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LITERATURE.
WANDERINGS IN SPAIN. 2 Vols.
Newby, London, 1844.
Mr. Haverty, to whom we are indebted for these
volumes, was, it appears, for some months last year a
wanderer in Spain, and made such good use of his
time, that there was scarcely any city, town, or dis-
trict of consequence that he left unexplored. Of
Cordova, so well known in the Moorish annals of the
Peninsula, and still more celebrated, perhaps, as being
the birth-place of the great captain, Gonsalvo, he
gives us a most graphic.and eloquent description; and
was never weary of visiting its famous mosque,
" the effect of whose inextricable multiplicity
of graceful arcades and colonnades," he tells us, " where
at every step new vistas of matchless beauty and in-
terest meet the eye, was that of an edifice called into
existence by an enchanter's power rather than by the
labour of human hands." In the course of his wan-
derings in the romantic neighbourhood of the Sierra
Morena, Mr. Haverty unexpectedly encountered an
old travelling companion, an artist, whom he had parted
with some years before in Italy ; and this little incident
gives him an opportunity of introducing an interesting
anecdote respecting another artist, who had been
taken prisoner by some bandits while rambling over
the Sierra Morena, and only effected his escape by
sticking two of the foot-pads with a knife, blowing
out the brains of a third, and walking off with the
daughter of a fourth, by way of guide. The anec-
dote is related with remarkable spirit and dramatic
skill, but we take for granted that it is a
little embellished in its details, for Ow ?sal,.
of effect. Arrived in the provice of La Mancha,
Which no reader of Cervantes can ever think of with-
out interest, our author was surprised to find how
extreme was the poverty and wretchedness under
which its inhabitants laboured ; "it is the native
country," he says, "of nearly all the lame and blind
paupers, street-criers, and wandering musicians, who
are to be met with in the capital, and in a great part
of Spain besides." Of course, while stationary for
a time in Madrid, Mr. Haverty did not miss
the opportunity of getting a peep at the young
Queen ; he was fortunate enough to see her go down
in state to open the session of the Cortes, and describes
her as being abrupt and petulant in her manners, and
resembling her royal father—the blessed Ferdinand,
who looked so like an Angola baboon—in a certain
coarseness of expression about the mouth and chin,
if not in the general outline of her features.
Our author's sketches of the Spanish capital, of
the scenery in its immediate vicinity, of the man-
ners and customs of its inhabitants, its public build-
ings and fine picture galleries—these sketches are hit
oil with great raciness and felicity of touch ; but in-
deed throughout his volumes Mr. Haverty exhibits
descriptive powers of no common order; and his
" Wanderings in Spain " are the most entertaining
volumes we have read on this subject since 'the days
of Inglis. 'We quote a portion of his sketch of a
bull-fight at Madrid:—
" A flourish of drums and. trumpets now gives the signal
for a new change in the performance.' One of the bande-
rilleros comes forth with a pair of light shafts armed with
barbed darts at the ends, and ornamented, as I have already
said, with ribands of cut paper. He approaches the bull in
the centre of the arena, and while the enraged brute stoops
in order to toss his rash tormentor in the air, the intrepid
banderillero plants the pair of darts in the bull's neck, just
behind the horns. Now the agony of the tortured animal is
truly piteous. He tosses his head with rage to get rid of the
shafts which cling to him; but the barbs keep their hold,
and he only increases his own torture. Thus another, and
still another pair of banderilleros are planted in his bloody
mane ; and along each shaft a stream of blood comes trick-
ling down. The picadores now leave the field, and the
chulos make the final effort to harass the bull, until the sig-
nal is sounded for the last act of the tragedy.
