, clothier.
Thomas Turk, Pillgwently, Monmouthshire, general
outfitter.
Christopher Addison, Tamwortb, Staffordshire, news
agent.
John Edward Henry Greves, Stratford-upon-Avon,
attorney.
Charles Shorrocks, Manchester, warehouseman.
John Hughes, Frowhanlog, Carnarvonshire, miller.
Henry Holmes Perry, Everton, Lancashire, attorney's
clerk.

Rocket.
In Dock—Leander, Prince Regent, Orestes, Frolic,
Sappho, and Rifleman.
PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BATTALION.
Two companies of the infantry of the dockyard
battalion went out for ball practice at target last
night for the first time. Their skill and attention
must be judged of by their performances. The tar-
gets were placed at 175 yards distance. The men
fired six rounds. One company put 253 shot, and
the other 247, into the target, out of which a highly
respectable number passed through the bull's eye. They
were obliged to change their ground to make room for
the artillery to fire their field-piece. The ground al-
together is very bad for this exercise, and it is very
much to be regretted that more convenience cannot
be obtained in this feature. This battalion are now
becoming very handy at their various duties as sol-
diers, and perform their various and numerous evolu-
tions in a highly creditable and encouraging manner.
Their officers set them a good example, and each man
seems desirous of showing his zeal in emulating it.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 10.—The Bonetta, 3 guns, sur-
veying-vessel, Commander Thomas S. Brock, from
the Mediterranean, was towed into harbour on the
Bth inst. by the African steam-tug, to be paid off,
when she will be immediately fitted for further ser-
vice. Last night, about eight o'clock, Corporal John '
Chesham, of the Royal Marines, fell from the ship
into the river and was drowned. It is stated that a
waterman's boat came alongside for the purpose of
clandestinely getting the man ashore ; but being ob-
served by the sentry on duty, the waterman pushed off,
at the:time the corporal was descending to get into the
boat. The corporal was drunk at the time, and sank
directly. The drags were procured, and boats were
out and the crew were creeping for him for nearly
an hour without success.
The Oberon steam- packet is ordered to this port to
be fitted for service at sea.
Richard Taylor, rope maker, of 51 years' ser-
vice, is superannuated on a pension of 24/. per
annum ; Jesse Champion, a sawyer, and Thomas
Bartlett are each superannuated on a pension of 20/.
per annum.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
CROWN-OFFICE, SErr. 6, 1847.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PARLIAMENT

SUMMONED TO BE HOLDEN AT WESTMINSTER. ON
TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1847.
Carnarvonshire—The Hon. Edward Gordon Douglas Pen-
nan,t, of Penrhvn Castle, in the said county.
Carnarvon—William Julkeley Hughes, Esq., of Plasloch,
in the county of Anglesea.
CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 10.
The Peers of Scotland, elected and chosen to sit and
vote in the House of Peers in the Parliament of the
United Kingdom summoned to be holden at Westmin-
ster, the 21st day of September, 1847, are—
The Marquis of Tweeddale,
The Earl of Morton,
The Earl of Home,
The Earl of Airlie,
The Earl of Leven and Melville,
The Earl of Selkirk,
The Earl of Orkney,
The Earl of Seafleld,
Viscount of Strathallan,
The Lord Gray,
The Lord Saltoun,
The Lord Sinclair,
The Lord Elphinstene,
The Lord Colville of Culross,
The Lord Rollo, and
The Lord Polwarth.
WHITEHALL, SEPT. 8.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right
Hon. Lord Wrottesley; Professor Robert Willis, M.A.;
Captain Henry James, R.E.; George Rennie, Esq.;
William Cubitt, Esq.; and Eaton Hodgkinson, Esq., to
be her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring into the
conditions to be observed by engineers in the application
of iron in railway structures.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Lieu-
tenant Douglas Gatton, R.E., to be Secretary to the said
Commission.
DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 10.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-Gene.
ral Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Bart., Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath (having the local rank of Lieutenant-
General at the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in
South Africa, with its territories and dependencies), to
be Governor and Commander-in Chief in and over the
said settlement, with its territories and dependencies,
and to be her Majesty's High Commissioner for the
settling and adjustment of the affairs of the territories
adjacent or contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern
frontier of the said settlement.
WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 10.
4th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Thomas Hutton, from
15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Montgomery, who
exchanges, Sept. 10.
6.h Regiment of Foot—Captain William Frederick
Viscount Chewton, from 3d West India Regiment, to
be Captain, vice Ogilby, who exchanges, Sept. 10.
15th Foot—Lieut. Conrad Montgomery, from 4th
Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hutton, who
exchanges, Sept. 10.
62d Foot—Sergeant Major Thomas Boyd to be
Quartermaster, vice William Guy, who retires on half-
pay, Sept. 10.
67th Foot—Captain Donald Campbell, fr mn half-pay
24th Foot, to be Captain, repaying the difference, vice
Deverell, promoted ; Lieut. William Hayter Hussey to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires ;
Ensign Robert Blackeney to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Hussey ; Gentleman Cadet Vivian Arthur Webber,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Blackeney, Sept. 10; Gentleman Cadet John
Terrence Nicolls O'Brien, from the Royal Military Col-
lege, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Anderson, ap-
pointed Adjutant, Sept. 11.
3d West India Regiment—Captain David Fitzßoy
Ogilby, from 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice the Viscount
Chewton, who exchanges, Sept. 10.
UNATTACHED.—TO be Captains, without purchase—
Lieutenant Philip Bolton, of the 16th Foot ; Lieu-
tenant:Alexander Imlach, from the St. Helena Regiment,
Sept. 10.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Peter Henry Roe, Gent., to be
Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, Sept. 3.j
BREVET.
Major-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith,
Bart., G.C.8., to have the local rank of Lieutenant-
General at the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies,
Sept 10, 1847.
Major Donald Campbell, of 67th Foot, to be Lieute-
nant-Colonel in the Army, Nov, 9, 1846.
Captain Donald Campbell, 67th Foot, to be Major in
the army, July 22, 1830.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 7.
Royal Regiment of Artillery Second Lieutenant
Henry Townsend Boultbee to be First Lieutenant, vice
Burrell, deceased, July 20.
The dates of the commissions of the undermentioned
officers have been altered as follows, viz.:—
Captain F. S. Hamilton, July 1, 1847.
Second Captain 11. Lempriere, July 1, 1847.
Lieutenant W. 11. Blair, March 22, 1847.
Lieutenant L. Martineau, April 9, 1847.
Lieutenant C. Hunter, April 22, 1847.
Lieutenant A. J. MacDougall, May 7, 1847.
Lieutenant J. Spurway, May 28, 1847.
Lieutenant G. R.
BAN C. You
KRngUPTS. July 1, 1847.
.
George Peacey and Samuel Mottley Bartlett, ware-
housemen, Aldermanbury, to surrender, Sept. 21, at
eleven, and Oct. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Belcher, official assignee; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside.
George Gage Coldrey, merchant, Lawrence-lane,
Sept. 18, at half-past two, and Oct. 20, at two, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Ash-
urst and Son, Cheapside.
Thomas Wells, confectioner, Sudbury, Suffolk, Sept.
18, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 20, at half-past one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee;
Chilton, Burton, and Johnson, Chancery-lane; Gooday,
Sudbury.
Alexander Turney, brewer, Camberwell, Sept. 21, at
one, and Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee; Archer, Gracechurch-street.
Samuel Handley, builder, Manor-terrace, Shepherd's-
lane, Brixton, Sept. 21, and Oct. 21, at two, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Turnley,
Walbrook-house, Walbrook.
Alfred Rule, shipbroker, Leadenhall-street, Sept. 21,
and Oct. 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Greg-
son and Kewell, Angel-court, Thrownorton-street.
William Cox, lath maker, Weymouth, Sept. 23, at
one, and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court.
Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Manfield and An-
drews, Dorchester; Stogdon, Southernhay, Exeter.
Joseph Cooper Player, draper, Dursley, Gloucester-
shire, Sept. 20, and Oct. 19, at twelve, at the Bristol
District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ;
Bishop and Wells, Dursley ; Bevan, Thistol.
James Sperring, innkeeper, Chippenham, Wiltshire,
Sept. 24, and Oct. 22, at twelve, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Slack,
Bath; Bridges, Bristol.
Thomas Bushell and George Bushell, masons, Bristol,
Sept. 24, and Oct. 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Sabine,
Bristol.
William Dewhirst, printer, Huddersfield, Sept. 25,
and Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Stansfeld. official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Co.,
Great
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iron and borffiacsisafionanssdiegrn,eße,asfsohredffi, Not-
tinghamshire, Sept. 24. and Oct. 5 at ten, at the Leeds
District Court. Freemen,
Wolston, Furnival's Inn; Buttery and Son, Nottingham.
William Henderson, tin plate manufacturer, Wolver-
hampton, Sept. 18, and Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Bir-
mingham District Conrt. Whitmore, official assignee,
Birmingham; Clarke and Sparrow, Wolverhampton;
Capes and Stewart, Gray's Inn, London; Motteram and
Knewles, Birmingham.
George Whitehead, John Settle, John Smith, John
Hyde, William Kelsall, James Holden, Thomas Barlow,
Duncan Crighton, John Jones, Thomas Mallinson,
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liacotton spinners, Pendleton, Sept. 20, and Oct. 11, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser,
official assignee, Manchester; Atkinson, Saunders, and
Atkinson, Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bed-
ford-square.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
T. Priestly, Bedford, grocer, Oct. 1, at half-past eleven.
In the County.
W. Davies, Liverpool, blacksmith, Oct. 1, at eleven, at
the Court, Liverpool—G. Henwood, Leeds, carver and
gilder, Oct, 5, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds.
At the Court of Review, Oct. 1.
T.LHills, Saint
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woodla
liquor-makers—J. Hall, Carlisle, victualler and
and inn-
keeper—J. G. Jones, Bridgwater, Somersetshire, dealer
in musical instruments and music—J. Hughes, Liver-
pool, joiner, builder, and brick-maker—F. Stamp,
Kingston-upon-Hull, stock and share.broker and
sue-
tioneer—W. Blenkarn, Stockwell-park-road, Surrey,
builder—T. Avant, Dawlish, Devonshire,
upholsterer
and cabinet-maker—L. Logsdon, Barnet, Hertfordshire,
coach-builder.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Lea and D. Lea, Middleton, Lancashire, tailors and
drapers—J. Teesdale, sen., H. W. Teesdale, and J.
Teesdale, jun., Cannon-street, City, tea and coffee
dealers (as far as regards J. Teesdale, sen.)—J. Grier-
son, W. P. Smith, and W. 11. Pinfield, Liverpool, estate
agents—K. Black and M. Bonner, Newark-upon-
Trent, tallow chandlers—R. Atkins, jun., J. Sercombe,
and G. Christie, Old Burlington-street, tailors—C. H.
Cockett and R. Redman—J. Harrison and J. Swallow,
Wakefield, elothdressers—W. 13aines and T. rrestopino,

