The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-09 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT BUFFALO.

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struciive fire broke out in this city about four o'clock
this morning. The whole of the section of the city
known
as the Hooks, together with several squares
north, between the Niagara Falls railroad and the Lake,
are in ashes. A strong south-east wind was blowing at
the time. and the buildings all being of wood and very
dry, the fire spread with fearful rapidity, and in less than
15 minutes the entire block of buildings in Rock and Pea-
cock-streets, from the ship canal and Erie-street to
Evans-street, was in flames. The fire then crossed Erie-
street, and seized upon the large plaining mill of
the Messrs. Eaton. It then crossed the canal and Erie-
street-bridge, sweeping everything on the opposite side
of the canal to the Terrace, thence down the Terrace
to Mechanictreet, on both sides of the canal. At this
point, throw the greatest exertion, the flames were
checked. The number of building destroyed is over
500. Among them is a large brick schoolhouse in Erie-
street, District No. 2. A large amount of lumber in the
Messrs, Eaton's mill and yard was destroyed. Also an
immense quantity of lumber in the yards of George
Oenell and the Messrs. Farmer and Do Bloquiere. It
is feared that a number of persons have been burnt to
11 death. One dead body has been taken from the ruins.
I The loss is roughly estimated at 500,000 dollars. The
insurance on the property is very slight. The buildings
burnt were nearly all of wood. One of the firemen was
seriously burnt while endeavouring to check the flames.
The number of families turned out of house and home
by this disaster is great almost beyond conception, tha
most of the houses destroyed being occupied by poor
families. Many of them barely escaped with their lives,
so fearfully rapid was the progress of the flames."

SALE AT KNOWSLEY.
The business on Tuesday was confined to the sale
of the antelopes. The proceeds yesterday amounted
to nearly 5001. The same company, with a few ad-
ditions, were again in attendance. The following are
the principal lots sold, with the prices and purchasers :
—Lots 60, 65, 6G, nylghau antelopes, mother and two
fawns, antetope pieta of Pallas, 391., bought by Viech-
man, of the Antwerp-gardens. Lots 61, 63, and 64,
also mother and two fawns of the same species, 371.,
by Ilulse. Lot 59, a young male nylghau, 451., by
Mr. Thompson. the curator of the collection, on com-
mission. Lot 62, a female nylghau, adult, 231., by
Mr. Thompson. Lot 98, a male boute-bok, a remar-
kably rare animal, but wanting one horn, sold for 271.,
and was bought by Mr. Mitchell, of the Regent's
Park-gardens. Lot 29, a female boute-bok, perfect,
361., by Mr. Mitchell. Lot 100, a male boute-bok,
perfect, bred at Knowsley, 401., by Mr. Thompson.
Lot 101, a fawn of the same species, 40/., by Viech-
man. Lot 102, a female bless-blok, antelope (ga-
zello) albifrons' from South Africa, 291., by
Westerman, of Amsterdam. Lot 79, a male four-
horned antelope, antelope (tetraceros) quadricornis,
from Nepaul, 13/., by Mr. Mitchell. Lot 80,
a female adult of the same species, bred atKnowsley,
141., for Count Demidoff. Lot 81, a male of the
same species nearly full grown, also bred at Knows-
ley, 121., for Count Demidoff. Lots 82 and 83, twin
fawns, both males, bred at Knowsley, 141., by Mr.
Mitchell. These lots, from 79 to 83, comprise the
only specimens of four-horned antelopes in the coun-
try. Lot 74, a male addax, antelope (oryx) naso-
maculata, from North America, 321., by Mr. E.
Atkins, of the Liverpool Zoological Gardens. Lot
75, another male addax, bred at Knowsley, 47/.,
Westerman. Lot 97, a female true gazelle antelope
(gazella) vera, from Muscat, 61., by Mr. Ducker.
Lots 92 and 93, a pair of gazelles, from North Africa,
17/., by Mr. Thompson ; the latter for Lord Elles-
mere. Lot 94, a female gazelle, bred at Knowley,
8/ , by Westerman. Lot 78, a female sing sing,
antelope sing sing, the only one in Europe, 331., by
Mr. Mitchell. Lot 72, a male leucoryx, antelope
(oryx) leucoryx, described by the auctioneer as the
" lion" of the collection, sold fur 62/., to Mr. Mitchell.
Lot 73, a female of the same species, GU, by Mr.
Mitchell, the only pair in Europe.

