The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1844.

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

VittbUr Optnion.

" Who runs may read."

FoR.ExeN.
The Court of France has gone into mourning for
eight days for her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess
Alexandra of Russia, whose mortal remains were to
have been deposited in the Imperial family vault on the
16th inst. _ _

Accounts from Gibraltar announce that a heavy can-
nonading was heard on the coast of Africa on the 12th,
which was supposed to be the Prince de Joinvillo bom-
barding Azzila ; and more cannonading was heard at
Cadiz, in the same direction, on the 14th.
According to letters from Constantinople of the 7th
inst., Sir Stratford Canning has obtained satisfaction for
the insult offered by a Russian pilot to the British flag.
The pilot is to be punished in an exemplary manner.
Letters have been received from Athens of the 10th,
when Greece was perfectly tranquil. An amnesty had
been granted to all those who were engaged in the in-
surrections during the months of May and June last,
with the exception of General Grivas and eight others.
The elections were still going on.
According to the Paris Refornie, officers of engineers
and of the artillery had been sent to inspect the bat-
teries along the coast, and place them in a proper state
of defence.

The Grand Duke of Hesse has issued an ordonnance,
declaring that in future the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Hesse is to have the title of Royal Highness.
An article in the Journal des Debats announces that,
notwithstanding the bad weather, the crops have pre-
served a good appearance throughout Normandy, and
promise an abundant produce.
The Queen of Wirtemberg arrived at Frankfort on
the 20th, and left on the following day for the banks of
the Rhine. The King and Queen of the Netherlands
were expected to arrive on the 23d, on their way to
Weimar, to be present at the baptism of the son of their
daughter, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar.
The reigning Duke of Saxe Meiningen is amongst the
last arrivals at Frankfort.

The Imperial Court of Russia has gone into mourning
for three months, for the late Grand Duchess Alexandra.
Great preparations are at present making at Milan
for the forthcoming meeting of the Italian scientific con-
gress, which it was feared, owing to the recent political
movements in Italy, would not take place ; but the Pre-
sident; Count Borromeo, has just issued his official an-
nouncement, stating that the opening is fixed for the
12th of September, and is to take place this year at
Milan. The savans will hold their morning sittings at
the Palace Brera, and for itheir evening meetings the
Palace del Marino has been put in readiness. The re-
union is to continue until the 27th of next month. The
opening of La Scala was postponed from the 17th to the
21st instant.

LAW AND POLICE.
At the Central Criminal Court, Henry Brown, 41,
Emma Brown, 16, and Elizabeth Jones, 23, were in-
dicted for feloniously making counterfeit shillings and
sixpences, and also for having in their possession moulds
calculated to make counterfeit coin. They were all con-
victed, and Mr. Baron Gurney sentenced the male pri-
soner and Elizabeth Jones to be transported for twelve
years ; and Emma Brown was ordered to be kept to hard
labour for six months.
Thomas Corby was indicted for feloniously forging an
acceptance to a bill of exchange for 61., with intent to
defraud William Franks. The jury found him not
guilty, as it appeared that the acceptor had authorised the
prisoner to use his name, and the acceptor's wife had
received a portion of the proceeds of the bill.
The Recorder sat in the New Court, where John
Mullett, convicted of horse stealing, was sentenced to
be transported for ten years.
A domestic servant, named Elizabeth Hughes, was
convicted of robbing her master, and sentenced to be
imprisoned for a year. In passing sentence, the Re-
corder remarked upon the great number of cases of rob-
bery by domestic servants in the calendar, a crime which
must be suppressed by the intervention of the law.
William Fisher, convicted of stealing a pipe of port
wine, the property of his employer, was sentenced to fif-
teen years' tran,portation.
John Riley, a lighterman, aged 20, for stealing 38 gal-
lons of brandy, on the sth of gust instant, the property
of the East and West India Company, was sentenced to
be transported for ten years.
A the evening sittings, before Mr. Commissioner
Bullock, Mary Ann Smith, aged 20, and Charlotte Wil-
liams, o(ias Mary Ann Smith, were convicted of stealing
35 handkerchiefs, value 405., the property of Elizabeth
Knox, there being a former conviction against Williams.
The jury found them guilty, and the Court ordered
Smith to be confined for six month, and Williams, other-
wise Smith, to be transported for seven years.
llarriet Thomas, a young woman who has frequently been
in custody, was committed from Guildhall by Mr. Alder-
man Brown, charged with stealing a diamond pin from
Mr. Gray, a merchant, of Dublin. She had snatched the
pin from his breast on Ludgate-hill. Mr. Gray wished
her to be summarily punished, but the Magistrate re-
fused, and bound Mr. Gray over to prosecute.
A very respectably-dressed man, habited in full black,

and white cravat, and who gave the name of Frederick

Grosjean, a tailor and draper, living at 99, Quadrant,
was brought before Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate, at
%Bovi-street.-charged with having caused an obstruction
in front of St. Paul's church; Covent-garden, by collect-
ing a crowd, and refusing to withdraw when requested
by the police. The defendant, who had attracted a crowd
by preaching in front of the church, was admonished
and discharged.
John Smith was convicted from Clerken well on seve-
ral charges of robbing furnished lodgings.
At Queen-square, John Jones, a labouring man, was
charged with wilfully breaking one of the gas lamps in
Marsam-street, Westminster. The defendant, who had
been refused a night's lodging at the station-house and
at the workhouse, said he was two hundred miles from
home, and had not tasted food for two days, and being
unable longer to walk the streets, had broken the lamps
in the constable's presence, in order to be taken up. Mr.
Burrell said that persons could not be allowed, because
they were in distress, to destroy the property of the
parish contractor, which offence subjected him' to a
penalty of 51. Defendant must pay 7s. 6d., the amount
of damage, or be imprisoned for ten days. The man
appeared very thankful, and was locked up.
Several vendors of fruit and toys were fined for ob-
structing the Knightsbridge foot pavement, by placing
their baskets thereon.

Mary Anna Jones was remanded from Marylebone, on
a charge of having " stolen" a silk umbrella, the property
of Miss Maria Louisa Riviere, the proprietress of a
school for young ladies, at 25, George-street, Camden-
town. The prisoner had called at the school on a rainy
day, and stated her intention of placing two young ladies
there, and on her departure had borrowed an umbrella,
which, it is needless to say, was never returned, and the
address which she had given Miss Riviere could not be
found.
John Blake, John Rogers, and Sarah Smith, charged
with having been concerned in stealing furniture, Szc.,. to
a considerable amount, the property of Mr. John Dyke,
Park-place, Paddington-green, were remanded.
At Lambeth-street, Saul Fichell, a German Jew, was
charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Adolphus Lip-
man, outfitter, 86, Pearson-street, Ratcliff highway, of
one gold and nine silver watches, value 351. The pri-
soner owned having taken the watches, and said he was
instigated to it by a person who was a notorious coiner,
in Rosemary-lane. He was remanded to give time for
the apprehension of his accomplice.
A respectable-looking c
fromtable- v
10l ip.
okoinrgshmanStevens, but which, it is known, is a fictitious name, was
committed,
having deserted his wife. ot: who gave his name Chas.
reet, for one month, for
At Union Hall, James Cheek, collecting-clerk in the
employment of Messrs. Taylor and Co., vinegar makers,
of Long-lane, Bermondsey, was charged with embezzling
several sums of money from his employers, and was
remanded. _

George Bonchee, a member of the swell mob, was
charged before Mr. Broderip, at the Thames Office, with
assaulting Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, a lady residing at Mus-
well-hill, llornsey, with intent to commit a felony. The
prisoner had attempted to pick her pocket on board one
of the railway Gravesend steamers. A policeman said
that robberies had been very frequent among the pas-
sengers in the steamers between London and Gravesend,
and the swell mob took advantage of the crowded state
of those vessels occasioned by the cheap fares. He was
committed.

COURT-WASHIONABLB.
The Prince of Prussia, upon his visit to the York race-
course on Thursday, was received at the Grand Stand by
the Marquis of Normanby, who accompanied his Royal
Highness on to the course, and subsequently partook of
a dejeuner with the Prince, at the residence of General
Brotherton, the commanding officer of the troops sta-
tioned in that city.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have been entertain.
ing during the past fortnight a distinguished party at
their villa residence, Binstead, near Hyde, amongst whom
may be mentioned the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Duke and Duchess of Beau-
fort, :and Lady Augusta Somerset, Baron Nieumann,
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Ash-
ley, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Countess of Jersey,
and Lady Clementina Villiers, Lord Charles Manners,
&c. The Noble Earl and Countess are going to Bad-
minton next week on a visit to the Duke and Duchess
of Beaufort, to meet the Prince of Prussia and a select
party.
The Earl of Yarborough and the leading members of
the Yacht Squadron have arrived at Plymouth from
Cowes, and proceed on a cruise to other western ports.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton have arrived at
Buxton, on a visit to Lady Charlotte Greville, from
Worsley Hall, Lancashire.
The Austrian Count Anersperg and his son have re-
turned to the Clarendon Hotel, from York races.
The Marquis of Douglas, accompani ha ed by the
Marchioness (Princess Mary of Baden), s arrived at
the Clarendon Hotel, Leamington Spa, where they pur-
pose remaining for a few days, and thence proceeding to
Hamilton Palace, North Britain.
The Earl of Bessborough and Ladies Ponsonby have
arrived at Bessborough House, Kilkenny, from Caven-
dish-square, at which seat the Noble Earl and family
have made arrangements to pass the autumn. The ar-
rival of his Lordship at his paternal estates was welcomed
by his tenantry with every possible mark of esteem.
Count Nesselrode, and his daughter the Baroness
Seebach, accompanied by the Countess of Stockelberg,
proceeded from Brighton on Saturday on a short visit
to the Duke of Norfolk. M. Kisseleff, the Russian
Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, left Brighton on Saturday
for Dieppe.
The Marquis of Conyngham arrived in Harwich
harbour last week, from the Isle of Wight, in his splendid
yacht the Flower of Yarrow.
Lords Cranstoun and Gardner are among the distin-

wished tourists to the Cumberland and Westmorland
lakes. Their Lordships enjoyed a few days' sport on the
moors near Brough, when on a visit to the Rev. Mr.
Barham, M.A., at Appleby Castle,
Viscount Sandon and family are at present staying
at Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden, Gloucester-
shire.

Colonel and Baroness North and Miss Doyle have re-
turned to Arlington-street, from their villa at Putney-
hill, where her Ladyship has been residing for the last
three weeks. The Baroness and family will leave their
mansion in Arlington-street this week, for Wroxton
Abbey, where extensive alterations are going on.
Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., M.P., and Lady Kerrison
are surrounded by a select family circle at Oakley Park,
the Gallant Baronet's seat, near Eye.
The Earl and Countess of Meath have left town for
the Continent, intending to pass the winter abroad.
Viscountess Ashbrooke and the Hon. Miss Flower
left town on Wednesday last for a tour in Germany.
_ _

ASISCEMULIII MOUS.
On Sunday, in Smithfield market, between four and
eight o'clock in the evening, there were no fewer than
37 preachers haranguing large mobs of persons, some of
whom attentively listened, but by far the greater num-
ber reviled.

A Parliamentary return has been published, showing
the number of schoolmasters in Scotland who have
vacated their berths in consequence of the late secession.
The amount is stated to be 92, and several are still un-
der suspension for having joined the seceders. The
number, it may be observed, is very small, considering
that there are 12,000 parishes in Scotland, with each one
schoolmaster at least, and many of them two.
It appears from a Parliamentary return, that for the
half-year ending the sth of July last, the total quantity
of refined sugar exported from the United Kingdom as
merchandise was 112,242 cwts., and the amount shipped
as stores 4,853 cwts. The exportation as merchandise
in the six months was, from London, 92,328 cwts. ;
19,752 cwts. from Liverpool ; 41 cwts. from ports on the
Clyde ; and from other outports 121 cwts., making the
total 112,242.

The Earl of Stradbroke has been appointed Vice-
Admiral of the coast of Suffolk, an office which was pre-
viously held by the late Marquis of Hertford. The Noble
Earl is visiting his estates in Ireland.
The Palace of Holyrood is now to be thrown open to
all visitors, on payment of a small fee, namely, one shil-
ling for a party of six. This is not by way of admission
money ; but merely to remunerate the servants for their
trouble in showing the different apartments
A model farm has been established at Berry Pomeroy,
on the estate of the Duke of Somerset.

General Goldie having resigned the Speakership of
the House of Keys, at the Isle of Man, last week, Lieu-
tenant Taubman was chosen to the office.
The 72d Regiment, stationed in the county of Lime-
rick, are daily expecting the route for Cove, to embark
for Gibraltar.

Last week a white swallow was shot by a young gen-
tleman at Innerleithen. It was observed playing about
with some common swallows, and had attracted the at-
tention of several persons by its conspicuous dress. It
was stuffed as a curiosity.

THIS DAY'S NEWS

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
IN TEE MATTER OF ROBERT BANISTER.
In this case, which has been so prominently before the
public, it may be remembered that the bankrupt had
carried on an extensive business as a draper in Portsea,
and who had absconded, after disposing of the greater
part of his stock below cost price.
This day a Mr. Coleman was examined touching the
receipt of certain moneys which he was alleged to have
received from the bankrupt.
The COURT seemed to consider that the publication of
the evidence would tend to injure the interests of the
body of the creditors.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY,
OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY and Mr. Justice IVIGETmAx

William Windley, 20, a labourer, was charged with a
rape on the person of Hannah Hale, a widow, at Leyton-
stone, and John Harknett, a labourer ; Jeremiah Wake-
ling, a baker ; William Scarborough, Henry William
Watts Irving, Edward Lingard, and James Windley,
were indicted with being present and aiding and assist-
ing in the commission of the crime.
The facts of the case and its atrocity will be in the
recollection of our readers.

The prosecutrix swore, most positively, that all the
prisoners committed the crime.
Mr. Ballantine conducted the prosecution. Mr. Pren-
dergast defended Wakeling and Hartnett ; and Mr.
Charnock Scarborough, Ashford, Lingard, and Watts.
Windley was undefended.
The facts of the case are totally unfit for publication.
Windley, in his defence, denied the committal of the
offence, and stated the prosecutrix was rolling drunk on
the day when it was alleged the offence was committed.
Mr. PRENDERGAST, at the suggestion of the Court,
declined addressing the jury on behalf of John Harknett
and Jeremiah Wakeling, and the Jury, under the direc-
tions of Mr. Baron Gurney, acquitted them both.
Mr. CHARNOCK then addressed the Jury for all the pri-
soners, except Windley. The Learned Counsel also
called several witnesses who deposed to the prosecutrix
being very drunk on the day in question, and one wit-
ness spoke to seeing her and Windley together in rather
an equivocal position.
Mr. BALLANTYNE addressed the jury in reply.
Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up.
The jury found them all guilty, and the COURT sen-
tenced them all to transportation for life.

NEW COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
MANSLAUGHTER.— James Briggen, milkman, was
placed at the bar, charged with unlawfully causing the
death of Anne Jones, by criminal negligence in driving
a horse and cart.

Mr. Horry conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Clarkson
defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was
coming, on the 9th of July, from Stepney, in the direc-
tion of Whitechapel. She was walking on the road, it
being more smooth that the foot-path. The prisoner
was coming in the same direction, driving a cart at the
rate of ten or twelve miles an hour, and the left wheel
of the cart struck the deceased on the shoulder, which
threw her down, and killed her almost immediately.
It was proved that the prisoner was drunk when the
accident took place. It appeared that the deceased was
a respectable young woman and recently married.
Several respectable witnesses gave the prisoner a good
character for sobriety, honesty, industry, and inoffensive-
ness.

The RECORDER said that this was a very serious case,
and the Court would have felt called upon to sentence
the prisoner to transportation were it not that his neigh-
bours flocked round him in the hour of need, and gave
him the very best character. But it was a duty which
he owed to the public safety to visit the prisoner with
an imprisonment which would be an example to others.
The sentence upon the prisoner was, that he be im-
prisoned in the House of Correction and kept to hard
labour for nine calendar months.

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.
A working-looking man was placed at the bar charged
with having stolen a quantity of potatoes, the property
of a market gardener named Hyde, residing at Croydon,
but who keeps a stall in Farringdon market.
The complainant said that he left his stall for a couple
of hours on Tuesday last, and on his return found that
sieve containing the potatoes in question had been
walked off. He afterwards discovered them in Field-
lane, in the shop of a Mr. Fenton, who had bought them
from the prisoner.
Mr. Fenton, eating-house-keeper, proved having
bought them from the prisoner.
Mr. Alderman BROWN—This looks bad against you.
What can you say for yourself ? Prisoner—l bought
them from another man, quite promiscuous in Farring-
don-street, and am as innocent as a blessed baby.
Mr. Alderman BROWN did not give implicit credit to
the prisoner's statement, and sent him therefore to
Newgate.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A tall able-bodied man named Robert Holloway and
Margaret Hall, were placed at the bar charged with
committing a violent and unprovoked assault on Mrs.
Anne Bennet.

The complainant stated that she with her husband
and cousin went into a public-heuse in St. Martin's-lane
last night, and while standing at the bar the prisoners
came in. They were intoxicated, and they had not been
in the house many minutes before the female fell upon
the prosecutrix and knocked her down with a large key,
which cut her eye severely. While she was down, the
male prisoner struck her with a stick on the head. The
prosecutrix had never seen them before in her life.
The prisoners did not attempt to palliate the offence,
and, _

Mr. TWYFORD committed them to the sessions for
,rial.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Stephens was charged, before Mr. Traill,
under the following circumstances.
On the preceding night the prisoner was observed, by
a young man named Miller, to approach the shop of
a cheesemonger, at Walworth, and take a piece of bacon,
with which he walked away. The witness Miller went
after the prisoner, and accused him of the theft, and at
the same time attempted to secure him. The prisoner,
however, resisted the attempt, and, taking aim at the
witness's head, threw the bacon, with all his force, at
him, and struck him with such violence as to lay him
prostrate on the ground ; and he then endeavoured to
escape, but was secured by another person, after a sharp
pursuit. The witness exhibited a swollen and black
eye, from the effects of being struck with the bacon.
The prisoner was remanded.
Sarah Smith was charged with robbing children of
their clothes.

The prisoner was seen lurking about a court in which
a number of children were playing, and when a favour-
able opportunity presented itself she took up a child in
her arms and having taken it into the dark passage of
a house, took off its shoes and stockings and was pro-
ceeding to divest it of all its clothing when she was
secured. The prisoner, being suspected of robbing a
great number of other children, was remanded.

The Earl of Haddington and the other Lords of
the Admiralty are expected to leave town to-day, for
Portsmouth, in order to commence their annual tour of
inspection.
Lady Innes, wife of the late and mother of the pre-
sent Sir James Innes, died at Edingight House, Banff-
shire, on Friday lest.

MONEY AND COMMERCIALNE WS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The prices of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday did not
undergo any alteration, and a fair business was done.
Exporters took 1,000 bales, and the total sales were
6,ooo—viz., 600 Surat at lid. to 3id.; 150 Pernam, sid.
to 6, d.; 100 Maranham, sd. to sid.; 200 Egyptian, 6id.
to 7id.; and the rest American, 33.11. to sid. French
Railways were more in demand, but Birmingham, Mid-
land Counties, and Eastern Counties were dull. Bir-
mingham and Gloucester, 1071; Chester and Birken-
head, 314 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 67; Edinburgh,
Leith, and Granton, 17; Great Western, Half, 83 ;
Lancaster and Preston, 39; Liverpool and Manchester,
Half, 53 ; Ditto Quarter, 35; London and Birmingham,
220; Midland Ditto,
106; Preston and Wyre, New,
37; Sheffield and Manchester, 841; Lyons and Avignon,
1/. 18s.; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 11. 165.; Lynn
and Ely, 3i.

A plan for the formation of a railway to connect the
metropolis with Richmond has been announced,-and at a
meeting of the principal tradesmen of the latter, held a
day or two since, it ‘i as unanimously agreed that the
line would be highly advantageous to the town, as well
as to those places through or near which it will
pass, such as Barnes, Wandsworth, Putney, &c. It is
intended that the railway shall be formed on the Surrey
side of the river, and to be connected with the Hunger-
fordruspension-bridge. A most easy and rapid com-
munication will thus be formed between the west end
and that delightful and favourite place of resort.
There is not a single colonial arrival of any importance
to announce this morning.
The Stock Market has been in a very active condition
this morning. Consols for Money and the Account
have reached 98f, but are now a shade lower. The
Commissioners bought 5,000/. Reduced Three per
Cents. at within it per cent. of par. Money is more
plentiful, and the premium upon Exchequer Bills has
advanced to 765. The Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been in good request.
A fall in Belgian Bonds to 1024 has just occurred.
Dutch Stock is rather heavy. French Three per Cents.
have advanced a trifle, but Portuguese Stocks are cheaper
than yesterday. Spanish Consols remain at about
22k ; the Three per Cents. at 331 ; and Mexican at
35i a.
There was a fall in the London and Birmingham, in
the Birmingham and Gloucester, in the Brighton, and
most of the other Railway Shares this morning. A good
deal of business has been done.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 199%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99,( 98%
3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 98%
35 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 10214 % %
New 35 per Cent. Annuities ..... .... ........
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 9-16%
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India 80nd5,1,000... ........ .. ........ ..............«
Ditto under 1,000 93
Consols for Account ••.....•........•..•.....• 99% 99
India Stock

Exchequer Bills, I%d. I%d.
1,0001. ........................ ........« 74 76 pm.
5001...».«.».«.».«,«.».. •••••..»., 74 76 pm.
Ditto 5ma1............. .....
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ll4
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 102%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. .... ........
Ditto Deferred Stock 15%
Ditto Debentures
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 43%
Ditto for the Account .. ......... «. .....
Spanish! Bonds Five per Cent 18447 22%
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent. ........
Ditto for the Account. 33%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 42
Ditto Deferred
French nentes, 3 per Cent
Exchange 2sf. 50c.
Dutch 23( per Cents 61%
Dutch 5 per Cents
,100%%
New Loan, 5 per Cents. (1837)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
aAILWAYs. PAID. Pee SH•II2.
Birmingham and Gloucester...". 100 ~»..... 109 to
Chester and Holyhead
Dublin and Cashel
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered Si. 6s. Bd.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O . ... ....
Ditto % Stares
Great Western
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Birmingham. lOO .........218 ..... to 217
Ditto New Thirds 2 36% to
Dit o % Shares 2 25%.,... to 26
London and Blackwall 16% ...... 7% .... to
London and Brighton 5O .... ..... 48%% ... to
London and Greenwich
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18%
London and South Western 41%
Ditto Eighths ii
Lynn and E1y.... l% .. 3%
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Ditto % Share-
Midland Counties
-

Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ...... 4836% to

North British
254 ..... 3 '...-
to -.
Trent Valley
York and North Midland
Ditto 56 Shares 25
Paris and Orleans
Parisand Rouen 2O 37N - ,to

Rouen and Havre

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 26.—There
is no material change in prices, but stock is more freely
offered.—Bristol and Gloucester, 544 ; Blackburn, Burn-
ley, and Accrington, 2 9-16 ; Bristol and Exeter, 801 ;
Churnet Valley, 3s. prem. ; Huddersfield and Manches-
ter, 21 7-16 ; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 1i
prem. ; London and Brighton, Eighths, I Is. 3d. prem. ;
Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 7-16 1; Manchester
and Birmingham, 53i ;

MARKET NEWS—(THIS PAY.)
HAT MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/15s to 414 s ;
Useful ditto, 416 s to 4/12s ; fine Upland ditto, 4114 s to
51; Clover Hay, 41 103 to 6/6s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 11
8s ; Wheat Straw, Il 8s to 11 lOs per load. Supply
rather limited, and trade on the whole, dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 18s to 4l 6s ;
Useful ditto, 418 s to 41145; fine Upland ditto, 41 15s to
5/ ; Clover Hay, 4112 s to 61; Oat Straw, 11 7s to 11
9s; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s per load. The best
Meadow Hay sold steadily, at full prices ; but, other-
wise, the demand was extremely inactive.
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3115 s to 414 s ;
Useful ditto, 41 5s to 41 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 14s t•
51; Clover Hay, 41 15s to 6/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 116 s
to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 lOs per load. A
fair average.supply, and a sluggish demand.
New Meadow Hay sold at from 31 to 4/ 4s; and
New Clover, 41 to Si 5s per load.
COLONIAL
SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been
without change, about 400 hhds having been sold at
previous prices. The public sales have consisted chiefly
of 290 bushels, Java, which sold at 17s to 225, for good
brown to mid white, being comparatively cheap, but so
small a parcel affords little guide to the market gene-
rally. The quantity of British Plantation landed last
week at the East and West India Docks was 729 hhds,
97 tierces, 103 barrels ; and there were taken for home
consumption 1,139 hhds, 153 tierces, 919 barrels. The
stock in the same places is 11,631 hhds, 1,732 tierces,
2,021 barrels.
COFFEE.-665 bags Ceylon, British Plantation kind,
168 bales Mocha, and 327 bags Rio, were offered by
auction ; the Ceylon and Mocha were chiefly taken
in, the former at 71s to 80s for fine ord to mid colory,
British Plantation kind. The Mocha was withdrawn.
Only part of the Rio was disposed of at 30s for com-
mon mixed good ord quality.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 308 puns, 55 hhds. There
were taken for home consumption 243 puns, 16 hhds,
and exported 211 puns, 77 hhds. The stock in the same
places is 10,134 puns, 2,089 hhds.
SALTPETRE.-1,126 bags were mostly taken in above
the value, viz., at 26s 6d for 5 per cent. refraction ;
per cent. refraction sold at 24s (and one lot 24s 6d),
being previous rates.
SPlens.-1,150 chests Cassia Lignea, and 514 Pepper,
all the former found buyers, but at very low prices, viz.,
at 50s 6d to 61s for mid coarse to good mid quality,
partly in large bundles, being a decline of fully 2s. The
latter was taken in at 2id for mid to good black Sumatra.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is firm at 41s 3d to 42s per cwt on
the spot, and Town 43s 6d cwt.
TEA.—The market is steady, prices not undergoing
any fluctuation.
COTTON.—There have been one or two private sales at
steady rates.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.)
LONDON, AUG. 27.—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze, and fine.
DEAL, AUG. 26.—Wind, A.M., W. N. W. P.M., N.W.
to N.N.W.—Arrd. Auguste, Block, Havannah, for
Bremen. Ski. Cornwall, Cork and Bombay; Fair Aca-
dian, Ichaboe; Elizabeth, Mirarnichi.
OFF DOVER, AUG. 25.—Rotterdam, Nova Zembla,
Princess Sophia, and Graef van Hogendorp, all from
Rotterdam, for Batavia.
PORTSMOUTH, Auc. 26.—Wind, N.W.—Sld. Vernon,
Madras; Ann Elizabeth, Surinam; Findon, Quebec.
COWES, Auc. 26.—Arrd. Whig, Baldwin, Havannah
and Baltimore; Sarah, Foster, Matanzas.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 26.—Wind W. to N.W., moderate.—
Arrd. Hayle, Sampson, Laguna. Off, Mary Russell,
Turnbull, Luna, sailed April 20, on freight about
150,000 dolls. ; Hiram, Emaun, New Bedford, for Rot-
terdam ; Breadalbane, M'Neil, Calcutta ; Margaret Con-
nell, Maxted, Valparaiso, sailed May 3, and proceeded
to Bristol, on freight about 43,000 dolls. ; Antelope,
Asplet, Rio, sailed June 30, and proceeded for Rotter-
dam. The Tagus, M'Farlane, bound to Liverpool, which
put back to Valparaiso, April 20, leaky, would have to
discharge. The Pandora, of Waterford, waterlogged
and abandoned, with loss of rudder, was fallen in with
and taken in tow for sixteen hours, 16th inst., lat. 47
lon. 15, by the Mary Russell.
GLOUCESTER, AUG. 26.—S1d. 574, Quebec.
SWANSEA, Auc. 26.—Arrd. John Ilawkes, Richards,
Prince Edward Island.
BEAUMARIS, AUG. 23.—S1d. Cleopatra, Bombay.
The Mercy, from Menai Bridge to Quebec, took the
ground off this, while in tow of a steamer, but floated
next tide without damage.
CORK, AUG. 24.—Arrd. Dorcas, Ball, Ichaboe. Sid.
Brothers, St. John's ; Puo, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 26.—Wind, N.N.W., moderate.—
A rrd. Mary Queen of Scots, Kelly, Pernambuco ;
Pylon, Putman, Mobile • Admondack, New York ;
Eliza Ann, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Zanoni, Dal-
housie. Sld. Nenevo, Ramonceto, Havannah ; Cairo,
Boston ; Ward, Chipman, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
Palmerston, Montreal.
ADERYST WITH, AUG. 24.—The Spencer Wynne,
Parry, in leaving the harbour on the 22d instant, struck
on the rocks of the Marine-terrace, and became a total
wreck. Crew and part of materials saved.

We have reason to believe that an action for breach
of promise of marriage has been already commenced by
a beautiful and accomplished young lady, possessing
landed property in one of the midland counties (Leices-
tershire), against a wealthy young nobleman, who has
recently entered into the holy bonds of matrimony.

HAMBURGH MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ST. PETERSBURG'', AUG. 13.—The Emperor 1?o..
announced to his people the lamented death of al'
daughter in the following manifesto:—
"By the inscrutable decree of God our paternal
heart has been visited with a severe affliction. Our
dearly beloved the Grand Duchess Alexandra
INTicotajewne, consort of Prince Frederick of Beer
Cassel, after a long and severe illness, was prematurely
delivered on the 29th of July (Aug. 10) of a Prince,
who was baptised by the name of William, and died
soon afterwards. Our beloved daughter died shortif
afterwards, with deep sorrow, yet humbly resigned t°,
the mysterious will of Divine Providence. We doubt
not that all our faithful subjects, who so lately made
fested such cordial participation in our joy on Th
marriage of our beloved daughter will now unite wit"
us in feelings of grief and in prayer to the Almighg
for the repose of her pure and gentle soul in te"
eternal mansions of the virtuous."
On the day of the death of the Princess the Court
went into mourning for several weeks.
ST. PETERSBURGII, AUG. 13.—After the derive*
the Princess felt herself relieved, and conversed for hi
considerable time with her beloved parents, brother
and sister, and other relatives, who were all assembled
round her in the last hours of her life. At four in
the afternoon she took an affectionate leave of the:l,l
all, and fell into a tranquil sleep from which she never
awoke here below. She expired at a quarter before
five. The body of the Grand Duchess, as wells'
that of the Prince, were embalmed yesterday, aw
will be conveyed to-night without pomp from Zarsinr
jesela to the cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul'
Hamburgh papers, Aug. 23.
ST. PETERSBURG'', AUG. 16.—The mortal renoo9
of the Grand Duchess Alexandra are deposited to-del
in the cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.
The Military Governor of St. Petersburgh has !fr.
ceived, this morning, the following Imperial Reserir
in his Majesty's own hand, and hastens to common'.
cate it to the inhabitants of the capital.
" After following the mortal remains of my be'd
loved daughter to their final resting place, the impulse.
my heart is to desire you to announce to the inhab
eli
tants of the capital how deeply all our hearts are .
fected by the general interest which they have nolali
fested, as well during the long and mortal Dine° ;
our beloved daughter, as likewise on her death, an
lastly, on this night. These expressions of tht genera
feeling are, indeed, not new to me ; hitherto theit
have been displayed only in days of joy, but mine
has pleased God to try us by the most painful loss.
We submit to his unsearchable will, and what eita
be more consolatory to our paternal hearts than tb.e,
affecting proofs that our sorrow is the universal sorr..:
of the whole people entrusted to us by God. "8
thank them for this affection which is our consolation,
and gives me strength to proceed in my ardues,
course. May those mortal feelings be the pledge Ph
the future happiness."

