The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-22 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, TrumpAr.--The West 'lndia
mail, due by the Severn steam-ship, Captain Vin-
cent, it is now ascertained cannot arrive here in
ordinary course, for some days to come. It appears
that the Teviot, with the outward mails, when about
300 miles beyond Bermuda, cracked the eye of her
starboard wing lever, and her commander, knowing
it to be useless to proceed on the voyage in such
crippled state, immediately put back to Bermuda, got
coated up, and was ready to proceed to England with
the Severn's mails, on her arrival at that port from
Mexico. The Severn would then'take on the Teviot's
outwardmails, and complete the intended voyage of
that ship. It is hardly possible to state with accuracy
when the Teviot may be expected, but it is beyOnd a
donbt that she cannot reach England for some days
to came. It may perhaps be necessary to state, for
the information of those having friends on board, that
not the slightest danger is to be anticipated in con-
sequence of the accident. The only difference is, that
the voyage must necessarily be somewhat longer
from Bermuda.
The Reindeer and -Eagle, two of -the Company's
intercolonial steam-ships, re hourly expected. They
were to leave St. Thomas's on the .17th" ulto The
object of their coming home is to undergo repair
and alterations.

'UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE..
,CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 21.
THE LIBRARY.—The usual quarterly notice has been
issued requiring the return of all books to the library on
or before Friday, the 29th inst., under the customary
penalties for neglect. The library will re-open on Thurs-
day, October the sth. '
VOLUNTARY THEOLOGICAL ExADIINATION.—Those
persons who are desirous of passing the Voluntary
Theological Examination, and who• shall have sent in
their names to the examiners on or before the 10th of
October, are . requested to• attend at the Senate-house
on Tuesday morning, the 17th of October next, at nine
o'clock.

ST. Jonies COLLEGE.—The Rev. Henry Bailey,
Fellow, has . been appointed Hebrew Lecturer- of,
above society.
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METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OP SEWERS.—The
Cothmissioners of Sewers held a meeting yesterday, at
the offices, in Greek-street, 'Soho for the dispatch of
general.business. The Hon. F. Byng presided, and the
others present were Viscount Ebrington, Mr. E. Chad-
Wick, Dr. Southwood Smith, Professor Owen, Mr. Hut-
ton, Mr. Leslie, and Mr.- Puckle. The commission as at
resent constituted, beinpabout to be modified under the
ct recently passed, a resolution was adopted for re-
quiring, all eittillAS against the past and the existing com-
missioners to be sent in without delay. During the
period when the checques for ordinary, payments were
being signed, it appeared that there was one for the an-
nuitants for 1901. Mr. Hutton 6bjccted to the practice
of the surer being granted in gross ; and; after some dis-
cussion, it wai resolved that cheques Should be sign( ti
for the amount due to each annuitant, and that the old
practice should be discontinued. It being stated that
the financial arrangements ri lative to the charges for
empty ing cessrools, cud the coils etion of the moneys
were in au unsatisfactory state, it wir.. resolved, upon the
motion of Mr. Chad% ick, that Mr. llirtslet, the clerk,
should report upon the subject. A fine of .50/. upon the
, u
owner of property in eresiuru-street, Newington, for
an encroachment upon the .scwt rs, was ordered to be
confirmed, unless it was removed in the ccurse of a
week. -The Comaiissioneis then adjourned for three
weeks. -

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BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION --Tester-
aay evening a meeting of directors of this. institution was
held at their Conwittee-room, in Paternoster-row, for
transacting. general;business. The report congraturated
the Members on the increasing p.rosperityof the
Lion, there haying during ;he past ) ear been upwards of
1,000/. added to the permanent fund, although every ap,
plication.. for assistance had, been met with liberality.
Six retail booksellers, twelve booksellers' ai,sistants, and
three widows of each class have been afforded relief to
the amount of 2621: 15.5. 4d. these five are, permanent
annuitants, Making a total sum of near 1,3004 during the