CRANBROOK.—There was a numerous attendance
at our fair on Monday, and we are informed that some good
samples of Weald of Kent hops realized 61. 16s. to 71. per
cwt. ; but in the aggregate not much business was trans-
acted, the buyers seeming determined to make their pur-
chases through the agency of factors.-2/Taidstone Journal.
A retired pawnbroker, named Cohan, committed
suicide in Liverpool on Monday, by cutting his throat whilst
sutieriPg from delirium tremens.

THE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT
AT CAMBERWELL.
ADJOURNED INQUEST.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, pursuant to adjourn-
ment, Mr. Carter, the Coroner, and the jury re-
assembled at the Windmill TaVern, Wyndham-road,
Camberwell, for the purpose of resuming the inquiry
into • the melancholy circumstances relating to the
deaths of Anthony Fawcett, Emily Fawcett., and
Frederick Anthony Fawcett, which had been ad-
journed to this day from Thursday last.
A great number of parsons thronged the inquest-
room during; the proceedings.
The jury heving answered to their names,
The CORONER briefly addressed them, and said the
inquiry had bean adjourned for the purpose of re-
ceiving the evidence of a witness who was present
during the transaction to which their attention had
already been directed.
The surviving child, it %VIA intimated to the Ceurt
by Mr. King, the surgeon, was so far recovered that
it was the opinion of that gentleman she might be ex-
amined. She was then carried into court, but during
the time she was giving her evidence she suffered se-
verely from exhaustion.
The CORONER put several questions to the child
with a view of ascertaining whether she knew the re-
sponsibility of an oath, and to which he received very
satisfactory answers.
She was then sworn and deposed as follows :—My
name is Mary Ann Fawcett. I was eight years of
age last April. My father's Christian name was An-
thony. Yesterday week I was living in Wyndham-
road. We came on the Sateeday before. On the
Tuesday morning I got up, but do not know the hour.
My father was at home, and also my mother. My
sister Emily and my brother Frederick Anthony were
there. No other person on that morning was in the
house. My father did something to me. My father
cut me with a knife. He cut me with his carving-
knife. I was then in the first floor front room. He
cut me on my neck. He also cut me on both hands.
I do not know why be cut me, but I put my hands
up to my neck. At that time I heard the baby cry-
ing. The baby is Frederick. He was in the parlour.
I saw him there before I went up stairs. My father
told me to go up stairs far a shirt collar. Before I
went up I had just come down stairs. I only found
the baby down stairs. He was lying down in bed.
I first saw my father sitting at table at breakfast. I
sat down to breakfast soon after, and my father was
in the shop. When my father was in the shop he had
his coat on. When my father asked me about the
collar my mother had gone out to post a letter for my
father. I went up stairs and my father followed me
up. When he came into the front room to me he had
all his clothes on. My father first took hold of my
neck and then cut me. I said " Don't father. After
he had cut me he went into the back room where my
sister Emily was. She was sitting up in bed, having
her breakfast. I felt my neck, and found that it was
cut. When my father went into the back room I
ran down stairs. He then had the knife that he cut
me with in his hand. I heard my sister cry out,
" Oh, mother ; oh, mother." \Then I got into the
parlour I saw the baby lying down on the floor
against the window. I saw nothing particular about
him. He had his night-gown on. I looked at him
and saw that he was dead. I thought he was dead
because he was cut in the neck. My father ran down
stairs when I was in the parlour. He came into the
parlour, took the knife off the table, and cut me
again on my neck. My father said nothing to me.
He cut me on the same side as he had done before—
the left side. When he cut me a second time he ran
into the kitchen. I did not follow him, but remained
in the parlour. My mother was out when I was cut
the second time. I heard a knock at the door not
long after I had been cut a second time. My father
was then in the kitchen, I opened the door for my
mother. There were no lodgers in the house. No
other person was in the house, and no person either
came in or went out of the house before my mother
came home. When I said, "Oh, don't father," he
made no remark to me. My father did nothing to
me before he sent me up stairs for the collar. I had
not been down stairs more than five minutes before
he sent me for it. When my father caught hold of
me he put his hand on my mouth and pulled my
head back. When I opened the door to my mother I
do not recollect what I said.
The CORONER declined to put any further ques-
tions, in consequence of the exhausted state of the
child, who, however, signed her depositions, and was
