The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-19 00:00:00

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31°SE V AND c ()AIM E 'ICI A L NEWS PA .i.IAMEI,i TARYI3Ai)ERS.
CITY, QUARTER 7'o THREE. SESSION 1844.
~-.lll_„the Lire Cotton Market on Saturday the sales ,-,
IX WALLS.-,-
1 TILE LATE "REBECCA" P. lOTS
,v'd 4,500 bala% at former rates, and all to the trade. The
Fpre Market was good fur Dover and Eastern Counties. There have been delivered from the " Vote-office.'
227`.4.06 w. ere. steady. Eastern Counties, 104 ;Gratin Junction, of the fll ing papers, namely (No. 33), a
4.) in 11 er,d',. Lrl, g ani Quarter, 274 ; Brighton, 424 ; Manchester .
parts o ow
ixrrningbam, 40; Paris and Rouen, 324 ; South Eastern, copy u a i .
°lt ; and Ditto "c -
Stitch ' t ' e"' 354 f "1' .aclarratiun issued by hBear INAliai:me
ds tay- t,o2eoetrh-
ta i a districts in South \Vales, dated r,,,..., . in crest is felt in the City to ascertain the reply of
•-, nobert Peelto the deputationf the Joint-stock
the ree,..._ fromßanks,
October, 1843," which was ordered by the House of
4," ,:iteers of which waited upon him on Saturday after- Commons, on the motion of Capt. Bernal, to be
4-st• It
ee,,, 2.1, , is a subject of such vital importance to the lin-
ferre Laver of the ahareholders in the establishments re- printed, on the 15th proclamation con.
should , a suggestionhas been made that the
t° that • • b delegates eludes with an offer oilflsstanoOti. and This a free pardon from
tatty t ussue a " Circular " periodically, stating such facts as her Alajesty, to any person or persons, not being the
vs
_,
eend to afford necessary information. Our inquiries as
i' La result of the intemiew have produced but little intel- actual perpetrator of the outrages, or incendiary fires,
genes that . • any of them recited in the body of the proclama.
sud
e,s. . can be relied upon. Promises of attention to, or
0e tt;datderation of, the claims of the Joint-stock Banks,
thirettart of the Premier there were many, but we do not tion, who shall discover and apprehend—or cause to
be man, Co
a bold . concessions will be made, unless indeed there be discovered and apprehended—the "authors, abet-
Ch— stand in Parliament against the renewal of the
o„_arter of the Bankof F ol' d u on itspresent terms.
tereh. adyiaes
,aere Will , _
la .n,, an p . ._ . tors, and perpetrators of any such incendiary fire—or
T "e any occasions to refer again to this subject. any such outrage—whereby life shall have been sa-
just received from the United States are in- crificed ; or that they or any of them shall be duly
Neettilig in
@tie point of view. The doctrines of repudiation, convicted thereof;" such reward of 5001. to be paid
are Yso generally cherished by many of the States,
r( the .... ' - - very long " for each and every person who shall be so convicted."
Period decline. It is true that a
akar Must elapse before the capital advanced to
Ithe7.....ititerrreJenathan can be paid off, Fifty pounds, and her Majesty's pardon, are also
but strong efforts, we
really beingdevise_the of meeting
made to means offered, under like restrictions against the actual per-
this to , est 08 it becomes due. The New York Herald, upon petrators, to any person who shall,in like manner,
this si,P'; re.rnarks and for the sake of the many ersons on
Matter, Ma "e of the Atlantic who are' so deeply interested in the apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, any person or
co trust trust the anticipations will prove to be entirely persons concerned in any other outrages besides.
In, neh • 4'1-Prompt payment of the annual dividends is as
ai p„ as the niost prosperous commonwealth will ever be able these so described, within the same counties and ths-
thesYeiThis is all that is wanted. Thousands have made tricts,—on their conviction.
This thec'elB an investment, and all they want is the interest.
stock 4; leek for, and eventually will receive in full. The POOR-LAW (No. 31).—Copy of the Reports of the
dhoti, ~,1 of course, be continually changing hands, the cre- Poor-law Commis.sioners to Sir. James Graham, on
..will nerve; iesilange from year to year, but the indebtedness the law concerning the maintenance of bastards.