" All the interest which the sanguinary exhibition hitherto
possessed, was nothing to what was then to come. The ma-
tador came forth singly from among his companions, holding
in one hand a rod flag, and in the other a long two-edged
sword of the best tempered steel. He approached the bull,
concealing for awhile the sword behind his back, and
holding the flag forward to provoke the animal to the as-
sault. Although wearied with the numerous desperate efforts
he had made, his movements were less brisk, the fury of the
bull was, nevertheless, at its highest pitch, and he prepared
to meet the new enemy with fresh vigour. Recoiling a few
paces, and stooping with his head to the earth, he steadily
observed the matador, seeming to feel that his deadliest foe
was now before him ; while the latter, leaning forward on his
left feot, held the sword on a level with his head, having the
point bent slightly downward. There was a moment of ter-
rible suspense. At length the bull rushed forward, but the
matador received the charge on his red flag, and, turning on
his heel, like Montes, allowed the bull to pass hint. The
people were disappointed. Some called him a coward, whilst
few applauded him for the graceful style in which he
evaded the charge ; and as every one delivered his opinion
as loudly as he could, the din of fierce voices was literally
deafening.
" Again the bull was brought to the attack, and the mata-
dor awaited him with the same firm and well poised attitude ;
the poor brute dashed furiously to the assault, but this time
he carried with him the sword plunged up to the very hilt in
his withers, whilst some inches of its point appeared through
his chest below.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM TRW MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
TIMES.-.The 'premium on gold at Paris is 13 per mille,
which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce
fbr standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 48 ; and the
exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 65, it follows
that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 434 per
mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17 s. 100. per
ounce fur standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9 ; and
the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13
it follows that gold is 0.91 per cent. dearer in London than in
Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London is 1094
per cent. ; and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the ex-
change is 0.33 per cent. against England ; but the quoted ex-
change at New York being for bills at sixty days' sight, the
interest must be deducted from the above difference.
Attention has been called to an advertisement inserted by
the Mexican agents in the Times of to-day, the object of
whlch, without some explanation, is not obvious. By the
advertisement in question, the public is cautioned against
purchasing or negotiating a certain. series of coupons (the
numbers of which are given), due in October last and in
April next, but the reason of the caution is not stated. On
inquiry, however, •it appears that the announcement refers
to a holder of Mexican Stock who received Custom-house
certificates for a portion of his claim, and also received the
half-dividend that was due last October. To elucidate this
particular position, it is necessary to call remembrance to
one of the many operations which render the history of
Mexican Stock such an intricate matter. Eight of the
coupons on the Active Bonds to October, 1841, inclusive,
have been delivered up by the majority.of the bondholders,
and ntures f half the amount represented by them
has in their stead. Some of the holders,
ho ent of the first four of these coupons
in cert cafes, were receivable for duties at the Cus-
tom-houses, and t erefore these were in a better position
than the other holders. To place both on the same footing,
it was agreed, that when the other holders received their
dividends in the years 1842-3, those who had received certi-
ficates should not be paid, but only have debentures. The
coupon due in April, 1843, was not, as we understand,
brought under this rule, as the Mexican Government re-
solved that that arrangement should affect all parties alike;
but making an allowance for this one exception, the parties
will be all in the same position in April, 1844, the one class
having been paid for their first four coupons, and the other
for their last. Now it appears that the party to whom the
advertisement refers, having received certificates for the first
four coupons, and therefore defeated his right to the dividend
due in October, nevertheless by some inatlvartency received
the halt' which was paid, and subsequently sold the coupons,
or some of them, in presenting the other half (payment of
which is now promised) in the open market. The bona fide
purchasers, without notice, will, it would seem, have the full
right to claim the half, notwithstanding the first transaction
had its origin in error; but when those whe are fully aware
of the peculiar circumstances affecting these coupons, the case
may be different. At all events the advertisement may have
the effect of stopping the negotiation of the coupons due next
April, and if they remain in the hands of the original party,
the agents may be able to reimburse themselves by stopping
out of the April payment a sum equal to that erroneously
paid in October. We give this explanation of an affair which
is more intricate than important, that it may prevent the
notion that something more serious is implied by the adver-
tisement.
SUN.—There was a spurt of business in the English
Stocks, and Consols improved this afternoon to 98k to I.