carried away.
The CORONER then put it to the jury whether
they considered it necessary to call the mother of the
children ?
One or two of the jury said they wished to put
a few questions.
Sophia Fawcett, the mother of the children, was
then led into court in a sadly-distressed state. She
said, the deceased, Anthony Fawcett, was my hus-
band. We came into this neighbourhood last Sa-
turday week. We removed from Wyndham-street,
Bryanstone.square. We came to live at No. 1,
Queen-place, Wyndham-road, Camberwell. Three
of our children removed to the place with us. My
husband was a porter at a confectioner's. He took
the business for the purpose of doing better for his
family. He took a shop in the general line. We
arrived at the shop soon after six in the evening.
On Tuesday morning
we rose at a few minutes to
six o'clock. I went down stairs at from half-past
seven to eight o'clock. My husband was occupied
in the shop attending to one or two customers. One
young man in particular came in who was a stranger,
who quite disheartened him as to the business. He
said, " I am sorry for you in taking to this shop,
there is no business to be done here."
My husband shook his head and was very
low and dull from Saturday night. The same kind of
remarks had been made by other persons frequently
on Monday. On Tuesday morning I left home to go
to the Post-office to post two letters ; one was to go
to a Mr. Bridgeman, his late employer; and the other
to a tea-dealer's. MY husband had written those
letters on Monday night, but I do not know the con-
tents of one of them. The letter sent to the tea-dealer's
was merely to inquire
why an order had not been
sent. The object of the letter to Mr. Bridgeman was,
as he told me, to thank him for his kindness. When
I went out I left two daughters—Mary Ann and
roAh more.
death,
impression
when I was
Emily, and a baby, named Frederick, at home. I
was absent only about seven minutes at the outside.
When I went from home the front door was open. I
went out by the shop door. On my return I pro-
ceeded to the private doer, as the shop door was shut.
I cannot tell whether I tried the shop door. I cannot
remember that I did so. I remember going to the
side door, which was also closed and fastened. When
I knocked at the door I had no apprehension that any-
thing wrong had happened. After I had knocked
three times I thought my husband was no more. This
mind of my husband being in a dreadful excitement
eitvieear wsainscreaisel i
Saturday. The mind in consequence of the
The cause, in my opinion,
was because he had been deceived in the business.
11 Ile had not slept during the whole of that
time. Before we came here he was quite com-
had occurred on going
in. I
posed. The door was opened to me by my daughter y
I have understood the cause of his
be. eelnsagwivesnom toetuhlisnferstand that my husband
was n
death, and have no doubt that it was produced by his
own hand. I have no doubt of it. My husband's
health had not been good for
ea he appeared to have
dfter, but it, and asked him why he
merely shook
soonerhis
attempted
The
the last few months.
not first answered was
that something bad happened. Five months ago my
soo
husband went away and threw himself into the river
Thames.
I
alludedsuch
an
np act,retloi
recovered.
head at it, and appeared Ile
regret it. His mind ap-
peared to be affected. e had not been well for
some time. At that time I 104
to
lie
eo v e
never
apprehensions that
he would do something. I always thought
so,
or later. I formed this opinion from his manner. lie
was at times very much excited. There was an
anxiety about the children, and he could not bear up
against it. He bad never threatened to do any act of
violence. I formed my opinion When
I went back to
the house that something had happened, as I knew
my husband's bead was not in a sound state. I
believe the excitement arose in consequence of his
being deceived in the business, and u not from any
other cause.• He had only a pint of beer
to drink each day. My opinion is that he de tr d
s oy e
his children and afterwards se if
in a state
of insanity. After we arrived in \Wyndham-road he
made no allusion that he contemplated any act of
violence upon his children, but he did
not notice them
so much as usual. When I left home I did
ap-
prehend not any act of violence to himself
or I should not have left the house. Generally
children, or
he was doatingly fond of his children'l
have
idea that during my absence any one committedno
violence on him or the children. never
d
er was placed
under restraint, but was cupped and bled a great
many times.
By a juror—l took the letters because I had pro-
mised to post them the first thing in the
morning.
I did not do so at his request, but offered
to do so
myself.
The poor woman, whose pitiable state excited ge-
neral compassion, then signed her depositions, and was
almost carried out of the room.
Mr. Frederick Horatio Bridgeman was then ex-
&alined. He said—l am a confectioner, and reside a'

