The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-20 00:00:00

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V.

EVENING SUN

10,41111rstarboa'rd—i—tack:arTdthe men in the Vesper were
hg' at the windlass. 'Captain Shepherd hailed her
wily to square her main yard. If she had done
at she %%mild have cleared the Vesper. She had thene
10f room to have gone about. The Vesper had
itiza3ruPori her at the time, and could not answer her
th • The Argus hailed to starboard her helm, but Capt.
iePherd said it was no use. The Vesper had just dropped
• ta: .';aia-t(ipsail when they came together. I thought
iii4aptain of the Vesper took the proper course to get
Ple'sel under weigh. The foremast shroud struck the
4-Per's jib-boom end, and as the brig slewed round,‘
1r carried away the fore-topmast heck-•stay. 11!
-:
en's anchor-stock was a-wash. The men continued
th,,, e windlass till the vessels came together. They
111,„',n away -lest some spars should fall on them. After
to the Captain of the Vesper called to the brig
ilkille up his trysail and drop his anchor. I myself
t° tVn Captain Robinson, and, with a good deal of
I'asien; he squared his yard and dropped
Ile 'l.„.'leher. I do not think the people in
If ,h, %per could • have avoided the accident.
te,' andor of the Vesper had been let go it would not
I,lloolie into the vessel. It was impossible to say
' Igo part of the barque the Argus would strike. The
-- 44 the Argus could hear the windlass at some
bore=kit and knew that the Vesper was weighing her
Pitais „. •
„lite 1" Singleton—l am barge-master of the Town
!io 't 4, Yesedd. I saw the accident, which occurred
1,1:0,-tf-i31nik‘ higher up the river. The vessel was
!;nlB°,o, if
ITT,' head down to the tide. She had no
'P. T-"'"tUld i sew that they were heaving her anchor
• 'light`l,taw the Argus going towards her. The Argus
'bola 'l've-he-re her head-yards to the mast, or gone
t•tted',,and
anthe accident. I don't think the barque
%van 'eve done y thing to avoid it. The Vesper had
Ile Zto the'tide about half an hour before the accident.
gVesper had no sail set before the accident.
ames Beettwright-e-I was a seaman on board the
er 1
when the sOcident occurred. We were at the
the
„ass till the vessels came in contact. The Vesper
„s•the -A° way on her and could riot avoid the accident.
‘;44—:igus might have backed, and avoided the accident.
t :In Sheherd hailed them repeatedly.
'4 8.117 Bell, a seaman on board the Vesper, described
, It -4"erit as it had been stated by the other witnesses.
kll Utile,
Hetherington—l was master of the brig
tale eolas on the 28th January last. I was delivering
' lee itt Union Wharf, about ioo fathoms from the Ves-
, lie
„.I"Nv the men in the Vesper heaving up th&ranchor.
' tel,rgns should have tacked short, or gone about t0:1411.,,,ti1e
:1411.,,,tile accident. The Vespai7 could do nothing, for
Pm -4'lo weigh upon her. Any one could see that she
1/•tting under weigh. The main-topsail of the
Ives „,7
let falust before the blow
iswasyset:sitil!ek. Tilie
vese„,7 and the Argus both belong to T
Ile r'r belongs
At, sip, to London. The Vesper, after" the acci.
e,,Wilel•2ail and Steered for the south shore.
„Itespor Cornish was on the mabitopsail-yard of the
noel" when the Argus struck hie. When within
._,9viee'„',-!',,,,ekip's length he heard the master hail them
71, tke(K_te second time the man at the Argus's helm
r'elity•ue we shall go all clear of you." The Argus had
•larol room to go about.
'144" 'Matthews master block-maker at Gravesend,
Ittia accident, His attention was attracted by the
k . 1 ~EPitig her course, the Vesper having no way on
' h id fought the Argus had plentrof room to have
, A licile accident I saw the anchor, and thought it
1,,4erv,21. MiSChief to eithefthe one vessel or the other.