THE FUNERAL OF SIR RICHARD
DOBSON, KNIGHT.
This distinguished and much lamented officer, Sir
Richard Dobson, Knight, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Knight
of St. Vladimir of Russia and also of Dannebrog of
Denmark, and Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, was
this day (Thursday, the 9th instant,) buried with due
honours at St. Mary's Church, Chatham, in the pre-
sence of a large concourse of people. The body was
brought from London by a special steam-boat, accom-
panied by a distinguished circle of private friends as
mourners ; and the party having disembarked at the
Sun pier, the body was placed in a hearse drawn by
four horses, the friends following in four mourning
coaches with four horses each. At the church the
body was met by the Rev. G. E. Nash and the Rev.
H. T. Stimpson, and the following distinguished offi-
cers of the Royal Marine Corps in full dress uniform,
viz. :—Colonel John Wright, K.H., Commandant of
the Royal Marines; Colonel Charles Menzies, K.H.,
Second in Command of the Battalion ; Dr. W. Rae,
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, and Chief
Medical Officer of Melville Hospital ; Dr. Warden,
Senior Surgeon of the Navy ; Captain Alexander
Anderson and Captain P. Trent Payne, of the
Royal Marines. These six officers officiated as pall
bearers. There were also upwards of thirty offi-
cers of the Royal Marines in full dress uniform
stationed at the entrance of the church gates, and
on the approach of the body they formed into
open line for the corpse t. pass through, and at the
close of the procession they closed and walked two
abreast into the church, when the funeral service was
impressively read by the Rev. G. E. Nash. The
body was at the conclusion removed to the family
vault. The deceased, owing to his distinguished
character in the service, was much respected by the
principal officers in the garrison. This gallant officer's
service commenced in May, 1795, at Haslar Hospital,
and in October, 1796, he was appointed to the Tickler,
and in succession to the Arrow, Sans Pareil, Prince
of Wales, Virginie, Swift, and Lively ; and in 1809
he was appointed to the Trusty Hospital• ship, sta-
tioned in Gillingham reach of the river Medway,
where he had charge of upwards of 1,500 prisoners
of war of all nations for five years. At the conclu-
sion of this service he received the above orders of
knighthood from the Emperor of Russia and King of
Denmark, and also two magnificent diamond rings of
' the value of 1,000/. ; and in 1814 he was appointed
surgeon of the Chatham Division of the Royal Ma-
rines ; and upon his appointment to Greenwich Hos•
pital in 1824 he was presented by the officers of the
Royal Marines with a valuable service of plate. He
continued as chief medical officer and surgeon of
Greenwich Hospital until June, 1844, when he re-
tired on full pay. From the time of his entering the
service to his retirement was forty-nine years and
one month, during which he was forty-eight years in
active service.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
A. Beith, Glasgow, manufacturer, to meet Sept. 15
and Oct. 6, at twelve, within the writing chambers of
Forbes and Reddie, writers, Glasgow.
J. Rankin, Glasgow, baker, to meet Sept. 15 and Oct.
6, at one, within the writing-chambers of Messrs. Scott
and Stevenson, writers, Glasgow.
J. Patterson, Kirriemuir, manufacturers, to meet Sept.
15 and Oct. 6, at twelve, within Robb's Commercial Inn,
Kirriemuir.
D. Gardner. Laurieston, Glasgow, baker, to meet
Sept. 17 and Oct. 11, at one, within the office of T.
M'Ewan, Esq., writer, Glasgow.
M. Taylor, Edinburgh, commission agent and banker,
to meet Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, at three, within the chambers
of Messrs. Cairns and H. Moffat, solicitors, Edinburgh.
M. Peterson, Glasgow, merchant, to meet Sept. 17 and
Oct. 15, at two, within the writing-chambers of Messrs.
A. and J. Morrison, writers. Glasgow.
PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week
.ending September 7,
1847, is 253. 10d. per cwt..;