No. 10, Wigmore.street, Cavendish-square. I knew
the deceased, Anthony Fawcett. He had been in my
service and in my father's previously, for a period of
23 years. I first hard of his death on Tuesday week.
Oa that. day I received a written communication
from him. That communication in no way alludes to
the cause of his death, nor hr 3 it any bearing upon it.
On the 17th of July last I understood, from public
reports in the newspapers, that he had attempted to
comtmit suicide.

By a Juror—This was attempterl in the river
Thames. He was afterward 3 take❑ before a magis-
trate.

By tho. CORONER—I would not allow tiza deceased
to return to my employment in consequence. He
left my employment on the IGth of July, on his owu
account, being then intoxicated. , I 'had no apprehen-
sion as to the state of his mind. Of lea years, I am
sorry to say, he had been of intemperate habits. In
my business I was constantly in contjexion with him.
My opinion was, except when he was in liquor, he
was of sound mind. Under the influence of liquor
he was much excited. I paid him his wages of 1/.
per week up to the.time of his death, and gave him
50/. to go into business with. Up to the time of
taking this shop he certainly was not in a state of
destitution. He had no claim upon me further than
for length of service.
Joseph John Fawcett, brother of the deceased An-
thony, was then examined. He said—l am a porter,
and live at Dover. I heard of my brother's death last
Wednesday. I last saw him alive a fortnight ago. I
called at his house in Wyndham-place, Bryanston-
square. He then told me that he had taken this busi-
ness (alluding to that in the Wyndham-road). I told
him that I was sorry, as I did not like the neigh-
bourhood, and we afterwards went to the Exhibi-
tion together. He said that he hoped he was in
honest hands. In the course of conversation, as
we were going along, I found he got into a very
excited state, as he rambled from one subject to
another, and I was obliged to check him to under-
stand his meaning. His conversation was principally
respecting the business he had taken. I then ex-
pressed an opinion to my wife that I feared my poor
brother would make another attempt on his life if the
business did not answer. By another attempt I mean
that as he had attempted some months since to
drown himself in the Thames, he would make a
second one. There are six brothers in our family.
My father committed suicide, but no other branch of
the family has been affected. When I saw my bro-
ther I was perfectly satisfied that he was not right in
his head.
The CORONER said that was the whole of the evi-
dence that had been obtained; but before dismissing
the witnesses, he wished to know whether the jury
had any questions to put to them ?—The jury said
they were perfectly satisfied with the evidence that
had been taken.

The CORONER then proceeded to sum up the evi-
dence, and said he should offer but few observations
on the melancholy case that had been brought before
them. lle thought that the evidence incontestibly
showed that the children had not caused their own death,
and such being the case, taking all the evidence to-
gether, and the nature of the wounds inflicted, it
would be for them to say by whom they had been
caused. If they were satisfied of that, they could
have no doubt that such a crime would amount to
homicide, and for which, in point of law, the party
committing would be responsible, no matter what the
state of mind might be at the time. What might
eventually be the result rested with a higher tribunal,
fur this Court had no power of discharging a person
from the onus of such an act, although he might not
be of sane mind. If, therefore, they were satisfied
that the children died by the hand of their father, then
in point of law that would amount to wilful murder.
Then as to the second portion of the case, as to the
death of the father. They had heard it stated that
he had gone to a table, taken up a knife, and run into
a kitchen, where probably he had committed the act
of self-destruction. If they were of opinion that he
was of sound mind, and wilfully destroyed his chil-
dren, and then feloniously destroyed his own life, fol-
lowing up one bad act by another, and did that which
was termed felo de se, they would of course say so
by their verdict. That was a matter, however, for
their consideration, but he might inform them that in
that case all the goods, chattels, and other property
of such persons became forfeited to the Crown.
The room was then cleared, and the jury remained
in consultation for an hour-and-a-half. Oa our re-
admission
The Foreman delivered' a formal verdict to the
effect that Emily and Frederick Anthony Fawcett
were wilfully murdered by their father Anthony Faw-
cett; and that the said Anthony Fawcett came to his
death by his own hand whilst in a fit of temporery
insanity.
Before dismissing this subject, it is but justice to
mention the truly Christian feeling displayed under
the melancholy circumstances by Mr. Lee, a neigh-
bour, and a compositor in the employ of Messrs.
Hansard. That gentleman, finding the poor widow
and her child were in a state of destitution, and
having no friends near to afford her a temporary asy-
lum apart from the horrid scene, at once made her an
offer of his house, which on her part was readily ac-
cepted, and both himself and other branches of his
family have ever since, both day and night, been un-
remitting in their attention to them.