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. rallied from 102 k
to 1. The Three per Cents. of 1726 were done at 98.
India Stock for Account was 285 to 285 i.
The Foreign market, on the contrary, did not close
quite so good, Spanish Actives leaving off at 25 to 251,
and the Three per Cents. at 351 to Brazil Bonds
were done at 82k, and Venezuelan at 40. Dutch Five
per Cents. were 1014 to 102.
W 135 4i t o 5 ;
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
cbaesetne r tabncd'seC:a —rlEislaes,te2ri Birmingham,Counties,
n
Great Western Fifths, 7 ; Grand New,
134 were
to
; Ditto
Junction, 131 ; Lan-
New Quarter, 25k ; Ditto New Thirds, 381 ; North
British, k ; Northern and Eastern, 12k ; and West Lon-
don Thames Extension, 1} to 1 premium. Brighton
were 5i discount.

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Please to be accurate in copying the Address, to prevent imposi-
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BY AUTHORITY of hii—MAJESTY
EMPEROR of AUSTRIA.—WiII take place irrevocably on
the 16th of March, 1844, the IbISTRIBUTION of NINE beantitia
ESTATES of a value from 1,480,054 Franco, and MONET PRIZES
from 150,000 Francs down to 125 Francs of Common Bonds, and in
the Special Distribution of the Red Bonds 32,509 gains will be obtained,
and each Red Bond mast gain a higher or lower amount. Price of a
Common Bond, 11. ; a Red Bond, 21,; for 51. Five Common Bonds and
one Red Bond ; for 101. Eleven Common Bonds and Two Red ; fur
201. Twenty-three Common Bonds and Three Red.
Apply, without delay, to Messrs. JACOBS and Co., Bankers, Frank-
fort-on-the-Maine ; or to save Pestageo, Letters may be addressed to
Mr. Jacobs, 34, Wellclose-square.

EX TENSIVE SALE
The SPLENDID STOCK of FANCY JEWELLERY,
(OLD and SILVER WITCHES, SILVER PLATED GOODS,
TORTOISESHELL WORKBOXES, and TEA CADDIES, and a
great variety of ether Fancy Article., are sow SELLING OFF, at a
heavy saoritice, by Messrs. HORTON and CO., of 36, Ludgate-
street, opposite Messrs. Everington and Co.'s, in censequeace of Mr.
Horton retiring from the retail business.

It IS seldom the public have an opportunity like the present of par-
ehasiug, at little more than sae-half to two-thirds the usual charge,
the variety of genuine articles now offered for sale—comprising (Ica-
tlemen's and Ladies' Gold and Silver Watches, of workmanship the
iirst class of excellence, Gold Neck and Guard Chains, Seals and
Keys, Fancy and Mourning Brooches, Rings, Pins, and Ear-rings,
Pencil Cases, Silver Card Cases, Scent and Snuff Boxes; ales Silver
Plated Tea and Coffee Sets, Candlesticks, Cruet Frames, Dish Covers,
Corner Dishes, 'Waiters, Ice Pails, Rutter Coolers, Bread Baskets,
&e., all warranted the best Sheffield make ; Table and Dessert Forks
and Spoons, Soup Ladles, Grape Scissors, Asparagus Tongs, Nut-
creeks, Dessert Knives and Forks is Case, Jet Necklaces, and nu-
merous ether Fancy Articles, all at a considerable sacrifice.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S--YESTEUDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
•
8 to I agst Col. Cradock's Pagan
14 to 1 agst Mr. Milbank's Sir Robert
500 to 30 agst Mr. Collett's Cattonite—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Freedom-25 to 1 ta. once
25 to I agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Tuting's Tacita
30 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Merry Andrew
30 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's The Prior
33 to 1 agst Sir W. W. Wynn's Rowland—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Speed's Everton—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock—taken.