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON,

PORTSMOUTIT, SEPT. 10.—The following letter
from a highly intelligent practical seaman in the fleet
under the command of Sir Charles Napier is interest-
ing as a sound opinion upon the merits of the re-
spective ships and vessels :
Her Majesty's ship —, Lisbon, Aug. 28.
" • • * On the 18th we received orders from the
Dragon (which vessel had been cruizing off Cape
Finisterre two days in a fog without finding us) to
proceed to Lisbon, and the same day we bore up for
this place, where we arrived on the 21st. The wind
was light when off the port, the steamers were conse-
quently employed towing the ships into the Tagus,
which they did very well. The Avenger (650 -horse
power), towed the St. Vincent; the Odin (560-horse
power), the Caledonia, and the Vixen (280 horse
power), the Howe, at the rate of seven knots, quite
calm ; the Vengeance sailed in. The squadron left
Plymouth on the Ist and cruised off the Eddystone,
where the Caledonia and Vixen joined, and on the
sth bore up for Cape Finisterre, with a fresh pie
from north-west; very little difference with sailing
of the ships the whole of the passage to Cape Finis-
terre; generally the Vengeance was first, the Queen
second. Every day some sail was shifted by the
squadron per signal, the St. Vincent occasionally was
first, Queen generally, Vengeance next ; Caledonia
also very smart.
"The ships all started from Spithead full up with
water, four months and a half's provisions ; the
Queen and St. Vincent carrying 100 tons more water
than the Howe or Caledonia. The Howe is certainly
the crankest ship in the squadron ; the Vengeance is
also cranker than might have been expected ; that is,
on trials. The St. Vincent and Caledonia are as stiff
as the Vengeance. The Queen has a decided superi-
ority in being stiff.
"We had one good trial of sailing on a wind on the
14th of August, single-reefed topsails, topgallant sails
courses, and jib, when after four hours trial the Ven-
geance beat the Queen about 400 yards ; the Howe,
St. Vincent, and Caledonia, were so equal that it was
doubtful which was the best.
" Touching the steamers—the Amphion (screw) is
a dead failure as a steam man of war, but an admir-
able sailing craft, which she proved by going round
the fleet on joining in gallant style, a feat not easy to
accomplish in these days, when so much is sacrificed
to obtain speed in building ships. Her machinery is
all to pieces, and she has gone home to get it put in
order, but it will never do, as you will see. The Odin
appears a fine vessel, and is very stiff, but her immer-
sion (this is the grand bungle in nearly all our
steamers) being more than was anticipated her
main deck guns are very low. The Dragon appears
to have some difficulty with her machinery (the old
complaint), as she cannot get her engines to start the
vessel for a quarter of an hour occasionally when re-
quired to move on' ; she, however, seems very fast
when she does go. The Vixen appears to answer
well ; her funnel reefs, and when her sails are set
does very well, and consequently keeps her station
with the fleet. The Stromboli also answers pretty
well, but the weather was so foggy all the time off
Cape Finisterre that very little could be done in the
way of trial sailings.
" A great deal of attention has been paid to the
gunnery this cruise. Sir Charles Napier is indefa-
tigable in getting the ships into gunnery order. A
day of firing with shot took place the day prior to
our arrival here, when the firing was admirably true.
Evolutions have been more attended to than in former
years. The squadron has since its arrival here been
augmented by the Amazon, 20, and Sidon steam-
frigate, and the Thetis, 36, is hourly expected from
Madeira. Sir W. Parker only left behind him the
Canopus, 84, America, 50, (damaged by getting
ashore), and Jackal iron steamer. All the other
ships he took with him to Malta."
Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright of this estab-
lishment, is ordered to build a first class paddle-wheel
steam sloop, and a 12-gun brig, on his own designs—
the former to be named the Argus, and the latter the
Plumper. The following will be their respective
dimensions':--

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
In Amount, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 4th day of September, 1847.
DTPARTMENT.

Notes issued..:..... 22,396,545

Government debt 11,014,100
Other securities 2,981,900
Gold coin and bullion 7,373,814
Silver bulliox .• • • 1,02.3,030

£22,396,845

I £ 22,396,845
M. MARSUALL, Chief Cashier.
, 1847.

Dated the 9th day of September,

BANKING D:
X.
Proprietors' capital • • 14,553,000
Rest • ... ••••• • • • • • 3,986.523
Public deposits •
(in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 7,722,704
Other deposits ••• • • • 6,791,373
Seven day and other
bills. • • •• • • 843.711

'IIITION T.

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 11,06,340
Other securities •• .. 17,51'8.119
Notes
Gold and silver coin.. i", 62,092

£33,896,381

133,896,381
M. MARSIIILL, Chief Cackler.
1847.

Dated the 9th day of September,

NOVEL MODE or SwisinuriG.—Perhaps one of the
most singular cases of swindling ever heard of was
Birminghamper-
petrated took apartments at Mra.
a day or two ago. A fellow
callingpAent rd aetie.
Anderson's, in
himself
New-street, M. halbert
street, :in that town, a short time
l
since ; having .fairly installed himself, he paid a visit to
Mr. Perkins,
hi
a jeweller,
. in Caroline-street, and after re-
presenting
. himself as the agent of a Hamburgh house,
made selection of jewels to the value of 401. ; Mr. Per-
kins himself shortly afterwards conveyed the jewels to
his customer's apartments, and after a little chat, Hal-
bert begged the jeweller to make out a duplicate invoice
of the goods, at the same time he deposited the jewels in
a closet within the apartment in which they were sitting;
after this he begged that Mr. Perkins would stay and
take a glass of wine with him, and he left the room in
order to procure it ; not returning within a reasonable
time the jeweller rang the bell, and made inquiry after
his host ; the answer was that he had left the house for
some time. This gave rise to suspicions which were soon
discovered to be well grounded ; the closet in which
Halbert had deposited the jewels had also a door which
opened from without the apartment in which they had
been sitting; of this circumstance the swindler had taken
advantage. After leaving the room, he by this means
possessed himself of the jewels, and quietly decamped.
He has not since been heard of.
PNEUMATIC
_PROCESS FOR SINKING PILES, &C.—
This process, for which Dr. Potts, of Buckingham-
street, some time back obtained patents, and also the
patronage of the Lords of the Admiralty and the
Trinity Board, is of such importance in all cases where
submarine foundations are to be formed, that everybody
interested in scientific pursuits, and the success of those
who have devoted their talents and labours to useful im-
provements, will be desirous of knowing something of
the principle and manner of the invention. It is simply
the application of the pneumatic process to the sinking
of tubular iron piles. A hollow iron pile is placed upon
the surface through which it is required to be sunk; by
means of an air pump it is rendered a vacuum. This
being effected, the sand,
shingle, soil, water, &c., rush
into it from the bottom, and as they rush in the pile de-
scends by its own weight into the cavity left by their
ascent. The sand, shingle, soil, and water are then dis-
charged from the pile by an apparatus for pumping ; a
fresh vacuum is formed, and the pile sinks further and
further. A series of these piles are sunk, which may be
filled with chalk, wood, or concrete, as the case may
be, and tied together by bolts and nuts by some similar
contrivance, and the foundation of a sea wall, or the
foundation of a lighthouse, pier, or breakwater, eff
tually formed. The process has been tried in
.the Goodwin
Sands, and has been found to answer admFably. The
rapidity with which the piles are sunk is very sur-
prising. More is done in an hour by the air pump and
a hollow iron tube than can be performed in a
.day, or
even in a week, by the common method of driving a
wooden pile with the weight called the " mprikey." The.
invention is equally applicable to foundations for rail-
ways and bridges, and, indeed, in all places where
wooden piles are required. The public are very much
' indebted to the inventor of this novel system, fur the aid
he has afforded to practical science and engineering.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT DRLASOLE QUARRIES, CORN-
WALL.--FOUR LIVES LosT. On Monday morning last
1 a few of the men who work on the rubbish in the higher
Delabole quarry (T. K. Avery's) commenced working
about five, A.M., soon after which time a large quanta)
• of rubbish gave way and fell into the pit where the)
were employed, and killed four of the men, two of
whom are uow underneath the immense heap. The
other two bodies were taken up sadly mutilated ; one
other (the fifth) was taken up with both thighs and both
arms fractured, and much bruised about the head and
trunk, and but slender hopes are entertained of his
' recovery. If it had fallen at seven o'clock scores of
lives must have been sacrificed.
The Earl of Durham has arrived at Montreal, on
a visit to his Excellency the Governor-General and the
Countess of Elgin. The Noble Earl returns from North
America in the spring of next year. The Countess of
Elgin's health was greatly improved when the last ac-
, counts were received from Canada.
TEMPLE CHURCEI.—The Rev. Dr. Warren, of
Manchester, is appointed to preach at ithis church `o-
marrow aftgrgoo.