THE LATE GALES AND SHIPWRECKS.
DUNDEE OCT. 7.—On Saturday last, about two
P.m., the pilots on board the cutter at the Buoy of Tay
station, observed a large brig, about three miles S. S. W.,
with a signal of distress flying. The cutter immedi-
ately bore down on her, and dispatched a boat with
assistance. The vessel proved to be a Prussian brig
—the Traube, of Stettin, John Lorents, master, on a
voyage from Leith for Stettin. She had been out two
days from Leith, during which time she had leaked
so much that the crew became quite exhausted by
working at the pumps; and it was consequently re-
solved to make for the nearest shore. When boarded,
the crew were totally unable to work at the pumps,
and the pilots accordingly took charge of the vessel,
and brought her to Broughty Ferry, where they were
relieved by a party of fishermen, whom they called on
board. The acting pilot, John Donaldson, then dis-
patched the men under his charge to this port for a
tug-steamer. They succeeded in obtaining the
Hercules, by which the brig was towed up
to the east Tidal Harbour, where she remained till
yesterday, the pumps being incessantly worked during
the interval, when she was towed round to Earl
Grey's Dock, where she must be discharged and
surveyed before resuming her voyage. When first
boarded by the pilots, she was found to have between
three and four feet of water in the hold ; and the
crew also had their clothes packed up, and a supply of
provisions and water prepared, and other arrangements
made for leaving, in the event of their being unable
to bring the vessel to land. Great praise is due to the
pilots, only five in *umber, for their exertions, as in
all probability the vessel would otherwise have been
lost. We understand that although the pilots were
quite fresh on going on board, they wore hardly able
to keep the vessel afloat until they reached Broughty,
where, in consequence of the smooth water, she leaked
much less. The ship and cargo are valued at 1,5001.
This is the first vessel in distress that has been picked
up by the pilot cutter, and since she has been on the
station, there has not been a single wreck of any
vessel making for the Tay.—Dundee Advertiser.
TOBERMOREY, 00T. 4.—For the last week the wind
and weather have been very changeable and coarse
towards nights, checking round to S.E., blowing
hard, with heavy rain. Last night, about eleven
o'clock, being very dark, thick, and dirty, wind S.E.,
the smacy Isabella, Love, of and from Belfast for
Wick, ran on shore on the Arduamwicham Land,
opposite Tobermorey, and is expected to become a
total wreck ; crew saved.—Shipping Gazette.
WEYMOUTH.—OD Wednesday last we experienced
a tremendous gale from the southward, with an e
ex-
traordinary
swell of sea ; the roughest neap tide ever
recollected. About mid-day it blew a perfect hurri-
cane; the sea presented a huge mass of agitated foam,
o
ashgthhe
as the
r_
rows dangerous for a time. Several
N
roof
over
fiefthe the
houses,Eep
larneandede, and
ring risingpassi
over high
houses in the
town suffered much from the violence of the wind, in
being partially unroofed, &c. The strength of the
tide caused material damage to the foundation of the
lately-erected sea-wall under Greenhill. A remark-
able phenomenon with reference to the tide occurred
during the gale ; about half ebb it suddenly refiJwe,l
to the height of three feet in the harbour, and again
retired.— Western Flying Post.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 27.—The brig Venus, at this
port, in seventy-three days from New Orleans re-
ports—August 22, lat. 24, long. 83 30 experienced a
severe gale from E.S.E., while lying to under close
reefed topsails, at three P.M., shipped a sea,
which washed away part of the deck load overboard,
stove jolly-boat, broke in the hatches, and did other
damage, which caused the brig to leak badly. The
British schooner Industry, M'Lellan, at Boston, 15th
instant, from Parsborough (N.S), having been in
contact, off Monhegan, with the schooner Argo, and
taken off her crew. She was seen again ten miles
1
north of Monhegan. The Spanish brig Fernando,
; offnomCaspo
gale ; several lives were lost. The crew and pas-
em
se
apnorßt
iiatet
eSnp atihne for 23 dilualvtiamn no,and,ewriansg warseecvlei ere
d
sengers (fifty-six were saved) were brought to this

CABTALIEI.
si
Names of r, 'Dividend Names of Dividend
Price. \ per
Companies. 21 per Cempaules. Annum.
4 A
c Annum. so
-------
£
4
lislitn& Oldh b 8 71. 140 Macclesfield. 100, 21.105. 50
Barnsley •• • • 160 I Neatk •• • • 100' 161.
rktik&....thrg 150 Si. $5 !Oxford...—.loo' 13'. 135
Birmingham 40 41. 93% !Peak- Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70
Coventry.. •• 100; 251. 200 Regent's.... 331 1/. 3s. 19%
Derby ••• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 I 21. 42
Ellsrare&Chs 69 254 p. ct. 35% Somrset Coal 150 i
GrandJunctn 100 3/. pr.ct. 57 Do.LkFd St 12!
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10161. pr. ct. 11 Sterrd &Wore 1401 281. 405
Grand Surrey 1001 21. Os. 32% Shrewsbury..
Grand Union 100 IL 1451
10s. 24 Stonrbridge.. 125 --
201. 290
Kennt & AYII 391 49. Od. 6 Severn and? 21. Os. 24
Lancaster . 100; 41. Wye Rail. t 26
Leeds&Livrp 100' 201. 405 Warwick& 41. 40
Leicester.... 100 51. 66 Ilirming. i 100
Leicstr&Nth 83, 41. 44% Warwick/IQ 100 31. 28
Loughboroghl 142: 701. 510 Napton. 3
Monmouthsh 100 Worcstr 82}
78 31. 40%
Mntgemrysh 100 Birming.
MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & lirks —11 s. 6d., 714

