The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-23 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENTING, OCTOBER. 23, 1849

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKII HOUGHTON MEETING.
ICEWMAIIKET, MONDAY EVENING, FIVE O'CLCCK.—
Our anticipations with I,gard to the proposed stakes and
plates have trali so far bcrne out, that each of the five
•Ina c10..,ed last night produced a race; the nominations
fur some, it must be admitted, were not very imposing,
owing in some measure, no doubt, to the number ut
horses amiss, but chiefly to the Club having offered metal
more attractive in the shape of 501. and 1001. plates; for
them the entries will be immense.
The racing to-day, as ralzarded quantity, left nothing
to complain of, ias chief, in fact its only, " feature," was
the Criterion St..lees, for which Pitsford (on the strength
of a favourable trial on Saturday) and The Nigger were
supported with great spirit by their respective parties.
The race, it will be seen, proved that there was no mis-
take in Pitsford's running in the Prendergast, and, we
imagine, must have satisfied his admirers that his chance
for the Derby is
.quite gone. There was a large attend-
ance upon the heath, and the weather was very favour-
able; the course was in very good order.
handicap Plate of 501. for three yrs old and upwards.
Cambridgeshire Course.
Mr. Dawson's Defaulter, 4 yrs, 7st 6lb (Cartwright) 1
Lord Clifden's Wanota, 5 yrs, 9st 21b ...(Robinson) 2
Lord Exeter's Toplaina, 4 yrs, 7st 101b...(Flatmau) 3
Mr. Green's Flatcatcher, Sat 131 b ...(Wintringham) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Dulcet, aged, Bst (W. Abdale) 0
Mr. Nolan's Blucher, 4 yrs, 7st Gib (Simpson) 0
Mr. Payne's Blackcock, 5 yrs, 7st 41b ...(Dockeray)
Lord J. Scott's St. Oswald, 5 yrs, Est 51b...(Arnold) 0
Mr. Francis's Nautila, 5 yrs, Sat 101 b (R. Miller) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agat Blackcock-7 to 2 agst Blucher
—4 to 1 agat Wanota-10 to 1 agst Nautila--and 10 to
1 agst Defaulter.
Blackcock took up the running immediately after
starting, and with Defaulter, Dulcet, and Saint Oswald
in waiting, carried it on until half way between the
Duke's stand and the chair, Defaulter then went up,
took a decided lead, and won by two lengths; Wanota,
who came in at the last, beating Tophana by a length.
Rua in 2 minutes 4 seconds.
Match-100, h ft. T.Y.C
Lord Clifden's Sagacity, Bst 101 b (Robinson) 1
Duke of Bedford's Newport, Bst 41b (F. Butler) 2
Bating-7 to 4on Newport. Won in a cantor by
eight lengths. Run in 1 min. 14 sec.
Match-100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.
Lord Clifden's Le Beau, 2 yrs, 7st (Pearl) 1
Lord Exeter's Sultana, 5 yrs, Bst 121b...(Flatman) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Le Beau. Won by a length. Run
in 52 sec.
Sweepstakes of 10 sow. each for two years old; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; the winner to be sold for 260
sous., if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M.
Mr. Dennett's fby Sir Hercules (Robinson) I
Mr. Drinkald's Remnant .(Rogers) 2
Lord 11. Lennox's The Wren (Flatman) 3
5 to 4 agst Remnant, 11 to 8 agst The Wren, and 2 to 1
agst Sir Hercules filly. Won very easily by two lengths,
a neck between second and third. Run in 51 sec.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each for three years
old and upwards. P.M.
Mr. Batson's Alaci-el Kader, 3 yrs, Est 51b (J. Mann) 1
Mr. Ford's Telegraph, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Sharp) 2
Mr. Payne's Blackcock, 5 yrs, Bst 31b .. . ... (Flatman) 3
6 to 4 agitAbd-el-Kader, and 7 to 4 agst each of the
others. The non-favourite made all the running, and
won by a length; a head between second and third. Run
in 1 min. 46 sec.