The little of novelty in the business transacted on the above
race, with the exception of Pagan, whose promotion is a con-
sequence of the Manchester quotations of Tuesday, and
Merry Andrew, the odds returned were taken in every in-
stance, to amounts varying from a pony to 601., and, as
agsnst Red Deer, The Prier, and Freedom, were afterwards
currently offered.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
Offers to take 2 to 1 about the Ugly Buek
DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Scott's lot—taken to 1501.
13 to 2 apt Mr. Crockford's Rattan—taken
17 to 1 sgst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken
22 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockainaroo
30 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's King of the Gipsies—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Apprentice—taken
50 to 1 agst Sir G. lleathcote's Campunero
55 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Sister to Grey Momus colt-
-1000 to 15 taken twice
1000 to 15 agst Mr. J. Osborne's Mount Charles—t. twice
1000 to 15 agst Mr. S. Herbert's Delightful c—t. thrice
1000 to 15 agst Lord Westminster's Lancet—t. twice
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Copeland's two—taken
1000 to 10 agst Lord Orford's Boots
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Sadler's Johnny Broome
1000 to 10 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar—taken.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Peek's Corodino
500 to 1 agst Mr. Bradshaw's Sir Isaac
1000 even between Corodino and Akbar
2000 even on Akbar agst Johnny Broome
500 even on Akbar agst Imaum
1,000 to 20 agst each of the following, in one bet :—Mount
Charles, Apprentice, Delightful colt, Lancet, King of the
Gypsies, and Bebington. No others mentioned. 320 to 250
agst Scott's, Day's, and Rogers's lots (taken). More busi-
ness was got through on this race than, from the flatness of
the market, we had ventured to calculate upon. As it re-
garded the two favourites, we have nothing new to dilate
upon-650 to 100, 335 to 50, and two or three other bets at
the same figure, were laid against Rattan. 200 even between
him and the Ugly Buck, and 3 to 1 to 2001. against them
coupled—the Buck's actual price did not transpire. Orlando
was backed in one quarter at 17 to 1, Cockamaroo at 25 to 1
(the layer refusing to go on), Running Rein at 30 to 1, and
the King of the Gypsies at 1,000 to 25. 1,000 to 20 was laid
once, and afterwards offered, against Carnpunero ; Akbar, as
a set off, having plenty of backers at 1,000 to 10, taken at
least ten times, besides a bet of 3,000 to 25. The
other outsiders mentioned above were backed at
the prices quoted, which, against all but Akbar,
and Mount Charles were subsequently offered. The most
curious feature in the afternoon's proceedings was an offer to
bet 3,000 to 6 against Sir Isaac, who, a few days ago, was in
considerable request at 1,000 to 15, and was said to be des-
tined to join Dockeray's string—it is now doubtful whether,
at any period since he appeared in the market, there has been
such a horse in training.
OAKS.
500 to 30 agst Lord Westminster's Fanny Eden—taken.

"The vociferations of the people were terrible, but the
word barbaro ! was the only one I could distinguish. In fact,
the pass was a bad one, for the sword should have gone in
another direction, so as not to have appeared on the opposite
side. The appearance of the noble animal as he now moved
about with the sword through him, and the barbed and
bloody shafts dangling about his forehead, was truly harrow-
ing. The life-torrent, at length, came gushing from his
chest, and formed a steaming pool beneath, in which, for a
while, he dabbled with his muzzle, for tire purpose, perhaps,
of quenching his burning thirst with the only liquid he could
find—his own heart's blood."

The subject oCfh
THE BATTLE OF LONCARTY.
le of Loncarty,
tuhritso np, London,em
is tb e 1118 -ta
t4t.
which, it appears, took place in Scotland about the
end of the tenth century, when a peasant and his
two sons, who chanced to be ploughing in a field near
the place of battle, stayed the flight of the Scottish
army, just as it was on the point of being destroyed,
and thereby saved their country from subjection to
the Danish yoke. After stating this anecdote
in his preface, the author of the poem before us goes
on to remark, " I saw no reason why this instance of
heroic patriotism in ancient Scotland should not have
a place in the rolls of fame, as well as the defence of
the Pass of Thermopylae by the Greeks, or that
of the bridge at Rome by Horatius Cceles,
which, considering the neglect into which the
history it is recorded in has fallen, I saw
no way of effecting without a touch of the pencil of
poetry. ' It is highly creditable to the author's sense
of patriotism that he should be anxious to give the
" Battle of Loncarty a place in the rolls of
fame ;" but we fear he has not gone the right
way about it, for his poem on this celebrated battle
is likely to have "a place" nowhere but on its pub-
lisher's shelves, where, it' we mistake not, it is destined
to be stationary, until, in due course of time, it is
transferred from thence to the trunkmaker's. The
" Battle of Loncarty " is, in truth, a very ordinary
production ; as far as mere versification goes, it is
passable enough; the sentiments, also, are such as do
the author credit ; but the poem is destitute of fresh-
ness and vigour, and contains not a few descriptive
passages which are diffuse and languid, and provoca-
tive only of slumber.

WETHERBY STEEPLE CHASES.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous., I2st each. Three miles. (18 Subs.)
Mr. Brown's Jacob Faithful (Mr. n ilson) 1
Mr. Brown's Birthday
Mr. Reynard's The Hawk 3
Mr. Brown's Yorkshire Lass

Colonel Thompson's Hamlet and nine others also started,
but were not placed. Won easy, by two lengths.
The Farmers' Steeple-chase, four miles, was won by Mr.
Downes's Charles O'Malley (Scott), beating Mr. Mewburn's
Clementine. and several others.
CASTLE HOWARD STEEPLE-CHASE..—TUESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 7 soya. each, 3 ft., with 25 added. Four miles.
Mr. J. Simpson's Aggravator (Mr. Johnson) I
Mr. Mewburn's Clementine
Mr. Nicholson's Perambulator 3
Five others ran. Won in a canter.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

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day, Mere, Wednesday, Bridgmere-lodge,
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Thursday, Hurlestoke, Saturday, Crewe,
hounds, Tuesday, Kennell, Thursday, Green-lodge, Satur-
day, Stoke—Cambridgeshire hounds, Monday, Odsey,
Friday, Sandy-warren—Mr. Mure's hounds, Monday,
Rushbrooke-park, Thursday, Pakenham-street, 101—War-
wickshire hounds, Monday, Whimpston-bridge, Tuesday,
South Village, Thursday, Red Hill, Saturday, Shuckburgh
Park—Sir R. Sutton's hounds, Monday, 6;eatham Inn,
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Tuesday, Ayston, Thursday, Holywell Hall, Saturday,
Brooke Hall, 11.—Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds, Monday,
Broughton Furze, Wednesday, Titchmarsh, 11—Lord Tar-
borough'sß.
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hounds,
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Wrawby (mill, Friday, Ravendale, 11—Lord Henry Ben-
tinck's hounds, Monday, Herby, Tuesday, Norton-place,
Wednesday, Scopwick, Friday, Stanfield Hall, Saturday,
Wickenby, 11—Mr. llellier's hounds, Monday, Renwick
Tuesday,toll-
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The poor's rates for the parish of Lavenham
(Cosford Union) for the past year were about seven hundred
pounds. Previous to the enactment of the Poor-law Amend-
ment Act they sometimes amounted to' that 4111:11 for the
quarter.—Bury Post.

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MURDER OP A POLICE-OFFICER.
Bruckwron, MARCH 14.—Yesterday evening, shortly after
nine o'clock, the town was throivn into great confusion, by
a report that a savage attempt had been made to murder-the
chief officer of our police force, Mr. Henry Solomon, which,
on inquiry, turned out to be too true. A young man named
Lawrence, a native of Tunbridge Wells, was apprehended
by policeman Barnden, shortly after eight, for stealing a
roll of carpet, which the prisoner had on his back when
taken. The policeman took him to the chief officer's
room in the Town-hall, where Mr. Solomon was engaged
in conversation with Mr. Butler, the collector of the poor-
rates. Messrs. Slight, junior, Alger, and Palmer, three of
our Brighton tradesmen, were also in the room at the time.