t cemparatWeiffThOrt period the directors have been, ern-
' powered to grunt assistance. The expenses-connected
with the institution are managed with the greatest eco-
nomy, they during the eleven years of its existence not
having aveeaged more -Than '801; per annum. The
receipts of the yearefrom all-sources, were 1,4521 ; the
expenditure.,(including invested steeling-kit a KAlence of
442/eas: 7d.- The permanent fund-ini,elll4-fs nein-1/000Z
MAIL GUARDS.—The mail guards are. rapidly di-
minishing in "number— there-are not behove-WO:fit Ene-
land, Wales, and Scotland. Aettiall batch of them have
very recently been'compelleel to accept the gratuity of
501 allowed them by the Treasury, and leave the service.
These were all juniors, who had-not been in the Post-
office service ten years; some of these have been offered,
and have accepted, the situation's of post men. It is now
intended to induce, some ''of: the senior guard's to retire
from the service upon a supeilkiniation allowance of
7s. 6d. a week. The guards, howevk r, are about 'to peti-
tion the Postinaster•Genci'al for a -higher scale-01 allow-
ance. It appears that formerly, when mail guards be.-
came aged and infirm}; - they'used to be appointed to
situations where the duties were elesy, upon luli salaries,
and when they were really obliged to retire frem, the
-service altogether 7s. Gd. a week was considero 4-Auffi-
cient pension. The 'Treasury scale of wages'loi matte
guards is 701. a year for those -who have barn in
the service under three years ; 1001. for thoee
who have been in between three . and ten 'years;
1151. between ten and fifteen years, anti 1301.
above fifteen years. When a guard is ?aid up
through illness he only gets los. Gd. a week, at:d xvhen
temporarily out of eropl,',yrnent through the eesTation of
a mail-coach'he is obliged` t'd' perform duties in the Lon-
don Post• office for 'l2s: a week:'" It appears that, with
the exception' of a single instanceeittrguard was ever
Convicted of a breach of trust w tat' performing his
duties'.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BRISTOL.-011 Wednesday
night, between 10 and.ll o'clock, a fire, which threatened
the most `serious eonsequences, broke Out on the pree.
mires of Mr. Richards, an extensive paper manufacturer,
in Tower-lene. Information having been given by the
police to the central station, Captain Fisher, the super:
intendent, Inspectors Webb, Bile, and Bosworth, 12 ser-
geants, and a large body of the constabulary, were quickly
bn the Spot; but the fire had by that time obtained such
power that it was not extinguished till a large amount of
property was destroyed. It-wasonly by the most carer
mitting.exertions of the firemen and police, assisted by a
larke' body of the ithabitantS, that the extensive soap
manufactory of Messrs. Coe and Shaw, immediately con-
tiguous, was-saved. It is not yet ascertained. whether
the premises and stock were insured. The cerise of the
fire has not been discovered.
FitreixElANA.--s-Old Gent.—" Thomas, I have. ale
we s placed the greatest confidence in' you. Now tell
me, Thomas, how is'it that my butcher's bills ;are so
large, and that I always have such bad dinners ?"
Thomas—" Really, Sir, I don't know, for I am sure wo
never have anything nice in the kitchen that we don't
always send some of it up into the parlour."—Punch.
THE LATE DESPERATE . SUICIDE IN Pieeesium.x.
—An inquest was held yesterday at the Charing-dross
Hospital, by Mr. Bedford, on the body of Z'ormatt
Howard, aged twenty-three, who
.committed suicide by
blowing his brains out. It appegred by the evidence of
several witnesses that deceased, whose friends reside at
Kent, had held a situation at Mr. Cooper's, the large
tailor, of Suffolk street, Pall-mall, where he was so much
respected as to be entrusted with the entire management
of the business. Latterly, however, a suspicion arose as
to his honesty, chit fly attributable to his speculations in
racing lotteries, and some bad connexions he had re-
cently formed. lie lost a large sum of money on the
late St. Leger, a moiety of which he had already paid.
This and other simular speculations had rendered him
unable' to make up his accounts satisfactorily with his
employers, which, coupled with the cirewnstanees. of. an,
engagement to a young lady residing in Cirencester-
place, New-road, he became exceedingly despondent, and
hence his inducement to commit so rash au.act. It
further appeared that deceased left business at half past
nine on Wednesday morning, and having got into a cab
which was turning out of the Regent-circus, Piccadilly'
he fired off the pistol into his mouth. Death was o f
course instantaneous. After a lengthened incubi, the
jury returned the subjoined verdict :—" That decesseel
died from the effects of a pistol shot, but whether he in-
tended to commit suicide at the time there was no evi-
dence to show,"

THE SHERIFF'S LIVERIES.—The state liveries of
Mr. Alderman Finnis afford a brilliant specimen of civio
splendour. The coats are of green cloth, richly em-
broidered in gold, the waistcoats and breeches are of ker-
seymere, fully ornamented with broad :gold lace; but
the chief point of attraction is the thistle, introduced in
its natural colours. Messrs. Doudney, of Old Bond-'
street, have had the honour to furnish these appointments.
Mr. Goodhart's liveries are equally splendid, but of a-
different, colour; they are supplied by Mai Green, of
Clifford-street, and in both cases the taste and finish
displayed in these gorgeous dresses rtflect the highest
credit upon the firms by which they have been manu,
factured.

Anew 100• gun ship, named the Henry IV., was
launched at Cherbourg last week in the grandest style,
and without the slightest accident. There are still in
construction at Cherbourg two ships of the line, viz,
the Austerlitz, 100, and the Tilsit, 90, both of which-
}lave beer. on the stocks for 16 years.—French paper.
THE PROVOSTSHIP OF EDINBIJEGH.—We under-
stand that the following gentlemen have been spoken of
to supply the vacancy which will take place in the office
of Lord Provost in November next by the retirement of
Mr. Bleck :—Mr. W. Chambers, publisher; Mr. Eagle
Henderson, seedsrnan ; Mr. Alex. Jamieson, merchant ;
Mr. W. Johnston, engra;•er ; Mr. J. Melville, W.S. ;
Mr. J. F. Mactartan, druggist ; Dr. M'Laggan, and Mr.
John Maefie.—Scotsman.