OAS-LIGET AND COILS! COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. I Share.
X. s. d. X. s. d.
British •••••••• •• •• •• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 9',7,3
Ditto Provincial- •• 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Bri:hton .. •... •• •• •. 51. 20 0 0 - , -
City of London .. •• •• 61. 180 0 0 150 0 0 ' 120
Continental Consolldat. bOs. 75 0 0 31 5 0 40
Equitable.. ...... •• • • 503. 50 0 0 50 0 0 26%
Imperial ...... •• •• • • 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69%
Independent ....... • . 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London•. - _ ........ - 50 0 0 50 0 0 --
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Peri Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 -.
PI:ImM a ... „ ........ 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 27
Ratcliff ..... ...,„... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General ...... 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16
Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 45
Ditto, New .... - -12 s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 9
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividead Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-.-- -.
£ s. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199%
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
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SPAIN —A letter recently received
ENGLAND AND ... .
I IC, be well informed on the subject that the
privilege at present granted to Spanish vessels carrying goods
to England, viz.,
admission
on the same terms as English
vessels, will shortly be reciprocated by the Spanish Govern-
iN,n,btoossa•rne flriokme
likely
states that it is anticipated by parties
Govern-
ment, so that English vessels arriving from England or Gib-
raltar at Spanish ports will be admitted on paying the same
duties as Spanish vessels, and that goods thus imported will
be admitted on paying the same duties as if brought in
Spanish vessels. This will make a very great difference in
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from England and Gibraltar.

The service on which these ships have been em•
ployeil has been, we assert Without fear of contradic•
tion, of a most arduous description; and although
unsuccessful in bringing home any decisive intelli•
gence respecting the fate of Sir John Franklin and
his gallant companions, yet their exertions in the
glorious cause of humanity have been most strenucus,
and deserving not only cf the gratitude, but'of
sonne-
thing more substantial at the hands of the nation.
Captains A ustin and Ommanney, the officers, and
men have returned, we are happy to say, in most robitat
health ; and it does great credit to the anal:get-at nta
in the equadron when we state that during theuhsez.ae
of the expedition only one man has been lost out of
the crews of the four veE•sels.

The officers of the Portsmouth Dockyard were
individually introiuccA to the new Commander io-
Chief, Admiral Brigs, by Admiral- Superinten(h at
Precot!., at ten o'clock yesterday morning, at the
Admiral ty
Avon steam-tender, Second Master Commander
Veitch, arrived at Portsmouth op Monday, and has
proceeded to Devonport.
Rattler screw steam-sloop, Commander Mellersb,
is caulking; she has gone alongside the coal derCit,
to complete her fuel. Major-General Lord Fitzcla-
rence and family are expected to embark about Satur-
day or Monday next. The Rattler will be out of the
hands of the dockyard on Thursday evening.
Thetis, 38, Captain Kuper, C. 8., arrived at Valpa-
raiso August 10, from Monte Video.
Vulcan screw troop. ship, Master Commander Penn,
left Torl)ay on Monday for Cork.
The clipper yacht America is in Portsmouth Har-
bour, and is to go on the graving slip to-day.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Dauntless, 33,
screw-frigate, Captain Halsted, having encountered
very heavy weather'in the Channel, put beck to St.
Helen's on Sunday. During the time she was out
one of the pipes of the condenser of her cooking galley
(Grant's) gave way, which it was necessary should
be repaired before the ship left England. Mr. John
Davies, master-attendant of the Clarence yard (who
now superintends the manufacture of Grant's im-
proved galley for the navy), with much promptitude
went out to the ship and brought ashore the condenser,
which was repaired and sent off again this afternoon.
Shipwrights have been sent from the dockyard to fix
it, and the Dauntless is expected to sail to-morrow
morning, at daylight, for Lisbon.
The Rattler's rudder-head has been found so defec-
tive as to require to be unshipped and brought on
shore. Every exertion is being used to complete the
repair of it by to-morrow, so that the embarkation of
Major-General Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.H., the
Lieutenant. Governor of this garrison, family, and
suite, for Madeira, may take place at the time ap-
pointed. The Rattler is ordered to sail on Friday.
The Odin-steam-frigate, Commander Sir W. Wise-
man, Bart., came into harbour to-day, and has resumed
her former position as a reserve steamer.
The Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. G. Allen, Master-
Commanding, returned from Woolwich to-day, bring.
ing Mr. Roberts, Master of the Blenheim, and a party
of riggers who navigated the Defence convict-ship
hence to Woolwich.