:-cte tli 7,9xbY---I am tr ship-broker. I offered to pur-
ltt.i.Lee "" eslierain A pril, 1840, for 1,8001 It was re-
, ea,,,,,_ parties aski.ng 2,200/. for her.' •
`tet- "8 Ashton—l ki iew the Vesper. I r'n a ship-
el'' 'll •
k lan , e value of ;hipping has deteriorated within
a4tbr s3eal• I advised the owners not to take ~ r.
,310 eher. I value the vessel at about 2,0001. She
el do, tens burden, carried a very large cargo fur her
1 lei; and shifted without ballast, and these qualities
kill air valuable. She w ould carry 550 tons of coals, and
L at Sunderland
70 and ;v3O tons ballast. I think she was
-e 1 about 1823. She was in my hands
atki B,da:airoln 1839. Her owners were very indifferent,
i • 3s wanted more th.tn I could get for her. She
in LI , .
1 1.3, oyd s list with the, black diphthong. That was
, apkg pod class for a collier.
l.ra
had
were 557 tons of coals on
ele e freight was 7s. 101 d. per ton. She had
' '4,3•4 b, a new bowsprit, the other having been carried
't It. 3 a ship in the River. I don't know who paid
it lfr 1 aril nephew to one of Gie plaintiffs.
,': ),;(10v0.tesNy. ELL addressed the Jury fur the defendant.
r,s cult
little apprehension iii the present case as to
14, utt of the inv ti ration because he would show
4. •,,,,_ _ es , • ,
1 14
11:1Y that the Captain and crew of the Vesper were
'llt. , 4, and that to them in a °T eat measure the aeci-
-1 'as attributable. Now unless it was shown that no
I '.whatever attached to the plaintiffs, they had no
„ 4, right to claim compensation at the hands of a Jury.
N, '3llld show to them that the Vesper was at that
k,l traderl4,44 way, that the Argus being on her starboard•
Lad •
kI, aright to continue on her course, according to the
i:l% nautical rule, and that it was the business of the
;N.. 'OO board the Vesper to have made way for her.
I,'llil he
1, , submitted that the Captain of the Vesper had
j., i,:ntel the grossest negligence and culpability in heav-
IL e a; anchor up, and leaving his vessel, heavily loaded,
1., helpless log on the water, without any sails upon
(1 l'lri
IQ epaersefectwasly unmana
edingg eable.
procewhen we went to Press.)
ti
11,1 __.
"'I( 4, --M ON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
s ;4" London before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and
11, • a Special Jury.)
;,
ftktp, , Plaintiffs and the defendants are extensive dealers
k?!ii il and this action was brought to recover damages
klboth l !e defendant.
in n
for having imitated the ark by
lali le iron produced the plaintiff's works was
44 distinguished. The case occupied the whole of
1i,71 y, and will not conclude before a late hour this
4.01
144,.. CD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DA.V.)
gird
ON, DEC. 20.—Wind this day at noon S.W.
,4'110.1. e DEC. 18.—Wind W.S.W. 7 P.M. E.s.E._
pa, Peter Proctor, Armstrong, Launceston. Ariel.
,4'ke tl. 'e River, Marianne, Pobart Town , David Lyon,
'tl. ,i Columbine, New Orleans; Ann Hall4Charles-
'4
P Palmyra, Fernando Po, and sailed with the rest of
T,,-, 'tward bound.
IS 'RAT, DEC. 18.—S1d. G. i\l'Leod, Mauritius ; Ga-
'4,l'el Bahia • Jane :Coast of Africa ; James Holmes,
•' • '
A Ly ra , Patriot, Monte Video ; and several others.
N- 11:)trrir, Dec. 19.—Wind S.E. by E , a gale.—.
