The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SAITRDAY EVEVING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1846

Berm
LOn SEPT: 10.—Arri Frederica, Atkinson,
don for Bermuda, leaky. Sld. 8,-Lloyd's, Watt, Quebec.
eß°aa, SEPT.9.—Arrd. William Ash, Goulden, Quebec.
TORQUAY,„ SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Rainbow, Evans, Pugwash.
OFF DArintoirrx.—Oriental Queen, Jeffery, Mauritius.
SALCOISBE SEPT. 10.—Persian, Mallard, Sydney,
eTwoSuouth Wales:
SEPT. B.—Arrd. Exile, Fordyc?, Quebec.
°RD, SSE 9.—Arrd. Mary and Ellen, James, Quebec.
oIiEGAL, :T. 9.—A/rd. Ann, Nickelson, ,St. John's,
'New Brunswick.
seikziEGAL BAY, SEPT, 9.—Arrd. Burman, Cann, St. John's,
Nh
13riinswick, for Ballyshannon.
10,,„4,,81.n‘Ga, SEPT. 10.—A vessel waterlogged, and with
lont.„-Ilt,Oaly standing, was passed 24th ult., in lat. 44 N.,
tai ;4; W., and a boat marked " Four Sisters, of Wexford,"
ki.ge following day, in lat. 45, long. 30, by the Fantome,
ben, arrived off here.
trim IlilcicNEas,. SEPT. 10.—A brig under jury mast, in ballast
114,1, aPParently a north country vessel, with yellow sides
deb ad, head, bowsprit gone, foremast 12 or 14 feet above
itB4,,lnaillmast standing, or the jury foremast or topsail, was
Seven or eight miles to windward, 23d ult., in lat. 48
"g• 28 W., by the Marian, Robinson, arrived off here.
Pa, St. John's, New Brunswick.
ti;449I°I.TTR, SEPT. 11.—Wind variable and light.—Acrd.
ia,Reid, Aux-Cayes. Off port, Amy, White, Pate-
-1071'._,
°sailed 24th May, and proceeded for London ; Magnolia,
elusa, Rio Grande, sailed 4th July.
SEPT. 10.—S1d. Fortitude, Robertson, Batavia
Z 415, Galloway, Demerara ; Nautilus, Allison, St. John's,
tirunewick.
Shajaligli,S 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Bling, Stewart,
DoWtae ; Three Brothers, Anderson, Newfoundland. Off
awrence, Salmon, Arracan, and sailed for London;
elolY, nigh, Lima, and sailed for Liverpool.
trok Vs, SEPT. 11.—The Transmerano Pola, arrived here
atorn •Qavannah, is come into the harbour, having received
e damage.

,ANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY),
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)

Thl. IN RE LEVY OTHERWISE
carryingNAHN.
48 butcher,s bankrut, Nathaniel Levy, on business
44141 in Butcher-row, Whitechaypel, under the
ex e°f Nathaniel Levy Nathan, came up to pass his last
th,ll' Cooke appeared to oppose, on the ground that
Iw4.lll(rtipt had made a false entry of a payment of
G' s. to a cattle dealer named Garland.
alsoa r`iand was called and produced his sale-book, and
not rgaVe evidence that as to the sum of 1291. ss. he had
Af,etived it or any sum near that amount at the time.
the F" uuricex (for the bankrupt) urged that although
app:il r t's
had been verncorrectly kept, there did not
sho o hove been any y ifraud.-
official assignee said that the books themselves
I,`\ the impossibility of the transaction. -
;e,11,e Learned CO MMISSIONER said he had never known
11,;'e where the result of the examination of the books,
Stfi •vel'' intricate or requiring explanation, was not be-
man la' to an honest man, or, in the case of a dishonest
el' that it did not bring him to justice. In this case
taiaarl no hesitation in saying that the cash account and
Bt!l9e sheet were' wilfully false, and therefore that the
Ai4 Illation should be,adjourned sine die.
tectir• buncAN trusted that the Court would grant pro-
-1441;°° for a month, as the bankrupt might be able to
ke out a better account.
• CooRE said this was the fourth adjournment, and
Tilleng Was likely to arise to clear up the accounts.
teetiori.Learnei COMMISSIONER refused to grant pro-

pri,i°W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
tiggrtck Nyland, the bricklayer who, on this day fort-
-142 ;' was remanded to this day, on a charge of throw-
ati-d .`l7O bricks from the roof of a house in the Strand,
kiss-ernti°llsly injuring two passengers, Mr. Harvey and
this onakins, was again brought before Mr. Jardine
It ruing.
iropr aPpeared that the wounded parties, though in an
Ti(lved state, were not yet out of danger.
kitt ease was again remanded, the prisoner being ad-
e'l to bail.
P
erN Baugh who is charged with cutting and wound-
the (Ph Raugh (his sister-in-law) and James Baugh,
tatiitin* prisoner, who was charged with violently as-
g her, were placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine
„ Azirning, having been remanded from Thursday.
lh-,""e complainant was said to be unable to attend
Tg'''auners were remanded till this day week.
1401:1e elder prisoner, who, though admitted to bail, had
allownabie to find sureties, applied to the magistrate to
k.nln3 to be liberated on his own recogniza,nces.
take 411 DINE refused to do this; but said he would
1L e tar bail, and would only require two sureties in
4ot or one in 10/., instead of two in 101. Le could
7.1„,131.t the other prisoner to bail.
Oure;" ROBBERY AT THE HOLBORN BATHS.— William
Chat:' who was remanded from this day week, on a
koe of stealing, and Joseph Styles and Elizabeth
eeio.remanded from the same day, on a charge of re-
*ohn- a gold watch, the property of Mr. Hetley, of
It< square, lass merchant, were this day finally ex-
ed and cum mittedifor trial.

TuGUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
set --E ALDERMEN AND THE PRESS.—On taking his
the en the bench this day, according to his place upon
the t°ta, Mr. Alderman WILSON expressed a hope that
tvouiT'ltlereen present who represented the public press
Which report his correction of a mis-statement
Pert had aPpeared in one of the weekly news-
Tftb"l thatl last Saturday, and had been copied
-...e PrrO publication by the morning and evening papers.
',3,1 "Guildhalls paragraph was inserted under the head
business of tilel)°li2e," and was to the effect that the
o'clock, in court
quence of
waa kept back usually until one
conse
Aldertne the non-attendance of the
tie e . n—that on Saturday last, the chair was not
qccitin m the court until one o'clock, when Mr. Alderman
.
leeY, haVing been engaged on the Pollee_
a reittee until that hour, took the place of
to (Mr. Alderman Wilson) whose duty it
Now
thPresicle in hislurn as he stood upon the rota. N
ht(ieerreetion which he wished to make was, that hew
rota, and
thetri,(4 neglected to attend to his turn on the
Nt„.";), fact, the business of the court did commence on
Ivh,");.uay last at twelve o'clock, the appointed hour,
Ni-tr a number of affidavits were sworn, and other
8e of of matters transacted in their ordinary course.
hot,cireitted, however, that the Alderman (Sidney) did
the s'ake his seat on the bench until one o'clock. So far
Tl:atement complained of was correct.
to e eases heard this morning were of no general in-
rs4t.
B,

•
Pier SIGBTON, SEPT. 10.—General Cumming left the
3zYesterday afternoon in the Fame, en route to Paris.
htter'rcsPrE ROBBERY.--Information was received
thaY of the robbery of a gentleman in Edinburgh,
drawn foilcyring bills and bank-notes, viz.; a 3002 bill,
400/. en Messrs. Masterman and Co., seven days' sight;
Aq 41140 drawn on the same firm, seven days' sight,
Aug. 29, to J. Tandy, London ; a 100/. Bank
1,93e4nd note, issued at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, No.
• .
',a, 50/. ditto, No. 98,355 ; a 501. ditto, No. G G
glatiVit ditto, No. F 0 98,486 • a 201. ditto, issued at
~,)
ebst", Feb. 20, 1846, No 36,782 ; 100/. ditto,
414108-tral small notes, the numbers of which are
tv
,TINPTED SUICIDE BY A CHILD.—On Wednes.
• girl Cot more than eleven years old, was taken out
blideee ,61.1:,ctitine, below the iron railing, near Knights-
°tl ti barracks. She was in a very exhausted, and for
helpless state, but the proper remedies having
's4sel"ed at the Royal Humane Society's receiving
4,444 8,4 e Ultimately recovered. A gentleman who wit-
tne transaction said that she deliberately crossed
400 railings, ',and flung herself into the water.
11114i4era or RAILWAYS.—The extensive range of
trowtt and coachhouses attached to the Bell and
places Inn, Holborn, are being converted into dwelling
o4h the introduction of railways having taken all the
Les of the road that used to stop at this inn.
IW.t°II,TATION OF FLOUR.—Yesterday morning"the
tick York Packet ship Welling•ton, Captain C. Chad-
Newas hauled in the St. Katherine's Docks, from
,0004.13rk, with 1,000 barrels of flour, and upwards of
101 l tasks of oil cake, besides a large quantity of Indian
t, and cheese.
oN FLYING MATCH FOR 51.—Yesterday' two
44; °nzt belonging to fanciers of South Lambeth, flew a
44t.!n from Brighton. The winning bird covered the
lance of fifty-two miles in sixty-eight minutes.
SESSIONS.—The next Surrey Quarter
4t▪ ions will commence on Monday, at the Court House
Newington.
kle„ tel. FROM SCOTLAND.—Yesterday afternoon the
.411'ship Royal Adelaide arrived alongside the St.
)1441thhcrine's Dock Steam Packet Wharf, from Leith,
Pao °PWards of 500 sheep on board, and about 60
vte.i-n'Altara. The importation of sheep and oxen from
h4tlls Parts of Scotland has been of a very extensive
pl.c during the present season.
lt4l:rb OF THE MILLERS AND BAKERS.—Great
4dis-
satisfaction has of late been expressed by the inhabitants
hierden and its neighbourhood, at the high prices at
an bread and flour have been kept up by the millers
u,akers. A short time ago, wheat having been re-
104'1 about 14s. per quarter, bread and flour were
Nthrecl„ill price two pence per stone ; but wheat having
t,lie-Ziaa few shillings per quarter, about a fortnight ago,
Prices were again adopted ; and now that wheat
Pro,gri considerably lowered in price, there is no
llaarrhaleet of any abatement in the prices of bread and
let; To the labouring classes this is of no small con-
kaatenee, and should not be permitted ; some enact-
(l„ught at once to be adopted by the Legislature,
et sting the flour according to the price per quarter
,444 a" We hear that several families have procured,
.
tend ''ecePt fair and reasonable prices be charged, in-
eobs'° Procure, their flour from,Hull and other places.
li%CuParlY with a capital of 200,000 L is being esta-
I 'Jed in
, the metropolis, to supply bread at 4d. the 41b.
ecq Which will include a profit of five per cent.—Don-
Cl.ronicle.
lber,Bli THE PRICE or BREAD.—Oa Thursday
'V LW," a general rise of one halfpenny in the 41b..
Ir'llgtng the seconds bread up to 7d., and best to
I"eing as high as it has been any time this year.
qttin '+:ILLIPLITIAK WAR STEAMER.—There is now
tte-g,01) in the East India Docks, under the supintend-
t4, of Mr. Houghton, a war steamer, which carries five
41'1,17. and draws not more than five feet of water. The
l,"411 coast is to be its destination.
41304t4,34-110AT ACCIDENT.—On Thursday night,
NI- "me o'clock, as the Locomotive, from Hampton-
'tirp ',Was discharging at the pier-near London-bridge, a
thilitreight of men, women, and children, the Sous of
t,ti !Ames a Gravesend steamer, ran foul of her, and
,tha of 'passengers was knocked overboard by the
tak;l-51)n- He was saved with great difficulty, and
hstp ashore in a most exhausted state. The rudder
klitr:/nPletelv torn away, and the collision exalted great
Tl,lllnonthe passengers.
Itt • "s FEVER.—Typhus fever is very prevalent
th, peester, and at Laneham. At the former place
kisaiottirr-house is full, and numbers cannot gain ad-
licl
Z.ll there were 51,014 acres of hand employed
YillY(3‘-‘CultiV at. •45 426 gvres
0,000, ton , in 1830, ,
gpul. in 1840,

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OtrlL OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, SEPT. 11.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
SEPT. 5. Zephyretta schooner, Henry Hope, Esq., from
Havre ; Whim cutter, Charles Brett, Esq., from Plymouth ;
Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, from Scotland and
Plymouth last; Charlotte cutter, Hon. Wm. White Hedges,
from Guernsey and Cherbourg; Lupa cutter, Lord John Scott,
from the westward; Stormfinch cutter, Lieut.-Col. Bowers,
from the western ports.
9. Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., from Plymouth.
10. Adelaide cutter, Sir Robert Gore Booth, Bart., from
Southampton, and sailed for Plymouth and Kingstown.
SAILINGS.
SEPT. 4. Guinan logger, W. Peareth, Esq., for Sandgate.
6. Flirt schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart., for the west-
ern ports.
7. Pearl cutter, Marquis of Anglesey, for London ; Zephy-
retta schooner, Henry Hope, Esq., for Portsmouth,to lay up;
Camilla schooner, Thomas Hallifax, jun., Esq., for Gravesend.
9. Stormfinch cutter, Lieut.-Col. Bowers, for Weymouth,
and other ports ; Albatross yawl, Sir Wm. Gallawey, Bart.,
for Cowes Harbour, to lay up.
11. Emerald cutter, J. L. Symonds, Esq , Cowes Harbour,
to lay up.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Brilliant, Maud, Gem, Fair Rosamond, Wy-
vern, Magic.
Cutters—Charlotte, Sea. Flower, Whim, Forest-fly, Eliza-
beth, Amazon, Witch, St. Margaret, Turquoise, Spider,
Gauntlet, Aurora, Adelaide.
Yawls—Duchess, Susan.

, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
Her Majesty and the Court will leave Osborne House on
Tuesday next, on their return to Windsor Castle. The Court
is expected back for a short sojourn early in November. The
new wing to Osborne House is to be occupied by her Ma-
jesty on Monday next, and great exertions are being used to
get the building ready for her reception.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert proceeded yesterday
evening from Osborne House, in the Fairy, to Southampton,
to attend the meeting of the British Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science.
DEPARTURES. —The Marquis of Anglesey and family from
Cowes Castle, on Monday; Lord Cadogan and family, this
day, from Adelaide Villa, for Jersey ; Sir Ralph Howard,
Bart, and family, from Gothic Villa, for Berkeley-square.
Auxlvms.—Lady Farnham, from Beach Villa ; Lady
Davis, at the Pavilion; Lady Ashbrook, at White Rose
House ; Mr. Mullins, at Gothic Hall.
The Bishop of JamaiCa has taken the 7th cottage; Mr.
P. Erle, Beach Villa.
The following fashionables are residing here :—Lady Wil-
ton, at Grove House ; Lord Faversham, at Prospect House ;
Sir Bellingham Graham, at Grantham House; Lady Baynes,
at Sea-View House • Sir Edward Paget, at Egypt House;
Sir W. Heathcote, stethe 9th cottage ; the Hon. Mrs. Fleming,
at the sth cottage ; Mr. Powell, at Oak-hill House; Mrs.
Bedford, at Beach Cottage; the Rev. Mr. Clever, on the
South Parade; Sir George Dashwood, at ditto; Mr. White
Hedges, at York House; the Marquis of Blandford, at Park
Cottage.

Her Majesty's ship Ajax, formerly a 74, one of the " Forty
Thieves," has so far progressed in her conversion to a steam
guard-ship, that she will be undocked next spring tides from
Messrs. T. and J. White's. On Saturday last the Surveyor of
the Navy, Sir W. Symonds, minutely inspected her, and
expressed himself highly satisfied with the work done to
her. The inventor of the screw propeller, Mr. Smith, has
also paid his official visit to this ship. The following is to be
her future armament :—On the quarter-deck three heavy guns,
namely, one 56-pounder, of 85 cwt., and two 8-inch shell
mortars, of 65 cwt.; on the forecastle, one 56-pounder, of 85
cwt. ; upper deck, twenty-six 32-pounders, of 42 cwt., and
on the lower deck an equal number of 42. pounders, of 66
cwt. each. _ _ _

There are two fine brigs building in the front yard of the
Messrs. White, which will be launched this month, one
called the John Wesley, for a missionary ship, and the other
the Mary, destined for the Mauritius trade, belonging to Mr.
Roberts, of Liverpool.

Sept.—

Arbroath and Forfar ••••• • ••

Bristol and Birmingham . • • • • • • .

Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda.. • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dublin and Kingstown

Dundee and Arbroath . • • • • • • • • •• • • • •
Durham and Sunderland . • • • • • • • .
Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • ••• • • • • •
Eastern Counties and North Eastern •.
Eastern Union ...... ..... ........

Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •• ••
Glasgow and Green0ck.........

Gravesend and Rochester....
Great Western. • • •. .

Hartlepool ..•• •• •..•• •• •• •.•• •• •.
London and North Western, &c......
London and Blackwall•• •• •• •• •• ••••
London and Brighton. •••••• ••
London and Croydon.
London and South Western... •• ••
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ......
Manchester and Birmingham..
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc••
Midland Counties. .• •• •••• •• •• •• •• ••
Newcastle and Darlington .• • . • .....
Newcastle and Carlisle.
Newcastle and North Shields.. ••
N0rf01k...... •• ..•• •• •• •• •• ••
North British .. • • • • •• • • • • ..

North Union and Bolton and Preston
Paris, Corbel], and Orleans •• •••• ••
Paris and Rouen . •• • • •.............

Preston and Wyre•••• •• •• •• •

Richmond

Sheffield and Manchester.-- .....
South Eastern .. ...... ..

South Dimon.... ....

Taff Vale • • • •

Ulster . • • .....

York and North Midland . ..........

953
1,446

479
4,488
9,637

424
3,006
1,216

336
21,940

643
47,099
1,431
10,696

8,599
1,350

8,333
21,078
3.326
2,146

1,705
2,013

8,344
1,375

2,036
12,08
1,144
1,325

692
7,736

954
1,264

534
3,276
6,056

2,676
1,149

328
19,516
760

1,276

8,868
1,146

8,604
18,262
3,005
1,823
598
1,258

7,952
938

1,449
8,046

1,124

-565
6,194

SUDDEN DEATII.—On Wednesday morning last
Mr. Chapman, linendraper, of Seymour-street, Somers-
town, who had been to make some inquiries at the. Lon-
don and Birmingham Railway station as to the time of
starting of the trains, by which he had intended to pro-
ceed into the country, had scarcely re-entered his own
door, when he was seized with sudden illness, and died in
a few minutes, leaving a widow and seven children.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS.—Thursday this insti-
tution, in John-street, Adelphi, was closed, in order that
some repairs may be effected in the building, and no time
has been appointed for its re-opening.
THE 'WELLINGTON STATUE.—Wednesday evening
at high-water, a Government barge from the Royal
Arsenal, at Woolwich, was moored at Grosvenor-wharf,
Milbank, where there is a powerful crane, having on
board the leviathan carriage which has been purposely
made to convey the statue of the Duke of Wellington
from the artist's to its place of destination. The • car-
riage has excited a great deal of curiosity. It weighs
about sixteen tons, and is made of iron. The wheels are
twelve feet high, beautifully cast, but with every atten-
tion paid to strength.
KINDNESS OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS
OF KENT.--A few days since, on the morning of the day
the 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards left Windsor
for the Tower, the wife of a sergeant, named Robinson,
with an infant six weeks old, was thrown from ,one of
the baggage waggons, as it was proceeding from Windsor
to London. The infant was unfortunately killed, and
the woman so seriously injured that she was conveyed
to the Rope Inn, at Frogmore, near to which the unfor-
tunate accident occurred, where she was compelled to
remain for several days. Intimation of the lamentable
occurrence having reached the Duchess of Kent, her
Royal Highness immediately sent Lady Couper to Mr.
Byles, the proprietor of the Hope Inn, with instructions
that the poor woman was to have every necessary com-
fort and accommodation provided for her at the Duchess's
expense, so long as she might be compelled to remain,
and that the professional services of Mr. Holderness,
surgeon, of Windsor, would also be defrayed by her
Royal Highness. Mr. Tebbott, undertaker, of Windsor,
likewise received instructions to conduct the funeral of
the deceased child, the expense of which was defrayed by
the Duchess. The remuneration made to each party by
command of her Royal Highness, through the medium
of Lady Couper, was extremely liberal. The poor
woman, who has since been enabled to leave Frogmore
to join her husband at the Tower, has expressed herself
deeply grateful for the kind benevolence manifested
towards her by the Duchess of Kent.
CHESS.—A match of chess is now going on between
Messrs. Staunton and M. Harrwitz, two-of the most cele-
brated chessmen in Europe. The match excites much
interest among the chess-playing world.
DISEASE AMONG PIGEONS.—III the course of the
last fortnight a great number of pigeons about London,
especially on the Surrey side of the water, have died
from a peculiar disease.

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTII
LANCASHIRE.
DINNER TO MR. W. BROWN, M.P.

WARRINGTON, FRIDAY.—A public dinner was given
last night at the Nag Hotel in this town, to Mr.
W. Brown, M.P., in celebration of his return as the re-
presentative of South Lancashire, and of the triumph of
free-trade principles. The chair was occupied by W.
Altcar, Esq., and there were present, besides the Hon.
Member, about one hundred tried friends of commercial
freedom. Among them were Mr. Thomas Bayley, jun.,
chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mr,
J. Stubbs, Mr. J. Hardy, &c., &c;
The customary loyal toasts having been given,
The CHAIRMAN gave the toast of the evening, " The
health of Mr. Brown," and warmly congratulated the
county upon having a. representative of such character
and eminence in the mercantile' world.
Mr. BROWN, in rising to reply, Was received with great
applause. The Hon. Gentleman spoke as follows :
I can hardly express to you, gentlemen, the pleasure I
feel in meeting you on this -occasion, to celebrate the
triumph of truth over error. To our worthy chairman,
who has spoken of me in so flattering a manner, and to
you, gentlemen, for the response you have made to
those remarks, I beg to return my grateful, my naturally
grateful acknowledgments. It is true I have had the
honour of being your representative but for a very short
period ; but short as is that period,it has been productive
of, and as your representative I have taken part in, some
most important events. Taking, indeed, the whole ses-
sion together, it has probably been one of the most re-
markable, perhaps the most eventful, which this country
has ever witnessed.—(Loud cheers.) And to give a
cursory resume of what has been done, I will commence,
as it is meet I should, with the 'corn-laws. (Loud
cheers.) From the supporting arch of these laws, early
in the session, by the exertion of our friends, we
wrenched the key-stone, and the result will be—if it has
not already been—that the rotten fabric of monopoly
will go down, stone by stone, until not one vestige of the
hideous mass remains.—(Cheers.) To Mr. Cobden—
(Vast applause) —to Mr. Bright—to Mr. Wilson—
(Cheers)— and to other gentlemen—we owe, for this
great work, a debt of gratitude which this nation, great
as may be the desire, will, I think, never be in a position
properly to repay. These were men who, unceasingly
and with prodigality, lavished upon the cause all they
possessed—mind, purse, and health ; and we have now
met to celebrate and glory in the success which they
achieved.—(Cheers.) These were the men who created the
public opinion we have noticed; and public opinion in this,
as in every other case, has proved omnipbtent. That it
was omnipotent who can doubt? It was the marifestation
of this opinion which first induced Lord John Russell to
write that marvellous and memorable letter of which

you are all cognizant ; and it was that also which, later
in the day, compelled the then Premier at last to be-
come a free -trader, to make the announcement which so
greatly gratified us, and so greatly dismayed and con-
founded the protectionists.—(Hear, hear.) For both
the letter and the action we are grateful ; and we will
cheerfully admit that nothing could have induced Sir R.
Peel to sacrifice place, power, and to throw overboard
so many of his political friends, but the conscientious
conviction that he was serving, and serving well, his
country.--(Great cheering.) This country and pos-
terity will, I am confident, do him ample justice ; for
my own part, I consider him one of the greatest bne-
factors to mankind.— (Cheers.) I have little doubt that
he will be amused, as we all are, by that small section of
the protectionist party which is left. I say it is a small
section, and sincerely do I hope, for its own sake, that it
may soon grow beautifully less.—(Laughter.) Still,
however, do they retain the hope of regaining their po-
sition, and their ground of renewed attack upon us will
be that we have not at once created for them an El
Dorado, that gold is not already to be picked up in the
streets. We confess that in this, indeed, we have

failed ; but let them exercise some common sense, end,
calling to memory their knowledge of agriculture, not
forget that it is usually necessary to sow the seed
before reaping the harvest.—(Hear, hear.) Commerce
is not a thing to be created in an hour. Give to it every
facility, and, such, is its nature, it will still be the work
of years, the labour of centuries.—(Hear, hear.) But
we have not altogether failed ; if we can only manage
to retain our present ground and pre-eminent position,
if we can only so extend and sustain this trade we pos-
sess, as to supply the wants, and afford all comforts to a
rising population, then we will assert that free-trade has
done a great deal.—(Cheers.) And though the ultimate
and final benefit is not yet in sight, we are nevertheless
already gaining many advantages from the free-trade
movement. The Roman Pontiff has liberalised his
tariff ; the .Two Sicilies have adopted- the same wise
policy ; the Emperor of Russia has given notice of some.
thing like an approximation ; and even in his dominions
I hope we shall ere long see " a step in the right direc-
tion."—(Cheers.) And, more than all this, I as fully
believe as I am sure that I exist, and that we are in this
room, that if it had not been for the shadowing forth of
free-trade principles in the United States before we saw
free-trade become the law of this land—that, with such
a bone of contention between us as the Oregon territory,
if it had not been for free-trade being thrown like oil on
the troubled waters—we should at this moment have
been at war with America.—(Cheers.) Further, I am
convinced, that if we had not indicated reciprocity, Mr.
Walker would never have been able to have car-
ried his free-trade tariff.—(Hear, hear.) 'What would
now have Keen our condition had free-trade failed ?
Were the protectionists prepared to have had their taxes
doubled? A great authority has given us a great maxim
—that England can never again have a little war ; and
if that be the fact, were the protectionists prepared to
add, and to be responsible for adding, 200,000,000 L to
our national debt?—(Hear, hear) When we go to war
we must fight in right earnest, and sincerity in that kind
of game is very expensive.—(Hear, hear.) They—must
have been prepared for all this, ready to sacrifice the
blood and treasure of the country in a war which, in all
probabilty, would leave us in the exact position from
which we started.—(Hear, hear.) There can, therefore,
in England, at least, be no very great regret at the dis-
appearance of the corn-laws. Next among the impor-
tant enactments of this session is the change in the
sugar duties. I think that this change was equally im-
portant with the adoption of free trade in corn; it was
important as the asseveration of a principle, as showing
us that the present Government repudiate protection,
that they repudiate all class legislation and all differen-
tial and prohibitive duties. The Government has laid
down a broad and intelligible principle, and has de-
clared its intention to pursue one path only, to im-
pose only duties necessary for the maintenance of the
revenue.—(Hear, hear.) This change in the sugar
deities was, in my opinion, beneficial in two ways: first,
as being the proper means of increasing tbe.facilities of
the people in purchasing what may be called a necessary
of life ; and secondly,because I think it was the best means
of adding to the revenue.—(Hear, hear.) The effect in
this must be the same as in every other case. Look at
the penny postage. There was a reduction of sd. on a
letter, and yet the revenue derived from the charge of hi.
a letter amounts nearly to what the revenue was when the
charge was 6d. I might give you a dozen illustrations
of th fact that low duties bring the greatest revenue
I might point to the reduction in the coffee duties ; but
the most promihent and the best known is in the instance
of the penny postage. The great objection urged against
the new sugar law, which you sent me to Parliament to
vote for, was, that it might possibly, nay, was certain, to
increase and extend the slave trade. That objection, as
an objection of principle, is worth nothing. We admit
American rice, American tobacco, American sugar,
American cotton, and coffee from slave-labour countries;
and why then take this exception, and exclude the sugars
of the Brazils and of Spain, merely because they happen
to be produced by the slave-labour which produces every
one of those other articles.--(Hear, hear, and applause.)
And as an objection . of fact, I must say that
I doubt if it is of value. A great change of
opinion has recently taken place as to the best
mode of putting down the slave trade. Many well-
thinking men, and many, of the anti-slavery societis,
have come to the rational conclusion that the good work
is not to be accomplished by coercion.—(Hear, hear.)
We have 56 sail of vessels of war on the African coast,
all more or less employed in the suppression of this ne-
farious traffic ; they number 800 guns; they are manned
by 9,000 seamen, at the cost of 700,0001., and at the sa-
crifice yearly of many hundreds of our fine fellows dead
or invalided.—(Hear, hear.) This is the cost of our
humane attempt, and this attempt, I need not tell you,
has hitherto proved a total abortion, a complete failure.
Coercive measures will not do. What will do ? At an
early period in my commercial life, when I resided at
Baltimore, in the United States, I noticed that labour
was very high—so high that the owners and captains of
vessels found it their interest to resort to Ireland and to
Holland, there to berth their vessels for passengers,
with the statement that they were not only willing to
receive those who could, but also those who could not
pay their passage, the latter class with the proviso that
on arriving in the United States they would consent—
labour being there so high—to sell their labour for one,
two, or three years, thus to reimburse the ship. The
plan succeeded; thousands of Europeans wont out under
the name of " redemptioners," and the result was, so
much was free labour reduced, that the value of slave
labour fell also, and the slaves became so cheap that
they were sold to the southern states, where the price
was higher.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it strikes me, that if
a portion of this 700,000/. was applied to endeavouring
to induce the hill-coolies, or others of the African races,
to embark, free, as " redemptioners" in some of the
colonies, the object we have in view, to deprive the
slave trade of its profits, might be accomplished quite as
effectually, and certainly with as much humanity, as by
the means we now adopt.—(Hear, hear, and applause.)
I believe that the middle passage between Africa and
the Brazils is more open than we have any idea of.—
(Hear, hear.) I spoke, not long ago, with a Dutch
gentleman, who had resided on the coast of Africa
fourteen years, and he states that he has seen a fleet of
twenty-six sail of slave ships succeed in landing their
cargoes without passing a single vessel of war. We are
aided by the French vessels and others, and yet the col-
lected force, as this fact shows, is altogether insufficient
for the purpose. The cruelties, as he gave me to under-
stand, practised upon the slaves are fearful; when they
cannot be disposed of, they are put to death ; and I
think it would be somewhat more humane if our 700,000/.
were applied to carry ing them free to our West India
colonies.—(Cheers.) At any rate, I don't think the new
measure is calculated to increase the mischief. I may,
before I have done with the corn-laws, mention a matter
of some importance, Some three or four months ago, at
a publiC meeting, I attempted to prophecy that a free
trade being adopted, so far from there being any danger
of Europe overwhelming us with corn, my only fear was
we would not have enough. I was jeered and laughed at
at the time, but now it seems I was not far out. A gentle-
man of East Lothian, a protectionist, used, when he spoke
in public, to tell the farmers, that if they lost protection
they would be ruined, their fields would become sheep-
walks; and he added the usual commentary about the
total destruction of British interests, British industry in
general, and British landowners in particular.—(Hear.)

