The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TTIESDA Y EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16. 1845.

Mr. PAYNE ad(l.,:essed the jury for the:prisoner Edt*Sar-
geant, and having called several witnesses as to character,
The liEconnEn summed up the case,- and the jury. found
a verdict of Not Guilty in both cases.

ONE d COMME RTC lAL;wE\VS.
CITY; • Q,174.1 RTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liveroptool yesteraay were about
10,000 bales, including 3,000 to 4,000 on speculation. Prices
were very fully supported, but not higher sales. Sales 1,000
hales Surat, at. 3d. to 414 d. ; 1,400 Macao, at 6d. to 61d. ;
100 Pernam, at ;d. ; 200 .Egyptianat 614 d. to 9d. ; and the
rest American, at 4d. to st/d. per lb.—Shares. were good, and
a large business was transacted, in some instances at advanced
rates, the light scrip being principally dealt in; as the old
lines were comparatively neglected, except Manchester 411.4
Birmingham, which rose rather considerably. -
We are glad to find- by the advices which came. tb hand
from the British North American Colonies that a very warm
interest is felt among.all classes for the rapid extension of the
railway system throughout the dependencies of the Crown in
that direction. It has been already stated that a company
has been formed for constructing a railway in the upper pro-
vinces, and an extension of the plan has-been received with
great attention by the colonists to communicate with Halifax,
and progressively to form a line westwardly to the Pacific
Ocean. We are given to understand that the Go-
vernors of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the
other colonial authorities, are warmly interested is this most
beneficial project. On the proposed line, there is every
facility- for executing the works upon a most economical
scale. The advantage to the colonies themselves cannot be
at present duly estimated. The advantages of railway corn-
muni,.:ation' as compared with canal conveyance, is admitted,
On all hands, and a great deal of anxiety was expressed as to
the amount of success which would attend the plan when
developed to British capitalists, a. 9 from them a considerable
'portion of the necesary finds would, in the fit st instance, be
required.
It appears by the Roya? Gazette, of New'Prunswick, that
there - had been a considerable improvement in the re-
venue of the colony, which had been auginent ed. in the first
six months of this year by 15,800/., as compared with the
returns of the corresponding period of 1844.
The accounts from New York state that the stream of
emigration had set in there for the season with increased
activity; within 24 hours there had been reported not less
than 2,687 steerage passengers, of which 1,755 were from the
United Kiagdom. Including the arrivals of the two previous
days, more than 3.000 persons had landed. A letter from
' Albany says—" This is a great country, but how long will it
take to fill it up at this rate? The arrival a 1,500 settlers
a day at New York, and as many more at.thc other ports of
the United States and 'Canada, will enormously increase
Uncle Sam's interesting and miscellaneous family.
There are accounts of May 10 from Sydney. Trade wag
not very active. The Exchange on London had been 1
discount.
The continental accounts are not of any leading importance
to-day.
There are but four quotations given for the English Funds
to-day, namely—Consols for Money at 98% 1,4, and Exche-
quer-bills at 465. 48s. premium. Consols for the Account
have not been priced at all to day.
The Brazilian Bonds have been dealt in at 88 (f.,r the new
stock), and Chilian at 104, as the dividend has beets duly
adyertis.d. Mexican are at 322 ; Portuguese Four per
Cents. at 63 ; Russian at 115 ; Spanish at 38% 38; and Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 61% and 6114.
The Railway Share Market has 'been upon the whole pretty
firm to-day, but so much attention is being paid to the settle-
ment, that not so much bona fide business has been done as
of late. The latest accurate prices are annexed. The French
lines are firm.
131{111811 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols Anna • -98 X%
Exchequer Bills. -13/4d,
1,0001. ....
500/. ...........«........ 46 48 pm.
Ditto Small
?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
- Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 88
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent....., . 104
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 32%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 4 per Cent. • 63
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent ll5
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
• Ditto 3 per Cent 3Bli 38
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 99i/.4
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE

O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PEn SHARE.
Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 'l% 2%%... to
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Ditto Extension ............ l 1..
Boston, Stamford, and Birm. 22s
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln ....., 1% 4l/11/2... to
Canterbury and D0ver......... 1%•• • °,ei to
Chester and Holyhead ......... 15
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir., 1
and Leicester .. . ............... 314%... to
Direct Manch. (Remington's)
1 'irect Northern . ........... .. 2% 2%%... to
Dublin and Galway .:.••••••••• 4 '4 to
Dundalk and Enniskillen 2% . 2 'f) to
Eastern Counties ......... 141. 16s. • 193/4 to
De. New 4/. 165.... 63/4 p... to
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No l. 6/.13s 4d • to.
Ditto, ditto, No. 2. ... 13s. 4d % p... to
East Lincolnshire ............... 1.14
Gloucester, Abervstwitb,. and .
Central of Wales
Goole and Doncaster IN 5% 4% to 5N
GrudUnion(Notting.SrLynn) 1% •5% to 4%
Great Eastern and Western.. 2% ...... 3% to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 15 ..... .. 261% ..
Leicester and Birmingham... 225....... '2 p to
Leicester and Bedford 225.... 314%1A1 p to
London and Birmingham lOO 220 ...... to 223
London and Brighton ... .. 50 •75 .. ... to 76
Ditto, Sixth.
London, Cheltenham, Oxford,
Gloucester, and Hereford... 19i
London and South Western.. 41%...... 79
London and York ... ..... ...... 21/. 6% to
Lon.,Warwck,Kiddcrminster 2%...... 4%14 to
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% 3% to
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Birmingham 40
Ditto Quarters
Ditto New Quarters......... 2 ...... 12
Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 225.
Midland 100 .....172
Newcastle &Darlington :lunc. 25 ..«••54% to 55
Newcastle and Berwick
Newcastle, Durham, and Lan.
cashire Junction . 1% 414.,— to
Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2% 314...••• to
North British
North Kent & Direct Dover 2% 414 ...... to
North Staffordshire
Northampton, Banbury, and
Cheltenham
Nottingham and Boston l% 3% ...... to
Oxford and Worcester 2% ll3/4%... to
Pilbrow Atmospheric
Preston and Wyre ............ 50
Richmond
Rugby and Huntingdon
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 8%.... to
Shrew& & Treat Val. Union. 225. ...
Shrews., Herefrd &N. Wales 23/4 3%•••... to
South Midland 22s. 7 6% 7% 6% to 71% p
South Eastern and Dover
Staines and Richmond....., 1
Trent Valley ..... ............ .. 2
Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 1%
44 3404_ to
2%
Welch Midland .... . to
Wrster, Shrews., & Crewe Un l% ..... 4564% to
York and North Midland
Ditto Half Shares 25 ..... 511,4 ...... to
DittoScarboro'Branch 25 ..., 56 ...... to
Ditto. Extension

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 6
Dutch Rhenish 5 11141‘r.. . ttoo
East Indian
Great Northern of France
(Laffitte's) ........ 4
Do. Do. (Rosamel's)..... 2 34 to
Great Paris and Lyons .....
Lyons and Avignon 2 ...... .. to
Luxembourg
Namur and Liege... 4 ...... to
Paris and Lyons (Laffitte)
Paris and Lyons (Ganueron's) 2 ..... 2%1/5... to
Paris and Lyons (Calon's) 2 .... 2,1/3 to
Paris & Strasburg(Gannern's) 2 ...... 23
Tours & Nantes (Mackenzie) 2 ... 3
West Flanders
MINE.
Real del Monte, Unregistered