•Telirs be'' "5 removed front the States. Those that have for (Ordered to be printed, on motion of Sir James
teren dun unable to pay the most trifling portion of the in-
Within the' must receive some other aid than what they have Graham, Feb. 14 )
ililietu,
nPruf:
iecsoiezniruseltiovnes, to take so great a step as the payment of NAVY (No.
'A. r r''' 16).—An account of the annual re-
has been introduced in the Legislature of ceipt and expenditure for the year ended on March 31,
that tee providing for the State debt. After stating 1843. Presented (in the usual course) pursuant to
4,1 that P.ublie debt amounted to nearly 40,000,000 dollars, a
I.lNceed, tT an Y are too-well acquainted with, the resolution 2 Will. ly., c. 40. (Feb. 7.)
foal eir_ state that the means of payment should be drawn CLONTARF MEETlNG.—Proclamation of his Excel-
tl the urces the least burdensome, and recommends the sale
tleith4blic improvements of the and the appropria- .
lency the Lord Lieutenant, in Council, against meet-
Stat 4 °flgrese of so much of the public lands of the United frig summoned for Sunda.y, Oct. 8, 1843. Dated,
tztin--, or the
:a. Proceeds thereof, to Pennsylvania, as would " Council Chamber, Dublin Castle, Oct. 7."
Illeial,1:7 the State debt, and free the people from taxation.
dill nec.hor.9.,resolutions are' so rich and important, that we
,rlu6
elle esolved,__T
hat we recommend to our senators, &c., in
,41.! auth
1 treM,..,
.t° use their exertions to procure the passage of a
i-atrihetie3,,namg the issue of 200,000,000 dollars of stock to be
'aderia "amongst the several States, in proportion to their
outoftt°Palation, and to be payable by the United States
altali be e, Proceeds of the sale of the public lands, which lands
"ThePtedg, ed for the redemption of stock so issued.'
.aa autos debts of the States of this Union have reached
eettiee ,s and stand in a position that calls for rerious re-
;hthe pel,°nl those who created them, and those who have
e tat;,:r in hand to prevent an increase, and to provide for
eebtedn""ate liquidation of•them. The whole and total in-
*ith the:a of this country in the aggregate, when compared
•
tlllteri 8 hntnense wealth and unlimited resources of the
tile' tates, is but a trifle; but when the people proctlaiam,
134 nnwillin
t-14,4ted, nr thos'e that'en have
innoNtesitinedb,l shoulddespair. The
The people of
tli 1t.17!-811•say to the nations of Europe we are able,
,itakt..,,thicluldate the last dollar of our indebtedness. The
ai7bl.imineisdirect cause--of the insolvency- of the States
Oast e,„-'uted can be traced to the financial revolution we
~q stru-"erging from. The whole country has, for years,
"glee evf.ling against the most desperate depression any
The co • e/Pellenced."
5;'11 Itt s7rniasioners purchased this morning 20,000/. Con-
. ti 4. and this
ether ttritie,s. gave a tone to the market for all the
owever, not a great deal of business, in
ttrthitnsferreZeets, has been transacted, this not being regular
aZtgh it i'' Bank Stock has this morning realised 195,
ts—e„ne t6't .511, rather cheaper. The opinion, at least,
r"aat the "°Rters of, and speculators in, this security,
it'ealed leitoCharter of the Bank of England will be re-
"ft ut man alterations injurious to the Share-
tqld, A Po' y ' 'we
is, ,i.,_ nit that will create great discussion, are Private Laether one bank of issue shall be established. The
alZhhine-4,4t4h1L: 'ereoin. not represented,. at this interview, only,
t k banks. Sir Robert Peel promised
%1'414 ell'ist,
..airad-;thsetated. 1:lie matter is much talked
Orove,it 3' this morning. Reduced Three per Cents. have
1-'la 110 ° 984. Exchequer Bills to 70 to 71 premium, and
a etti lion to 88 •
Is 4'4 for premium. There was one bargain made
th • m°neY this morning at 974.