ALARMING FIRE IN ST. GILES'S—(THIS 1./I.)' •
About eleven o'clock in the forenoon a fire broke out
a narrow street called Maynard-street, off Buckridc
street, in the very heart of all that now remains of to
once noted " Rookery." A portion of the premises w
in the possession of Messrs. Bridge and Co., the extensive
cork-cutters and manufacturers of No. 29, High-street'
St. Giles's, who deposited there a large quantity of
nufactured and raw stock in consequence of which
tob
utmost consternation and alarm pervaded the o
neighbourhood. An area of only about one-tenth of to
original size of the " Rookery" now stands in coan
quence of the new line of street, from Oxford-street
Holborn, and in this small, and more particularly Mar
nard and Buckridge-streets, a large portion of the tis;
possessed inhabitants had crammed themselves, so t r
when the first alarm of fire was given, the greatest CO_.,„tr
fusion prevailed in consequence of the efforts of the p 7.,
people to save their furniture. Fortunately, how
the fire having broken out in the day time, it was ace t
discovered, and information forwarded to the clifferen ,0
Fire Brigade stations. In a short time no less than 'of
engines were upon the spot, and a plentiful supplyA
water being at hand, the flames were speedily subdeM
without doing any considerable damage. Owing to T.
number of thieves and daring characters which infest 'Poi
neighbourhood, it was necessary to have a strong body
police to keep order.
f
ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—After the various pet,o r
ances which at this theatre generally precede the equtebt,
trian feats of the circus, and after Mr. Carter (21614
Lion Tamer of the Niger) has exhibited his extraordill •
power over the lions, tigers, and panthers, both t. 11,4
cage and on the stage, a miniature horse was exhibit
in the circus. This wonderful little animal, which •
called Tom Thumb, is well made, and something „e
Shetland pony, though not so shaggy ; he stands c7ll
twenty-five inches high, and weighs but 731bs-,
presented to Mr. Batty by the celebrated equestrla.,
Mr. Wells, and has not his equal in the three kingdess
Tom Thumb (the original) will appear in the eircusa
Astley's, we are told, during the week in a miniet•
,
carriage, which has been built for him by Mr. Beat
of Soho-square, and which will be drawn by this I=lo,
horse. Man, carriage, and horse will all then be in Pa_
portion, and such another equipage is only to be
probably, in the description of fairies.
LEICESTER-SQUARE.—The enclosure of this squill'
is at present in a very dilapidated and disgraceful ceo;
dition. The iron railings have in many places he.e„
taken away, and, until the last few days, when the it
habitants have placed a constable for its protectioutr(3,
has day and night been a scene of most disorderly
conduct. The title of the property to the enclosure
disputed.
EGG Two THOUSAND YEARS OLD.—An egt.
brought the other day from the island of Ichaboe, Y oti
master of the Eliza Kincaid, to Leith, which was 11)....,e cl
at a depth of twenty-five feet from the surface, o'o,
must, therefore, according to the best calculation, bee%
been upwards of 2,000 years old. It is now to be 9fir
at the National office, in Argyle-street.—Glasgow
tional.
; bout
SUICIDE AT CHELSEA.--MiSterday morning, op
a quarter to one o'clock, Mr. Jerome, of No. 8, Oleos
street, Chelsea, was passing along Cheyne-walk,
he observed a woman walk down the floating pierfrlhe
site to Manor-street, and precipitate herself into
water. He raised an alarm, and drags were 11110°,,5',.
ivor.
stantly in use, but the unfortunate woman, who salt'
mediately, was not recovered. 018
DAILY MAILS TO AND FROM BELGIUY.,-; the
following notice has been issued by comma 'gush
Post-Master-General :—" General Post-office, Atle'-o
1844.—The Belgian Government having entered ill`ee
,lc
contract for the conveyance of mails twice in each "Id
between Dover and Ostend, in addition to the PLe:too
communication by British :packets, mails for lie.,s"the
will in future be made up at this office every day ""sel•
week (Sundays excepted), and return mails frora
glum will be due in London daily, with the like
ception."
° PRICE OF BREAD.--Yesterday the prices 0f bre
_Jett
fell generally in the metropolis id. per quartern Iv 7,
account of the abundant harvest. The general Prl-09
now 7d., although at many of the underselling b°
it is 6d.
i 9
We believe that in the beginning of October /oat
intended to call out the pensioners for training, but ,e 4
only two days, instead of five, will this year be ell)P1°)
for that purpose.
BRIGHTON, SATURDAY EVENING..,--The Faro-p W;
t•
tain Harty, arrived from Dieppe this afternoon, I„;ers,
hours and three quarters, with fifty-five ness,eljje
among whom were Lady Hotham, the Marquis Jet'
Granja, the Marquis De la Caltovar, Mrs. Swiflum„geo
vis and family, &c. About one-third of the passejt-ose
were enabled to clear their baggage at the Custom' from
and proceed to London by the last regular train vibe
here, at half-past six ; the rest of the passengert4,o
were desirous of proceeding to London this elector
were forwarded by a special train, the Railwai oar
patty always affording this greed accommodation tundet
packet passengers, arriving from Dieppe or Havre, 0"
similar circumstances. a
On Friday afternoon last, between four anger
o'clock, as Captain Alexander Seton, of the 74th 1-`
went, was riding his horse on Chatham Lined for
animal, on passing the stands about being ereelhoe Kea
the accommodation of visitors, took fright and
direr
across the lines at a tremendous pace, taking the toe
tion of New Brompton. The Captain seemed t 0 to
lost all control over the animal, which, in attetePti feet
clear the fence round the lines, caught with its Weal. osS
the top rail, and thereby the horse and rider fell the
violently to the ground, Captain Seton being Wler
000
horse. He was conveyed to his quarters in Chat
Barracks, where he lies in a very precarious state. 005,
IMPORTANT TO CLERKS, COMMERCIAL TaAlrEed ifl
&e.—ln the case of Kynaston v. Crouch (rers.-
erect our Bristol assize intelligence), a judgment was ; 000
which, if confirmed, will prejudicially affect oil c. state
of confidential servants, and must tend to ply:oe obi°
of continual insecurity numbers of re;rst
~resrlastic°
individuals. It was ruled by his 140:eaship (Mr.
Patteson), that in case of any
committed by any person or persons, the cuer;overe
Pbt of bankruPteto
confidential servants of the said person or pert 000'
liable to be called Upon, by the assignees of tut,riptef'
for all sums paid by thm after the act of ban; it Os
although they did not, or could not, know wbe., of the
t
committed His Lordship admitted the harde7ion,
law, and hoped he was wrong in its interpretam wits
directed a verdict to be recorded for the pla,in_tdoiage°
leave to move to enter a nonsuit, or to reduce teedirect!
to such an amount as the Court above might
Bristol Mercury.
late rneet'
WOOD PAVEMENTS AND FEVER.-At a "inlan
ing of the Westminster Medical Society, Dr' tbe
drew attention to the probable extension of fever vote
metropolis from the extension of wood pairelneaving Ass
his statement it appeared that, when wood_p
severe:
taken up for repairs there might be observed rttaatee,
inches below the surface, the pores of the wood nio ob
with black matters, from the decomposing Trio, the
stances which are carried down and absorbou,:i opeoor,
water. These, on further decomposition, 1
atmospheric
slpikheelryictoinevvuarpiotray,tbe,esipdreosdwuchiincgh stc;wswuoebtiti:Alieribeiedf°olofitod..l
by the water employed in watering the s.tr.e es,
ing from rain. These he considered would typhoidgr'e
tend and prolong the influence of that low forino.?,
fever which has been common in the metryspnotts:
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iler Majesty's steam-frigate Blazer w
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ceeded in capturing 79.
101 10s, per ton.—Scotch Bcformers
Theyblu,babaerzetsteo.ld at 91.