'Argus. Plumper.
• Ft. In. Ft. In.
Length between the perpendiculars l9O 0 .. 140 0
Length of the keel for tonnage l6B 4 ... 124 10i
Breadth extreme 33 6 ... 27 4
Breadth for tonnage
Breadth moulded 32 4 ... 26 6
Depth in hold
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course of preparation.
The Argus will have engines of 300-horse power,
and the Plumper an auxiliary power of 60-horses.
Both will be built in this dockyard.
Artizans are busily at work taking to pieces that
nearly completed 90-gun ship, Princes Royal, on the
slip in this dockyard, as she is ordered to be recon-
structed upon the designs of the Committee of Refe-
rence on Naval Architecture. When this ship is
built up again, she will be two feet narrower, and
made fuller below.
Commander J. M'Dougall is appointed to the Asia,
84, equipping at Sheerness, for the Pacific, to carry
the flag of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, C.8.,wh0
has selected Paymaster and Purser Arthur Jones
(1844) to be his secretary.
The Amphitrite, 25, Captain T. Rodney Eden, was
inspected 'and her crew mustered by Admiral Sir
Charles Ogle, Bart., this morning. The order to pay
he: men two menthe' advance wages arrived to-day.
She will be paid to-morrow, and it is understood she
will sail hence on Sunday.
The Drake lighter arrived from Jersey to-day.
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steamers.
At Spithead,Amphitrite.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVRNING, SEPTEMBER
_11,_1847.

GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH
AND THE 31sT REGIMENT.
I\TALMER, SEPT. 6 AND 7.—We have much satis•
faction in recording the interesting inspection of the
31st Regiment, at Walmer, by General Sir Harry
Smith—a regiment that had shared in his dangers
and privations, and had contributed by its bravery to
his success. The short notice afforded to this gaUant
corps (only a few hours) of his intended visit, pre-
cluded those arrangements being completed by which
they were desirous of testifying their sense of the
occasion ; but, as soon as the news of his visit gained
publicity, the terminus at the railway station was at
the appointed hour filled by the officers and veteran
soldiers who had served under him in the East, and
his arrival was hailed by one loud cheer, whici
carried conviction to all who heard it that his memory
was still cherished in the breast of each soldier pre-
sent. With one impulse the horses were removed
from the carriage, and Sir Harry Smith, accompanied
by their gallant and distinguished commanding
officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Spence, C. 8., was drawn
in rapid triumph to the barracks, where he was re-
ceived with enthusiastic welcome, becoming the hero
of Aliwal. Subsequently he was entertained at
dinner by the officers of the 31st, and the principal-
of the staff and neighbourhood were invited to meet
him to the extent the means of aceommodation
afforded. After the cloth was removed, and the
customary loyal toasts were given, Colonel Spence
proposed with much fervour and good feeling " the
Health of the Hero who had that day honoured them
with his company," when three times three, with
one cheer more, and another, and another, expressed
the delight of all present. The able and eloquent re-
ply which followed this toast our limits will not
allow us to detail, but Sir Harry Smith commenced
by remarking that during 140 years this regiment
had maintained an unsullied fame, and proceeded to
state that, amongst other glorious deeds of honourable
distinction, this gallant corps contributed to the suc-
cess of the hard-fought battle of Albuera during the
Peninsular war, and again, by its intrepidity, aided
most effectively in the glorious results arising from
the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Aliwal, Budde•
wal, and Sobraon, when he grieved to say that 1:).
officers and 250 men fell mortally wounded; ane
never did a body of men conduct themselves with
greater bravery and distinction than did the 31st oo
those memorable anti eventful occasions. Next morn-
ing the regiment was paraded for Sir Harry Smith',
inspection, and after various manoeuvres with firing.
&c. (performed with marked precision), it was formed
into close column, when Sir Barry, with much energy
and kindly feeling, expressed his satisfaction at see-
ing the regiment " regenerated," and their disci-
pline so perfect, considering that only a few months
had elapsed since it returned home a mere skeleton.
Its present soldierlike appearance was to be attri-
buted to the unremitting attention of each member of
the corps ; " and," continued Sir Harry, " when
moral power is united with physical strength, nothing
can withstand its combination ; and to these qualities
it is, my soldiers, you owe the great name you have
so nobly acquired for yourselves, and which has also
raised me to the proud position I am placed in. To
you, my comrades, I owe my success, and be it you'
duty, soldiers, to teach your younger brethren it,
arms that courage, aided by moral conduct, will ever
place the 31st Regiment conspicuous in the annals o.
the brave." A dejeuner was prepared after the re-
view, to which the neighbouring families were mos.
hospitably invited, affording great pleasure to all par-
ties. After the Pie, Sir Harry was drawn in hi:.
carriage from Colonel Spence's quarters to the rail-
way terminus by his faithful followers amidst cheers
which made the air ring. Nor must we omit to men-
tion that an intimation was conveyed to General Sir
harry Smith by Major Edwards, at the request of
several of the inhabitants of Deal and the neighbour
hood, of their regret at not having the opportunity
of expressing the high respect they entertained fin
him, and their grateful feelings for those vast achiev-
ments he assisted in aCcomplishing, which enlarged
our possessions and extended our commercial rela
tiona in India, where the standard of Christianity has
been planted, laying the foundation, it is ardently
hoped, of a permenent peace.

LAMENTABLE SUICIDE IN
CHESTER.