-••4\ beeiie South American Bonds a great deal of business
4 kOrnin transacted to-day. The correspondence in
kciell
~.Z Contemporary relative to Mexico is of
.th 44te, still it has had an injurious effect
Llse4 value of the Bonds, which are at 344 to 3. Pe-
-Vet,"da have fallen from 314 to 30 and 3011. Colombian,l3
'4 4;11eli
oftl:4ieve van, have been up to 144, but they are now it.
th:e.LondC,l,e,4,"eris something coming forward for the benefit
fir:2, It- wit,,74ne a_. Spanish Stock is ito 4 per cent. higher
kka tiler; ° Saturday afternoon last. In other Foreign
1141 Sllareli not much alteration to-day.
rieo
et „,ol
antarket was rather flat to-day, as our corrected
i ns shows :
.44,,,,
--. ''l.l FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
' Ilerik e. (From the Official List.)
!Per FoZII. Reduced.....-.......... ........... 16,•04 193 195 194
a per c i.. Annuities ....... ...... - 9 B 9B %
IS per Consols. Annuities •
07 Aiii
,ft. 31-t. Reduced Annuities ..«.......„ lO3
,ong Z Pc? Cent. Annuities 10254% br, nnuities, Expire 3th Jan. 1860..«.« l2 i 3-16%
111„,447103,)dia:eal,ockri Expire 10th Oct. 1859
. tiialki,llo under 1,00.6 "....--........-......."
10485% 104
as
e..."
_stock for Account
ki,loll for Account
, . `Vecluet Bills
4,0004 , 114 d. /%d.
, 5004 ............. .. ..... .....
' Ditto «....».......• ....».»... "N 1.)::
toxii„itto Ad4iii;:i-::: ::: - 7 l 7l om.
Self': FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
zuer,,VlA.nonds, 5 per Cent.
C01t074. Yres Bonds, 6 per Cent ....... ..• ••••iiii 37141 14 13%
Uzi iwin news&
bitettlif, toms, i
.5 per Coat. ...... ......
tiin soy the tecount. 24%
Peru"' *ferred Stock ll% 12%
-,,vuto he 6 „ „ „......tto for the .A....r. Cents. 31% 30%
.s.tegue,*,,... —mint
Ditto for the Ac - ......
" .................
....."
...
. :3034 3134 3°%
• Ditto conv-"nds 5 per c.,
count
Thre: ve Bonds.
Spanish
Bonds I'4.
r've Per..e. . . .......
. ._,,71i
Ditto
%lie •
Account ...........
Ditto
yDitto fort r Ce" ..
,1,.., . _ e Account ..•«.«.«.».......»
e:11
_5 Ter Cents. .....
.. ,
ir,,.._,Gan 1837,5 ,_r „aa.!..... ...................» 1024
, iIiICFs:OF sitY:t 'en',
a 5..., leaiLwA RES THIS DAY AT ONE.
13iNarni and ' ....
PAH% PER SHARE
11, on New GlOneoster...... 100
n'utoi ~,,, ~,_4.. ............. ... ..... 1714
titet: cot.47esler ..... .. .............. 70
Bitt Nev.. ... .. . ..............25 .....
~,,4 ~..n............ .............. 25
Greet ,wa nit GL,,,g6w
.................
to. ...... ......
lail b,,,-..-:a7nwiori. .............. 13s 4d ai to
Difat %ten,
n 1 ..... .. ..... . ........... 73 lO6 ..... .... to 105% -"noon sad''aree ..
4bitto Lo Brighton*,.... Brightol*:::***. ...... -V, 67%:. to
jyNon ,an Note. ........ -- -'
tto lind Itirrniosliz,; .... ...it
il,O
to
f:Nop 07 Thirds •• ...
:L.:L." 2 '2340 to
--1,!14,1, aod
souildford Junctio'n'' 5 ......
***
71******** to
144° Xiehthuth Western
,_ h ,n,., w... ................ %
idic"ester -ii,144 --was ....
_.. ..... .. '7O ll4
),,,,atsd c,,,,,,,,, Birmingham ... 40
„,/;:ft,o iftl;.l.Liee ........ .. ........... 100
linvieh and.,,z. ..................... . 2
PZ7l:glitle a0,1741„0u . ........... 2
11,,wati,:i Rouen orootton Juno,. 15
vq,ips., tut,,,,....
and e ................... . 20 -
.4eri q . Dever ...
...... 50
Ilititt,ngeltrii;liiia,;zi .... - ..... 2550 5.,F,%... to 34 36
to 154t7 Clip:b°lo' Branch ............ 2% 11144 19... to 15
k4,1916.:41 &her . 're'CX EXC"ITANGE FEE 17 —We have no
4--.7 to , Rion to note to-day in' our. qu'otations. The
_
04te1.4 lit'nues for
ate;,, ,I_, , Manchester and Birmingham, South
55.1 . Venester. The sales are—Dublin and
Itte g.,.
.and I,,..._m_luiesehester and Birmingham, 403 to i ;
1!; a7,1,P, 35 Incie.o ter, 644 to 65 ; South Eastern, 344 ;
NI; aiik4,. west:, heater,
and Manchester, quarter shares,
w . rn, ono-eighth shares, 34 ; Barnsley June.

ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.

A distressing accident occurred last evening, shortly after
eight o'clock, near the Wimbledon station of the South
Western Railway. Two men named Henry Weller and
John Weller (father and son), accompanied by a third in-
dividual named PaHick; had betn spending the day with
some friends at Chelsea, which place they left about eight
o'clock to return home to Ewell, in Surrey. They arrived at
that point of the road intersected by the South-Western
Railway, near Wimbledon, about half-past eight, and as it
was nearly dark did not observe the cross-gates, erected to
prevent persons crossing the line, until they were close
upon them, when John Weller called out suddenly,
" Come on, here is a train coming," and imme-
diately after throwing open the gate attempted to cross the
line. At the same instant the rive o'clock up-train from
Southampton passed by at full speed, and on Charles Pallick
(the third individual alluded to) and Henry Weller looking
round they could see nothing of the unfortunate man who
had but the instant before called out to them to follow him
across the road. One of the policemen on the line coming
up a search was made, and the unfortunate man was dis-
covered about a hundred yards from where he crossed the
road, bleeding profusely from a wound in his head, where the
skull was laid open, besides being otherwise much injured.
He was removed with all possible care, and the best means
at hand used to stay the hemorrhage. About half an hour
subsequently the Woking up-train, on being signalled by the
policeman, stopped and took in the unthrtunate man, who
was conveyed in one of the first-class carriages to the Nine-
elms terminus, where medical assistance was instantly ob-
tained. The poor fellow had not then ceased to breathe, but
had remained perfectly insensible from the time of the acci-
dent.

THE AWFUL ACCIDENT AT THE
LAND SHIPPING „COLLIERY.
(From the Cambrian of Saturday.)
On the afternoon of Wednesday last, one of the most
dreadful and destructive events ever known in Pembrokeshire
took place at Landshipping Collier', the property of Colonel
Owen. The short time which has intervened has not allowed
a sufficient opportunity to obtain full particulars of the sad
catastrophe ; but. the following circumstances connected with
it are believed to be substantially correct. The colliery has
for very many years been in full work, giving employment
to a large number of men, women,. and boys. It appears that
on Monday last a lot of men and boys were set to work in a
level, which was about a quarter of a mile long, and extended
a considerable distance under the bed of the river Dungleddy,
and which had not for about three years previously been
worked, for the reason, it is said, that it was not considered safe
to carry on operations there, the colliers having reported that
in one place there was a leak of salt water over their heads.
