The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1644.

Three per Cents. were done at 261 for cash, and
261 at sixty days; and the Five per Cents. at 20i
for the 31st inst.

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The transactions in Cotton at Liverpoolyesterday amounted
to 6,000 bales, at firm prices. The business was nearly all
to the trade, and principally American, at 4d. to 53d. per lb.
There was a good demand for Railway Shares, except for
French, which were dull :—Birmingham ansl Gloucester,lo2 ;
Caledonian, 33 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 30 ; Ditto and
Ilolyhead, 5A • Eastern Counties, 123 ; Ditto Registered,
143 ; Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven, 15 ; Grand Junc-
tion, 217 ; Ditto Half, 1083; Liverpool and Manchester,
230; Ditto Half, 1143 ; London and Birmingham, 226 ;
Ditto, 321. Shares, 38 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 264 ; Lon-
don and South-Western Eighths, 4i; Manchester and Bir-
mingham Quarter, 3*; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 108;
Midland Counties, 993 • Sheffield and Manchester, 773 ; South-
Eastern, 38 ; Trent Valley, 9i ; Lyons and Avignon, 11. 18s. 6d. ;
Paris and Lyons, 24 ; Itaris and Rouen, 384 ; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux, 21. 6s.
As so many of the people of the United Kingdom are in-
terested in the welfare of those of their friends who have
settled in the British colonies, the following extract from the
Quebec Gazette, relative to agricultural property in Canada,
will be read with interest
"The hopes of April which were disappointed in May and
the first days of June, have been partly revived by dry and
warm weather since the 10th instant.
" The grain crops are however short for the season, and
not of the most healthy appearance. The meadows have
also suffered by the cold and wet weather, and the grass;
where the ground has not been well manured, is thin and
short. l'otatoe planting has been retarded and is not vet
quite finished on low grounds. The early planted, in dry
land, have come well forward.
" The apples are formed in the orchards, and give the ap-
pearance of an abundant crop. Red plums, after flowering
richly, have had the fruit blasted, as well as some sorts of
cherries. Currants and gooseberry bushes are well provided
with young fruit, but in some places catterpillars are trou-
blesome.
" Garden seeds of all descriptions have come up well, and
generally the produce of the garden is not unpromising.
Early peas are in blossom.
" Some kinds of wild fruit promise to be abundant. Flocks
of birds (the Bohemian Chatterer), are already at work. The
whole tribe of chatterers are troublesome, and often do much
mischief. Ripe wild field strawberries were picked on the
16th instant.
"The produce of the', dairy where the cows have been well
wintered, is abundant, and the pastures good.
" Although the promise of the season, so far, is not remark-
ably good, there is nothing discouraging, and with the quan-
tity of wheat sown, if it escape the fly, a great addition will
be made to the most valuable produce of the country."
There are some accounts from Port Phillip this morning,
but they do not contain any news of interest.
The hinds continue to be in a most buoyant condition. ,
The Government brokers bought 10,0001. Consols at par,
since which the market has receded a shade. The same re-
marks will apply to the value of Consols for the Account.
The other Stocks are a shade under what they were in the
morning. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has advanced
again to 80s. Bank Stock has touched 209; and East India
Stock, 2863.
• The information which we communicated yesterday of the
assent given by the Legislature of Buenos Ayres, to the ap-
propriation of 5,000 dollars per month, towards the payment
of interest upon the loan raised in this country fur the repub-
lic, until a final settlement can be made with its creditors, has
afforded much satisfaction to those interested. The effect
produced upon the value of the bonds, has, taking the lowest
prices of the week, been an advance of not less than
2 per cent. The price this morning is 36 to 363. Chilian
Bonds have been done at 5 per cent. over par. Belgian
Bonds have fallen from 1041 to 103 i. Brazilian at 84. The
Dutch Five per Cents. at 1014. Spanish Three per Cents.
at 333, and the, Five per Cents. at 23.
An improvement has taken place in most of the Railway
shares to-day. The demand is exceedingly brisk. London
and Westminsterßank shares are at 7 premium.