It is with regret that we have to record the suicide
of a young gentleman, named Rowland Jones, son
we understand, of Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, of the
Royal Enginoers, now resident at Malta, and nephev,
of Captain Jones, of Bryntirion, near Wrexham
The lamentable act was committed at the Green

Dragon Inn, Chester, on Monday morning last. It
appears that the deceased, Mr. Rowland Jones, wh(
is about 27 years of age, formerly held a commis-
sion, which had been disposed of, in the 67th Regi•
ment of Foot.
In the course of the day an inquest was held at
the Exchange on the body of the unfortunate young
gentleman, by John Hostage, E,q., Coroner, and t.
very respectable jury, when the following evidence
I was detailed : _ _

Mr. Henry Melling—l am the secretary of thf.
Royal Mersey Yacht Club, and became acquainted
with Mr. Rowland Jones about twelve months ago.

when he joined the club. On the 15th of Augus.
last we went with the fleet to Beaumaris, to honour
the Queen, and be present at the regatta. Tht
yacht in which we sailed had been purchased by Mr.
Jones from myself in April last, but it was not paid
fur. On Saturday night I slept on board with him.
and yesterday morning we left Bangor by coach
for Chester. On the Ist of September Mr. Jones
gave me a cheque for 350/., on the North and South
Wales Bank at Bangor, in settlement of my account
with him. The money was to be paid by Lloyd and
Co.'s bank at Wrexham, into the North and South
Wales Bank, at Bangor, and I was then to get my
cheque cashed. I understood that Mr. Jones bad not
that much money in Lloyd's bank, but he said he
thought Mr. Lloyd would advance it for him. The
money was not paid at Bangor as Mr. Jones expected,
and he proposed we should go together to Wrexham,
and get it there. We accordingly left Bangor by
coach on Sunday, and arrived at the Green Dragon
in Chester, about eight o'clock the same evening. I
was to be Mr. Jones's guest, but he had not sufficient
money to pay our fare with, and I lent him a sove-
reign for that purpose. We had tea at the Green
Dragon, and Mr. Jones afterwards drank a glass of
ale and a glass of brandy punch. Mr. Jones seemed
quite cheerful, and read to me several jokes from the
Man in the Moon, which appeared to please him much.
When we were preparing for bed, the chambermaid
inquired whether we would have a double-bedded
room, and Mr. Jones replied that he would not. We
had agreed to start on Monday morning by the ten
o'clock train for Wrexham, I arose first on Monday
morning, and told the chambermaid to call Mr.
Jones. He did not get up, and I then went up stairs
myself and told him if he did not get up we should
miss the train. He told me to get my breakfast, for
he did not want any himself. Having missed the ten
o'clock, I wished to get away by the 11h. 40m.
train, and I went up stairs two or three times
to his chamber door to request him to make
haste, or we should miss that train also. The
last time I went up the door was ajar, and I
heard him on the floor. I again asked him if he

would take any breakfast, and he directed me to order
some coffee to be prepared for him. As he did not
come down stairs fur some time I went up again, and
perceiving that his room door was shut, I supposed
that he had gone out of his room, and closed it after
him. I therefore went to the boots, and requested
him to go up and look for Mr. Jones ; he did so, but
returned, saying he could not find him. I hardly
supposed at that time he was in his room, but thought
I would go up stairs and see. I did so, and knocked
twice at his door, but receiving no answer I opened
it. I was immediately met by a cloud of gunpowder
smoke, and on proceeding two or three steps into
the room, I saw Mr. Jones lying by his bed-
side, covered with blood. I was very much
alarmed, and immediately went down stairs to request
the landlady to fetch a surgeon. Whilst we were at
Bangor I had seen Mr. Jones with a pair of pistols
and ball which he kept in a pistol case, and are thosq
now produced ; he amused himself there by shooting
at bottles in the water, with a young gentleman
named Todd. The last time Mr. Jones put the pis-
tols into the case, I asked him if they were loaded ; he
said they were not, after trying them with a ramroad.
The pistol case was kept in a box in the cabin, in
which-there was also a daguerreotype miniature por-
trait of a young lady. He said it was his sister's.
He took that out of the box and put it into his pocket,
and then locked the box. I supposed he was going
to leave the pistol case in the cabin, but just before
leaving the vessel he said that he would take the case
with him, as the pistols wanted cleaning, and he could
get them cleaned at Chester. I never pressed him for
the money he owed me for the yacht, but there had
been a good deal of shuffling on his part respecting
It. All I know of Mr. Jones's connexions is what he
himself told me. I understand that he formerly held
a commission in the 67th Regiment, but that he had
sold it. He said his father was a colonel in the Royal
Engineers at Malta, and that he had a sister also re-
sident there. He also told me that the house in which
his uncle lived near Wrexham belonged to him, and
that he had some property in Devonshire ; he has
given me endorsed bills on his agents in Devonshire.
I never observed anything in Mr. Jones's conduct, to
induce me for a moment to suspect that he was not in
the possession of a sound mind.
After some unimportant evidence, the inquiry was
adjourned until Monday next.