Now, what do we find him doing? An estate, the' other
/
I day, was put up for sale in East Lothian, and it was
knocked down to this very gentleman at an enormous
price, P 7 years' purchase.—(Hear, hear.) Thais is
arguing one way and acting another, and I only -men-
tion the fact to prove to you that I was a better prophet
and somewhat more sincere in my assertion than this
gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) During the short time I
have been your representative, another question has oc-
cupied the careful attention of the House ; and I must
confess, that on that question, I regretted being in a
minority. I did regret that the minority was not a
majority; but I am not sorry that I gave my vote as I
did. I allude to the discussion on flogging in the army.
—(Cheers.) I thought, and lam pretty confident lam
right, that other modes of punishment might be adopted
without in the slightest degree endangering the necessary
discipline. Subsequently I found that the Duke of Wel-
lington, in the House of Lords, expressed a hope that he
would live to see the day: when flogging, as a means of
discipline, would be entirely abolished; and when I
read the speech in which that sentiment 'occurred,
I flattered myself that I had not done anything wrong in
voting for the entire abolition of this disgraceful system.
And now I may state the general views which I take, and
according to which, as your representative, I will act.
I, gentlemen, am for non-interference in religion.—
(Cheers.) I think that every man has a right to worship
the Author of his being in that way which he considers
best, and which his conscience dictates.—(Cheers.) I am
also for non-interference in commerce further than is
required for the purposes of revenue.—(Cheers.) I am
for non-interference in the political squabbles and con-
tests of other nations.—(Hear, hear.) I think we have
.bad enough of that at Madagascar and the River Plate;
and, for the future, I trust it will be thought wiser to
leave the people of the continent and the Americans to
settle their own differences in their own way.—(Hear,
hear.) The Quixotism which we once practised is not
only absurd, but we cannot afford it—(Hear, hear)—we
cannot afford to spend English money, and lavish English
blood, when no advantage is to be gained; and so long
as you honour me with your confidence, so long will I
use my utmost exertions, fulfilling my responsible trust
to preserve the peace, and thus best benefit our
country. The Honourable Gentleman concluded amidst
loud cheers.

The health of Mr. Cobden (warmly received), of Mr.
Thomas Bayley, of Mr. Stubbs, aid of several others
present were then drank, and the company separated.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed
early walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Os-
borne House.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice went
yesterday forenoon to the beach, and took their usual
exercise.

Mr. Aglionby, M.P., and a deputation on the subject
of emigration, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street.
Mr. Laing, from Berbice, had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian
Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-
office. .

The Right Hon. George Dawson, Deputy Chairman of
the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday from
Grove Park, Herts.