MANCHESTER SrocK EXCHANGE, JULY 23.—The charac-
ter of our market presents a firmer appearance, and the trans-
actions have been to a fair extent at higher prices.—Eastern
Counties, 121; Ditto, Registered, 14/ ; Ditto, Perpetual,
335. 10d. ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 3 5-16;
Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 45; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 763 ; Huddersfield and Manchester, 20s. to 225. 6d.
premium ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 4 ; Trent Val-
ley, 8i 93.

.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS. :AMMO
Bask Stock 2OO Indian Stock 286
3 per Cent. Red lOO% Ditto Bonds pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red
New 3% per Cent ....... ...e
102% Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 14(d .., 81 pm
New 5 per
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small
81 pm.
Jan WOO. ......... ... 12 9.16 Bank Stock for Acct —
Oct. 1859 12% Consols for Act. lOO
Jan. 1860..„„,..
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent — Porttrguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent 103% Ditto New Ditto., ....... ....
Brazilian Bonds — Prussan, 5 per Cent ......„
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent ' ißussian, 5 per Cent l2O
Chilian, 6 per Cent ....... Metallic_
Colombian, Ditto,
Colombian, 6 per Cent ~.... 14% Spanish, 5 per Cent 22%
alit°, 1824 ...... ..... Ditto, 3 per Cent 33%
•
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Ce•••••••••
nt. Ditto, Deferred l3
Danish, 3 per Cent ....... ..... French, 5 per Cent.... —t —c.
Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent ,Exchange- —f. —.e.
Mexican, 5 per Cent ... ..... French, 3 per Cent. —l-. —e
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 — ,Dutch, 2% per Cent.... 620
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ........
SH A RES.
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid • - 49
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) 4 tili
Eastern Counties (23 paid) »
Ditto Registered (8/65 8d paid)
Great North of England, 100 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid 83%
Hull and Selby, 50 paid 6O
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid 4%
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 44L)....... .......
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (121. 15s.- 4d. paid) 7 .
Ditto, PrefeTence or Priv:tele, .R. 03 17s 2d paid 50
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham
North British, 2% paid l%
Norwich and Brandon, 4 paid
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4cl paid) ...
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid
York and North Midland (50 paid) 109%
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid)
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, I paid
Paris and Orleans (Si) paid) .Rai
Paris and Rouen. 20 paid

COURT CIRCULAR,
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, walked in
the pleasure grounds of the Castle this morning, and
also took an airing in a pony phaeton.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert visited the Duchess
of Kent at Frogmore Lodge.
The Princess Royal (accompanied by the Dowagcr
Lady Lyttelton), and the Princess Alice were -Zia
their usual walks and rides in the forenoon.
The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere took his depar-
ture from the Castle to-day.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle fr im town this
afternoon on a visit to the Queen.
In the afternoon the illustrious party rode out. The
Queen, the Marchioness of Douglas, the Countess of
Mount Edgcumbe, and the Countess de Grey, occupied
an open carriage and four. His Royal Highness Prince
Albert was on horseback. The Marquis of Douglas and
the Equerries in Waiting on her Majesty and his Royal
Highness, Colonels Arbuthnot and Bouverie, were also
on horseback. The Hon. Miss Paget, the lion. Miss
Liddell, and Earl De Grey, were in an open carriage and
four. The Royal party returned from their excursion
soon after seven o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an
airing in an open carriage.
The Royal Family were taken in the gardens of the
Castle in the afternoon.

The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
Charlotte ])undas, the Countess Wratislaw, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Douglas; and Earl and countess
De Grey.

The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend-
ance at the Castle during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended and
performed the remainder of the evening.

The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knese-
beck, left town yesterday morning, by the South-Western
Railway, at seven o'clock, for Southampton, to be present
at the show of the West of England Agricultural Asso-
ciation. His Royal Highness returned Zo town in the
*evening. •
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Here-
ditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh
2trelitz, attended by Baron Knesebeck; honoured the
Earl and Countess of Wilton with their company to
dinner, in Grosvenor-square, yesterday.
Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday afternoon for
Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The- Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes-
terday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Colonel Macdonald, of Sierra Leone, had an inter-
view with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches
.were received at the Colonial-office yester
day, from the Govetnor of Gibraltar,

Mr.
Higham, Comptroller of the office for the Reduc-
tiim of the National Debt, had an interview yesterday
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. '
The Bishop of London had an interview with Lord
Stanley yesterday.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Commissioners of Cus-
toms, had an interview with Lord Dalhousie yesterday at
the Board of Trade.

Dispatches were sent off from the Colonial-office to
the Governors of Gibraltar and the Mauritius.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
meeting on Tuesday ; those present were the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of
Lichfield, the Lord President of the Council, the Dean
of Westminster, and the Earl of Besborough.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Special Court was held, for the purpose
of receiving a report from the Parliamentary Com,
inittee upon the Criminal Justice (Middlesex) Bill, the
Corporation Officers Bill, and the Charitable Bill now in
Parliament.
THE LOSS OF LIVES AT BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
Two or three members having risen at the same time,
to call the attention of the Court to the late dreadful
accident at Blackfriars-bridge,
Mr. ANDERTON handed in a notice of motion, "to take
into consideration the state of the piers for embarking
and landing passengers on and from steam-boats ; and
also the present laws for regulating steam-boats on the
river Thames, and the necessity of applying to Parlia-
ment for further power, for the better regulation
thereof, and that the subject be referred to the Naviga-
tion Committee to examine and report thereon." •
Mr. T. H. HALL said there existed in the Court a
very great and natural anxiety to give expression to the
feeling occasioned by the awful calamity which had oc-
curred at Blackfriars-bridge on Thursday evening; and
he thought it necessary to mention that the Chairman of
the Navigation Committee was not aware of the inten-
tion of the Lord Mayer to hold a Court, and had gone
up the river on business connected with the. Corporation,
or he certainly would have attended in his place in order
to make any explanation which might be required as to
the responsibility of that Committee. The Lord Mayor
was perfectly aware of the difficulties which the Navi-
gation Committee had to encounter as to the navigation
.kf steam-vessels on the river Thames; and that doubts
had been expressed, even by the members of her Ma-
jesty's Government, with regard to the powers of the
Committee. His Lordship was also aware that there
were individuals connected with the river who completely
set at defiance the authority of the Committee, and that
a difference of opinion existed in the body itself, calcu-
lated to prevent that which unanimity would have effec-
tually accomplished.—(Hear, hear.) That there should
be a perfect supervision of all encroachments and inno-
vations, and that a controlling power should exist some-
where, there could be no doubt. Many were of opinion
that the authority should belong to the Navigation Com-
mittee. At all events, that point ought to be settled, as
nothing but the repetition of such calamities as they
had to deplore, was likely to arise from the continuance
of the existing irregularities, and the operation of an
inefficient and divided control.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir P. LAURIE, upon looking over Mr. Anderton's
notice of motion, hoped that the words " if necessary," in
reference to going to Parliament, would be added ; for he
much feared that an application to Parliament would, to
a certain extent, put the rights .and privileges of the citi-
zens of-London in jeopardy.—(Hear, hear.) He believed
the Secretary of State to be disposed to take all power
to himself, and had embraced the advice of one Major
Jebb, who recommended that the City should be called
upon to erect a new prison upon five acres of
ground. Now, where that enormous space was to be
obtained, unless, indeed, it was to be found in the
river, he could not tell.—(Hear;' hear.) There
was no spot except Smithfield upon which such
an enormous speculation could be at all likely, to
be reduced to practice. These attempts to build gaols of
frightful magnitude should be closely watched.—(Hear,
hear.) With respect to the control of -the river Thames,
he had not the slighest doubt as to the efficient exercise
of the united power of the Lord Mayor and the Navi-
gation Committee without an appeal to Parliament at
all.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. DIXON said it would be recollected that before
steamers were employed in the Thames the stairs and
landing-places within the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor
were kept in repair, and the expenses-were defrayed, by
the City of London. The complete authority rested
with the Corporation. The introduction of that new
' species of navigation did not abate that authority. On
the contrary, it rendered the exercise of the power more
necessary by the introduction of new dangers.—(Hear,
hear.) As to the regulation of the steam-vessels, the
Watermen's Company, from whom the licenses were ob-
tained, were, under existing circumstances, not empowered
to inflict penalties for the violation of the rules ; but that
defect could be supplied by the Lord Mayor and Alder-
men, who might, in his opinion, at once confer the Power,
and thus achieve the remedy.—(lleac, hear.)
Mr. Nonnis said he was anxious to call the attention
of the Court to the important question of the state of the
pier at Blackfriars-bridge, where the melancholy acci-
dent occurred. He recollected when the Blackfriars-
bridge Committee arrived at the conclusion of their la-
bours, they requested that the question as to the state
of the pier there should be referred to a Committee, and
a discussion of some length took place as to whether the
subject should go to the Navigation Committee, or the
Bridge House Estates Coinmittee. He advised upon
that occasion that the matter should be submitted to
the Navigation Committee as more appropriate to the
duties, of that Committee than to those of the other.
Ultimately, however, it was referred to the Bridge
House Estates CoMmittee by whose report further plans
and papers were called for and the consideration of
which report was deferred to another period. That
period had unfortunately not yet arrived.—(Hear, hear.)
The question of course was at the present moment
before the Committee, and would no doubt be soon
brought forward.
After some remarks from other members,
Mr. GRESHAM said it was quite impossible for any
one to suppose but that the Corporation might have
remedied the existing evils long ago, if they had acted
with ordinary vigilance and energy.—(Hear, hear.) He
lamented that, two years since, the condemnation alluded
to had not produced the effect so naturally expected from'
a judgment of that description. What, he asked, would
the public say when it should go forth, as it, no doubt,
would nexeday, that the very spot on which the dreadful
occurrence had taken place, had been condemned two
years ago ?—(Cheers.) How monstrous was it that
the greatest corporation in the countr.y should be told
that what was formally condemned by the Committee
appointed by them to superintend the affairs of the river
was allowed to remain as if formally sanctioned by them,
and that they were only roused into a recollection of
the sentence by the terrors of the disaster ?—(Cheers.)
It was (Mr. Gresham contended) absolutely and indis-
putably necessary to go into the question at once, without
waiting for the slow operation of a notice TA' motion.—
(Hear, hear.) The Court ought to reflect that similar
accidents might happen, and had happened at other piers
on the river. They ought to reflect that the loss of
parents to their children, and the loss of children to
their parents, was attributable to the culpable neglect of
the Corporation of London.—(Loud ' cries of "Hear,
hear," and "No, no.") He insisted that his charge was
just. If they argued in their defence that they had no
power, why did they not say who had the power, and
who had refused to exercise it? If they said the power
lay with the Lord Mayor, why did they not distinctly
say so, and call upon him to perform so lerious a duty ?
—(Cheers.) The Court of Common Council had the
City funds at their command, and showed that they pos-
sessed that authority in a great variety of ways; and
surely, as they were invested with large corporate autho-
.rity, they were bound to devise a remedy for the evil,
particularly as they had money to carry out the object.
—(Hear, hear.) There were several of the inhabitants
of the ward in which the calamity had occurred, at the
bar, ready to present a petition, praying the Court to
give their immediate attention, to the subject.- He added
his entreaty to theirs. He had spoken strongly, and in
the opinion of many, perhaps, harshly, on the subject;
but it was one calculated to operate powerfully.upon the
feelings of any man of common humanity.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR rose. Lie said it might be satis-

factory to the Court to know that a code of laws for (1;1
regulation and management of the river Thames wow
be submitted to the Committee of Aldermen or. Saturdili
next, and that the conservancy was of itself a sufficient
power upon which to act on all occasions, however irr;
portant, and rendered quite unnecessary any application
to Parliament for assistance or sanction. When these
rules should be agreed to, there would be no delay ti
nor check to their operation.—(Cheers.) With respect
to the deplorable accident which had occurred, it w. 35
necessary, after what had been stated as to that disaster,
that he should say a few words. It appeared from the
statements which had been made, that the pier at Big'.
friars-bridge had been condemned for the last two years.
He regretted that his predecessor in office was not pre'
sent, to state why he had not acted upon that sentence
of condemnation—why he had not proceeded as soon
possible to apply a remedy.—(Hear, hear.) At the ao°
time, he could not help saying that the Navigation Corr,
mittee ought to have reported to, him (the Lord Mayor)
that such a dangerous pier existed. If the Cum'
mittee had given him that information, he would at once
have removed the Blackfriars-bridge pier as complete}'
effectually as he had removed the pier at Lond°",
bridge.—(Loud cheers.) In his opinion the Navigati°
Committee ought to have renewed their application fro',„"
time to time with ceaseless perseverance, until 0%
accomplished that the accomplishment of which they
knew and acknowledged to be paramount. It was tiw,
duty to follow up an object which melancholy experience
now pointed out to them should have been long sin
e°
In his opinion, the pier ougbts°o
to have been at the place where it is at all. Any one Ictit
would look at the Blackfriars-bridge Act must say 0
the erection was made directly in opposition to it ;2,
1
that there was neither authority nor excuse for wo,lia
had been done.—(Hear, hear.) His Lordship,concluld
by stating that on Thursday next (this day), he should
go up the river, examine all the piers, and issue orderld
with respect to them, which, he would take care A°ll/
be obeyed.
Upon the motion of Mr. OMURA the standing order
was suspended, in order that the Farringdon-ward Wit
out petition, in praying for the immediate erection 0'
substantial pier, might be presented.
In answer to questions from Mr. ICING, the pelitioeris
said they knew the Blackfriars-bridge pier had beel
under condemnation for the last two or three years,
that.they did not care by whom the pier might be
as their only object was to have au efficient In
secure one.

Mr. KING, upon tho part of the Bridgehouse Estst-en
Committee, said that the members thought the quesl„
of the erection of a pier so important, that it ought to
submitted to competition, and that the vast plan of etas
bankment proposed by the Government necessarily ceo,s
delay.—(Hear, hear.) Under all the circumstances,
Court ought to be very cautious how they sanctions
any plan.
•nd
Mr. R. WILLIAMS believed that the public mt 4
would be, in a great degree, relieved by what had De',
stated that day in the Court, provided immediate stet
were taken to carry out the object of those who bad eo";
demned the course of apathy which had been so 11
pursued.—(Hear, hear.) The petitioners did not apPtli
at the bar to advocate any particular plan of buildtio •
Their only object. was to have a secure and effectual pLvi
and the public would hold the Court responsible for vitro
might henceforward' take place, for they believed that
the Corporation were chargeable with having allol
individuals to erect piers, no matter where, and to poc of
the money of the people, without caring anything .01109
the danger incurred by those who paid, or the disgrae,
)
reflected upon those who granted the favOur.---(Cheell'o
He hoped that petitioners would never again appear t.
that bar, praying for a remedy for grievances, the exi,
9,
ence of which was a dishonour and a reproach to tho•
to whom they were represented.—(Cheers.) i 6
r e
Mr. T. H. HALL submitted, that the Court ough• .
recollect that the Navigation Committee could not
t,
commend the erection of a pier upon any particular srao
until something, decisive should be done in the greol,
scheme of embankment.—(Hear, hear.) Lord Lioc„o
,W given notice, thavon the 30th instant, he Sh°.
introduce a Bill in Parliament, for the purpose of ex`'„"o
,
sively embanking the river, from the City to Westa,!,ioo
ster. How could the Corporatibn then,
at once. erq,ef
pier upon any spot within that large space ? „
were bound to look at the question in all its bearings)
(Hear, hear.) In the meantime, that, he admitted, '1 0,
nothing to do with the ricketty pier which had been c°, a
demped two years ago, and ought to have been retuo
the moment after condemnation.--(Hear, hear.) the
The petition was then unanimously referred to
Committee.