It appears from a recent official return, that the
total number of steam-engines in France in 1845 was
207. In 1840 it was only 109. Another return re-
specting the produce of the iron mines states, that in
1845 the quantity of iron cast wag 439,000 tons, whereas
in 1825 the quantity was only 190,000. The price of
bar iron, which in 1825 was 48f. the 100 kilogrammes,
was in 1845 only 34f.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY SHARE 3IARKETS•
MANSION-HOUSE. LIVERPOOL, SEPTEmBErt 10.
Firkenheftd, Lefler
Francis Thomas Griffiths was brought up for final groci: F __XCIiANGE.-1: he sales r
(-11` -Dit to (late Chester
examination upon the charge of having forged a sal,ii(rie,taiitik,leititeleascliiire3;Jjtinctiras,
3934
- Lancashire,
cheque in the name of Mr. West, jeweller, of bud- NUNN', 23,', dis.-London North- Western (M.), and B'
gate-street, for 1151. 10s. The prisoner was also Quarters), A, 474 p.-Midland Stock, 116-Ditt,..l-I,ork,
.tharged with having committed robberies in the house 21A p.- South-Eastern and Dover, No 4 114 d's•-`
New' Shares)' :3 p.-::
if Mr. West, by whom he had been employed. The Newcastle, and Berwni-k,.:
'd
(N. and
Ss. 9d. p.-north te1):
following is the additional evidence as to the for-
tici'ir‘'d-esrlViiirooel.2Zps.by'Slairesv's'burvPanrd Cheater (late S. W.-
gery. 33,i p.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, I.,'s dis.
A clerk in the Eastern Counties Railway Com- ' MANCHESTER, SEPTENBIK 10. e Notting.
pany's service stated that he knew the handwriting of STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Ai he
the prisoner, who had been previously a clerk in that
company, that he had examined the forged cheque, ham Boston, and
Cheshire,
J7unlc6tiodnis,. iclaii.rtgearntßircoker4teresdi
Lancashirei7
as, andi Ch
and the writing on the back of a 50/. note which had t Lancashire,l Rew -Quarters,
been received in payment of it, and believed that both Northern, 33/ die.-Lancashire and YorkVii6re, dic
ij i Tele:o4,
Riding Union,t 201. Shares), 15-16 dis.-Leetbl,nl.6.l-bfwcrie
were in the prisoner's handwriting. and Midland, 18s. :3d.-Liverpool, Manchester, a d 'io,'„,oo.
Messrs. Bush and Mullens, solicitors to the Corn- tie Junction, 2 1-16 dis.-Londonand North-Wester t,iav
(A), 4 13.16 p......--: ii
Al,ort-
inittee of Bankers, then brought forward the charge ' chester,.s.er asnhdefflileilran a
andinliLa Inn QuartersLincolnshire,
re,
i Preference, N• it dis.
cli
of robbery, which it appeared was detected by the
officer while employed in investigating the case of S_taffort'lshire, 9 p.-South•Eastern and Dover, ,n;,- „erwel:
forgery. (Newcastle
Berwick)s-16 dis.-E
xYtoernks, ion,N el,coa.s2tl,e3,
1,91 :. '
Michael Ilaydon (City police) stated that on the LEEDs, SEPTEMBER 10.
3d of September he took the prisoner into custody on 5355T67 KdExciDlA Great .'ai ftsailecia,
the charge of forgery, at Nos. 21 and 22, Cavendish- 3' /. 1-Is...6dis.dis.-tEludderstield and Manchester, pf.,1:1:ii,......
isto,,E.N-Ditto,
rsraiple,siaorse.-s.Edaiss.t_Lancash_iroe, ..N. e_1(12:
street, Hoxton New Town, and found upon his finger shire and Yorkshire (West Riding Unio.nx),nsiiiosn, sser,,i?,
an emerald ring. Huggin (City police), who accom- Leeds and Dewsbury, 53.
panied Haydon found in the prisoner's bed-room a (green).'
235. dis.-Leeds and Thirs :, l'i T
51 nchester, ae._
gold watch and Albert chain, and three diamond '2O. 6d die - a NeeePou
10 dis.-Ditto, Preference, .• • , ~ ,
......, . ~
p.-Dihtt0,,..k.,,51......e Ditto,
.;„.
1..
field and Lincolnshire Preference, 2s. bil• P. .3,_ vura,,
studs. The prisoner pressed him not to take awAy and 'Berwick,
the watch, as it belonged to a friend who lodged it, IQ.. ed. p.-Ditto, Quarters, 10s. p.-Ditte,
etr:'_':6o.,. di3ol
the next street. The whole of the property was -North Statlords)iire, 2n. p.-North-Sessst.
17i...50.),
New, 31' ls. 3d. s. p.-North Britisnas,io
ro
token, together with the prisoner, to the station. South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, u
house. Newcastle, Preference, 3 P.
HULL,, SEPTEllialt 10. t„ Setting'
Mr. West said the prisoner had been in his service STOCKsales are-Aeahe_qua
_nd seibf
EXCHANGE. The
et the latter end of the year 1845. The watch was liana, and Boston, 9 Is.-Great Northern, 21,k-sage and
:14 De.
witness's property. In the inside was his writing, ►(10 per cent. guar.), Halves, 501/9-c'Tjse"c
and the number corresponded with that in his stock- wick, New, 3 pNorth Western, 60s. . I •,,...
Teirsk,
book. He never sold the article, and he missed it SHEFFIELD, SErTEmn" rd, and litig
The sales are--aee
while the prisoner was in his service. The value to Ne9II:OC,,KO,..E.rgIIIN
him was 131. The diamond studs were also his pro-
petty. Ile had missed them in 1845 while the pri- ;;', dis. -Manchester, 'Sheffield Sheffield..,, Liucoln),
Union), .:!./a dils'..--DLiGTtE'oc.---asliPirlevesaiaiiv'elkosobl,raennshd(i\r‘B:;:ydrß,il4:::
,uner was with him, and their value to him was 91. 10s. and Sheffield), 914 dis.-Ditto ( u""
the prisoner was aware that they were missed, for a 'erence, 33' P' En 9. • s''''
GLASGOW, SEPTEMB
CttiedOnlant, ,tomarei
great noise had been made about them. He also swore c
..,TOCK EXCHANGE.-The sates Bre-- ~,,.......Vtinue
u the emerald ring, and produced the workman who -21 s. fid -tfaledunian and Dumbartonshireci, Lai.,go„.,
k5,5a
•nanufactured that trinket and the diamond studs. Perth, Quarters, 68s.- Edinburgh .
~,,„,, Thin ea
diriv.
Committed for trial. Edinurgh and Perth, 225. 6d•-61f, es), 4/. . and
(dots ,:tir uurnfries,. c
George Amies, the driver of omnibus No. 2,189, Ayr, 1091. ex div. ex new-DiT,/Glgoir,
1!( new-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 1 i:2 Greeaock,
was charged with having acted in the disgraceful ton, --'
Carlisle, 81. 35.-thasgow and , thaw
wanner stated in the following evidence :- Northern, 475.-Manchester and Sou and Coltne ;AL les.
Mr. Cloves, coal-merchant, of No. 19, Earl-street, North British, Thirds, 303.- WisivE. purchase), "
Blackfriars, said that some days ago, as he was driv- ' "'nweastle, and Berwick (G•••'
lig a four-wheeled chaise along Cheapside, the de-
endant endeavoured to get before him, and upon be-
ing expostulated with answered in the most insolent plSltsst----
4t.,5
jiri..e....a
inanner. Sometimes the defendant locked the wheel
of the chaise, and at length the witness was obliged to
wave himself from being dashed upon the pavement by
allowing the omnibus to take the place of his
vehicle. Upon getting into the Poultry the omnibus
-topped to let down a passenger, and witness then
passed it, and got out of the chaise in order to take
.he number of the driver's ticket. The defendant
would not comply with his request, and witness laid
lis hand upon the rein of the near horse of the ornni-
els and said that he must have his number, where-
upon the fellow whipped him over the arm. By the
nterference of a policeman the number of the badge
was ascertained.
The coachman of the complainant confirmed his
master's statement, and said that if it had not been for
he post at the end of King-street the chaise must
have been upset.
The con iuctor of the omnibus described the driver's
conduct as most unexceptionable, and perfectly gen-
tlemanlike all through.
The LORD MAYOR. thanked the complainant for
having come forward upon such an occasion. He was
aware that the backwardness of gentlemen to take
the trouble to appear against offenders of the kind
encouraged the drivers and conductors of omnibuses
to inflict a great variety of annoyances upon passen-
gers. His Lordship then fined the defendant 303. for
wanton driving, 3s. and costs for not having shown
his badge, and 3s. and costs for the assault.
GUILDHALL.
John Hughes, a brewer's clerk, was brought before
Mr. Alderman Wood for final examination, charged
with giving an untrue account, upon being questioned
by a pawnbroker, respecting some books he had offered
as a pledge. The orginal charge had merged into
one of assisting a bankrupt to conceal property be •
longing to his estate.
The books consisted of Church services in different
styles of rich binding, and to illustrated volumes,
treating of the antiquities of Devon and Cornwall.
nese were published by the bankrupt, a country
bookseller, named Hannaford. The prisoner said he
had these books from the bankrupt, in reduction of a
debt, the day before he was stopped. The bankrupt
said he had given them to the prisoner a week before,
i and that he had purchased them at a cheap price
I since his bankruptcy. The town assignee declining
to prosecute, as he did not know that the books had
not been sold before the bankruptcy, and there were
no marks to show they were part of the stock of the
bankrupt, Mr. Alderman Wood directed the inspector
of police to go down to Exeter, where the bankrupt
:hen was, and see whether the official assignee, or
Commissioner, would examine the bankrupt upon the
+abject of concealing these books, or prosecute him
and his brother-in-law, the prisoner.
Inspector Boyd now reported to the Alderman that
the bankrupt's assets were very small, and the cre-
ditors were afraid they would all be swallowed up if
any proceedings were taken against the bankrupt.
The Commissioner certified to the magistrate that he
had examined the bankrupt, who alleged that he
transferred the books to Hughes in November, more
than a month before his bankruptcy, in payment of a
debt. The Commissioner believed the books were
so transferred in November, but doubted if there was
a bond fide right; and he therefore claimed the books,
as having been delivered by way of fraudulent pre
ference, but declined proceeding against either Han-
naford or Hughes for fraudulently concealing part of
the bankrupt's estate.
Mr. Alderman Wool) said if the parties were not
so far off he would compel them to attend and prose-
cute. Creditors were plundered to such a cruel extent
that whenever an opportunity of prosecuting a fraudu-
lent bankrupt occurred it should be pursued. Of what
use were Commissioners and assignees if they were
not to protect the creditors? This affair ought to be
made known to the Lord Chancellor. The complaint
of the Commissioners used to be that the magistrates
would afford them no help in pursuing fraudulent
bankruptcies. Now the complaint seemed to be the
other way, that the magistrates could obtain no as-
-1 sistance from the Commissioners in a case of pal-
pable fraud. He was obliged to discharge the priso-
ner. The conduct of the pawnbroker, Mr. Atten-
borough, in questioning the prisoner, and calling in
the police, was exceedingly creditable to him.
The prisoner was discharged.
Ralph Harrison, of the firm of Harrison and Co.,
shipping merchants, Finsbury Chambers, was again
examined.
The evidence in one case was completed, and they
were committed upon that. It was a charge of ob-
taining two looking-glasses, value 61., to fit up the
counting-house, and selling them to a broker next
day for 31.
Mr. nobler stated that he appeared on behalf of
Mr. Wagstaff, a broker in New North-street, from
whose premises the prisoners had carried off a freezing
machine and a knife-cleaning machine, two iron jacks
for raising heavy weights, and a ream of paper. His
client had advanced a sum of money on the deposit of
those things by the prisoners, and he was content to
give them up on being repaid his advance, but cer-
tainly not without. It did not appear that they had
been stolen, or fraudulently obtained; and if the par-
ties had delivered their goods on credit the prisoners
could legally dispose of them.
Inspector Martin said the person to whom the jacks
belonged was willing to repay the .5/. the broker had
advanced on them. They had been so fortunate as to
stop the rest of the goods before delivery. The goods
were of the value of 341.
A clerk from Mr. Waterlow, the stationer in
Birchin-lane, claimed the ream of paper. The pri-
soners were swindlers, and this was a portion of the
goods Mr. Waterlow had delivered.
Mr. Alderman Woo]) said the first question was,
had any false representations been made in order to
obtain credit, or had the possession been obtained
while the owner never intended to part with them ex-
cept for immediate payment ?
The prisoner Harrison said credit was clearly given
in this case. A civil remedy had been resorted to.
There was a three months' running account.
Mr. Alderman Woon remarked that they had had
running accounts with a great many other people.
He had a letter before him from two young beginners
in business, hosiers at Leicester. They had received
a letter from the firm requiring samples of hosiery to
be sent up, but they were wise enough to require a
reference, and to inquire about it when one was given,
and thus they saved their goods.
The prisoner put in three invoices showing
there was a delivery on three separate days, so that
it was clear credit was intended to be given in this

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veying ve_eeel, ft Quest
CIIATLIAM, SEPT. 10.---The Bonetta, - e ora ibe
Nlediterrauean, was towed into harbour on the 9b, will
by the Atrican, steam-tug, to be paid off, l'ih,,enot night,
Commander Thomas S. 13rock, .th jot,
be immediately fitted for further service. •L'" of the
about eight o'clock, Corporal John Chesh°'-'or and
Royal Marines, fell from the ship into the tat owe
was drowned. It is stated that a waterman's
nettingboat the
alongside for the purpose of clandestinely' _aaatf;
man ashore, but being observed by the sentri e°,o. wee
the waterman pushed off at the time the corflu pink
descending to get to the boat. The corpora laws.l were
at the time, and he sank directly. The tirel ereer
procured, and boats were out, and the creW vl 1.-- The
ing for him for nearly an hour, ivithout succes,7_ fit
fOberon steam-packet is ordered to this port to ler, of
or service at sea. Richard Taylor, tone t°_sosioe of
fifty-one years' service, is superannuated on a P:olnas
241. per annum; Jesse Champion, a sawyer; 13;:,, of '2°/'
Bartlett, are each superannuated on a Pe t•
annum. 3 yeSer‘
SUSPICIOUS DEATII.—An inquest was held )11*.
day at the Crown, Bow-lane, Cheapside, bef°r,eesters
Joseph Payne, on the body of Thomas Martin; 5 s stlrs
man residing at Salter's-court, whose death nuitel
posed to he the result of a fight with 5 ,rssclocoosen
(w) ma
iptan
.i evyd, e
tbity
Raecgers. It appeared that on Sunday last the tiats‘-et
Stewart, toll' .'sgeleTet rohsgs,aemrasne
threatened
patient, a y;ontt n otreh : evi,,er ; a
axni
co
siig;d;
hospital-ship. it:l9
andp attrip.
w quianrgrelalelodn.g
As they returned they got °Wed 001
Rogers
gave him several violentthere was n' e3et
evidence that he had struck pushes,li but „sea si , ,
street,rentn e
d thetb eddeecceesss,-
nci ;a;
away, and the deceased and the woman Bolters:till:, a c sso_
oman 'I
The deceased having got on the box. we
c_o coo. ae
where to drive, at the turning f, to showie7 jilt° tu
road. He was conveyed to c'
r a
residence
130,,,isiettie:
and died there on Wednesd eshlre.crThor°ls„Sulor •
surgeon, stated the cauie of death to• be ruP,ttlij- Tt,
vessel in the brain, the effect of a blow or is:'cirolik:
woman Stewart, in her evidence, said she vao 1 P.
that she could not recollect anything that Pasr
jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death.'
_4a
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION.—y esterdaY eYeid st
a meeting of the committee of management ves!ui"t beet'
the board-room. The sixth annual report hisssijve of the
published, from which it anPe'rs that, exc u
Campbell,
bequest of 2,000/. from the Bev. genrYthe 1st() Si'°
legacies of 2001. have been received fromc
herine Lam'
Churchill, of Chelsea, and the late bliss at „,,iibi.ea
of Knightsbridge; also from the late bird'
Pei:
Heron 100/., the late N. T. Praed, E -sq., 100 t., Si...ester,
NUMEROUS AND EXTENSIVE 13,0111ER1E5.,.
33-__
~,obee.
day informetion was received by they raetropollt
eursrun of
of the following daring robberiA :rom the LI aight
a gentleman, about kelt% past eleven o'clock ott,ri,oaeh,
of the B.h instant, in Islington, Liverp,:Mi, 5 0,0)‘ °L
Pocket-book," dark blue cover, containing e. joeora
England post bill for 410/, No. 4,696, dated. eopecl;s
3d September,'' at seven days, aud specially Inbuii3,-00;
bill of exchange for 1201 Is. 5d., drawn,7. et ill,
Brothers, and Co., Bo,Aon, 14th August, 18L'ilierpiel, to
days' sight, on Brown, Shipley, and C''.; Noi,alber ',
favour of Lamest and Atkinson, due 2d ~'" a 13rottitoro't
bill of exchange for 120/., drawn by h411,:°,1j, at '5O/,
Leeds, on Joseph Dransfield, Iludderen
a 1,001.; ,$4-5.1.
months, dated July 1, due November 4 ; -,, 001. '' is
and four 10/. Bank ot England notes 'o total,
eatietto
On the same night, from the peron f $ gme. r't ea
Liverpool, 681. ; by Monsieur Albert, fres'le locket
of 12, Caroline-street, 13irraingkeLn, 12 rc7rde, °floe,
gold seals, and 16 brooches. From thee g, biyea lsff the
eicarage house, Long cross, Chertsey, u'll.`"opety ote
and honey, ab cut 1001 es weight, the P • ftoo, • lari
Rev. A. eer. Hall. From. Sir John Ilarrita, wit
a bine, rat°
3, Wilton-crescent, Belgrave.square, two tee rose'
cloak, and several articles of livery way station $OOO.
mouth platform of the Brighton Itaiiis‘,s./Aul#o, ji,„„tel,
woodidressing case, marked " go. k.off,pglso
ger, levant," containing 30/. in 13° Harp , , last
and a large quantity ot valusblejewe Satttras.7 to of
y Oa ~,
SUICID EsT LITTLE OAILO-.."- the 5e..,1.1.,.°,°01,
W. Codd,q., held an inquest in, "Noe Bu') Po'
the above parish, on the b0d)'.0.,-e, banging a la
labourer, who had committed eincieleileen ieseai,o3
self. The deceased, it appeared, ha', ~, be mai, that
nearly three months, during which tiTs'obprolle;,. the
chiefly in the woods, and was so she' o_,' o'r 10 ''',,stell
althouh frequent search had been made fer
tile Able t° to this
police and other parties, they were se _
Lsioation -bog
so much as a glimpse of him. As a terrain to hafejooper,
miserable state of existence, he anpeardwsra (i,rido
himself in a stable belonging the'Mr' _oen on
,e,ied
where he was found by one of hortshest thcgcline'inv
morning. The.jury returned a verdict
state of -
destroyed himself while in an unsound 5 , yeti
Essex Standard. rag ItY.--.l'r tAr°;
VALENCIA. —"DEEP SEA" F ----E on foe- $ eet
spirited and interesting enterprise ie
thenow „ peer :rot
lencia. for exploring and encouraging 3 bank °t.:,'eece
Fishery. No doubt remains that a ceos_nable,b,
„lea;
extent and productiveness exists at a r
_fattee et ole.
from our western coast. It becomes
.a.: of tbstiltsslf
importance to ascertain the exact rolt,r.:oeuieheu Irish
The British Association, which has lire; of tbe. ow
by such munificence is relieving the d: !-with greet'ea of
poor, during the last perilous season, has, a COO3ll roe'
dom and benevolence vested a power in
_eat 0101 front
its body to make an effort for the peronispoche,",oo'
ment of our fisheries. Au acht has been
be
xup_,,,eeae,ite
Plymouth to Valencia nder a very %riee7, opt.Plt
mender, conversant with generel o
fils experin3en le?
those of Newfoundland, to conduct th
5e.._.0„,,,ep
molt
arrived a few days since, and has been
c_t_l_vt, J piehstoife
in examining the home fishery of our
107; our
bli`titi,
active measures are adoeted to encoidioed
sod
oot
to
fishermen in the prosecution of the spais are held taut
fishermen
line fishery, and the must liberal ter those ial. the
I went in that'lethe
them for permatnent einpal 11 knPwn
branches of inelustry. It is well been anis92.l,eo
present year, the boat fisherale,,othiug ,s now; rehiO,
most destitute of all paupers. ft-iithoie pryfitS 11 .
r d into 01.
to them, to be repaid °tits °a, to be image raiee
and a new zeal and spirit
humble population.
interesting class of out 5.t 011
. it
Chronicle. --We have the besttor
HER MAJESTY'S ri "hller Majesty intends teat;oo3t,
thority for stating that , eda by the saute r;etlel/
to b 0
from her tour in the Il"a" way .....
yoris a
k on the
the Royal Squadrou tooat all tg 0,1 01
r prove , fifty_ ,
Should the weather, howeve ~
land at }le. ehi
teepee will. I dire.
for a sea voyage, the ‘-e--- posit, e,
wanner as e Pel
proceed in as private 1 Mercury.
railway, to Loodon.—Liverpoon cowo, t'iets cOe
EDINDURGU ELECTION 5
1%1
entered lot° r )10.
Member for Edinburgh, had recenta'
noel' leeCoWe
tract to supply a certein quantity r pact o'r, i,orl
11, this con eke 0
was disabled
Stationary ofl.lce. --I t ; but ." art
was disabled from sitting in Pat-flatten
e, that P opel
ea the Treasury have thoueht fit to cancsirsir 0 0300 ii,
the contract with the Messrs. Cowansttt 'm t. CO ,pree.
Member for Edinburgh is concerned, andlthough the voco
now legally entitled to take his seat, a . ,_. hafe e.
ego,
sury, with precedents before them, might mr, Ce:inet
to adhere to the letter of the bond ; ilil_u of A CP:,,014.1
who was inconveniently elected in place
~uttay.--c..aw tot
Minister—and such a Minister as bir. Monection P"
not then have taken his seat, and anew el
have necessarily taken place.