Viscount and Viscountess Fielding arrived at Far,
rance's Hotel yesterday from Brighton.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY, FiVE O'CLOCK.
ST. LEGER.-3 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken ), 5 to 1
agst Brocardo (taken), 8 to 1 agst Fancy Boy (taken), 9 to 1
agst Traverser (taken), 10 to 1 agst Grimston (taken), II
to 1 agst lago, 18 to 1 agst Cranebrook, 20 to 1 agst Sting
(offered), 20 to 1 agst Poynton (take 22 to 1), 4 to I agst
Mr. O'Brien's two (taken).
CHA3iPAGNE STAKES.-7 to 4 agst Slander, even on
Slander agst Van Tromp.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst Ennui, 7to 1
agst Quadruped, 7 to 1 agst June, 8 to 1 agst Morpeth, and
10 to 1 agst Fair Rosamond.
Cur.-7 to 1 agst The Hero for Queen's Plate and Cup (t).
YARMOUTH RACES—THURSDAY.
The Vauxhall Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added. One
mile and a-half. (5 Subs. )
Mr. Pemberton's Tugnet, 3 yrs, 7st (Pettit) 1
Lord Stradbrooke's Boarding-school Miss, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b 2
Mr. James Royall's Sir Fretful, aged, Bst 121 b............. 3
Mr. John Drake's Bold Archer, and Mr. Howlett's Liba-
tion, bolted.—Won by a head.
The Norfolk and Suffolk Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and
5 only if declared; the second to save his stake. Two
miles. (20 Subs.), 11 of whom declared.
Mr. Drake's Bold Archer, 3 yrs, Est 711
Mr. Theobald's Chemise, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
Mr. Gurney's Cantley, 3 yrs, Est 121 b ...... 3
Mr. Leslie's Britannia, 4 yrs, ist 71b
Won by two lengths;
The Borough Members' Plate of 501. The winner to be sold
for 200/. Heats, one mile and a half.
Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb (Pettit) 2 1 1
Lord Suffield's Alvanley, 5 yrs, Bst 12Ib ... 1 2 2
Mr. Abel's Edmund of Langley, aged 9st llb
Mr. Royall's Sir Fretful, aged, 9st 4 dr
Won by two lengths.
Match, 50 sovs. • Once round and a distance—Mr. Davey's
Governor, 12st, beat Mr. Beaumont's Little John, 12st.
CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING.
This meeting opened on Tuesday, under new and favour-
able auspices, such ready access to the field of sport being af-
forded by means of the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way. Two special trains, at 11 a.m. and 111%a a.m., were
dispatched, and well freighted they were with the lovers of
the turf. The weather was everything that couldbe desired,
bright and clear, showing off to the utmost advantage the
noble plane, which has been almost from time immemo-
rial associated with the most brilliant sporting events of the
Irish turf. The stand-house exhibited a brilliant display of
beauty and fashion, and the course was more than usually
crowded with anxious groups of citizens, and the inhabitants
of the county for twenty miles around. Amongst those
present were the stewards (the Marquis of Waterford, C. St.
George, Esq , and John Maher, Esq.), the Earl of Howth, the
Earl of Miltown, Lord Rusborough, Hon. Captain Foley,
George Watts, Esq., Robert Browne, Esq. (ranger), E. Irwin,
Esq., J. Preston, Esq., and a number of officers fromithe gar-
risons of Dublin, Newark, Naas, &c.
The ram did not commence until some time after the
special trains bad arrived ; the stranger visitors, many of
whom bad never been on the "short grass" before, had ample
time to see the extent of the plane, and the direction of the
various race-courses. The first race was for
Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Anglesey
Post. 2 sovs. each for entrance.
Mr. Nolan's ch m Miss Nuttin, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (Murphy) 1
Mr. Irwin's br h Warp, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b
Lord Waterford's ch g Henry, aged, Bst 311 3
The following also started but were not placed :—Lord
Waterford's Vaudeville, Mr. Armstrong's Star of Erin, Mr.
Knaresboro's Hark-over.

Won easily.
The Anglesey Stakes of 10 sovs., pp, for two yrs old ; colts
Bst 41b; fillies, Bst. Anglesey Post. The club to add 50
sous. ; second horse to save his stake. The winner of the
race to give three dozen of champagne to the club on the
day of the race.
Mr. Colgan's The Horn of Chasei by Harkawav—Victoria 1
Mr. Preston's The Irish King,. by Conjuror—Emily 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel
Westenra's Watch Dog, by Ratcatcher, out of Isora—Mr.
M'Donnell's b f by Freney, out of Amina—Mr. Whaley's Cal-
cavella (late Sauterne)—Mr. Bynde's b c by Philip—Mr.
Mailer's Souter Johnny—Mr. Armstrong's Vesta—Mr.
Irwin's Rideaway, by Harkaway.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
DONCASTER RACES.
DONCASTER, FRIDAY NIGHT.—The majority of the horses
engaged at the forthcoming meeting will not be here until
to-morrow, or Sunday, and Dawson's and John Scott's, it is
supposed, not until the following day. A few, however,
have come in, and from our inquiries we are led to believe
that the muster, before the commencement of the races, will
be tolerably good. The following list is confined to horses of
whose appearance no doubt is entertained, many others, how-
ever, are expected :=Phillip, June, Rowland Hill, Brocardo,
Tom Tullock, lago, Sheraton, Hoorrah, Kismet, Joanna Colt,
Bingham, Glossy, Vanish, Ukraine Jeannette, fby Touch-
stone, out of Caststeel, 2 yrs—Witsend, Wilderness, The
Hero, Blind Hookev, Miles's Boy, 2 yrs—Romance, Bur-
lesque, Spem Gregis, Planet, Slander, Gabbier, Crozier, Daw-
dle, nnui, Red Robin, Miss Sarah Charcoal, Foreclosure,
George Hudson, Duke of Richmond, Sir Tatton Sykes, Erin-
go -Bragh, Bravissimo, Cranebrook, Queen of Tyne, Fair
Rosamond, Neb the Nigger, Prince Alfred, Captain Rouge.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. ROBERT
LATOUCHE.

Just as this race had terminated, a most awful and
melancholy catastrophe took place. Mr. Robert La-
touche, second son of of the late Robert Latouche, of
Harristown, county Kildare, Esq., who was standing
upon the upper leaded roof of the stand-house, suddenly
dropped down beside his friends, with whom he was
conversing in the full enjoyment of good spirits a few
moments before. From the instant he fell he betrayed
but little signs of life, and although medical aid was in-
stantly at hand, and every possible means resorted to
for his restoration, he expired with a slight motion of his
eyes and mouth. The immediate cause of his death was
supposed to be disease of the heart. A sudden and
solemn gloom pervaded all parties when the melancholy
event became known, and the majority crowded to the
temporary station at Dublin, impressed with the so-
lemn and sudden visitation which fell upon this highly
estimable member of so practically benevolent, useful,
and beloved a family. The lamented gentleman was
about thirty-two or thirty-three years of age, and was
unmarried.

There were some matches to be run off, but they were,
with great propriety, postponed.
ASCENT OF MR. HAMPTON'S BALLOON.
This evening, at four o'clock, Mr Hampton made an
ascent in his splendid balloon, the Erin-go-Bragh, from
the Rotunda Gardens. The evening was very fine, and
the intrepid aeronaut effected a successful ascent in first-
rate style. his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant was
accompanied by Lady Georgiana Bourke and her two
infant, children, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, and the
Hon. Mr. Daly, A.D.C. The attendance was numerous
and fashionable, by wh' in his Excellency was received
with every mark of respect.
The balloon took a south-ea!terly direction, and, after
a sojourn in the realms of air for about twenty-five
minutes, Mr. Hampton safely descended on the strand
between Irishtown and Sandymount.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—The Hamburgh ship
Franziska, Captain Berndt, arrived here last night, from
Rio de Janeiro, for orders, whence she sailed on the 10th.
of July, and reports that the packet Petrel would sail
about the ,20th of that month. Exchange 27d. on
London, and on Paris 350 f. No political news. The
Empress's acconchement was daily expected. Nothing
new from the River Plate. Money was very scarce. The
coffee market had been brisk for about a fortnight at, 31
50 to 34 50, equal to 30s. to 325. 6d.; but when the
Franziska sailed the market was cleared, at a decline of
100 reis.

THE MURDER AND MUTILATION
IN DERBYSHIRE.
VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.
LIASLAND, NEAR CHESTERFIELD, FRIDAY.—After the
account of the adjourned inquest on the remains found
in a mutilated state at Chesterfield had been dispatched
on Thursday afternoon, the following evidence was
taken :
Henry Knight (brother of the prisoner by the mother't
side), a horsebreaker in Chesterfield, had got the wateh
produced from Platts on the 30th of January to pledp;e.
Witness pledged it in his own name for I Is., and gave
Pleas both money and ticket. On the 22d of February
bought from Platts the pair of boots produced, which
witness had worn up to Saturday last.
William Beaumont, alias Lanky Bill, denied that he had
ever sold Platts a watch.

James Kirk sworn---I am a butcher in Chesterfield,

and reside in the shambles. On the 7th of December I
was sitting in my own house with my sister, between
seven and eight o'clock. My sister came to me, and
said, " Jem ! Jem ! Jem run out, there is somebody
very ill in this shop, come directly." I ran down bang
against the door, and said, " Open the door, you little
beggar, you have got Hannah in." He never spoke,
and I said, Open the door, I'll have her out." He
then opened the door, and came. I said, "Bring her
out," and he said " No, James, she is not in." I said
she was in, and said, " Whathave you been making
this noise at ? " He said he had been having some
liquor, and had been throwing up. He then went into
my sister's house, and I saw no more of him. When I
ran to the shop the door was bolted.
Ann Platts sworn—l live in Chesterfield, on Durham-
green. My daughter lives with me, and my son, John
Platts, the younger, used to live with me. He is turned
22 years of age. I have another son, Henry Knight,
who has lately left Chesterfield. Platts gave me a pawn-
ticket, a week ago, to fetch a watch out of pawn. He
gave me I2s. 6d. to redeem it. I went to Mr. Wilcock-
son's to fetch it out. I left it on the dresser of Mr.
Thompson's kitchen.
William Sharp, policeman, Chesterfield, described the
finding of the bones, &c.
Humphrey Belfit, sworn—l am a shoemaker. On the
17th of June I asked Platts where George Collis was,
and he said, " The was gone to Manchester with a
woman, and he had seen him there six weeks ago driv-
ing a cab." Platte also said that Collis owed him 51.,
and he wished he had never known him. I asked him if
he would get anything from him; and he said, "Hold
thy noise, I've got a pain in my stomach." He then
looked very ill. I said nothing more to him. He had
not complained of any pain before, but was then all of a
tremble, and seemed a good deal confused.
Ellen Beresford sworn—l saw Collis's watch just before
he left our house; he pulled it out to see what o'clock it
was. It was on Sunday night, and he said he had pro-
mised to meet the butcher, John Platts, at half-past six
o'clock, at the Old Angel. Collis said he was going to
settle with him, and that Platts owed him money. He
said he had promised to pay him this time and the other
time; and added, " I'll make him pay me to-night."
The watch produced is the one which George Collis had
when he was at our house on Sunday evening, Dec. 7.
Mrs. Mary Thompson said—Ann Platts was my char-
woman, and was with me on this day week. She
brought nothing in the house that lam aware of. John
Platts called about ten o'clock. He asked for his mother,
and they spoke to each other ; after which she said she
wanted to go on an errand. She was away half-
an-hour. About eleven o'clock he came again, and as
soon as she saw him she said, " Jack, it's on that white
table !" and he went forward and took something off ; he
then want away. I did not know what it was. I never
saw her bring a watch into the house.
John Metcalfe said—l am constable of Hasland. Mr.
Bunting has a field in our township. In consequence
of someting I heard, I went to that field on the 2d of
this month, and found a quantity of bones, a coat, two
handkerchiefs, and part of a pair of trousers, braces,
and two garters (one red and the other white). The
clothes are the same as I have shown this day to Ellen
Beresford and Mary Mawkes. I fetched the skull from
the House of Correction, one hat, and one arm-bone. I
have heard Collis say that Platts owed him money.
Mrs. Mawkes was recalled, and identified the watch,
which she said was her lad's watch, and nobody need be
afraid of swearing to it ; she had it many a time. She
never paid John Platts any money, nor did he ever come
for any. He never came to her house to ask for him
after he was missing ; he had frequently come before
that time, but never since, a rascal. She asked him if
he had seen George, and he said, " Yes, but it is a good
bit since." He said, " I want to see him, to have a bit
of settling with him ;" and then he turned his back,
and never said another word.
Dr. H. E. Walker, surgeon, in Chesterfield, said—At
Mr. Bunting's request, I went to his field on the 2d inst.,
and found a spine, pelvis, and bones of the extremities,
except the hands; at that time, also, one foot was want-
ing. I observed them to be the bones of a human
skeleton. From the lower bones of the body I have no
doubt it was that of a male. It must have been above

23 or 24 years of age, from the development of his
teeth. The teeth in the front part had been extracted
the day before. Had the teeth been left, the body
might have been recognised. What remained of the
soft parts of the body were converted into a substance—
a fatty substance—and was chiefly attached to the spine
on the left side of the pelvis. The bones were quite dis-
jointed. The ligaments had given way, but not from
any violence. Neither the ribs, nor long bones, pre-
sented any marks of violence. On examining the head,
it was separated from the spine—the soft parts were in.
a great measure removed by decomposition, except in
the orbits in the eye sockets and some cavities at the
base of the skull. That in the right orbit was further
advanced, and in a different kind of decomposition.
On the inner or nasal edge of the right eyebrow
was a large fracture, half an inch in length, and in
direction upwards, and towards the left side ; the
edges of this fracture were separated about the
eighth of an inch, as if something had passed in to a cer-
tain extent. From this fracture were three others of
smaller extent, one extended into the right orbit above
the eye, a second passed across the forehead into
the left eye, and the third passed up the fore-
head, about five inches in extent. The small bones
forming the nasal side of the eye-socket were very much
broken—much comminuted; the brain was in a very de-
composed state, a semi-fluid. The inner surface of the
frontal bone—a portion of it—was depressed about one
inch and a quarter in length and an inch in width; it
separated or dropped out when I washed it; when re-
placed in its proper position, the centre would nearly
correspond with the fracture over the right eyebrow.
Half way across the base of the brain was another frac-
ture extending half way across the base of the skull. It
would require great violence to commit such an injury
on the skull; it must have been of long standing; from
the discoloured state of the contents of the right eye-
socket, I should surmise that the fracture was caused
previous to death. The edge of a butcher's axe would
be sufficient to inflict such a wound; such a blow would
render a man .insensible, and I should say he would
never be conscious afterwards. It was quite sufficient
to cause death. The head might have separated from
decomposition. The hands, the ribs, and part of the
vertebrae are still missing. I am of opinion that the
bcdy was not cut up before death, and that it was
thrown into the soil with the trousers on, from the fatty
substance adhering to the inside. From the length of
the thigh-bone, the man would be about the middle
height.
Charles Cotterill, inspector of police at Chesterfield,
said—On this day week, when the inquest was adjourned,
John Platts, the prisoner, overtook me on the road, and
asked me if I knew how they had brought it in? I told
him it was adjourned to that day week. I said, " John,
when was the last time you saw Collis?" and he replied,
" On the 6th of December, that was on Saturday in the
afternoon, when he came to my stall, and asked,me to
let him have 2/. 10s., and I let him have it; he also came for
two pounds of steaks, and I let him have them." He
wished Platts to go and have some with him at night;
he added that they had agreed to meet at Franks's on
Sunday night, to have a settling; and that he had gone
and waited up in a room with the ringers, and was never
out of the house within the time he was there, which
was from six o'clock to eleven. I asked if Collis met
him there, and he said " No, I never saw him." I said,
" If you had met and settled your accounts, how would
the balance have been?" and he said, " I should have
to receive from him—he owed me 91." Wilcockson