In the afternoon of Wednesday there were between forty and
fifty men and boys employed in various parts of the level. Three
of the boys, who were nearest to the mouth of the pit, were
alarmed by hearing a violent-rush•of water in the interior of
the works ; they instantly ran to the pit's mouth, and were
only just in time to save their lives, by climbing up the sides
of the pit, before the water filled the level—had they been a
moment later, the water would have overwhelmed them, as
it did all their unfortunate companions who were in the in-
terior. It was immediately afterwards found that a portion
of the ground-underneath the mud on the side of the river, a
little above low water mark, and directly over the level, had
given way, and the tide, which was then flowing, was ob-
served to rush with great force into the fissure, so as to
drown the works, and render the escape of the hapless col-
liers utterly hopeless. Tidings of the sad calamity were
quickly conveyed to the village where the workmen had re-
sided, and as soon as the nature and extent of it were ascer-
tained, a scene of the most heart-rending kind was
exhibited among the surviving wives, mothers, and other re-
latives of the unfortunate colliers, which it is far easier to
imagine than to describe. Immediately after the poor boys
had come above ground, the landing-tub was lowered to
assist any who might be at the bottom of the pit, but when
it was pulled up it was found to contain nothing but water.
Some short time afterwards,.the steward of the works went
down, but he could discover nothing but pieces of timber
floating on the water. The greater portion of the poor men
who have thus met a violent and untimely death, have left
wives and large families to deplore their loss. In addition
to the incalculable amount of distress and destitution which
the surviving relatives must inevitably sustain, the injury to
the proprietor, and the other colliers in his employ, is tre-
mendous, as it is thought that all the works on the estate
communicate internally with each other, so that it is probable
the water has extended through the whole, which may pos-
sibly occasion a total cessation of them, or, at all events, a
vast outlay of money to stop the fissure and expel the water.

THE MURDER AT PLUMSTEAD.—CONFESSION OF
THE MURDERER.—We understand that John Bodle, who was
found guilty on Tuesday last, and sentenced to twenty years'
transportation, for extorting money from Lord Abingdon's
butler, under threat of making a diabolical charge, and who,
about ten years ago, was tried at Maidstone for the murder
of his grandfather, by poison, on which occasion' he was ac-
quitted, has confessed, since his confinement in Newgate,
that he did commit that murder, and that no one but himself
was concerned in the horrid transaction.
The Right Hon. the 'Sneaker of the House of Com-
mons, had his second Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last,
at his private mansion in Eaton-square. Covers were laid
for 30. Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount
Howick, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr.
Byng, Right Hon. Geo. Stevens Byng, Sir Geo. Grey, Sir
John Cam Hobhouse, Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Right
Hon. Francis Thornhill Baring, Right Hon. B. Macaulay,
Mr. Vernon Smith, Sir Wm. Clay, Mr. Chas. Wood, Sir
Thos. Wilde, Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, Mr. Tufnell, Mr.
ChaS. Buller, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. More'O'Ferrall, Mr. Ord,
Mr. John Parker, Mr. Wyse, Colonel Fox, and Right Hon.
.R. L. Sheil, constituted;the party. Lord Seymour, Sir Thomas
Troubridge, Hon. Fox Maule, and Mr. Pigot were unavoid-
.
ably absent..
FlRE.—Last evening, shortly after six &clock, an
alarming fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr.
Worssam, newsvender and tobacconist, carrying on business
at 39, King-street, Snow-hill. The flames were first per-
ceived raging in the shop by some of the neighbours, who
immediately raised an alarm, Mr. Worssam being at the
time, in the upper part of the building. Such was the fury
of the flames, that it was found impossible to enter the pre-
mises until the arrival of the engines. There being an abun-
dant supply of water, one engine was set to work, and by
dint of great exertion, succeeded in confining the fire to that
part of the building where it commenced, and soon extin-
guished the same ; not, however, until the whole of the stock
in trade was either consumed, or rendered useless by the
action of the fire.

lit
t ^k st CLOSING Pr ICES.
4t.t e set BRITISH FUNDS.
milet an )iz.o. ............. 191 Indian Stock ...... 278 pm.
i
1.,j1,e1.7'. Cana .•., 98% Ditto Bonds . 88 P '
Lzl„l..t ;Ili !tit, Its ....... 27, Ditto Old Annuities -_-_-
i,s liellZ Ca,it.... ....... 1100:11. DittiaAew. Annuities
.....
pm 4th 4411 Pt. "• ..... !".". %lilt 'o"sg4).l : . 2 . : — pm.
i
ott• !grit)._ e,toexpile Ditto Small."'" pm.