WoorancEt, OCT. B.—The Resolute, Capt. Horatio
T. Austin, C. 8., and the Assistance, Captain Erasmus
Ommanney, were both taken into one dock to-day,
with their masts and rigging all standing ; and the
Pioneer screw steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Osborn, and Intrepid screw steam-vessel, Lieutenant-.
Commander Cator, into the basin, with their rigging
and masts all standing, and on the whole of the vessels
being paid off to-morrow it is intended to retain
some of the officers and petty officers of each vessel,
and they will be borne on the books of the Fisgard,
flag-ship at this port, for the protection of the stores.
A party from the Assistance found the broken blade
of an oar at Cape Hotham having the word " Friend-
ship" cut on it, and having, apparently, belonged to a
whale fishing-vessel of that name. They also found
large staves of casks that had evidently contained oil.
On the Carey Islands they found two cairns, but al-
though they dug five feet under one of them they
could not find any written or printed documents.
They found on one of the cairns a small piece of
board, the initials of what may have been intended for
three persons, and the date 1827. It may be in some
degree satisfactory to know that there is not an officer
connected with Captain Austin's expeditionlwho gives
the least credence to Adam Beck's story of the
murder of Sir John Franklin's companions, and Cap-
tain Ommanney ascertained beyond doubt that only
three families have existed for a long period near the
place where the murders were said to have been com-
mitted.

FULIGINOUS EX PA A'DIN G MACItIIV E.
Among the many improvements science has
brought under our notice, few are likely to add more
to our domestic comfort that the app,,,rstus for clean-
ing chimneys, patentcd by Mr. Osman Geddy (ehe-
mit to his late Majesty), called the " Fuligiuou4
Expanding .MAchine." We bad the opportunity of
seeing it used in one of our Government buildings
through seven chimneys, three of which had recently
been cleansed, and although never used, Geddy's fuli-
ginous machine brought down a quantity of soot, and
from one in the upper story the enormous bulk of
two and a half bushels; and through which no
machine ever invented hitherto has passed from bottom
to the top. Will not this account to the public for
the many disastrous fires and loss of property ?
Masses of this soot that had corroded in a slope in the
chimney have been submitted to our inspection, and
we find it of an extremely ignitable character front
length of time. An association is formed, and work-
ing this fuliginous apparatus in Pimlico, Chelsea, and
Brampton, to the great satisfaction and comfort of
those within its reach; and we find also they are
daily cleansing chimneys in high houses in and about
Belgravia, some of which no former brushes could
have cleansed without the aid of climbing boys, many
having angles of 110 degrees.
It is well known that the machine carried about by
the common sweep is of very inefficient construction,
yet it may be passed up a chimney, and you go out-
side, to have ocular demonstration that it emerges at
the top ; it is diligently worked down again—very
little soot has accompanied it, and you flatter your-
self that the flue is not foul ; after a short interval the
operation is repeated, but gradually tLe chimney
ceases to draw, and you find your house filled with
smoke ; at length you send for a bricklayer or cowl
maker, to see if there be not some defect in his pro-
vince to rectify, and he speedily discovers, if he goes
at once to the top, that the chimney-pot is cboaked
inside with soot, hardened by the weather, leaving
only a perforation wide enough for the wooden part
of the sweeping-machine to free its way through, but
firmly resisting the action of the whalebone-brush, the
sides of which glide over instead of removing these
corrosions. What may be the state of the other part
of the flue can only be guessed by that which is
within reach of observation ; but now that there is
this Geddy's fuliginous machinery, which has beeu
pronounced by the highest authorities in the king-
dom to be in every respect superior to all others, the
public need no longer be subject to the annoyance
and expense of having their work improperly done.
The machine possesses several claims to originality;
its chief peculiarity consists in the adoption of a cir-
cular brush, which is divided into four parts, and,
being fixed on springs, is capable of expansion and
compression in every shape of chimney, or every
eccentricity of angle.; at the apex there is a ball
moving on a universal joint, which guides the brush
in angular flues ; below the brush there is another
universal joint, which, when the top comes in contag
with the shoulder of an angle, allows the brush .
assume the shape indicated by the acuteness orob-
tuseness of the angularity. There is much
ingenuitycon-
displayed in the construction of the jointes,
whichmachine is
nect the canes or rods by which
tb
worked, and whereby the revolving
inventions
rotatory mos.
thistio ns
effectually were tion by which all other similar
ren-
dered almost inoperative, is I
avoided.