;1 L 54 arbinger Quebec ; Tomatin, London, fur Syd-
b,,P'Ai,x 'i • Majesty's ship Powerful, Malta.
iii,Ntes '-' 'urn, DEC. 17.—Wind W.S.W to N., strong
' et' 4 Ind squally. 18. Wind N. to E., moderate.-
4(li an; ; packet, Havanna, Etc.; Sea Gull packet, West
Os • t
'k,e 'c,-. ondon, New Zealand ; Cyrus, South Seas ;
t:,l'elie,,i'e, 'log ; Amity Hall, Nesbitt, Scotsman,
lazd
Yliett , 4 oung, all for Jamaica ; Ellin Grove, -
04A, • lronside St. Thomas's ; Supply, Cuba ;
''4) '-`,.,'1_,1( er )1 'l3l Charles, Teneritfe ; Jordi-
i't a -,.'"A ssa ; °hell! ; Majesty's ship Madagascar,
trill, LT i ne. Arrd. off—Cato, Quebec ; Haidee, Mar-
Letils"e , 4.-\.A„, a ; Queen, Christen, Miramichi. The cargo
1e,,,, all -41 'rat is being transhipped on hoard the lona
4•,‘, 1%., rz, patch. The Crystal, from Richebucto to this
IC • '''' tk•andoned on the 4th inst., in lat. 48 log. 43,
k .ba''ille,' 'kelo,:).-ged, crew saved. Sld. Dart, Madeira.
A 'AL °re De'e. 18.—S1d. Barbara, Jamaica ; George,
'1'("Iltl eat ; Aline, Demerara ; 19, Monarch, Trieste ;
'NI C„,harlestc,n ; Emerald, Leghorn ; Archimedes,
RCIAltn - wand.
\`'1,146.4'( . L'i•reit, DEC. 18.—Arrd. British Queen, Ste-
."\,biet:,,.. Ss- John's N.B.
1711.10,," 'n T, DEC. 18.—Sad. Cosmopolitan, Messina.
t:4),°14,1,-1 2 ', DEC. 17.—Arrd. Maria, Corrigil, Quebec.
rn'oef•t• Li JD, DEC. 17,—Arrd. Maria and Grace, Clyde
,ti 4.4. le 23,
(~441,z,., , : DEC. 17 —Arrd. Onyx, and Oberon, Quebec.
s'elie,,, It vin', DEC. 17.—Arrd. Northumberland, from
IQ°lle, i
''‘• 0 • D EC. 17 krrd Edward Thorn, Alloa for
li tie • • ' •
,tt.p t Ili ;, with loss of fore-topmast, &c.
(Ipit,..s.- 7, DEC 17•—A rid. Rosebank, Quebec.
Ira•'-ii ', DEC. ' rii-,
iva„ afr -
4‘,..",,t iel,°' a her anchors last night during a gale, and
f,Y• I"' 'e on Hare Island ; her mainmast has been cut
4144,
(:)ralik,',- 33, 7 18.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Ve-
-I,lltT:seari it. 4, \ndrew's, New Brunswick• The Racer,nites
(4i ills, fry i INlalta to this port, struck on the
l'i .hrt'sby' .tre's. e her rudder, and has been assisted into
i tt:e ' y.V.. 'PI •„, a Simon Bolivar, Wick, from Plymouthgi
crew anti 4, , • 1 )sized off the Dogger Bank on the 1-t i
l'
sae Avase‘e‘icandoned in a sinking state the next day;
ishner, 30. ,
110 s, t‘ ALAI, ..„
~ fEe. 18.—The Susan, Aslett, from
NIL" l-k4,,,r_P; it in here with damage, having been oononfier
•
rt ti\—`lV slANt'f '4'l.; 0 EC. I.7.—Part of the wreck ofasch
POI eve 14; .v, with a yellow streaii round the hull, and
T',-.4,,„.41 alit e'd .Brown, sailmaker, Yarmouth, has been
- 'II. ~,tb'e•• No-s.and Head Light.
-`4l'4-41e.: 17.—Arrd. Matchless, Montague,Laguna.
e' Re. 1 'OTICE TO MARINERS.
N:;th'e---eVII., ').. 'Howe, in Malta harbour, Nov. 30, 1841.
1-.(tu of lack. t ,noy on Cape Bianco shoal, off the south
IP ote%lf -01 ft ~ which bore S.W. by S., about 11 mile
- ils, I
tide
1 t he,. has disappeared, which buoy served
„,,g ,0 f ecinsiderable importance to vessels for clear-
-1 Pa; -4''' Iwl ten passing to the northward of the Island
, :(s-i,s4n cl ste, wing for the south channel of Corfu.