,41.1 h,............ 12%
Bank Stock for Acct 194
A .18°). ......... • 2 I..ia India Stock for Acct 278%
h•ait,, .4.
....... ---- iConsols for Acct 97%
~•41,;”tin
ir "11 Per c PC/REIGN FUNDS.
tiZko.atiliA uDer c ent ......... .... Portuguese, sper Cent 7
ti A 'orid:nt". ....... Ditto, New Ditto
tot in, r Yre., ............... -. Prussian, 5 per Cent
_
Natibbi4tlPer cegr Le J... _
Russian, 5 per Cent
Cke, 18.4 li per
c "• ........ -- Ditto, Metallic
) i [to ... ent
.... ..... ' §panish, 5 per Cent g2
li,'''', t(i.;• ........... . ...... _. Ditto Iper Cent
tS,l„lier (o: Cent ...... 23 !Ditto', Deferre4 ..... ...."- -c.
ca,t•,,5, ~., , ........... Fiench, ler Cent ....- :-.'f:
.. e.
1'et,4",!.,i i,se' Pet r.or.,l2ent ...... -- Exchange
...f. .—.C.
'let '" ..... .... 34y French, 3 per Cent.
an.l.tzs. , 18.7 ....... ' Dutch, per Cent 55%
"Per Cei,t... .2534 Ditto, 5 per Cent lO2
P•li °I and x SHARES.
t sterc'f
(441_1144.0t
4..x.et!r CO paid)...... - •••••• • .........
6579%
t)i.Jaaend. iiIQ tdassow (50 paid)
eh, ter'
(100pa1d)
great a
Worth
,ester, and Chatham (234 paid)
94 '
1:111:In I'itti, " (5 Paid) ................................ . .14i
I.4inen and t,,.,12 Pai0)...... ......... .. ............ : 11
1.51,11,i) and h,11,1,).t0n (se paid)
)ite:,ttehaiter'l:cadndlti)raartel, 231
ticrwinchallci a,,,,Manl (Stock)
91r
(telnpaidil)l.,....sl. 10(1. _ i
45i,
pa'd) 7 %
t./itt n and t. "Ingron Junction (15 paid)
),zott 0
5,,, , late.rn (4) paid)
1,1 .1' SidllaPn(lpmd) ...
.. ... . .. •
04,4„ Thi
_„ \..00 paid.) ...... .."......."
......... -
441 ;i44Vel!. Lie. 44:; ...................
44ktIA ,
___ 8 Paid) ..... ....... ..... .......
4,,, tittle a ----- --...
:10it !aft' llot 4,1111401.6 M tailors (father and son)
440(if their Y rade. t
en, .rom Chesterfield went to the house
in this
ZS'e /1,41140,1), —P'.°Yer to work (which is usual in the
t ret-st,f..el_lld on to Rork
home in the evening, they
-- isa ft •
- 'it. "444 .`l km crossing a held to see, as they thought,
iitits„.. tk w,g quite still ear th path. After making a
INTi., km
I.:at as >est ton be e ad-
-I'oo° and oldin, . . done, the father boldly
Jo heti Joo.......%b.hahtisstick in readiness for ablow,soid
Yi,k
.rili g deaf
and do you want ?" but the supposed
~__
Y, .. tiet . L. 01 b made no reply. It
hell 'bet 'Pea., (said the tailor) " I will
4tkk• 4e
-co the fit(
ti,ill ker
,tit he „e..._. 11)1d fellow remained silent, on
1,,," II", I'.'elved a severe blow, which made him
Qw viki,
.t 91r (said strike
114„; wit, again.„ • the tailor), if you will not speak,
~,,,•ever RINE%
wi.„lteceiving no answer, a second violent
kqe, tii4toed‘ itileitei brought him to the ground; falling,
El4')(4 Wil:tflie lll'Detitall°Bllt: Takoe Le!! tahls:l; acialidnewh4lit was'
44% I call 18 he tt,,i
tilti tak4l je,rn him ~ u
~ father?" " 0, replied he, "bel
ll.ii;p4c.ilp-"e. hl elf an,all.aft.
,r,!otne violent strt I
iggl:l of
1 •ying at fullgtoenint.
dkie(iek .. .N.vtt jzonii_g,(,,olotu
.hastened,liomtejig
,ace,
. kitire(it
ttitit xtillaip 1 ' "
d but
476 Y 411(01rhad PetttarThu htoonretheewgroluenP,l
of the length
had been sowing corn
It,. ter p what they called a " scarecrow
).t.,4kria, a.t
114111 ~,eri
~ ford
64 )'ellt,re'udowned 1111:11inItylillialTi Durrell, c.ach aged 12
col the On the
it°
PtY, on Tuesday week. The girl
"v end 11 a pond,
eavivielibeherbenrodkepeitri, an
‘7,l_'''d (71 - • savoured
;
tatie4.
;I'l% '" air G • :Nt_lle Jtaynl4ziev°,lte Colman's affairs, in connection
LIZ ;1114nitlitedvt‘hat rre were in great embarrassment,
..1 tpldth‘te leepetuilbil 9rr. C-) could not be relieved
•,,i -w• "14-rs) tl. by it h k pt
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4111 (rePlieti Colman), l'oa apaper

Gentleman Cadet Black, of the Royal- Military
Academy, Woolwich, has, in consequence of ill-treatment
received from some of his companions under the vile system
termed fagging, absconded, and. has not been heard of since
Saturday last.—Naral and Military Gazette.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FOR. NEW STEAMERS.—
A circular has been issued by -the Lords of the Admiralty
to the chief of our engineers, to send in, before the sth of
next month, tenders for four new steadiers, two of the first
and two of the second class. The weight_ of the machinery,
inclusive of the boilers filled with water, is to be 350 tons
for the first class, and 300 tons for the' second. The first
class coal chambers are to be capable of holding 400 tons of
• coal, and for the second 350, taking each ton at 48 cubic feet.
After giving a variety of necessary directions, the invitation
to the engineers concludes. by . stating that those tenders,
however, which place engines of sufficient power in a space
less than 54 and 50 feet, and give the largest stowage of coals,
will be preferred.
The officers of the two regiments (the Ist Life
Guards and the Grenadier Guards) in garrison at Windsor,
have just arranged to give a second amateur performance at
the Theatre Royal on 'Thursday next, in aid of the charitable
institutions of the borough. At the last performance the re-
ceipts amounted to 1061. ls., independently of about 141. re-
ceived for admissions to the full dress rehearsal.
Captain Strange, of the 13th Light Dragoons,
who escaped from the Alilitary Lunatic Asylum, Fort
Clarence, Chatham., on the evening of the 15th of last
January, has been discovered, in custody, at the town of
Sandbach, in Cheshire, a distance of 160 miles from London.
In the case heard in the Common Pleas, Guild-
ball, on Friday and Saturday, dt the Fishmongers Company,
v. Robertson and others, the jury found a verdict for the de-
fendant, damages Is.

A 1:1ITHY-ANSW.F.R.—A negro who was called on
a xitness in a North Carolina court, on being examined as
to the nature of an oath, was asked if he knew what would
be the consequences here and hereafter if he swore to a lie?
" Yes," said he, " ears off, and no share in de kingdom."
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER " Halloo, boy,
ain't you got a daddy livingr " No, but my brothers have ?"
," What's their names ?" " ay, they're both named Bill,
except Sam, and his name's Bob! My name's. Booze, but
they calls me Boozy, for short. Anything more to ax?"—
Literary Gazette.
On Thursday, two fine mushrooms, weighing about
BE ounces, were found in a Add near Whgatley.—Leeds

Mercury.
SHAFTESBURY.—The scarlet fever still lingers
here—there have been several deaths through this disease
lately:—Sherborne Journal.
BArTism —The Nottingham Review says :—" On
Sunday an aged female was baptised at Loughborough, in
the open air; the lee on the surface had to be broken before
Bile could enter the water. She had recently joined the New
Uvtisinvnt disciples."