Sours-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the works
at London-bridge for enlarging the station and widening
the Greenwich Railway viaduct, suspended during the,
monetary panic of 1847, were resumed. The bridge to
cross Bermondsey-street is rapidly progressing. The
Gravesend branch is also in a very forward state. It is
expected that it will be opened for public traffic early in
the spring.
TIIE 1111 ratio DISTRICT.—We understand that the
miners of the Lower Ward of Lanarkshire, who were
last week on strike for a slight advance of wages (6d. per
day), have obtained their demand, and fere all. again at
work, with the exception of the colliers connected with
two establishments in the vicinity of Glasgow.—Glasgow
Chronicle.

POWIS SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFOR:D ;;AND CAM-
BRIDGE.—Two of the scholarships founded to the. me-
mory, of the Earl of Powis, by a body orchurchmen, in
consequence [of his successful exertions in opposiug the
demolition Of the Welch bishoprics proposed by the
union of the sees of St. Asuph and Bawler, are to be
filled up before the next University term, after the exa-
mination of the candidates, which will take place at King
Edward's School, in Birmingham, during the first ten
days in October. • in conformity with the principle on
which the scholarships were founded, candidates must be
natives of Wales or one Of the Welch dioceses, and ac-
quainted with the Welch language. The scholarships
are of the annual value of 60/. each, tenable for four
years at any college or hall at either of the Universities
of Oxford or Cambridge.
-BRITISH MANUFACTURES.—There IS a Hospital at
Westminster, that determined to uphold the principle of
patronising nothing but British productions, has issued .
a placard, in which they distinctly state, they will take
no other cases of Cholera, but, what are proved to be
thoroughly 13ritish.—Puneh. ,
DREADFUL MURDER.—The following letter front
Mountrath, Queen's County, dated the 19th instant, ap-
pears in the Freeman of this morning :—" One of the •
Most cold-blooded murders that ever disgraced any
neighbourhood occurred at Roskelton, within two miles .
of this town, last night. As three young men were re-
turning from a funeral yesterday ;evening, they hap-
pened to go into a house of entertainment for some
coffee, or tea. There they unfortunately met with a
man pf the name of Wright, who has been teaching at a
school at Roskelton during the last six months. Some
jokes were passed on Wright, by a rival lover, concern-
ing a sweetheart, when he drew a _large knife and
plunged it, into the intestines of his rival, a man of the
name of Mullowney, which caused instant death. Mul-
lowney had borne an excellent character, and was only
21 years of age. The murderer made his escape at the
moment, but, owing to the vigilance of Constable O'Neil,
of this town, he was arrested this morning at the Moun-
trath station, whilst in the act of stepping into the train,
and is at present in the police-barrack, until he is com-
mitted to Maryhorough gaol."
DISCOVERY OF ROMAN REMAlNS.—Yesterday and
during the week, while some men in the employment of
Messrs. Crook and Son were excavating the ground in •
Suffolk-lane, Lower Thames-street, for the formation of
a sewer, they found a large quantity of Roman relics.
Several portions of Mosaic pavement were discovered,
the colours on which were as rich as when first laid •
down. On one of the pieces the complete figure of a
roan .was distinctly traced. Many Roman coins were
*Lied with the soil at a depth of about ten feet, being
)Il
cifnthe time of Julius Caesar and of subsequent Ern-
erors. One is stated to have been a gold coin. Nume-
rous Pieces of broken pottery have been dug up, some
of them having -the maker's name in very legible cha-
racters. The men have found the walls of the most
solid construction, being in some instances from four to
six feet thick. Some blocks of stone' were met with
which were elaborately worked. The locality adit,ilis
the Merchant Tailors School; and the appearance of the
place shows that a building was once erected here of
considerable dimensions.

THE ISLAND or TIGRE.-1 He Lords Comm%-
*Hers of the Treasury, having transmitted to the Cus-
toms Board the translation of a decree of' the Govern-
Tent of the State of Honduras, which has been received
at • the Foreign Office through her Majest)'s Consul
genet al at Guatemala, declaring the island of Tigre, in
the Bay itf Conehagua, a free port, and exempt from
every kind of maritime duty, the commissioners have
caused copies of the said decree to be transmitted to the
principal Akers of the Customs department in London,
end at the several ports and places throfighout the
United kingdom, with direCtions to cause the same to be
postkd up at their respective ports, for the information
of merchants, masters of vessels, and other persons in-.
terested and concerned in mercantile affairs.
The Marquis of Anglesey and Lord Clarence
Puget have, returned to Cowes Castle, from a cruize
along the western coast, in the noble and gallant Mar-
quis's y=acht Pearl, during which excursion the Marquis,
as Muster-General of the Ordnance,• has made official
visits to the different. fortified points along the coast,
and has also been to the Channel Islands.
DUNDEE TRADE REPORT.—Our trade is without
alteration; either as regards demand or prices. Flax,
tows, and Codillai are quite saleable at the same rates
as formerly. Hemp and hemp cedilla are quite nominal
for 'want of transactions therein. Yarns and linens do
not nrpear to be accumulating, and are expected to im-
prove in ill lee when the weavers that arc now 14 out-
... door work fcturn' to their ordinary avocation: