The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDONt, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1844.

THE CEDRYN SLATE QUARRY 5 INAUGURATION of the STATUE of
IN CARNARVONSHIRE. ADMIRAL DUQUESNE.
It is a circumstance of rare occurrence for a slate DIEPPE, SEPT. 22.—This ceremony, which has
quarry to be in the market. The great abundance excited so much interest in this part of France, and at
of money renders the time for this auction very au- which it was anticipated that his Majesty the King of
spicious, and we suspect very few capitalists will be the French would have been present, took place here
able to resist the temptations held out in the printed today in the presence of an immense concourse of
particular of this important sale, as detailed by Mr. spectators, who had assembled from various parts of
, the country. Government had forwarded orders to
George Robins. We refer our readers for a full
true, and particular account, to the description we Cherbourg for some of the men-of-war steamers to
have alluded to. The following is extracted from proceed to Dieppe to assist at the ceremony. The
it : steamers that have arrived here under the command
of Rear-Admiral La Susse, are the Caimon (with the
admiral's flag), the Eylau, and the Alecto, and the
Levrier (sloop). The fetes consequent on the inau-
guration are to last three days, as the: French
people are resolved to pay every honour to tile naval
hero whose exploits form so prominent a feature in
their history. They have, however, been rather a
long time considering whether they should erect a
statue of Duquesne, as it is nearly two centuries since
lie died.
At daybreak this morning the shipping in the roads
and the forts fired a salute, to announce the com-
mencement of the fetes. All the public edifices, and
most of the houses, were decorate i with flags. The
men-of-war steamers were all dressed out to their
colours, and every merchant vessel had the
national flag flying. At twelve o'clock the mayor
Monsieur Deslandes, chevalier de la Legion d'llon-
neur ; Admiral La Susse, and all the civil, military,
and naval authorities, assembled opposite the Court-
house, and marched thence to the Place Royal in the
following procession :—A squadron of mounted Gen-
darmes ; a squadron of Cavalry of the National
Guard ; a division of the National Guard, with its
band ; a division of Marines ; the various trades con-
nected with shipping, with their respective banners ;
the members of the Musical Society ; the troops of
the line, with. their bands; the mayor and the mem-
bers of the Municipal Council ; the mayors of the
arrondissement ; the chiefs of battalion of the National
Guard and the arrondissement; naval and military
officers; the members of the Legion of Honour;
crews of the Cannon, Alecto, and Eylau; a detach-
ment of the National Guard of Dieppe; troops of the
line; horse and foot artillery, with their field-pieces.
When the procession reached the Place Royal, the
statue of Duquesne was uncovered, and salutes were
immediately fired from the batteries, and from the
shipping. The inaugural address was then spoken by
the mayor; after which the corps musicale sung the
following songs, composed. for the occasion :—Gloire
au heros du ma patrie ;" " Apotheose de Duquesne ;"
" Reveil de Dieppe ;" " Salut nobles couleurs."
In the evening there is to be a public display of
fireworks, and the town will be illuminated.

THE CEDRYN SLATE QUARRY
is of great extent ; it is situate in
CARNARVONSHIRE, NORTH WALES.
If it be inquired why a concern that is so highly eulo-
gised should be in the market, it is rejoined (to use a
very ancient and very homely adage), " too many cooks
frequently spoil the broth," one competent person, pos-
sessing a brain farm, will speedily accomplish all which
this announcement has in perspective, and even more
under a talented direction. The slate is of • exellent
quality, of a rich grey-blue colour, and can be had in
abundance under a very thin cover. The work is al-
ready about 40 yards wide, and is capable of being ex-
tended to upwards of 180 yards, where a large number
of men may be employed most advantageously, and with-
out the slightest risk. This is an investment affording
a rare opportunity to any party with moderate capital to
realise a large fortune.
The observations which f allow are extracted from a
Welsh paper, and fully demonstrate the accuracy of the
foregoing statement:—
We have been in Carnarvonshire to see the quarry,
and our opinions are, that there is sortrithing extraordi-
nary in it; it can be made, with a few thousands outlay,
THE MOST EXTENSIVE CONCERN OF THIS
SORT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD !

The vein of pure slate is ascertained to be no less than
ISO yards wide, and at least half a mile in length, with-
out any obstruction, and as deep as any parties may feel
inclined to go, wherein there is sufficient quantity of that
useful material to supply the whole world for centuries
to come ; and with good management the profits would
,they uogld not he less than from luo to 150 per cent-
npon the outlay, after it is put in proper order. It will
employ many hundred men to advantage. Another de-
sirable point connected with this concern is, that the
cover of earth on the surface is only two ur three yards
f-leP1), whereas most of the quarries aro under Lou or
tiftoen y4rtls covey. The worlishops., waggons, and work-
ing utensils are in good repair, as also the road, three
miles of which has been made at the expense of nearly
!,hesp will he included in the putoliaae. Another
point is worthy of consideration, the work is on the side
of the oclebratt'al Carnarvon hills, and a sufficient decli-
vity affords to the water a cheap conveyance to
THE BEAUTIFUL EIGIA LAKE,
which splendid waters are full of fish, and consequently
491.4 'f4 of quft yen-toot, Vle hill priT‘.:c,nts the possf,
It ity of any annoyance to, le works from water, The
distance to a capital shipping wharf is only seven milot
and but nine to the intendeti
CW4 T 4 4N14 lICILYIiE GREAT RAILWAY.
The name of the concern is the Cedryn Quarry, it is
situated about ten miles from Bangor, and the same dis-
tance from Conway and Llanrwst, in the vß4tro toweelA
t'P threetqvillz, It i§l.-wicl Tiler light Hon. Lord
itewhoratlgh, for an unexpired term o twenty-eight
years, which 'can he extended at any time,
In conclusion, we car only field tl,4i lhtl quarry ought
to protio r, oorisidetable sum, as it is a sure fortune for
any spirited party who may be lucky enough to get it.
This unpretending statement of facts will con i;;;Qe even
those inclined to be scect a,, tl,4i it is an investment free
from ciotlet or uneertiiinty.
It may be well to add that this property is in no way
connected with the Pimlico Slate Worlq;

FORGERY OF POST-OFFICE MONEY-ORDERS.—.-011
Saturday Thomas Edwards, a young man of very re-
spectable exterior, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on A
charge of having forged a signature to two Post-office
money-orders, for the sum of 81 10s., and thereby
fraudulently obtained the amount. Mr. Commissioner
Dowling said he should be unable that day to bring the
case to a conclusiell, as the prisoner was taken into cus-
tody 84104, .ad the principal witness was out of
town, The letter containing the money-orders had been
addressed from Abergavenucie in the month of June last,
to a Mr. Stephen L. Edwar s, who lived next door to the
prisoner, Jijaw that letter got into the possession of the
prleoner was as yet unknown ; most probably he
received it from the Post-office, but at all events
it would appear that he had signed Mr. Stephen
Edvverls's name to the orders, seat them to the money-
order office by his errand-boy, and thus succeeded
obtaining the amount. The orders were drawn in
the usual form, and a blank was left at the bottom for
the signature of the person to whom the money had
boon made payable. William Thompson, a clerk in the
Post-office, deposed that he had paid the amount of the
orders in question on the 29th of June. He had made
an entry of the payment in his book,, but ho did not
not make, nor was he in the habit of making,
an :iidorse-
ment on the Lack of the orders. Ile 1.-
the money was paid, but - - ...iew not to whom
orders in his Dn. h I.e s ou d not have had the
•
been
—e
ssion if they had not been paid. They
_ <<ie signature of " Stephen L. Edwards." A clerk
in the prisoner's office identified the orders as those he
had taken to Mr. Thompson, and upon which he had
received St. 103.; and another clerk identified the signa-
ture to the orders as being in the prisoner's handwriting.
The prisoner, who had nothing to urge in his defence,
was remanded.--Liverpool Albion.
THE PROPOSED NEW HOSPITAL FOR THE CURE
OF CUTANEOUS DISEASES.—A meeting of the inhabi-
tants of the united parishes of St. Anne, Blaekfriars, St.
Andrew by the Wardrobe, and of Bridewell trecinct,
was held on Monday pursuant to advertisement,
and in conformity with a requisition signed by upwards
of seventy of the most respectable inhahitants of the
neighbourhood, at Radley's Hotel, New Bridge-street,
for the purpose of considering and determining upon the
needful measures to be adopted for preventing the esta-
blishment of the London Cutaneous Infirmary at the
house situate at the corner of Earl-street and New
Bridge-street. The attendance of inhabitants was
numerous, and but one feeling a strong one
against the establishment of the infirmary at the
proposed spot—seemed to pervade the meeting. Mr.
Delano was voted into the chair. He regretted
that it had not fallen to the lot of soma gentle-
man longer resident in the parish than himself to have
occupied the chair ; he was, however, very glad to do
anything in his power to further the object of the meet-
ing. lie thought that any one who was acquainted with
the locality of the premises which had been selected by
the Society, must at once perceive that they were in every
respect unsuited for the purposes for which they were
intended. There was not as much space as the breadth
of a table behind the house ; it abutted on three streets,
and contained only the ordinary accommodation of an
ordinary dwelling-house. In addition to this he under-
stood, from the prospectus which had been put forth, that
the Society expected to have 500 patients a week, who
must necessarily be in attendance nearly every morn-
ing. He could expect nothing else, therefore, than
that the result would be a vast increase of disease
in a neighbourhood already too often and too severely
afflicted by fevers and influenza. Mr. Under-Sheriff
Anderton proposed the first resolution, which was as
follows:—" That this meeting has heard with regret
and alarm that it is proposed to establish an Infimary fur
the cure of Cutaneous Diseases at No. 25, New Bridge-
street, situate at the corner of Earl-street and New
Bridge-street." He considered it to be the duty of every
father of a family and of every master to take care that
the infirmary should not be established where it was
proposed. A committee was subsequently appointed to
carry out the objects of the meeting. Petitions to the
Court of Common Council and the Court of Sewers were
read, and unanimously agreed to; and the committee
were requested to wait upon the managers of the in-
firmary to represent the state of feeling in the neigh-
bourhood upon the subject of its erection. Thanks to
the chairman concluded the business of the meeting,
which soon after separated.
THE CASE OF MRS. DAY AND TEE OFFICERS OF
THE IiKNSINGTON UNION.—On Monday Mr. T. Wakley,
ALE, coroner, resumed and concluded a lengthened in-
quiry at the hand and Flower Tavern, Vale-place, Ham-
mersmith, touching the cause of death of Catherine
Charlotte Day, aged six years and nine months, whose
death was alleged to have been caused by the neglect of
the guardians of the poor of Kensingtou Union. It ap-
pears that Mrs. Day was left a widow, her husband
having' died of consumption, in January, 1839, leaving
her destitute, with six children, in consequence of which
sho was compelled to seek parochial relief, which„ not-
withstanding her frequent applications, was refused, on
the ground that her friends were in affluent circum-
stances, and contributed towards the maintenance of
herself and family. Four of the children having died
from various causes, the deceased was admitted into
Fulham workhouse, in May, 1842, but was removed by
Mrs. Day in July, 1843, the child being in a dreadful
state from a disease of the ears and eyes. A short time
after, Mrs. Day renewed her application for assistance,
when the board refused her relief in kind, but offered her
an asylum in the workhouse, which she declined. Upon
a subsequent application she received an order for two
pounds of mutton per week and a pint of milk per day
towards the support of her child, which small relief was
suspended, but again renewed, the child gradually declin-
ing, and was continued to the time of its death. Mrs.
Day stated that on one occasion the chairman of the
board (the Rev. Mr. Attwood) told her she was de-
grading her husband's family by applying for parochial
relief. Yesterday evidence was adduced tending to prove
that the case had received every attention from the hands
of the parochial officers, the chief feature being the evi-
dence of William Thomas Day, aged 15, the only sur-
viving child, who stated that his mother had treated him
and his deceased brothers and sisters in the most cruel
manner, frequently beating them with a bamboo cane.
He also stated that his mother had been constantly in the
habit of receiving assistance from his; grandmother and
other members of the family, both in money and coals,
and other necessaries, and that she had also frequently
been relieved by Mr. Salter. This lad gave his evidence
with much clearness, his testimony being listened to
with much interest by all present. The coroner having
summed up the evidence at great length, the jury re-
turned a verdict "That the deceased died from scrofula,
and that the relieving and other officers of the union
were exonerated from the charge of neglect imputed to
them."

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
This splendid national establishment opens for the
season on Monday next. Mr, litiqn, tho only ma-
nager who, for years past has made Drury-lane an-
swer, continues, we are happy to say, to bo
the lessee, His name is a sarantoe that wnatever is
done there will be welt done. Opera and ballet are
to be the leading features, and, judging from the
success of last season, as contrasted with the failures of
several preceding season we think Mr. Dtinh 4 right
in eotinnirig attentmn to the musical drama.
Drury-lane will become the Grand English Opora
ifim§e—the Ae!*rpip l oyale de ii.itique of. En.-
14114. We perceive that litiprez will -0 -
Drury-lane during ugam appear at
c, present season ; Madame Anna

i.otiion is also engaged, and the services of Madame
Balle, Miss Delcy, Burdini, Weiss, and King, have
also been secured in addition to those of the
favourites of last season. Adele Dumilatre is to be
the deesse of the ballet, with Planquet, Clara
Webster, and a host of favourites to support her.
Mademoiselle Maria from the French Opera, and
Mademoiselle Finart from the Madrid Opera, both of
whom are new to an English public, are
also engaged; and a provisional engagement has
been entered into with Carlotta Grisi. Petipa and
Montessu are also engaged, and last though not least
Wieland. Mr. Bunn opens with a more efficient
ballet corps than has ever before been
assembled within the walls of an English
theatre. Indeed we doubt whether there is at the
present moment any Continental theatre which comes
at all near to Drury-lane, in the strength of its corps
de ballet. Among the novelties we are promised the
the new ballet of the Corsaire. Auber s new opera
La Sirene, Donizetti's Anna Bolena, a new opera by
Benedict, and a new opera by Balfe ; besides
various revivals, including, we are happy to
see, Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots.
Benedict resumes the musical direction, with Tully
as chorus-master. The Grieves reign supreme
in the scenic department and Cooper is stage-
manager, while the general management of the
whole is under the direction of Mr. Bunn.
We prognosticate for old Drury a season
which shall surpass in brilliancy, success, and
profit, even the last, which is acknowledged to have
been the most successful season for years.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and Lord Por-
chester, in Grosvenor-square, from Milford, near High-
clere, Hants ; Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay, in
Dover-street, from Ilighclitfe, near Christchurch, Hants ;
Mr. George Wombwell, in George-street, Hanover-
square, from a tour ; the lion. Frederick Cadogan, at
Queensberry House, from the Continent ; Lady Eliza-
beth Hope Vere and family, in Park-lane, from Brigh-
ton ; Mr. and Miss Hamilton, at Christie'd Hotel, St.
James's-street, from the north ; Mr. and Mrs. Donkin,
at ditto, from Wyfold, Oxfordshire ; Baron de Foelker-
saton, and suite, at ditto, from Prussia ; Lord Loftus,
from the Albion Hotel, at Brighton.

MINISTERIAL MOVRIKENTS.....Sir R. and Lady Peel
and family left Whitehall-gardens on Monday after-
noon for Brighton, the Right Hon. Baronet having
taken a mansion there for two months. Miss Peel con-
tinues a short time longer at Drayton Manor ; that
young lady, we rejoice to hear, is rapidly regaining her
health and strength, but cannot remove to Brighton as
yet. Lord and Lady Jemima Eliot and the lion. Miss
Eliot arrived in Dover-street on Friday night from Port
Eliot, the Earl of St. Germain's seat in Cornwall. Last
evening the Noble Lord left by the mail train for Liver-
pool en route to Dublin, to resume his duties as Secre-
tary for Ireland. Sir James Graham remains in town,
not having gone to Netherby, as erroneously stated.

The following notices appeared on Moncla7, at the
General Post-office, St. Martin's le-Grand :—" Ihe next
mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, and
India, via Southampton, will be dispatched from hence
on the morning of 3d October. The next mail for India,
&c., via Marseilles, will be dispatched from hence on the
evening of the 7th October. Her Majesty's brig Express
for the Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres mails of Ist
October. Dee for the West India mails of the morning
of 2d October. Mid Lothian for the Sydney (New
South Wales) mails of the evening of 30th instant.
Acadia for the American mails of the evening of 3d
October."

FACTORY OPERATIVES'
DISPUTE.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, a large
number of persons working in several cotton mills of
this town, were summoned by their employers for
neglecting or refusing to work. The cases excited
much interest, and the Town-hall was crowded to
excess each day. The iudividuals summoned con-
sisted of power-loom weavers, self-acting piecers, and
some spinners. After a long hearing of the cases, the
Mayor spoke very feelingly to the defendants, and
seemed desirous of acting with fairness betwixt work-
men and employers. Commitments were pressed for
in several cases, but the bench, upon receiving a
promise that the parties would return to their work,
refused to commit in any case ; advising the men,
when they were not satisfied with their work or
wages, to give the regular month's notice, to serve
their time, and then leave. As far as we learn these
proceedings arise from a desire on the part of the
operatives for an advance of wages, which some of
the masters hesitate to give, at least to the extent re-
quested. Yesterday the Town-hall was again the scene
of great excitement—a great number of cases similar
to the above hating to be heard. Several promised to
resume their employment, but we are sorry to add
that the following refused so to do, and were each
committed to the House of Correction for one month
and hard labour :—Joseph Redhead,
_Thomas Boar,
Henry Foster, Philip Spencer, and Wm. Stephenson
—all spinners with Mr. Worsley. They had pro•
mised on Wednesday last to go to their work, and
Mr. W. did not bring the cases to a hearing on that
day, but they had not fulfilled their promise, and as
they still persisted in not working, the Mayor with
very great reluctance ordered their committal. There
were also twenty-four summonses against females
employed by Messrs. German and Petty, for refusing
to resume their employment. These took up a long
time, and the Mayor addressed the parties at consi-
derable length with great earnestness and affection,
urging upon them their duty to fulfil the contracts
they had entered into, for they nearly all seemed de-
termined not to do so. The cases were allowed to
stand over till Monday, Messrs. G. and T. promising
to receive those who came back to their employ-
ment. There were two cases selected for hearing
first, separate from the rest—Jane Ratcliffe and
Betsy Clarkson. After very considerable time had
been taken up in trying to persuade them to return
to their work, but to no purpose, they were com-
mitted for one month to the House of Correction.
Richard Watkinson, a boy in the employ of Messrs.
Horrocks and Miller, was committed for one month :
his case was heard previously on 'Wednesday.
During the earlier part of the week, the power-
loom weavers in the employ of Mr. Gardner, not
having their wishes granted with regard to an ad-
vance of wages, have been sitting idle at their looms.
Thirteen of them were summoned for so doing before
the magistrates on Thursday. Immediately on read-
ing these smmmonses a turn-out took place, and a
meeting was held at the Marsh on Wednesday even-
ing, which was adjourned to Thursday morning, when
a procession of weavers was marshalled, and proceeded
to the Town-hall in a body, when the cases above re-
ferred to were heard and excited great interest. The
parties promised to return to their work and serve the
notice required by their employers.— Preston Guardian.

BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE RE-
GISTRATION.--( YESTERDAY.)
(Before D. C. MoYLAN, Esq.)
The revision of the list of voterA for St. Mary's dis-
trict was proceeded with at the sitting of the Court this
morning.

The names of several persons 'were strut k off th t,
who either had not resided twelve months at their Vacea
of abode or had removed.
Sir George Quentin, of 11, Great Cumberland-street,
was objected to by both parties, on the ground that he
was a foreigner. It appeared that Sir George had re-
peatedly written to both the Liberals and Conservatives,
stating that he was disqualified to ♦ote from his being
a native of Germany, his name, however, had as regu-
larly been placed on the list of voters for the last two or
three years by the overseers. His name was expunged.
Sir Edward Scott, of 45, Bryanstone-square, was
objected to by both parties, on the ground that, although
the landlord, he was not the occupier of the house in
question, which was let, furnished.—Objection allowed.
The name of Sir James Sutherland was objected to,
on similar grounds, and was allowed.
The name of Digby William Baron Middleton was
objected to, as being an English Peer, and his name was
erased by the Revising Barrister.
Several persons who claimed, had their names placed
on the register.
The revision of the list of voters for the Christ Church
district was then proceeded with.
Considerable discussion then ensued, with respect to a
typographical mistake in she list, which had been cor-
rected after it had been placed on the church doors, by
Mr. Watts, the assistant vestry clerk.
The REVISING BARRISTER said this was an irregular
mode of proceeding, as the list ought to have been cor-
rected before it was placed on the church doors.
The name of Robert Edward Broughton, of No. 1,
Nlelcomb-place, one of the magistrates of Clerkenwell
Police-office, was objected to, as the nature of his office
disqualified him from voting, and his name was expunged.
Samuel Colver, of No. 39, Earl-street, East, was ob-
jected to by the Conservatives, on the ground that he had
not paid his assessed taxes, and that he bad removed.
A collector said Colver was relieved of the payment of
his assessed taxes last year on the score of poverty, and
he had not paid them since April last. The poor-rates
had been paid.
Mr. Greenwood said the 26th section of the Act did
not, in his opinion, apply to persons who had been re-
lieved of their assessed taxes. The words in the section
were " shall have paid their assessed taxes," and, in his
opinion, the non-payment of the taxes disqualified a
person from voting.
Mr. Ivimey said no taxes could be due if a person had
been relieved of them.
The REVISING BARRISTER said be should reserve his
decision.—The Court then adjourned until to-morrow.