Solomon said to the prisoner, "You have been in the town
some time, I believe." The prisoner replied that he had
not, and then asked for a knife, saying, that life was bur-
densome to him, and that he would cut his throat, and he
pulled off his stock, and sat himself down in the chair.
Solomon turned away from the prisoner to renew the con-
versation, whilst waiting for a witness to take the charge
against the prisoner. Five minutes had scarcely elapsed,
when the prisoner, unperceived by the persons in the room,
stepped across to the fire-place, took up the poker, and, as
Solomon was standing with his hat oil; the prisoner aimed a
deadly blow at him with the poker, which alighted upon his
head, and felled him to the ground, inflicting a frightful
wound five or six inches in length, just over his right ear,
Mr. Slight immediately seized the villain, who was speeav
secured, whilst the other persons in the room turned theft:
attention to the unfortunate sufferer, who Was senseless and
bleeding profusely. Two surgeons, Messrs. Cordy Burrowes
and Baldey were called in. The wound was dressed, and the
sufferer was then conveyed to his own home in a chair, in a
state of great exhaustion, and without any hopes of recovery,
Several surgeons were in attendance upon Mr. Solomon
during the night. He remained insensible till ten o'clock this
morning, when he expired.
EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.
This morning the Town-hall was densely crowded by per-
sons anxious to hear the examination. At eleven o'clock the
magistrates, Major Allen, Major Haly, J. Borrer, Esq., and
Sir G. Westphal, took their seats, and the prisoner was shortly
afterwards brought in between two policemen. He looked
round the hall in a very unconcerned manner. He is a young
man, and apparently well brought up.
On being asked his name; prisoner answered composedly,
John Lawrence.
Major Allen—Prisoner, you are now charged with the
crime of murder.
The prisoner nodded his head.
John Barnden examined—The prisoner was given into my
charge by Mr. Collins for stealing some carpet from his shop
in St. James's-street, and I brought him to the Town-hall.
Mr. Collins came down with me. On my arrival at the hall
I found Mr. Solomon, Mr. Samuel Slight, Mr. Butler, and
Mr. Alger. I told Mr. Solomon what he was charged with,
and Mr. Solomon told me to go and get the carpet. I
stood outside of Mr. Solomon's door, and I heard a call of
" police." I stood there several minutes, and heard some
one in the office halloo " police." I ran into the office, lad:
saw Mr. Solastoubleeding, and failiagon the-floor, and them
caught hold of the prisoner. I saw no weapon of any kind.
I put the handcuffs on him, and put him into a chair. Pri-
soner said, " I hope I have killed him, and then I shall be
hung for it, and the first chance I get I will make off with
myself."
Here the prisoner became exceedingly faint, and shed tears.
Major Allen—Ask the prisoner if he hears what is going on.
Thoburn—The prisoner says he does not wish to hear it.
The prisoner was here asked if he had anything further to
say, and he very coolly began to relate how it occurred.
Mr. Samuel Slight, accountant—About half-past eight
o'clock last night, the prisoner was brought in by the last
witness. The prisoner was detained in Mr. Solomon's office.
Mr. Solomon inquired how long he had been in Brighton.
Prisoner answered, two days. Solomon replied, "he
had been loner than that, for he knew he had been there
a fortnight.' Prisoner, in a very violent manner, then
took off his stock, and said, " It is no use saying any more
about it, give me a knife and I will murder myself." He
appeared quite sober. Mr. Solomon endeavoured to
quiet him, and afterwards commenced a conversation with
some gentlemen in the office. Prisoner went to the corner of
the office opposite the fire place, and seated himself in a
large chair. Mr. Solomon, who, at the time, was sitting
on the stool with his side towards the prisoner, h, the course.
of conversation, rose from his stool, and walked across the
office towards me. As he turned to walk back again, the
prisoner darted behind me, picked up the poker, and struck
AIL Solomon on the head. [The poker was produced, it was
an ordinary-sized parlour poker, and was considerably bent
by the force of the blow.] Mr:Solomon was struck on the
right side of the head. I saw the blow. I immediately
turned round, seized the prisoner, and took the poker from
him. The poker was bent as it now is, but I did not observe
whether it was bent before. When I seized him, the prisoner
said "I don't mind, I have done it, and I hope they will hang
me for it." There was no harsh language used by Mr.