Match, 200, h ft. D.M
Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalie, Bst 71b ......(Butler) 1
Mr. Pedley's Cockermouth, Bst 41b (Templeman) 2
• 2tol on St. Rosalie. Won by a head. Run in
1 min 52 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, Tat Gib;
four, Bst 41b; five, Bst 81b; six and aved, Bst 101 b.
The winner to he sold for 60 guineas, ee. D. M.
Captain Archdall's Paquita, 3 yrs (Pearl) 0 1
Mr. A. Bartley's Laundry Maid, 6 yrs ...... (Sly) 0
Mr. Death's Nectar, 4 yrs (W. Abdale) 3
Mr. Drinkald's The Dark Lady, 3 yrs...(lt,dney) 4
Sir J. Gerard's Grimston, 6 yrs (Marlow) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Paquita, 3to 1 agst Nectar, and
5 to 1 agst Laundry Maid. Laundry Muid with the
others laid up, made running to the cords, where she
was joined by Paquita; the others dropping astern they
had the race to themselves, and so closely was it con-
tested that the judge, unable to say which had the best
of it, pronounced it a dead heat. The owners having
agreed to a division, Paquita walked over. Run in 1
min 48 secs.
The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two
3rs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; winners extra.
From the turn of the Lands in.
Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger, Sat 71b ......(Flatman) 1
Mr. Henry's Pitsford, Bst 71b (A. Day) 2
Lord Exeter's Nutshell, Bit 101 b, incl. 31b extra
Mr. J. S. Douglas's St. Luke, Bst 71b ...(W. Abdule) 0
Lord Exeter's Preslaw, Sat 71b (Pettit.) 0
Mr. Ford's Eunuch, Bst 71b (J. Sharp) 0
Colonel Peel's Sisyphus, Bst 71b (Rogers) 0
Sir R. Pigot's California, Bst 51b (Robinson) 0
Mr. Watts's Tordesillas, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst the Nigger, 5 tog agst Pitsford,
6to 1 agst Nutshell, and 10 to 1 agst Tordesillas. The
Nigger went off with the lead, closely followed by Pres-
law, Sisyphus, Pitsford, and Nutshell, and made running
at a pace that speedily dispostd of St. Luke and Cali-
fornia. At the Duke's Stand Preslaw joined the Nigger,
with whom he laid until within sixty or seventy yards
of home, where the second and third positions were taken
by Pitsford and Nutshell, Pitsford lying right up to the
favourite. No other change took place in front. The
Nigger improving his lead in the cords, and winning.
not without one touch of the spur, by a length; the same
between second and third, Preslaw fourth. Run in 1
min. 21 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 7st 71b;
feur, Bst 31h; five and upwards, Bst 81b; the winner
to be sold for 350 sovs., if demanded, &c. Criterion
Course.
Captain Hervey's Strongbow, 3 yrs (Pearl) 1
Mr. Dawson's Defaulter, 4 yrs (Cartwright) 2
Duke of Richmond's Helter-skelter, 4 yrs (Flatman) 3
Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's cob ...(Marlow) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst Strongbow,.2 to 1 agst the Cob,
and sto 2 Defaulter. Strongbow made all the running,
and won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min. 20 secs.
LATEST BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
8 to 1 agst Ribaldry 115 to 1 agst Glance-4
10 to 1 agst Baby 15 to 1 agst Collingwood
12 to 1 agst Cocktail 15 to 1 agst Vanguard
14 to 1 agst Bathmines 20 to 1 agst Minimum
(No friends) 50 to 1 agst Crocodile
Legerdemain and
.Malton were scratched yesterday
afternoon.

DERBY.—No betting.
NEWMARKET BEYOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1850.
Lord Stanley's Cauezon, lOst, asst Lord Exeter's
Gardenia, T.M.M., 500, h ft.
NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT.
ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY.
Handicap Plate. D.I.
st lb st lb
Gardenia, 4 yrs ... 8 7 Tarn Wadlin, 3 yrs 7 4
Tisiphono, 4 yrs 8 7 Knight Errant, 3 yrs 6 7
Antagonist, 5 yrs
St Antonio, 4 yrs
Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs 8 0 The Count, 3 yrs ... 6 4
Sobersides, aged 8 0 The Flapper, 3 yrs 6 0
Doctrine, 5 yrs,
Plate of 501., for two yrs old, a feather, B‘c.
Tophana, 4 yrs—Hornpipe, 4 3 rs—Dama,k, 2 yrs—
French Susy, 2 yrs—Baron Hill, 2 yrs—Hamwer and
Tongs, 2 yrs—Nutmeg, 2 yrs—Little Jack, 2 3ra—eh f
by Sir Hercules, out a Thug's dam, 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 10 80V/I. each. Criterion Course.
Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged—Sponge, 4 yrs—
Bryce Snailafoot, 3 yrs—Thringarth, 3 yrs—Rt:arguard,
3 yrs.
Handicap for two and three yrs old. T.Y.C.
st lb st lb
Farthingale, 3 3 rs
Memento, 3 yrs ...... 8 3 Canada filly, 3 yrs... 7 4
Thornhill, 3 yrs 8 0 [fish Jig, 3 yrs
Dolly Varden, 3 yrs 7 12 Pendulum filly, 3 yrs 7 0
Peuthesilea, 3 yrs ... 7 12 Slang, 2 yrs
j..,
6 0
Lady Jersey, 3yrs... 7 1( 'nowdrifr,2_,_- r, .. 5 10

WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.
(From the Boston Evening Journal, Oct. 8 )
A severe gale from N.E. commenced on Saturday
evening, and raged with great fury durii.g the whole
of the night and throughout the day on Sunday. Sad,
indeed, is the devastation which the gde has wrought
upon the coast, at:d our worst fears are more than
realised in the heartrending accounts which we are
called upon to chronicle below, and Set we fear that
all has not yet been told. Below we give the particu-
lars, so far as we have learned them.
The British brig St. John, Captain Oliver, from
Galway, Ireland, anchored inside Minot's Ridge
about six A.M. on Sunday, dragged her anchors and
struck on the Grampus rocks about nine A.M. The
captain, officers, and crew (with the exception of the
first mate) took to the boat, and landed safe at the
Glades. The passengers who were saved got on pieces
of the wreck and landed near Whitehead, north end
of Cohasset harbour. The number of passengers on
board was about 164, out of which about 145 are
supposed to have been lost. There were 14 cabin
passengers, mostly women and children. Another
account states that the captain took the jolly-boat,
which soon swamped, and lie swam to the long boat,
and was saved with ten others. The second mate,
two men, and two boys were lost. The remainder of
the crew were saved.
Captain Beals, of the steamer Mayflower, gives us
the following particulars. lie understood that the
brig struck on the rocks known as the Sea Ledges,
a little to the west of Minot's ledge ksht, about one
mile from the shore, and immediately went to pieces.
There appeared to be different statements in relation
to the number of passengers on board. The captain says
there were but 114, while the passengers who were
saved say there were 150. Of those saved and arrived
at Cohasset, ten in number, seven were females and
three males. Six of them were provided with
quarters at the house of Captain Abraham H. Tower,
and the other four at Mr. Lathrop's. All of these came
ashore on pieces of the wreck. Two of the women, it
is thought, will not survive, one being badly cut on
the head by a piece of the wreck. The other woman,
it is said, has a husband residing in this city. She
had three children on board with her, all of whom
were lost. Another gentleman, from Cohasset, in-
forms us that the brig first went ashore about t
half-past six o'clock yesterday morning, and '
shortly after Ler masts were cut away to ease
her. The captain and ten of the crew then
took to the long. boat, and landed safely near the
Glades. Previous to this, however, one of the mates,
with two of the crew and several of the passengers,
attempted to leave the brig in the small boat, but she
swamped alongside, and all were lost. The brig
soon drifted on to the Grampus rocks, and almost
immediately went to pieces, strewing the beach with
fragments. The life-boat was manned, and every
exertion made to save those floating in the surf on the
pieces of wreck. Only ten, however, were saved, as
stated above. Between 20 and 25 of the bodies of
those lost had been recovered this morning when our
informant left the spot. Preparations were making
by the coroner to have them decently interred. As
near as we can ascertain among the many conflicting
stories there were 21 saved in all-10 passengers and
the captain and 10 of the crew, who came ashcre in
the long-boat. The number lost it is impossible to
ascertain. According to the captain's story there
were:l2o on board, including the crew. If this is
true there were 99 lost. The passengers who were
saved maintain, however, that there were 150 pas-
sengers on board, which, if true; would swell the
number of lost to 143 !
The captain and one of the mates, we are informed,
arrived in the city from Cohasset in the noon train
to-day. The following statement is from Captain
Oliver himself :
" Saturday, 5 P.m., passed Cape Cod with a light
S.E. wind; weather thick ; hove to with head to the
N.E.: at four A.M. wore ship and stood south ; at
half past six made Minot's-ledge. Not having room
to wear ship ventured to run where we saw a brig at
anchor, inside of the light. The violence of the gale
and heavy sea caused us to drag our anchors, when
we cut away the masts, and held on for a short time.
The gale increasing, she dragged again, struck and
thumped heavily for about one hour before she broke
up. Previous to breaking up the jolly-boat was
hanging by the tackles alongside, when the stern
ringbolt broke, and the boat fell into the water. The
captain, second mate, and two boys jumped into her
to clear her, when about 25 passengers jumped in and
swamped her. The passengers, together with the
second mate and two boys, perishe. The captain
caught a rope hanging over the quarter, and was
drawn on board by the first mate. The long-boat
was got clear shortly after, and a heavy sea coming
on board cleared her from the vessel when a number
of passengers jumped over to swim to her, but all
perished. The captain, first mate (Mr. Cummerford),
eight of the crew, and two passengers swam to the
boat, and reached the shore in safety. The others,
seven men and eight women, came ashore on part of
the deck. Total loss of life, 99 ; saved, 21. 25 bodies
have washed ashore this morning."

THE LONDON MERCHANTS' AND
TRADERS' ASSOCIATION.
The anniversary of this association, established for
the protection of trade and the prosecution of swindlers,
was held yesterday evening at the London Tavern,
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair.
The company was more respectable than numerous.
About sixty gentlemen sat down to partake of all the
good things of the season, and the whole proceedings
of the evening partook rather of the spirit of congra-
tulation at triumph accomplished than of hope and
expectation of success to supervene hereafter.
After the ordinary toasts were disposed of,
The Loan MAYOR, in giving the toast of the
evening, " Success to the London Merchants and
Traders' Association," said that in retiring from the
office of president of the association, he wished to
explain that his only motive for doing so was that his
relations with the city of London had become altered,
and that however anxious he might be to promote
such societies as the one he was then addressing, he
felt that he could not be so free as he could wish to be in
future elections for the City. He approved of the objects
of the society, and had been happy in being its
president ; but in retiring from the office, he could
assure them that he felt the great importance of the
object they had in view, and sincerely hoped that the
society would progress as it had hitherto done.
When it was first established it could only number
some fifty or sixty members ; but they rapidly
increased to upwards of 100, and now when he was
about to take his farewell of the corporation he
believed the number of the members enrolled exceeded
800 in number.—(Cheers.)
Subsequently the LORD MAYOR proceeded to say
he was compelled, by a message from Windsor
Castle to leave the meeting; and asked the company
to allow Mr. M'Gregor, M.P. for Glasgow, to preside
in his room.

A vote of thanks was passed to his Lordship after
he withdrew, amidst very general cheering, and Mr.
M'Gregor took the chair.
Mr. Walker, one of the vice-presidents, Mr.
Goddard, the solicitor to the association? and Mr. T.
S. Morgan, the secretary, subsequently addressed
the meeting in furtherance of its objects; and its
conviviality was kept up until a late hour.

The public will regret to learn that the old firm of
Messrs. Charles Henry and George Enderby, for many
years connected with the whaling trade, and lately en-
gaged on a large scale us rope-manufacturers at Green-
wich, have announced themselves as unable to meet
their engagements. The general litebilitiee of the house
are extremely small, but it i 3 leered that serious mem-
bers of the family will in the uggregate suffer severely.
The senior partner, Mr. Charles Enderby, was distin-
guished by his success in establishing the Southern
Whale-fishery Company, with the view of reviving that
branch of British enterprke, and it was only on the 17th
of August last that he sailed for the Auckland Islands
(which had been ceded to his firm in acknowl«lgrnerit
of their contributions to geographical discovery) to act
as Lieutenant-Governor, and also as commissioner for
the new company. Previously to his departure the
worLs at Greenwich had been disposed of, and the sub-
sequent business of the house was limited to that of
merchants, dealing chiefly in Australian wool. It has
hardly necessary to add that the difficulties of the firm
have not in any way been caused by their connexion
with the Southern Whaleefi,hery Company, and which,
in fact, was not of a nature to lead to anything else than
their advantage.—Morning Paper.
MARINE SOCIETY.—The quarterly court of the
governors of the corporation of the Maine Society was
held yesterday at their offices, Bishopsgate-street. Vice-
Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm occupied the chair ; and
among other members of the court present were—
Admiral Bowles, 0.13., M.P., Lieut.-General Sir James
Law Lushington, Captain Miller, Captain Shep-
herd, Lieutenant-Colonel Astell, Captain Nairne, and
Captain Clarke. The secretary read a statement of the
receipts and expenses for the past quarter, from which
it appeared that the finances of the society are at pre-
sent in a very satisfactory condition. A report as to the
boys that have been received and apprenticed under the
regulations of the society during the quarter was then
laid before the court. Having gone through the ordi-
nary routine business on such occasions, the court after-
wards proceeded to consider a special report made by
the committee of management on the revised bye-laws
and regulations, which with a few amendments were ap-
proved of and adopted. A vote of thanks to the chair-
man,
acknowledging hie forward zeal in promoting
the interests of the society, closed the business of the
meeting.
We believe a very general feeling prevails in the ,1
City that the suggestion for a holiday on Tuesday, the
30th, the day of the Royal visit, should be adopted. It
is not alone that the desirableness of an occasional relief
to the monotonous employment of the numerous body of
clerke and others is recognised, hut it is also felt that
the danger and inconvenience of attempting to carry on
business operations and their ordinary money payments
in the midst of the excitement attendant upon such an
event, should, as far as possible, be avoided. It will ba
remembered that upon the Queen's visit at the opening
of the Royal Exchange all business was suspended.

CHOLERA AND DIARRIICEA

FNGLAND AND WALES.
The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and
LiarrL( reported to the General Board of health
eca)ber 22, 1549 :
SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT.
Details.
Cholera. Marl%

Aylsh am (E) nsfot d ?istrict)...
Basford I • • •O • •••
Bedminster ... ... ...
Bel! crd ... ... ... •••
Berwick upon-Tweed (Island-
shire district)
Birmingham ... ... ...
Bishop's Stortford (Sawbridge-
worth) ... ••• ...
Blackburn and Great Harwood
Biadford (North Bierley and
Bowling) ... •••
Brecknock ... ...
Bridgewater ... •••
Bury (Birtle) ... ...
Chertsey ... ...
Chesterfield (Eckington)
Chorley (Charnock) ... ...
Clifton Union (St. Philip and
Jacob and St. George districts)
Coekermouth and Workington
(11th to 18th 0ct.)...
Darlington . - • ... --
Dudley, Tipton, and Sedgley
Ecelesfield (Barnsley) •• • --
Exeter (St. David and St. Sid-
well), from the 14th instant
Hardingstone ... ...
Hayfield (Glossop) ...
Hunslet (Halton) ... - -
Huntingdon (Sawtry) •••
Isle of Thanet (Ramsgate) ...
Kidderminster •••
Knaresborough ••
Lancaster ... ...
Leeds ... ... ...
Liverpool ... ...
Manchester ... ...
Mitford (East Dereham)
Narbeth (Begelly) ... ..• -
Newark
••• ••• • • 2
Newcastle-on-Tyne (Byker)... 1
Newton Abbott (Torquay) ..• 2 0
Northampton ... ... ... 1 2
North Witchford (March) ... 5 0
Peterborough ... . ••• 1 0
Plympton St. Mary (Tamerton
Folliott) ... .• • •• • 1 0
Preston ... ..• ••• o 2
Radford (Lenton) ... ••• 0 1
Rochdale (Wardleworth) ... 1 1
St. Faith (florstead) ... .•• 1 0
St. Thomas (Alphington) ... 0 1
Salford (Regent-road) ••• ........ 0 1
Sculcoates and Cottingham: ... . 1 2
Sheffield ••• ••• ••• -- 3 1
South Shields (Westoe) ... 3 1
Stockton (Hartlepool) ••• 2 0
Sudbury (Bures district) ... 0 1
Sunderland (Bishopwearmouth) 0 1
Tadcaster (Aberford) ••• 1 0
Truro . . ... ••• ••• 1 0
Tunstead (Honing) ... ... ... 1 0
Tynemouth (Earsdon district) 28 4
Tyneinouth (Walker) ••• 1 0
Wakefield, Oulton, and. Alver-
thorpe ••• ••• ••• 2 0
Walsall (Borough district and
Darlaston) ... ..• ••• 2 0
West Bromwich (Wednesbury
and Oldbury) ••• ••• 1 2
Whitehaven ... ... ... 1 0
Wigan ... .. ... ... 10 1
Witham (Little Braxted) ... 0 1
Wolverhampton and Bilston ... 3 0
Wycombe (Saunderton) ... 2 0