. en,
,tneeodvr
eiltddhsewaeniehtlymlt
said, " How came you to lend him 21. 10s., if 1;;;;;;:i
you 91.?" He said, " I thought he was honest, and
" There
rae6odl
v.
neoelfwOwhs,ai'
would pay me again." I said, "If he were living now,
how much money would he owe you?" and he said,
" Take 21. 10s. from 9/." and Mr. Wilcockson added,
)t:d.o‘ eadTsnuehda
search
From'
hdse
stwha. hie.
suspicion
said,
,t ,
21. h
oe,
Ito
,soI.
I,w,
cei
asnns tr
entertainedape
his box on Monday, and observed a purse similar to one
which belonged to the deceased, and on the following
day
.it was gone.—(A juryman observed that at the first
portion of the inquest Platte was in an adjoining room.)
The purse had a division in it, and a pawn-ticket, for
which the watch was pledged for Its. I searched again
en Friday morning, and the purse was gone.
Richard Parsons said—l am a blacksmith at Chester-
field. I remember being at Terry's public-house in
December last, and Harvey coming in and telling me a
story about some noise he had heard in Platte' shop.
Next morning I saw Platte himself ; he came into my
shop and brought two locks to be repaired. I said,
" Jack, there is strong suspicion that you murdered
some one last night." He said, " Who told you so ?"
and I said, " Tom Harvey." He said " I had some meat
in the shop and Opened the shutter, and was going to
put it down again, when it overwhelmed me, and I fell
down, and cut my hand on the lantern ;" he also said
he had 3d. worth of rum at the Old Angel, and it made
him rather sick ; he said he had made some kind of
,a
noise that caused people to suspect him ; he blushed
very much at the time, but I thought him then innocent.
d'rdeailnpPgpwrr (havingiaesi
apprehended
This concluded the evidence, at about half-past seven
o'clock in the evening.
The jury, after deliberating about 20 minutes, returned
a verdict of" Wilful Murder" against John Platte.

DREADFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GREENOCK.
—LIVERPOoL, FRIDAY NIGHT, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—
The Princess Royal steam-ship, which arrived this
morning before nine o'clock, after a splendid run of
fifteen hours and a half, from Greenock, brings intelli-
gence of a sad disaster. Fairrie and Co.'s sugar-house,
Cartsdyke, Greenock, took fire yesterday morning, at
two o'clock, and the greater part was consumed. The
damage is estimated at from 50,0001. to 80,0001. The
sugar-house was situated contiguous to several streets,
and a building-yard,. where two of the new Atlantic
steam-ships are building. One life was lost.
FOREIGN WALNUTS.—Yesterday, several hundred
baskets of walnuts, imported by the Wilberforce from
Antwerp, were sold by auction, at Adams's, Pudding-
lane. The quantity of foreign filberts and walnuts im-
ported this scum exceeds that of any former year.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES,
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER CON
PANIES' STOCK.

From tie Official List,
PLY2LIS.IIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IL
XOINT-STOCX MANES.

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per

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stistralasia •
Brash N orth Ant ericmi
',"oinniercial of London
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Londn and Westmlnstr
ticndon Joint-Stock
Metropolitan
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Ditto, New.....
National of Ireland ..
Nat. Provncial of Dag.
Ditto, New.
Union of Australia
Union of L0nd0n.....

q. per cent.
51. per cent.
Si. per cent.
51. per cent.
6/. per cent.
61. per cent.

IN S'

Name of Company:

Alliance Drit. and For.
Ditto Mar ine. • • • • • .
Atlas ..

8/. per cent.
8/. per cent.
5/. per cent.
51. per cent.
51. per cent.
6!. per cent.
5/. per cent.

'CE 0

Dividend
per

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37. l Os.
6 per cent.
61. per cent,
13s. 6cl. pr sh,
7s. per share
N. per cent.

British Cotrimercial
. & Gen. Life
Crown
Eagle .. ......
Eng. & St:ot. Law ••..
Europerca Life
Freemtt•sous,

10s.
Gs.
51. per cent.
5% per cent.
51. per cent.
61. per cent.
51. per cent.
61. and bonus,

Guardi an •. • . .•• • • •
tinpezr'al Fire • . • • • • • •
Imperial Life
Indrannity Marine • • .
La'.c Life • • • .
Legal and General Life
London Fire
London Ship
Marine ..
Aled. Invlid & Gen. Life
National Leaa Fund..
National Life
Fallachum Life
Phcenix .....

l'rotector Life....
Provident Life • . ....
Rock Life.... ..
Royal Exchange
Sun Fire
Ditto Life

Universal Life ...:

12s.
1/. sh. & bs,
1/. Ss.

10s.
10s.
5/. per cent.
4%1. per ct.
51. per cent.
8/. per cent.
5/. per cent.
3/. p. ct. & bs
51. per cent.
1/. ss.
48.
5/. per cent.
6/. 10s.
11. 6s.
lON/. pr cnt

Amount
of
Share.

raid.

£
s. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
50 .0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0

X s. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
7 10 0
25 0 0
10 0 0
20 0 0
35 0 0
10 0 0
25 0 0
10 0 0

4 s. d.
50 0 0
11 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
2 10 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
2 0 0
All paid.
3 0 0

36 10 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
5 13 1
10 0 0
2 0 0
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12 10 '0
15 0 0
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24
9%
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CANALS.
1 .
Names of 1 E Dividend .
per Price. Names of it; Dividend
Price E
Companies. I A per Companies. A Annum.m , Annum. a:
,
XI £
Ashtn& 016111 97 5/.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 8/. -
Ashby-d-la-Zlll3' 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. -
Barnsley.. •. 1160, 12/. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - -
Basingstoke..lloo' - i Neath ... •• • 100 17/. 340
Brknk&Abrgllso' 5/. ,85 Nottingham. 150 12/. -
Cromford.. • • 11001 14/. - freak Forest. 78 3/. 40
Dudley 1100 4/. - Regent's .. •• 33 1/. ss. -
Derby - - llOO, 6/. 73 Rochdale ... •85 4/. -
Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 8/. -
,
Eyewash lOO 32/. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 6/. p. c.
GrandJunctn 100' 71. 8G Stffrd &Worcl4o 28/. 295
Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury-1125 lhl. -
Glamorgnsh. 172 13,,,1. - Stourbridge ..145 201. 315
(4istr & Brkly,loo - - Strtfrd on Av 179 1/. 10s. -
Grantham . • 150, 12/, - Severn and 1
26 N. Bs, 32
Huddersfield.' 57 - - I Wye Rail.
Kennt & Avir 39 7s. 6d. - Trnt & Mr- /
50 301. -
Lancaster.. • I 47, 1/. 10s. - - sey, 14 sh.
Leeds&Livrp 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - -
Leicester ... • 140 10/. 105 IWorcstr &/
Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 52 Binning. 78 2/. 43
Louglthorogir 142 70/. 850 . Wilts SD Brks 67 11. 11