BURIAL• OROUNDS IN THE CITY OF
There are several provisions in the new City Sewers Act
respecting burial-grounds in the city of London. It is pro-
vided that burial-grounds, when closed, may be appropriated
for public improvements, or to enlarge and improve the pub-
licts That i shall be
stree t lawful for the relative of any
deceased person, with the consent of the incumbent or other
person having the care or control of any such churchyard or
burial ground, as aforesaid, in which the body of such de-
ceased relative has been interred or deposited, but subject
to the regulations of the said commiss:oners, to cause such
body to be removed to, and interred in, any burial-ground
or in any cemetery 'eithout the City, without any faculty
for that purpose.'c After burial-grounds have been finally
closed they may be lowered and covered over. In such case
the graves are to be disturbed as little as possible, and the
bodies are to be removed. The relatives cf the deceased
persons may remove the tombs at their own expense. Be.-
tore the burial-grounds, when they are not used for inter-
ment of the dead, can be applied to public improvements W.
Bishop of London must signify his consent in writing.
FAT AL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.---TUeSitlY evetlit g
a fatal accident happened on the line of the Easte n Coun-
ties Railway, to a man named William Lever. It app
that tl.e deceased was in the service of the Electric
.16)-
graph Company, and was in the act of crossing the railway,
near the Mile-end platform, when be was jammed
with diffi-
culty, and carried to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood,.. who
found that he had received such serious injuries, that he ad-
vised his removal to the London Hospital, whither he w,la
conveyed in a cab ; but when the vehicle reached the inst.-.
tution, the unfortunate man was found to be unite dead. The
bady was examined by the resident medical officer, who as-
certained that the deceasel had sustained extensive internal
injuries.

,ÜBLIC MEETING of Merchants and OY,lErs \
interested in the Communizations with D.IDI A. and
EGYPT.
'he state of political affairs in Egypt having arrived at a crisis
ch threatens not only to stop the construction of the Railway,
to prevent the completion of the otitr transit improvements in
'roes, but even to eniang,er the safety and continuance of the
lug facilities afforded by the Pacha for the conveyance of Pas-
-
-:s and parce's through that country ;
PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the London Tavern,
Livnopsgate-street, on TUESDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve
for One o'clock, to consider and adopt such means as may bethought
most advisable, by memorialising the Government or otherwise, in
order to avert the danger which now menaces the important British
I nterests connected with our colonies and possessions in the East.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
PLAY-HOUSE PRICE NIGHTS.
It is respectfully announced to the patrons of the Opera, and for
the accommodation of the numerous visitors still in London, that
THREE MORE NIGHTS
Will be given, vlz. : —This Eveltolg (Thursday), October 9, To-
Morrow (Friday), 10, and Saturday, 11, being most positively the
Last Farewell Night, the Theatre closing with the Great Exhibition.
THIS EVENING,

Rossini's celebrated Opera,
IL BARBIERE DI SI-JIGLIA.
Rosins, Madlle. Sofle Cruvelli ; II Conta d'Almaviva, Signor
; Figaro, Signor Lorenzo Basilio, Signor Casanova ; and
.",,artolo, Signor Balanchi.
After which a Divertissement—Quadrille Francais from Les Cos-
morolites.
With a selection from 4uber's Opera, GUSTAVE 111. Amelia,
Madame Fiorentini.
With a Grand Divertissement, from IL PRODIGO, comprising
celebrated Pas de Poignards, by Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien,
d Lamoureux.

TO-MORROW, October 10.
Bellinrs celebrated Opera
LA SONNA.MBUIA.
Amina, 3fadlle. Sofle Cruvelil ; Elvin°, Signor CftlzoleXi; Count
!,,.:dolpho, Signor Lorenzo ; Lisa, Madlle. Feller.
After which, selections from Weber's Opera ,
DER FREISCIIUTZ.
Agatha, Madlle. Ficrentini.
With other Entertainments, the particulars of which will be duly
—uounced.