... - 1

••• --- 2

..• - 12

... --. 0

1

••• - 14

. • .--

- 1

• • • '''

Total ... ~,

SCOTLAND.
Perth .... ... ..• •.• 1 0
Fraserburgh ... .. ... 1 0
Edinburgh (week ending Oct. 20)--- 5 0
Dunse (from 11th inst.) ... 6 0
Abbotshall (Kirkaldy) ••• 5 0
Dumbarton (since Sept. 14) ... 43 0
Kiughorn ... ..• ... 2 0

Total .

GENERAL TOTAL.

Metropolis
Eng'and and Wales ...
Scotland .• •

Total

• • • •-..

NOTE.—The deaths are returned according to the
superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found tin,
practicable to distinguish every place separately.

A WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH.

Soon after three o'clock on Wednesday morning a
I fire was discovered in a house of ill-fame; in Little
Lever-street, Stevenson•square, kept by a man named
Thomas Hill. After the flames were extinguished,
the remains of a woman were found almost burned to
a cinder, and on being removed they were recognized
as those of Mrs. Hill. Yesterday afternoon Mr. E.
Herford, borough coroner, held an inquest at the
Royal Infirmary, previously viewing the remains of
the wretched woman, as they lad► upon a bed in the
house in Little Lever-street. k rom the evidence of
several witnesses, it appears that on Monday night
both Hill and his wife were intoxicated, Hill himself
confessing that he remembered nothing from about
seven or eight o'clock, until he was roused by the cry
of " fire," at three the next morning. About twelve
o'clock Mrs. Hill, although then in a decided state of
intoxication, was seen to drink three or four small
tumblers of gin. About half-past one, her husband
being then in bed, although not in the room in which
he usually slept, the deceased opened the front
door, and admitted two persons into the house, and
at this time she was almost helpless from the effects
of the liquor. She went upstairs, but whether she
at once entered her bedroom, or again went down
into the kitchen, is not known; but it seems most
probable that she must have remained down stairs
until about three o'clock, and then endeavoured to
find her way to bed. About this time one of the
witnesses heard a scream, which she believed to
have been uttered by the deceased; but as the witness
thought it was in consequence of Hill beating her,
she took no notice of it. Almost immediately after,
however, the smell of fire was perceived, and within
ten minutes of this time the deceased was found as
we have stated. It would appear, therefore, that the
deceased must have entered her bedroom, and the
room being very small and the bed just opposite the
door, she must on entering it have set fire to her
dress, or perhaps first to the bed curtains, when sho
rushed out and fell in the corner of the landing
(which, from its peculiar construction, she would very
probably do in her attempts to reach the stairs) ; she
was no doubt incapable of moving from the effects of
intoxication and fright, and hence her horrid death.
The husband of the deceased was drunk, and almost
incapable of answering a question when he was giving
his evidence at the inquest. He stated that he was
insured to the amount of 3001., but in what office he
was too insensible to tell. The jury returned a ver-
dict to the effect that the deceased had died from
burns accidentally received while she was in a state
of intoxication. The Coroner severely reprimanded
Hill, and also warned the female witnesses as to the
certain results of the course of intemperance they
were pursuing.—Manchester Guardian.

TILE SUPPOSED MURDER AT OTELSEA.--(FrOM a
Correspondent.)—Yesterday the body of Mr. M•Guire,
or M‘Guaran. who so mysteriously disappeared froui
No. 5, White Lion-street, Chelsea, on the 26:h ult., whom
the man M‘Donald and his wife are charged with mur-
dering and rubbing, was picked up in the Thames off
Erith, and conveyed to the dead house of that place, to
av, ait the coroner's inquiry.
DREADFUL FIRE AT HOXTON AND SUPPOSED
Less OF LlFE.—This morning (Tuesday), shortly after
one o'clock, a terrific fire broke out in the premises be-
longing to Mr. Nelson, a hat manufacturer, No. 140,
Ifsexton Old-town, immediately opposite the Queen's
Head Tavern. The premises were of considerable
extent, and at the time of the disaster being discovered
the whole of the inhabitants were in their beds asleep.
An instant alarm having been given, the numerous par-
tics were aroused from their slumbers, but so fearful had
been the progress of the flames in the interim that none
of the residents were able to effect an escape by the
regular means, and as a last expedient they were com-
pelled to get out of the back windows and drop into the
yard. Mr. Nelson and his family, it is understood, suc-
ceeded in saving their lives in this manner, but two boys
who were sleeping in one of the upper rooms could not
be awakened, when Mr. Nelson rushed to their room,
and at the risk of losing his own life, managed to pull
the two youths from their beds and drop them
from the window in safety. Although that was
accomplished, at half-past two o'clock thisi to morningte
young woman who slept on the premises, a
niece of the proprietor, was missing, and froms inquiries
made it was feared that she bad perished. Owing to the
combustible character of the stock in trade, but few
minutes elapsed ere the whole of the premises, from the
base to the roof, presented ono immense
Kirkham,
of flame,
and very speedily the property. of
Mr. Kirkham, china
and glass merchant, shared a similar fate. The rt
tion of the flames being seen from a great distance
caused the intelligence to be promptly forwarded to the
fire stations, and forthwith the escapes of the Royal
Society, with the engines of the parish, London Brigade,
and the West of England office, reached the scene of
conflagration, at which time plenty of water was flowing
from the fire mains in the district, but the flames were
extending completely over the wide carriage road, and
were attacking the Queen's Head Tavern. Fortunately
the firemen succeeded in cutting off the further progress
of the flames very quickly, but at a quarter to three
o'clock they were tar from being entirely extinguished,
although all danger of any further extension was over.
At that time the premises of Mr. Nelson and those of
Mr. Kirkham were destroyed, and the young woman
missing had not been seen or heard of.
The Court of Directors of the Hon. East India
Company have appcinted Mr. Nicholas Cummins, of the
firm of N. and J. Cummins, of Cork, their agent at that
place, in the room of the late Mr. Callaghan, M.P., who
had held that appointment for more than twenty years.

TESTIMONIAL
TO THE 'HUNGARIAN REFUGEES.

" THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY
OF EVERY NATION \MICH LOVES EIGHT AND Ll-
BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest aiiainsi Russian luta ven-

übscriptions may be sent to the following bankers :
Afiscrs. Coutts and Co.
Messrs. Drummond.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ;
or to any one of the members of the committee formed
to carry out the Testimonial.
***All further Post-office orders to he made payable to Mu rdo
Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand.
Subscriptions already received ... .£I,LOB 6 7i
From the llungarian Committee at Alva by
Sti►ling, per Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. 10
George Dering, Esq., per Lord Dudley Stuart ... 1 0 0

Total

... £1,119 6 7i

THE NEW FLORIN PIECE.—A paragraph which has
appeared in several papers on the inscription of the now coin
conveys an impression which we are glad to correct. It
intimates that the innovation which has given such an-
noyance was suggested by an illustrious personage. Wo
have reason to know that no such suggestion was made
in that quarter. The coin was passed in the usual
manner by the Queen in Council, as may be seen by
reference to the Gazette of the time.— 7inics.
THE 3D DRAGOON GUARDS, NOTTINGHAM.—The
whole of the refractory men of this regiment were on
Saturday night reported to be in barracks, and above 14
still remained in the guardhouse, the remaining prisoners
having been summarily disposed of on Friday and Sa-
turday. The Colonel, Earl Cathcart, was busily en-
gaged in reviewing the whole of the troops, and inquir-
ing into the late disturbances, the result of which is, that
applications have been forwarded to the Commander-in-
Chief, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, for three ge-
neral and six district courts-martial. The latter are for
trying comparatively minor offenders, but a general
court is only ordered in very serious cases, and has the
power of condemning to death. Late inquiries show
that not only those men who transgressed during the
fair week, and those whose horses were out of condition
—a considerable minority of the whole regiment—but
that every other man, no matter how good his conduct
or previous character, or whether he had anything to do
with stable work; was ordered to be confined within the
barrack walls during Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur's plea-
sure. This punishment, which was felt to be of a de-
grading nature, was for the most part borne with quiet-
ness from Tuesday the 9th until Sunday the 14th inst.,
when it was expected the order would be rescinded, and
that the orderly men at least would be allowed the usual
privilege. Application was accordingly made to the
Lieutenant-Colonel, but he refused to recal his order for
confinement, until, as he said, he had had ample time to
observe from personal inspection that the horses had
been better attended to. The men instantly became very
indignant at this, as they thought, unjust treatment, and
a complete conspiracy was entered into, of which the re-
sults have already been made public. It is said that if
all who felt themselves aggrieved, and who favoured the
rising of this little rebellion, had taken part therein, as
very many promised to do who did not, the officers would
have been left without men suffieieut to form even a
single picket. The coming inquiries in court-martial are
looked forward to with great interest.
ACCIDENT ON THE AYRSHIRE LINE.—On Thurs-
day night a fatal accident occurred to a man named
Thomas Irving, employed as a stoker on this line. The
occurrence took place near the Lugar Ironworks, where
it would appear, he had fallen off one of the waggons of
a mineral train. The wheels unfortunately passed over
his body, killing him almost instantaneously. He was
a native of Ayrshire, and unmarried.
PROPOSED GREAT RAILWAY BRIDGE AT COLOGNE.
—We have much pleasure in noticing, as ono of the
fruits of the recent visit of his Excellency the Prussian
Ambassador to this town and neighbourhood, that our
distinguished townsman, Mr. William Fairbairn, C.E.,
has been invited by the Prussian Government to offer
his advice and assistance in connexion with a most im-
portant work which is about to be undertaken in Rhenish
Prussia. It has been determined that the Rhino is no
longer to be a barrier to an uninterrupted railway com-
munication between the shores of the German Ocean and
the great cities of central Germany; and the neighbaure
hood of Cologne has been selected as the attest site for
effecting this junction. During his recent stay here the
Chevalier Bunsen became deeply interested in the system
of bridge building, which Mr. Fairbairn has so success-
fully and extensively carried out, by the employment of
wrought iron as a material for the coustruction of great
girders; and after his conversations with Mr. Fairbairn,
his Excellency became strongly impressed with a con-
viction that this system was perhaps the only one
calculated to meet the requirements of his Govern-
ment, and the corporate authorities of Cologne,
who are also interested in the proposed structure. On
the invitation of his Excellency, Mr. Fairbairn then fore
prepared plans and calculations for this important
bridge, and has been called to Berlin to submit his de-
sign to his Majesty the King of Prussia and the autho-
rities. The Rhine is at present, as it is well known,
crossed only by floating bridges, and it has indeed
hitherto been considered an impossibility to erect perma-
nent structures which should be able to withstand the
destructive powers of the enormous masses of ice which
are brought down from the regions of the Alps by this
mighty stream. It is known that the Romans had two
passages across the river, constructed, however, of wood,
and consequently liable to great damage and deteriora-
tion ; but since their age all attempts to erect massive
bridges have failed. We are informed, however, that
Mr. Fairbairn's design completely obviates all these diffi-
culties; and it is, therefore, not improbable that Man-
chester may have the honour of supplying the talent
which will carry to a successful completion one of the
most colossal undertakings of the age.—Afunchester
Guardian.