... t~ -

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THI., DAY.
,
LONDON, SEPT. 16.—Wind S.S.W., light breeze and cloudy
DEAL, SEPT. 15.—Wind S. to S.E., squally; P.M., N.N.)✓.,
fresh.—Arrd. Cordelia, Jamaica; Carleton, Adgers, Nassau;
Sydney, White, Quebec; Amazon, Pearson, ditto; Sea-bird,
Africa; Dublin, America • Grace Darling, Airth, Madeira.
ArrcL from the River and sld., Kingston, Harwood, Port
Philip; Hesperia, Morgan, Monte Video; Stewart, Fisher,
Cape of Good Hope. Sld. Mary Catherine, Howlett, New
Zealand; Susannah, Campbell, Cape of Good Hope and Cal-
cutta; Lady Flora, Ford, Madras and Calcutta; Burnhope-
side, Lorby, Montreal.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 15.—Wind E to W.N.W.—Arrd.
Edward, }L'Maines, New York..• Off port, Recorder, Calcutta.
VLYAtotrTit, SE?!'. 15,—Wind W.—Arrd. Fitzherbert,
Croker, Quebec; Mearwx, Hauston, ditto ; Royal Adelaide,
Smith, ditto; Ganges, ditto; Agnes Gilmour, Anderson,
ditto. Sld. the windbound.
ntiztorrg, SgPT, t 5 Wind g'ICrW strong breezes and
Bute, Key (lato 11 urvey), Quebec;
squally.—Marquis of
Wear, Buenos 4
Adiona, Jamoneuu, Thrall ; Alexander Robertson M‘Lach-
Fanny, Andrews, Hobart Town ;
Ayres. 'Off
lan, Saldanha Bay ; /3ritannla,
port, Superb, Newfoundland;
China i _nt YVisi Rh) 411Pirt, i APe''t
Dowthorp, Manvoodi
Demarara ; SPartent .14"4m41 neN4lllll.l Greepp, Laing, St,
Kitts ; Eleanor, Smith, Quebec ; South DUrhatn, Franks, ditt%
LIVERVOOL, SEPT'. 15,—WLIld W,3 light,--:Arrd, Murray,
Cochin ; Velocity, Jamaica ;,,_nrc.l.l43± Stqur; Now 040104
Great Britain steamer, New uric; Liverpool, Eldridge,
,
ditto ; William and Thomas!!itrcliff, ,
Quebtc, Sld. 14th,
;
Commerce, Gardner, Philadelphia; 15th, ,c!rah Davy Charles,
s, Syd-
ney, New South Wales; Hope, Turner, Singapore
Hoyt, New York. off port Latta Howl, ,M
i ontreal I Mar-
gery, Quebec; Chieftain, ditto; Norval) Newfoundland; Car-
csteamer),
thagenea (barque), and Carthageniee
i d 10th
OFF DOVER, SEPT, 15.."-W ire ,A,E.— Sultana, Soneford,
May ; Johann De-
Sydney, New r'outh Wales!
Ward, i_iandring, Galveston for Bremen.
OFF FOLKSTONE, SEPT. 14. Lord Werileek Miramiehl,
k,,w,--Artd, Emma Joyensen,
COWES SEPT. 15.—wind
Havanu,h, Riga ; Nasal, ditto ; Diantha, Williams, ditto ;
Bertha, Fahrenberg, Matapzasii_ Lalla Rookh, Porto Rico.
Tommy, Surr, 15,—WInd IN wi- Sailed! Ada.lci Pe..lltain,
Rio Janelt,o. '
OFF DARTMOUTH, SEPT. 15.—Ag-aps .riir
, ~.1 Trinidad.
OFF TEJON:IIOCM SEPT. 1.6.—‘4,101.111e, 41, Chlvilep.
roupiNippEN, SEPT: ;9!—Prdi John 'lshomus, liapoou
hoWsPn,t, y' betlrTied aWilYi llavillg been
from Bangor, with
in ceptqct with a scbcOno theelfv,.. •Dislls,/,..
rs b., SFr', 12.—Wind N i''-isrl'ill Vapny, Hart New,
Vlllo4ill 4. 15! 41,liii
~Cilisillirl mt°llllcllaftd, Slcll, Flora,
e ding, NelvfPundiaPi•
OFF HOYLE, SEPT. ' 14.—Ind9.etrY, Pearson, Quebec.
PENZANCE, SEPT. 14.:—Wind, WtN,w....., .
...
~,,
..
11114.1.. lial:trblgn,
Baxter, Montreal. .. •
;,. 14 —Svlvie d G• • T
OVF SPL!,rAri.-41",i 1 .: „!.......4.5. ~ ~..T.l,ebv„ Naw ye*,
91,v, li4llTl'onT, SEA. 41. '9% uCltkihartl, 14:hetut.cto. ;
Shaw Kennett, Quebec.
Nary Ann Poers, Quebec.
irrr• 11 --c• Al i , , r
OFF CAPE CLEAR, S—• • aruier or %Aryan), of
Boston, New Orleans ;
CROOKHAVEN, Sept. 12.—Arrd. King William, bogie,
Sierra Leone, for Cork ; Cushla Pa,Chree, Brown, Prince
Edward's island, for Dublin, leaky. ,
111;LL, SEPT. 15.—Calm Sailor, Woodhouse, late St7Jobn'F,,
New Brunswick. ... •• • - •
0c..........,•-•P.-!3.:—Taiilieeascaliffotounert
wSzpsh.,,co, ecainadivt c this
CORK,
POrt, from Neatb, foun
Wl'. 14.-1:110 AY4'43:l-res Mackay,frGlra
WARREN Pow,

Quebec, in coming up the harbour this morning got on shore
opposite Carlingford, and lies badly, but expected off next
tide.

CROOKIIAVEN, SEPT. 12.—The schooner Tally Ho, wa
fallen in with 7th inst., a direlict, and an officer and four
hands, put on board by the William Wickham, arrived here.
liAnmtsroot., SEvr. 13.—A ship's boat, marked " Earsden,
of Newcsstle, Samuel Austin,"- painted green bottom, black
top, and blue moulding, was picked up on the 11th inst., at
the back of the Cross Sand, by the brig Louisa Wade, of
Shoreham. A little a head of the above a jolly-boat, painted
green, with a white moulding, was ,:;een.

NOTICE TO IIARINERS.
Swedish and Norwegian Consulate General,
2, Crosby-square, September 13, 1545.
Sin,—l have the honour to communicate to you the following
translation of an ordinance issued by the Royal Navy Board at
Stockholm, on the Ifith of August, 1845.
" The Royal Navy Board hereby makes known for the information
of mariners, that the coal light on the Gronskaret, situated outside
the Sandhamm entrance to Stockholm has been changed to a
sentille light of the third class, ' a feu Ric,' and from the continence-
ment of the present month, will be kept turning at the times ap-
pointed for other lighthouses in the:kingdom. This light will be
visible in clear weather trom an ordinary ship's deck, at 'Our geo-
graphical or German miles distance—its white dame will differ con-
siderably from the more
yellow of Kurso Lighthouse, situated
V, of a mile Gronskarct

(Signed) CHARLES TOTTIE.
To w:Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyds.
• PIRATES OFF SKYROS.
A letter, received at Lloyd's, from their agent at Salouica. of the
27th of August last, mentions a report of Orates having been met
with in that neighbourhood. A vessel of the country had been
boarded and plundered off Skyros of provisions and effects. The
Turkish Vice-admiral, Hassan Pasha, had gone in search of them.
The Orate vessels are said to be four in number.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE RAILWAY
TUNNEL.

LivEnPoor., MONDAY, workman in the e,n-
ployment of the Grand Junction Railway Company, met his
death in the tunnel on Saturday. His name was Jams
Nixon, and he was fifty-five years old. The most absurd
rumours prevailed as to the cause of his death. At the in-
quest, which was held to-day, several witnesses were ex-
amined, and among them John Woodward, a plate-layer,
who said that about a quarter past ten o'clock on Saturday
morning he sent the deceased, who was also a plate-layer,
down the tunnel to sand the rails, as they were very wet.
Four trains went down between the time he was sent and
a quaiter to twelve o'clock, at which time witness saw him
dead. He was perfectly sober when he was sent into the
tunnel. 'William Holland, the superintendent of the engine
station at Edge-hill, said that about a quarter to eleven
o'clock he went down the tunnel in a pilot-waggon ; and
when about a quarter of a mile down he felt a slight obstruc-
tion on the rails, and heard a noise like the breaking of a
piece of wood. He put the break on and stopped the waggon
as soon as he could, got out, and looked along the line, and
from the brightness of the rails he saw they were clear. He
went down to Lime-street, and sent a man to examine the
rails. William Jubilee Norton, a porter at the station in
Lime-street, said he was sent up the tunnel by the last wit-
ness to see for something that was supposed to be upon the
rails. He got a light for that purpose, and about a quarter
of a mile from Edge-hill he found the deceased lying
across the down rails, with one foot on one rail
and his right hand upon the other rail. He was
quite dead and cold. His right hand was com-
pletely crushed, and his left jaw was brokeri. There was also
a wound upon the forehead, and another upon the back part
of the head. Hebrought the deceased to Lime-street. Holland
-further stated that he afterwards went up to the place where
the deceased was found, and there saw a wooden lamp, which.
was used at the station, broken, and this, in his opinion,
was the obstruction deceased had met with in going down
the tunnel. The lamp was the one that the deceased used.
This was all the evidence, and the inquest was adjourned to
atlord time for a post mortem examination, it being surmised
that the wounds upon the deceased were not sufficient to
cause death, and that he must have fallen into a fit, in which
state he died.

ACCIDENT AT WOTTON.—The Post published a
paragraph this morning, stating that the Duke of Bucking-
ham, while out on a shooting excursion yesterday, in the
neighbourhood of Wotton, had the misfortune to have one
of his hands severely injured from the bursting of the gun
while loading. The statement was incorrect, as appears from
the following account in a second edition of the Post:—
" Tuesday, ten A.M.—W e hasten to correct the statement
above given, so far as the Noble Duke himself is concerned.
The accident alluded to did not occur to his Grace, but
to Mr. James Hogg, son of Mr. Hogg, M.P. for Beverley,
who was of the Duke's shooting party at Wotton, yesterday.
We should here mention that our information of the
accident was derived from a gentleman who came to town
last night by the express train, which passed the Tring sta,-
tion at half-past nine o'clock P.M. It was there currently re,.
ported and believed that the Noble Duke was the sufferer,
and it was stated that a gentleman was in attendance at the
station to meet two physicians from London, who were ex=
pected by the mail train. While we rejoice to learn that the
Noble Duke has sustained no injury, it is with great regret
that we confirm the accident to Mr. Hogg, who, as our readers
are aware, is a promising young officer in the Guards. Mr.
Hogg is going on very well, and it is hoped that the accident
will not render the amputation of more than one finger ne-
cessary. The Duke of Buckingham arrived in town this
morning."
Her Majesty, upon the recommendation of his
Grace the Commander-in-Chief, has been pleased to appoint
Major-General Sir James H. Reynett, K.C.H., to the permit-
nent establishment of general Officers receiving 1/, ss. pay
per diem.
THE MAILS. SOUTHA MPTON, SEPT. 16. —The
Oriental Company's steam-ship Royal Tar, Captain Evans,
arrived in the docks from Gibraltar, at half•past -twelve
o'clock this day, and landed the mails of the following
dates :—Gibraltar, 6th instant ; Cadiz, 7th ; Lisbon, 10th ;
Oporto and -Vigo, 11th; and Corunna, 12th; which were
forwarded to London by the one o'clock train. The Royal
Tar has a full cargo of fruit, 10 oxen, and 52 passengers. The
next West India mail packet outwards will leave here on the
17th instant, and the next inward mail will be due on the
19th. The East India and China mails will leave here on
the 20th.

INCREASE OF MEN IN THE DOCK-YARD.—WOOL-
WWII, SEPT. 15.—An order was received at the Wool With
Dock-yard, yesterday, to employ 25 shipwrights, six joit.,-,rg,
and six blacksmiths, in addition to the sixty shipwrigifts, six
joiners, and twelve blacksmiths alluded to aS '.',r erect to be
employed last week. The Niger steam-vessel, building at
this yard, is ordered to be constructed by task work, and will
soon be ready for sea. Ten shipwrights 14i4V0 been sent from
this dockyard to the East India Device, at Blackwell, to assist
in expediting the work requisite on the Avenger steam-frigate,
that she may be made ready for sea with the least possible
delay.
On Friday last an ox in the pasture of Denson
Park, near Welling, Kent, the seat of Mrs. Johnstone, was
observed to be in a dangerous state, with the symptoms of
hydrophobia. As it was known that the sheep and cattle had
been bitten by a mad dog, Mrs. Johnstone ordered the beast
to be shot. Several persons narrowly escaped from the fttry
of the enraged animal.