Solomon.

Major Allen—Prisoner, would you wish to ask Mr. Slight
any question? The prisoner shook his head.
Thomas Baldy, surgeon, examined—About half-past eight
o'clock I was called to attend Mr. Solomon, whom I found
sitting in a chair, and bleeding from a considerable wound
on the right side of the head, about midway between the ear
and the crown of the head. I examined the wound ; it was,
two inches and a half or three inches in length, and nearly
half an inch in breadth. I don't think the.wound had reached
the skull. I could not ascertain any fracture of the skull.
Mr. John Cordy Burrowes, surgeon, said he was with So-
lomon when he died, about a quarter past ten o'clock that
morning.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Major Allen then told the prisoner that he had committed
an unprovoked and cruel murder, and had deprived a wife
and eleven children of a protector, and that he must be com-
mitted to take his trial at the ensuing Lewes Assizes on the
19th instant.

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WESTMINSTER.—Last night,
shortly before eleven o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises
belonging to Mr. Hawkins, tea-dealer and grocer, situate
No. 54, Strutton-ground, Westminster. The building was
three stories high, and closely bounded on each side. } lames
issuing through the aperture in the shop window caused the
discovery to be made by some of the neighbours, who, after
raising the necessary alarm, began to arouse the inmates of the
contigous premises. Mr. Hawkins having left home to go to
the theatre at an early part of the evening, for some consi-
derable period the utmost anxiety was manifested for his
safety, it being feared that he was in the burning pre-
mises. Such was the rapidity of the flames, that in the
short space of five minutes every part of the shop was in a
general blaze, and the fire was fast ascending to the upper
part of the building. The intelligence having reached.
the engine stations, with all promptitude the Horseferrv-
road engine was on the spot, followed by the County-engine,
and ;two more belonging to the brigade. The West of
England engine, with Mr. Connorton, next reached the spot,
and was succeeded by Mr. Fogo, with several other engines
of the London Fire Establishment. An immediate supply
of water from the Chelsea Water-works was procured,
from which the engines were set to work, and they poured
a vast torrent upon the flames, which had the desired
effect of preventing their extending. The hose of the*
County engine was carried through one of the adjoining
houses, and Carter, the foreman, brought the branch in such
a position as to cut off the communication existing at that
time between Mr. Hawkin's premises and those of Mr. Mills,
grocer and cheesemonger, No. 53, in the same place. Owing
to the exertions of the firemen they happily succeeded in
extinguishing the fire by half-past 12 o'clock, not, however,
before the building in which it commenced was entirely
consumed, nothing being left besides the bare outer wall'''.
The undermentioned premises are likewise damaged :—No:
53, Stratton-ground, occupied by Mr. Farr, general dealer—
upper portion of building very extensively burnt, and stock•
damaged by water, &c. ; insured in the County Fire-office..
No. 52, Mr. Mills, cheesemonger and grocer—stock severely-
damaged by water and hasty removal ; insured in die
Phoenix. Mr. Cresswell, greengrocer and potato-merchant.
No. 55, the upper part of the building greatly damaged by
fire, and the lower part by water; not known if insured.
The origin of the calamity could not be ascertained, and the
proprietor (Mr. Hawkins) not having reached home when
the reporter left, of course it was impossible to learn whether
he was insured. The police, under the direction of Inspector
Barfoot, were of great service to the inhabitants in guarding
their property, some of which was placed in the open street,'
to escape the fury of the conflagration.

THE BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—A
general meeting of the subscribers to this excellent charity
was held yesterday, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street..
Mr. Orme was in the chair. The minutes of the previous.
general meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secre-
tary proceeded to read the Report. It stated that the Direc-
tors had been called on to grant assistance to twenty of the
members, and although this had unavoidably caused a some-
what greater expenditure than in former years, consuming
nearly the whole of the funds at their disposal, the Directors.
felt happy in having been the instruments by which the aged.
and infirm, the widow and fatherless, had been relieved its..
the season of their distress ; and they could not, they said,.
refrain from observing the independence of feeling which in-.
duced several of the applicants to suffer much inconvenience'
before they applied to the institution for assistance. Since
the last annual meeting thirty-three members had been ad-
mitted, thirteen had been removed by death, two had been:
excluded by non-payment of their subscriptions, and two,
had changed from annual to life members. The number
of members now on the books was 446. With respect to,
the state of the funds of the Institution, the Directors said.
they felt happy in being able to state that, although at.',
present they fell considerably below the sum named at
constituting the permanent fund (20,0004), yet that they
were justified by the continued increase in believing that
no very distant time the sum, large as it at first appealed;
would be realised. The sum of 12,837/. Bs. had been in-'
vested, producing nearly 500/. per annum. The annual
scriptions amounted to upwards of 270/., and the interest re-.
ceived from the commencement of the Institution amounted.
to the sum of 2,237/. Bs. The Directors expressed their gra.:
tification in being able to state that the slight allusion made'
in the last Report taan asylum for the aged and decaye4
and the hope therein mentioned that it would, be carried into,
effect, was likely to be fully realised. Munificent donations
had been contributed, and other valuable assistance gives,
by the numerous body connected with the trade ; and. the,
project, which at first appeared more than doubtful, had now
been matured, and had so far progressed as to render its final
completion of absolute certainty. The Report was unani-
mously adopted, and ordered to be printed and circulated
amongst the members of the Society. The meeting then re-•
solved that the Committee of Directors should have the?
power of giving temporary or permanent assistance to ar
widows of members, and also of giving at their discretion, the'
sum of 6/. towards the funeral expenses of any of ite, de-
partedewrehopsassestvanicedle,
wSaosmgeivefnormtoalthreesochluativiomnasaw,
a vote
of members.
thanks
in aid of the Charity were warmly eulogised. The meeting-
then broke up.
ACCIDENTAL HANGING.--Yesterday Mr. Wakley,
M.P., held an inquest at the New Inn, Edgeware-road, on
the body of George Wilshire, aged 13, who hung himself
under the following circumstances ;—George Wilshire said
he was father of deceased, and kept stables in Northumber—
land-mews, Edgeware-road. On Monday afternoon last 2,
about half-past four o'clock, he left deceased alone in the.
stables, whilst he went as far as Orchard-street. He returned{
in about a quarter of an hour, and on entering the stable was
surprised to find the deceased hanging by a halter which. llee '
had fastened round the top of one of the stall posts,. rier
thought at first he was at play, but on closer approach hie
son appeared lifeless. He raised an alarm, and some neigh-
bours came and cut deceased down, and Mr. Brown and Mr.
Davis, surgeons, were sent for ; they bled deceased in the•
neck and arm, but life was quite extinct. When witness left
the boy he was alone in the stable, and in perfect health and
spirits. He believed that the deceased did not hang himself
intentionally. He was in the habit of playing with the, '
halter, by placing the noose round the back of his head, and
then, by catching hold of the other end, walk up the stall
post, and perform other gymnastic feats. The boy was of a •
very cheerful disposition, and he had never heardhim threaten ..,
to destroy himself. Verdict—" That the deceased, by his
own act, died from accidental hanging.'

COMPETITION FOR FARMS.—A correspond' Ant of
the Hereford Journal says that a farm in the neigh'
4,ourhood
of Leominster, having become vacant by the de• ath of the
occupier, there were us three days no fewer tb 57 app.
cants for it.

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