MELANCHOLY SIGHT.—The following is an extract
of a letter from Captain Dorward, of the barque Ben
Nevis, of Dundee, dated Cronstadt, Oct. 5, 1849:—" On
Saturday night, at nine p.m., the 100k-out observed some-
thing right ahead and close to the ship. The helm was
immediately put to starboard, and we just cleared it
when it was within thirty yards of our quarter. I heard
the cries of men for assistance. It was a ship bottom up,
and a few perishing creatures clinging to her. I imme-
diately rounded our ship to, shortened sail, and made
every attempt to rescue them, but all in vain. From the
darkness of the night, heavy rain, and a gale blowing
from westward, I lost sight of the vessel, and could hear
them no more. I squared away at 11 o'clock—sorry,
indeed, I could not save them."—Dundee Advertiser.
LAMBETH ANTI•CUOLERA AND DWELLINGS IM-
PROVEMENT COMMITTEE.—This committee commenced
the demonstration of the street-orderly system in the
parish of Lambeth yesterday, with much satisfaction to
the inhabitants. The men (taken from the workhouse)
are warmly and decently clad, and stationed in the
various leading thoroughfares, taking in their course
the intersecting courts, alleys, lanes, and pessages,
which they completely cleanse. A house has been pro-
vided for the orderlies, who lodge together, and their
meals are regularly served. The operations are under the
direction of an inspector and superintendent, who exer-
cise, a moderate degree of discipline to ensure order
and civility. The streets of Lambeth present a far
different appearance to whit they were hitherto, and
which must, eventually, tend to improve the health and
comfort of the parishioners.
HOLBORN, &c., PAYING BOARD.—At a meeting of
the St. Andrew's, Holborn, and St. George the Mart) is
Commissioners of Pavement, held at the Union 'Work-
house, Gray's Inn lane, last night, Mr. George Tay for
in the chair. Mr. llopwood, a member of the board,
submitted an offer, which he had been authorised to
make to that and other metropolitan paving boards by
Mr. Lowe, the inventor of the " patent stench-trap grid
or grating," which has already been adopted, by way of
experiment, by the Metropolitan Commissioners of
Sewers. The cffer was to put down, in situations that
required them, several specimens of his invention free of
all charge to the boards consenting to make the experi-
ment. The surveyor said the board had no power of
itself to accede to the proposition, however advantageous.
They must apply for permission to the Commissioners of
Sewers. But it any of these traps were to bo tried, Red
Lion-passage should be one of the localities to have the
benefit of one. It was then resolved that application should
be made to the Commissioners of Sewers, for leave
to lay down several in such places as the Committee
of General Purposes should select. At the forme meet-
ing some diFcusion arose as to tho propriety of assessing
the gas and water companies in the parishes within the
board's jurisdiction to the paving-rate, these companies
having hitherto enjoyed an immunity from this tax. It
was estimated that 501. per annum would be added to the
revenues of the hoard it this course were pursued. Mr.
Pugh (the clerk) said he bad looked into the caeca ad-
judicated upon by the courts of law, but had not dis-
covered an ivatanco of its ever having been affirmed that
water or gas companies were liable to paving-rete. At
the same time ho thought it a very 'fair question to raise;
for these companies were already liable to poor-rates,
paving-rate followed the poor-rate, according to
Besides, the word " heredita-
ments" in their Act seemed to cover such property as
theand Actthe of' Parliament.
gas and water companies works. It was ultimately re-
solved that these companies should be assessed. In
bringing up the half-yearly assessment, the clerk stated
that the "empty houses" in the parish were on the in-
crease.ivilest! e
ma
ebnot aorfd
5o
,f 0
03001.0,1. pr ero
fa nanbuomu
t, teTtahleayndneulal
iroma
one-sixteenth of their whole
yearly revenue.
GLASGOW, OCT. °O. C ••-• OTTON.—We bare had an
active demand for wool during the greater part of the
wet k, and there have been extensive eurchases, chiefly
on speculation. Prices are fully id. per lb. above the
rates of this day week. The market has been quieter
yesterday and to-day, but holders are firm. The goods
market has been less active this week, but stocks are
light. Pig Iron—The improvement in the price of pig
iron towards the end of the last week, caused by the
covering of a few bear sales, has disappeared, and the
market closes today with sellers of mixed Nos. at
425. 6d.; but little business is doing, as dealers, in the
expectation of a further decline, will not buy to stock
at current prices. A few sales could have been'made
to-day at 425. per ton cash.
STRANGE VISITER AT A BALL.—In the middle of
the dancing at the Inglewood Hunt ball, at Penrith, a
rat, charmed by the music, came down the chimney,
and took his stand in the centre of thp room; ladies
hurried away in pale dismay, and gentlemen looked
ample queer at the intruder, who, apparently uncon-
cerned, gazed after the frightened beauties who had re-
ceded from his presence. " Fetch a terrier; close the
door," said Sir George Musgrave, " and let us have a
hunt." A terrier was brought in, and a first-rate chase
followed; but unfortunately the chimney was left open
' and the game escaped.—Carlisle Peitria.