, eee d) VRANCIS• MASON, Rear-Admiral.

ist„
w"'Cit/rs Non THE MONTH.—Coats are very.
:11111 a, .PPea ,7, 117 T artioularly at the elbows, and are trimmed
g sub stance, which gives them a very glossy
t`t,t -t'e• A rim. of white runs down the seams, and
4A. the .buttons is slightly opened so as to
we IX len material under it. Hats nre now slightly
Party at tt to top, avd we have seen several in which
b::im is sloped off without any particular re-
~erytfi the
qaantity abstracted. Walking dresses are
lotted just now with brown spots of a mud
prri on quite irregularly, and the heels of the
i'44teinis 111 scmetimcs be seen trimmed with the same
!:.ort of basket work is now a great deal
1,,.1,4101;"e' i:drek-i, and in these cases it is streited over
-"jellluie Si lver fish, something like a common sprat,
) a light and graceful character.—Punch.
I.—Towards the end of this month
'l"4~toe " in • rireat request, to decorate the rooms and
f
the geense to. omps and gallantry. The singularity. ot
1.e„11*(11,i;t11 a form of the misletoe brought it m into
4"PCf-f—•l°llg' A he Druids, for the purpose of mysticald
"
d its use has thence be.en. continue
‘lita.)t afterwards, so difficult is. it tof era
tojilee ,11„,1,:it.thilor: of this sort from the minds o
,"" crret it is fairly rooted. It was long thoughtr_
'4l 4n--1, tie to propagate this plant. In the mate, _
Lthtesce the e„,-is. are said to be dropped by the nus eit
Itaa 1;79 which feeal on the berries. Lately, however.,.
uerri:„ell iucc ,6„f„.11 • propagated by causing the bruised
such ; 'are vei 'v viscid, to adhere to the bark ?
trowt .aes as been most congenial to their
11/1114t8 ,11j1) a„ on the
ro bark
of these the seeds readily ger-
Ow ot.

THE MARKETS.-(TE-lIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
Last week's arrivals 'of Barley and Oats were large,
but moderate of other grain. The fresh supply of Wheat
moderate, and of Barley and Oats good. Fine Wheat,
ls. per quarter dearer; other qualities and Foreign as last
stated. Barley very dull. Beans hardly maintained
their late value. Boiling and Grey Peas ls. to 2s. per
quarter lower. Good Oats Is. per quarter cheaper ;
other sorts nearly unsaleable at a greater .reduction.
Flour as last reported.
4.ItRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEER.
Wheat. Barley. ours. , Floe,
English
Irish - - 20,940 i -
Foreign 13,550 1,150 6! 0 13,312 brie
rater!' ON BOA RD OF sPII.
Wheat,Red (old) - s -s. Beans, Sinall(new) ..... ...386 468.
-- White (old) --O. -8. (old) 42' 465.
-- Red (1841) .......525. 555. - Tick (new) 28 306
Fine s,ss• 63;. ------ (old) 38..41's
Superfine 665. 675. - harrow (new) '326.34s
-- White (1841) ....541. sc4s.
---- Fine .605. 623 Brank
Superfine ...... 10s. 7:3 s. Oats, Feed -. -5
--.-Foreien free ..... .565. 766. -- Ness i7s. 235.
Ryt 38s. 40s. Poland
Barley 26is. 52s New 21x.26•.
-- Grinding ••.Bs. 32s - Potatoe .; -a.
- Malting 336. 365. .-.---. vew .9.6 28s.
Malt ' s6s. 60s, - Scotch 2Gs %s.
- Fine New 645. 6(5;. -- Irish 16;.... 10;. 83;.
Pease, Grey, New 13s. 355. Flour Town (per suck).... 595. 626.
-- Maple New 345. 376 •--- SecoiaN .2,.546.
-- White 345. 365. -...- North Country.... 50s. 541.
........... Boilers 36;..'.8;. Bran 76. es.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
The supply of beasts and sheep was moderate, and
trade brisk; the fine quality sold readily. Veal and
Pork were in good demand, the supply short. Beasts,
2,597 ; Sheep, 18,660 ; figs, 550 ; Calves, 96. Becf,
3s. Bd. a 4s. 10(1. ; Veal, 4s. a ss. 6(1. ; Mutton, 4s. a
.ss. 2d. ; Pork 4s. 4(1. a ss.