DEATH OF THE. DOWAGER COUNTESS Or
CESTER.—It is with extreme regret we have to record. ifs
demise of Anne Amelia, Dowager Countess of Leioester,
he
of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P. for Coventry-, no,
melancholy event took place on Monday morning, at 'dr
ford-hall, her Ladyship's seat in Derbyshire, where theget
ceased Countess had repaired for her accouchenteat 100
death resulted from her confinement, she having onthe /,
instant given birth to a son, who survived his birth °lll,dtet
few hours. • The deceased Countess, who was third &wile
of the Earl and Countess of Albemarle, was born tbe est
of June, 1803, and so had only just entered her 42d &ice,
She married, the 26th of February, 1822, Mr. T. to' 7 hi
of Holkham, No'rfolk, created Earl of. Leicester le T 9
and
whom, who died in 1842, her Ladyship had issue „s
William, the present Earl of Leicester, and three 51Di5th 01
one daughter. Her Ladyship married secondly, the Who
who
October, 1843, the Right lion. Edward Ellice, al-Inest
had previously married Lady Hannah Bettesworth, yo,LI ttey
sister of Earl Grey, and widow of Captain G. E. B. ye-rl
worth, R.N., who died in 1832. The families of the ie.,
and Countess of Albemarle, Earl and Countess 'of Leiceso
Dowager Viscountess Andover, Mr. and Lady Elizanif
Spencer Stanhope, Lord and Lady Sherborne, Mr. and 1,114,
Mary Stephenson, Mr. E. Ellice,"M.P., and Mrs. Ellice, a
and Lady Caroline Gamier, Mr. and Lady Georgians Po
Mr. and Lady Maria Keppel, &c., are placed in mourning
the premature death of her Ladyship. web
On Sunday afternoon the luggage up-train, w boot
leaves the station at two Lat., had prcceeded a
0;
three-quarters of a mile beyond the skew-bride Qe
Cowley-tridge, 'when the engineer observed a COW it
it
the line, but thinking that long before he came upvet,
the_animal would move off, he did not stop. Howe
ioal
such was not -the case, the engine caught the cow .14
knocked it down, the whole of the trucks rulli/lble
over it, and bruising it into an undistinguisbasd
'masa. It belonged to Mr. C. Cross, •of Duryard, so,
'being a very fine animal, had been let out to a dnirYal, io,
It is.supposed that it broke the fence of the field actl°,4s
ing the line, and so uandered to the place where it 'isod
killed. The value of the cow is estimated at 181., al
besides this, great damage was done to the rails, sc'
tip
of thucross pieces connecting the sleepers being tor°
by the trucks thrown off the line.—Somerset GazeM;oo
PIKE FISIIING.—On Saturday last an
pike was caught in Bassenthwaite-lake by a yoling•ettlf
named John Stanley, who certainly secured his unalio
prize in a manner somewhat novel in the art of ang
dot
Whilst fishing for perch by the side and near the beg re'
the lake, and baiting with the minnow, the bait was
the
sently swallowed by an enormous pike, and the momell,,
t i
fish found himself hooked he rapidly took off, and maul; psi
way further into the lake. When the tyrant of the str;el,
had nearly stripped the young man's line off his vi his
it suddenly stopped, otherwise it would have snapped its
.frail tackling in an instant, and thus have regaill,,d
ong
liberty. The angler,' however, commenced "f';
the fish, with a
,view of exhausting him, by ifrst
ro
car
ing. him towards the h•
shore, and then letting -1 for
again into the lake. -In this way he wrought on his
upwards,of.two hours, the pike frequently runningoie
whole line off within a yard or two. At length,'
rig
youngman
.ob.seyved a piece of wood or railing 1),; in
on the ground, about three yards long, with a paloe
the end of it, which he contrived to get hold of. rich
pike by this time was getting weaker, but was still Over,
toe strong for his frail tackle; he determined, h°weroa,
on trying his chance of capture with his new Wes old
and drawing the immense fish: as near him as be,„Coad
with one hand, whilst' with the other he struck at 14 0
succeeded in driving the nail into the pike's head, Oros
the very wood. Stanley then quickly landed his ]';lest
on terra firma, when it proved to be a full.growc P oo
44 inches in length, 22 inches in girth, and weighing
less than 281 b.
ROBBERIES.—On Tuesday information of theA
-•
lowing daring and extensive robberies was rece.,i"--
the various station-houses of the metropolitan nolletlilis
Stolen from the person of Miss Hudson, while
National Gallery, Trafalgar-sqtmre, a crimson os
purse containing five sovereigns and some silver. the
Saturday morning last, about twelve o'clock, frcra,ol,
pocket of a gentleman, between the Bank of LivcXal
Water-street, and the Exchange News-room, a "4010
leather pocket-book, containing two 10/. Bank 01F1:ba;
notes, a 50/. ditto, endorsed in red ink, Eli urea 000
19th July, 44,'' a 54 ditto, endorsed, "J. Harrs, 015
Sons," same date, and a bill for 72/. 16s. 6d. Fr°ll,,.' in
person of a. little girl, five years old, whilst 0043,7001
North-street, Lambeth, a necklace of live rows (Y,'
beads, with gold snap. From the residence of Sir 74'
gnstus Clifford,. the. Usher of the Black Rod,
Eaton-Nuare, six silver fiddle-headed dessert srotto,
crest, a leopard holding a spear in the right paw,
tro"
" Virtus mille scota." From 106, Strand, a sr" ler
hogany case, containing tbree-and-a-half dozen of 51 icit•
pencil cases,. two dozen ditto thimbles, and a toothPreA
From the house of Mr. Lane, 13, Haberdasher's,Vti
East .11oxton, a small fiat French gold watch,
Maltese cress, a Maltese gold ring, 'pin and chaia'Tbe
other property contained in a leather portmantelill•_,/erf
robbery was committed by a man of middle statu!'e t,
stout built, and walks lame; he was dressed „,,,re
'.mariner, and is tattoed on the right arm with the Tort
of Christ on the Cross, sun, moon, and stars, sad aicrier
_with_ a dart through it. From 7, Upper Berrje,
,
street,' eleven silver tea spoons two pair of sugar
marked "F. E. L.," six silver dessert spoons, cin° foot
table spoons, a sugar spoon, thirteen silver fors. all
salt spoons, two butter knives, and two pickle for paive
silver. From the house of a surgeon in the Citis nrc'
not mentioned, an immense
.quantity of valuat in
40'
perty, consisting of rings, runs, coins, surgical
merits, &c. gen'
e-
FOOT HURDLE-RACING AT GRAVESEND—°, weacd,
day afoot-race for a silver cup came off at the `iogloe
gardens, at Graysend. The race was open to all ~foriniee
and several of the most celebrated ruuners of Lond
entered their name to contest the prize, a very 41eileddreris3biLli
interest was created. The gardens were comrletelY pers°,7t
spectators, there being not less than three thous!euenotre:l,
present. The parties entered were Smith. (the 1100 • fare,
Pet), Patterson, Makpiece, and E. Smith, of London 'otheo,
cock, of Birmingham ; and Clarke, Mitchell, and 440 Ysrths
of Gravesend. The distance to be contested was ing at off
and to leap twelve hurdles. The men apPeer,otioded,
starting-mark, the signal was given, and they in
with great rapidity. E. Smith, of London, ca''
:and Badcock, of Birmingham, second. ilovf.
‘ DIVIDENDS OF LIVERPOOL BANKS.
d, h--The 1
ol° e, ,i 1
ing dividends have been declared for the Pasvvverr:i
by the Directors, of the Banks in Liverpool: were;
Banking Company, six per cent. -per annum; rpool $/01i
'Union .Bank,- eight per cent. 'per annum; Live North ,
rough Bank,.eight per per cent. -per annum ; -
South Wales Bank, eight per cent. per annum'
pool Courier.