FRANCE.
All the Paris journals which are not bound to
support (Joule qui route the cause of the reaction, speak
in the most eulogistic terms of the admirable speech
of M. Victor Hugo on the Roman question. The
National says :
" M. Victor Hugo is not one of us, and that is why
we shall not be backward in praising him; he has not
hesitated to point out the truth to a prevaricating Mi-
nistry; to express contempt for a clerical Government;
to recognize the rights of the Roman people; and to
give to the honour and to the principles of France the
satisfaction which they expect."

The following is from the Republique :
" W o render our hearty homage to the noble accents
of M. Victor Hugo, who yesterday, for the first time,
elevated himself to the most magnificent inspirations of
eloquence, which will be repeated in numberless echoes
in every corner of Europe; in every breast in which
beats a human heart. He branded with the red-hot iron
of ignominy those infamous supporters of absolutism
'lio wallow in the blood of martyrs, and fatten under
the shade of gibbets and of stakes."

We read in the Presse :
" The speech of M. Victor Hugo is more than a suc-
cess ; it is the enfranchisement of the President of the
Republic. The deplorable state of slavery in which the
coalition of intrigue and of fear has held Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte has just been broken by the power of elo-
quence. M. Victor Hugo yesterday definitely acquired
the titles of a great orator and a statesman. He has
added a generation to that glorious race of thinkers who
have raised themselves by genius, by study, by courage
and b 7 independence to the height of power. The re-
storation was justly proud of M. Chateaubriand; the
monarchy of 1830 found its greatest Minister in M.
Guiz')t; the Republic of February had a day of eclat in
the glory of M. de Lamartine. Why does not the elect
of the 10th of December, after delivering himself from
the men of the past, from those who have already over-
thrown two Governments, turn towards the futuro and
support his popular magistracy, who are above all gene-
rous and who best personify its faith and its hopes."

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
The Kolner Zeitung publishes an account of the
reception which General Klapka met with at Ham-
burgh, where he arrived on the 17th inst. Large
crowds of people met the Hungarian General at the
railway terminus, and accompanied him to his hotel,
where he addressed them in the following manner :
" Gentlemen,—l thank you for your sympathy
with a wretched nation, which was conquered while
struggling for its liberty. We, its champions, are
exiled after the combat. It is a comfort for me and
for all my comrades that the respect of true patriots,
and especially that of the inhabitants of Hamburg'',
accompanies us into exile." In the evening General
Klapka visited the Ha.mburgh Theatre, when the
manager and the audience received him as they might
have done a sovereign prince. The orchestra struck
up, and the public rose as one man when General
Klapka entered the house.
The Wiener Zeitung publishes a long list of
Russian officers to whom the .Emperor of Austria has
been pleased to grant Austrian orders. The King of
Denmark, too, has been decorated with the Grand
Cross of the Hungarian order of St. Stephen.
The garrison of Peterwardein have been admitted
to the benefits of the capitulation of the garrison of
Comorn.
General Francis Lichtenstein has been appointed
Civil and Military Commander of Hungary during
General Haynau's absence from that country.
The Allgemeine Zeitung states that it is not the
intention of the Austrian Court to send another Am-
bassador to London in the place of Count Colloredo.
The diplomatic intercourse between the Courts of
St. James's and Sehonbrunn is for the future to be
kept up by means of an Austrian Charge d'Affaires.