TEA MARKET.
The market was quiet, and prices were hardly sup-
ported. Sellers of Company's Congou at is 9d cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
The demand for P. Y. Candle was steady, and prices
firm at 48s on the spot and for delivery up to the end of
the year. South American sold at 41s to 46s 6d per cwt.
PROVISION MARKET.
Butter in good request, and prices advanced to 106 s.
to 108 s. for fine Friezland ; Bacon in good request,
and 545. to 555. for the best.
HOP MARKET.
The Market was dull, and former rates were barely
supported. , --

EXECUTION OF JOB J. WARD.
The awful punishment of death was this morning in-
flicted on Job John Ward, who was convicted at the last
November Sessions of the Central Criminal Court of the
wilful murder of Timothy Ested, an infant, aged only
one year and nine months. The wretched ;culprit, who
was in the prime of life, his age being only 23 years, has
ever since his condemnation suffered the most acute
mental anguish, and yesterday, during the condemned
sermon, he fainted away in the chapel of Newgate, and
the service was suspended for nearly a quarter of an hour
in consequence. The same thing had occurred at his
condemnation, and we understand that during the brief
interval which has since elapsed, fits of a similar nature
have been of frequent recurrence. From all these cir-
cumstances it had been feared that his strength of nerve
would have failed him in his last awful moments. Such,
however, was not the case.
Shortly before eight o'clock the Rev. Ordinary, the
Sheriffs, and other officers were in attendance upon the
prisoner in his cell. The prisoner was seated on a form,
and Mr. Sheriff Magnay sat by his side. Mr. Carver
asked him whether he admitted the justice of his sen-
tence, and he replied, "Oh dear, yes." Mr. Sheriff Mag-
nay then asked him whether he would now wish to state
anything as to the manner in which the child was killed;
he replied that the child was lying in the bed and he
struck it with his fist twice; he added, that when he
did so, he had not the least idea or intention to kill it,
and he concluded by declaring- positively that he never
made use of the hammer. The Sheriff then :tilted him
whether it was true that he was intoxicated at the time, to
which he replied that he was, and heat the same time said
he hoped that all working men would refrain from drink,
for that had been the means of placing him in his present
dreadful situation. Upon another occasion he told the
Ordinary that it was drink which put the idea of strik-
ing the child into his head, and that he wished liquor
had been a guinea a quart on that day, as it would
have prevented the unfortunate occurrence taking place.
The Sheriff then asked the prisoner whether it was not
possible that the head of the child might have come in
contact w:ith the chaff ;or the bed-post, but he replied that
that could not be, and again repeated, that the only injury
inflicted upon the child were the blows with his fist,
adding that at the time he had not the slightest in-
tention of killing it, but us those blows were the cause of
death, he acknowledged that he was justly charged
with the murder, and was, therefore, liable to the pu-
ni,hment he was about to suffer. When the prisoner was
pinioned he expressed a wish to shake hands with the
Sheriff's and the Ordinary, and having done so, he ex-
claimed " God bless you, I thank ycu all for your
kindness."
The usual hour, eight o'clock, having arrived the cul-
prit was led to the scaffold, with the usual procession.
He appeared very faint, and was supported by one of the
turnkeys and Mr. Holding, one of the surgeons. The
appearance of the wretched man on the seatibld was the
signal for a burst of cheers, mingled with groans, from
the assembled crowd. He appeared to struggle for about
a minute before life was extinct.
At nine o'clock the body was cut down, and will be in-
terred this evening by the side of Blakesley.

PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES.— The
relative strength of the two parties will have undergone
some alteration during the recess. At the last session,
the Whigs had a clear majority on questions of a purely
party character of upwards of thirty. The dissensions
between Congress and the Executive on the subject of a
bank, the change in Georgia from the resignation of
three Whig Members, and the election of two democrats
in Mississippi, render it a matter of doubt, whether the
Whig party proper will have an available majority in the
House of Representatives. This circumstance increases the
difficulty of predictinc, the course of Congress. It seems
probable that Mr. Webster's permanent adherence to the
President, will bring sufficient strength to the Adminis-
tration to give it the controul of the legislation in both
houses. In such an event, if the scheme of finance re-
commended by the President shall be of such a charac-
ter as to receive the support of the democrats, it will be
successful ; but if the ultra Whigs are able to retain the
ascendancy in either house, the Executive projet will be
thrown out.—New York Herald. _ _ _

THE WET WEATIIER.—The pages of history
inform us that in the year 1348, " It rained from Mid-
tn
stime
day raerto Christmas so constantly that there was scarcely
)
and night dry together. This wet season
caused great floods and a pestilence, which raged for
one whole year. The earth was barren, and even the
sea did not yield its accustomed quantity of fish 1"
Every
one must be struck with the extraordinary coin-
cidence between what is recorded of 1348 and the present
year. It has rained alinost incessantly from Midsummer
to Christmas. At no one period within the memory
of the present generation have the fresh waters been
kept up above their natural level t for so long a time ;
and the probability is, that nearly five centuries have
elapsed since a similar visitation has befallen this coun-
try.— Wiltshire Independent.
EXTENSIVE FRAUD ON THE BANK OF ENG-
LAND AT LIVERPOOL.—During the last week a fraud to
the extent of 1,3301: was committed upon the above esta-
blishment, by means of forged checks upon a Belgian
bank, known by the title of " Societe General pour favo-
riser l'lndustrie Nationale." The guilty party is a
foreigner named Ranyier, between 35 and 40 years of
age. His height is five feet four inches ; he has a florid
complexion, and reddish hair. He speaks bad English,
and but indifferent French. He is supposed to have
arrived in Liverpool since the Ist instant, in order to em-
bark fur America. Vie following is a description of the
notes obtained :—One 3001., dated the 3d of February,
1841, No. 47,312 ; six 100 L, dated the sth of February,
1841, No. 79,366 to No.. 79,371 ; five 501.01ated the 6th
of October, 1841, No. 13,363 to No. 13,367 ; two 401.,
dated the 7th of June, 15:.'41, No. 40,575 and No. 43,961 ;
five la, dated the 10th 4. ‘f September, 1841, No. 70,010
to No. 70,014 ; ten Si. da-,`,ed the 12th of October, 1841,
No. 74,837 to No. 74,846, A confederate of Ranyier's
was supposed to have gone ,to Leeds on Friday se'nnight,
and the police•pffietrs were on the :alert to secure him.
Their efforts, however, if he did enter the town, were
unsuccessful.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDA Y MORNING, QUARTER..
PAST EIGHT.—The packet.. .ship Europe, from New York,
is now clue, but has not yet made her appearance. The
wind, which has blown for some time from the westward,
changed yesterday, and enabled about 200 vessels to go
to sea (amongst which we re about sixty ships for foreign
ports), to all parts of the; globe. Tie packet-ships Eng-
land, Garrick, and Royld Sovereign, for New York ; the
Susquehana and Octarara, for Philadelphia, also left the
port, after a long detention.
FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON
THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-011 Sa-
turday afternoon au accident of a frightful nature, and
which terminated with fatal consequences, took place on
the line of the London and Birmingham Railway, at a
place called Chigington, a few miles below Aylesbury.
'The up third class, or goods train, had arrived a ithin
short distance of the station, and the train had not
yet stopped, when a man named William Gilley,
foreman of the plate layers of that division of the
line, who had come up as a passenger, imprudently
jumped out of the train. The unfortunate fellow,
not being aware that anything else was approach-
ing, instead of jumping off on the same side as the
station, did so on that next the road, at which mo-
ment the York passenger train was coming up at the
rate of at least 30 miles an hour. Beore
tp oor Gilley
the
York train
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was
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be
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shock,being dtrhaawtn,hiasn ge caer dsw aosf the
dbollvyithwa.ssuesheefnearbTavleiol
goods train apparently to fly to a considerable distance.