case.
Mr. Alderman Woon therefore said he had no
power to make an order for the restitution of the
goods.
Mr. Page, a paperhanger in Bishopsgate-street,
related an attempt made upon him to obtain paper-
hangings to the amount of 131., but his man brought
the paper back, according to his instructions, when
they found they could not get the money.
The prisoners were remanded until the next (12y on
two other charges.

BIRTHS. IVO°
GaOrtillt,thre,qB.,thof iii:stitc;,n.at Boston, LincAnshire, the. _a
rife o°9
On the 9th inst., at Herne-hill, Dulwich,
Sibeth, of a son.

U,
MARRIED. •Altommi
On the 16th ult., at St. Nicholas Charcf 11, )431.1°„a V
pyne, &(1., li.N., to Mary Eliz3, aluglitcr o
Eq., of Dudley.

PIKD. Ulin,
On the 6th inst., in Fitzwilliam-Equare, t'd
00,0
HHon. Edward Fennefattirr.
On the 9th inst., at W Aeybridge, Lady Follettr,or.elictx,ito
late Sir William Webb Follett, tterney-Gal;,.ntaill
22d of June, at Iloodheoepoor,
On the
Caddell, 36th Regiment, N.

IRISH FISHERIES.---A very spirited and interesting
enterprise is now on foot at Valentia, fur exploring the
deep sea fishery on that coast. Mr. Whalley has arrived
in the bay in a yacht, from Plymouth, and is now em-
ployed in a survey, with the view of ascertaining the
locality of the cod bank, which is said to be closo to the
mouth of tho barbour.—Limerick Chronicle.

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