It had not reached the ground the second time before
his body was again caught, and hurled forward by the
front of the engine, the driver of which endeavoured to
stop the speed, but was wholly unable to do so before
the central train, consisting of nearly thirty carriages,
had passed over him. The guards of the goods train in-
stantly ran to the spot, and notwithstanding the dreade
-
fully shattered appearance of his body in every part, lif
was not then quite extinct, and he breathed for a few
seconds after. The body of the unfortunate man, who
was 28 years of age and single, was conveyed by the
goods train on to Aylesbury.
ASHTON-IN-MACKERFIELD ANTI-CORN-
LAW ASSOCIATION.—We are happy to state, that the
above Association, though recently formed, can now boast
of upwards of 400 members ; and this, too, in a village
like Ashton, where Tory power is so strongly displayed,
speaks loudly of the feeling which exists relative to
the Corn-laws. We wish them every success.—Balton
Free Press.

ii E LE VAN T

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 27.—Never was the Ottoman
Government so poor as it is at present. A draught on
it of 1,000/. was the other day preS'ented to its Minister
of Finance foi payment in' gold, and the sum could not
be procured to satisfy it. It is, in fact, now living from
hand to mouth with its resources, often spending them
before their receipt. The Porte is restoring the system
of taxation to what it was a: dew years ago, and is farming
out the revenue of its provinces to the highest bidder. If
this is continued, it will renew the, necessity of making
use of the infamous and unprincipled Armenian bankers,
and the always ill-used influence of money in the affairs
of Government. New taxes are to be levied on houses
in the capital, which wilT be a new, source of revenue
heretofore unexplored.
The Smyrna journals of the day will inform you that
the Druses 'and Maronites have broken out in open hos-
tilities, and are slaying each other with dreadful cruelty.
The Porte seems not to be much concerned about the
matter, and even the Governor of Beyrout, Selim
does not care to interfere and stop the effusion of the
blood of the Sultan's subjects. It need not be told you
that Syria at this moment is a prey to an anarchy of the
worst kind, viz., that which is caused by religious in-
trigues. Numberless French Jesuit priests have been
landed on the ill-fated shores of the once Holy Land,
and, in their anxiety to convert their inhabitants to
Popery, have induced the Patriarch of the Maronites
(who are Catholics) to exert his influence over the
secular chief of the Maronites, and irauce him to com-
pel the Druses, a people half Mussulman half Chris-
tian, but under his authority, to become members of
their church. The two tribes have not been friends for
many years, and this religious persecution has added
new fuel to the firs of discord. It is said that the
Patriarch rides side by side with the Emir, and excites
him and his people to exterminate the infidel Druses. A
petition has been sent to the Porte by the Druses, beg-
ging.they may be taken from under the jurisdiction of
the Maronites, and form a separate and independent
tribe. Their numbers are much less than those of the
Maronites, but thus far each Druse.has proved a match
for two of them ; and if something is not soon done to
stop the war now raging between them the Marouites
will be exterminated. The old Emir Beschir is still
here, and although it is reported that he is to bt restored
to his principality it will not probably be done. His
cause is supported by the French and Austrian embas-
sies, and the Catholics of this capital are warmly in
favour of the Maronites. If the Puri e consults its own

interests, is not biassed by these two embassies, and is
really desirous of procuring the tranquillity of its Sy•
rian subjects, it will do what nature suggests as the
only rational method of doing so—allow the separation
of the conflicting tribes and give a Chief to that of
the Druses.

The new Opera established in Pera has commenced
operations, and has quite gained the hearts of the Vera-
otes, most of whom have grown up in ignorance, of a
drama or any kind. Several representations of the opera
of Norma have been made, and though none of the best,
yet they reaily do credit to such strolling actors as these.
The theatre has been fitted up with good taste, and each
chief of a legation has taken a loge for the season. The
night before last the circus erected some time ago in the
Grand Champs des Morts by their Excellencies Jiedshid
and Achmet Pashas took fire, and was burnt down, much
to the gratification of the more devoted Mussultnans,
ho regarded it as the work of a certain. nameless
coloured gentleman. It was, however, generally pretty
well patronised by the lower classes of both Mussulmans
and Christians.