The Jesuits of Saint Acheul, being dispersed by
order of their superiors, have sold the Mason de Blament,
which they possessed, at the gates of Amiens. This important
establishment, which formerly contained 200 students, has
been purchased by the Dames du Bon Pasteur, as a refuge
for repentant young women.--=Galiganai,
Six officers of the depot of the 43d Light Infantry,
quartered at Dover Castle, rowed in a light six-oared regatta
galley from Dover to Boulogne last week. They started_
early in the morning with a coxswain, and reached their'
destination in safety before noon.
The Gazette Y
de Cologne states the negotiations
between the Zellverein and the Low Countries had com-
pletely failed, and that this result is attributed to the com-
bined influence of France and England, which two powers, it
is said, are negotiating with Holland for commercial treaties.
AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DEATH OF ONE
OF THE GREENWICH BOARD OF GuAßDlANs.—Yesterday
afternoon, about half-past four, as Mr. Maze, a highly
respectable auctioneer, residing and carrying on business in
Park-row, Greenwich, leading to Maze-hill, was standing
tgakeiknigietaotha.hgaTtleman at the corner of South-street and
lie was observed suddenly to stagger, and
before the person he was talking to could catch him, he fell.
Upon being raised, he was earned into the shop of dr. Grey,
grocer and oilman, one of the overseers of the parish, where
medical aid being sent for, promptly attended, when it was
discovered that the deceased had breathed his last. A shell
was immediately procured, and the unfortunate deceased was
removed to his own house, where the body now lies awaiting
a coroner's inquest, The venerable deceased was in his 75th
year, and much respected by all who knew him, having filled
successively all the parochial offices.
SUPPOSED CASES OF INFANTICIDE.—Monday, two
supposed cases of infanticide occurred in Mr. Baker's-(Coro-
ner for) district of East Middlesex. The first case was that
of a new-born female, whose body was found floating, on
Saturday morning last, in a branch of the River Lea, called
Bromley Lock. The second case was that of a newly-born
male child, which was found by a waterman floating off
Blackwall-stairs yesterday morning. Both bodies were in a
decomposed state. They await a coroner's inquest.
THE APPROACHING BOAT.RACE.—LIVERPOOL V.
NEWCASTLE.—Henry Claper, the lion of the northern boat-
racing world, leaves the Tyne to-morrow for this town, in
order to prepare himself on the Mersey for his forthcoming
struggle with Carrel. The boat in which he intends to row
has been completed, and is considered a most beautiful model.
It is made of mahogany, is French polished, measures 28 feet
4 inches in length, and weighs 421b.—Liverpool paper of yes-
terday.
OLD PUGILISTS.—The following is a list of the
ages of the most celebrated old pugilists of the present time,
and is considered by many years to be above the general
average which prizefighters attain ; the majority retire
from the ring at 30, and many die before they arrive at that
age, and the exception is Mr. Jackson, whose first fight was
in 1788, and last in 1795 ;he is now in his 78th year. Tom
Cribb is 65 ; he entered the ring in 1805. Tom Belcher
has, attained his 63d year ; he made his debut in 1804, and
retired in 1813. Mr. Gully is 60 ; he made his final appear-
ance in the ring in 1808, Tom Olver is 55 ; he commenced
his pugilistic career in 1811, and concluded in 1834. Tom
Spring Is in his 51st year ; his first fight was in 1814, and
last in 1824,

NEW LIGHTS.—Some fanatics have been preaching
at Exeter to immense audiences, announcing that the end of
the world is fixed for the 10th of October next. (Dividends
are due at the Bank on the same day.)
A royal ordonnance, approving of the adjudication
of the Great Northern Railway of France to the Company
Rothschild was signed by the King, at Eu, on Wednesday, as
also one confirming the adjudication of the Fampoux and
Hazrebruck line to the Company O'Neile.
SHOCKING DEAM.—Yesterday Mr. Wra.' (like;
the coroner, held an inquest at the. Star and Garter Tavern,
Neckinger-road, Bermomitv, respecting the death of Mar-
garet Fordhain Cummings, aged three years. The verdict,
wt4cl4 tells the whole case, was—" That the deceased was
accidentally suffocated by falliwr into the soil of a privy."
Stu. GEORGE HMTEM.—Sir George Hayter con-
PI 'a
Pregressive state of convalescence from the unfor-
tunate railway accident of the 28th of July last, and will
soon be enabled to resume his professional engagements, pre-
viously to going to Italy.
In 'the months of June and July the heat was so
excessive in the south et' Russia,, that the troops could not
march eAPI44 by night, The drought has caused great
414004gc‘4.P.d. bad crops are expmed this year in that part of
Russia.
Awfux,l4T SVHDON DEATH.—On Sunday night,
between nine and ten o'clock, the following singular casettotef
sudden death occurred to a master chimney-sweep,. of
mane of Ilatioook, residing in John-street, T;:tttellinattlitieccoluutbt--
road, It apteared that the deceased
In'oeetteniteirsioa--
ireeomf
ptahnevßeawirt
tot u bhliisc
-clio°lmlviasspeLBliitonl:l7,ei
"it is true, so help me God 1" and, on
gtitovnin;ghe exclaimed,
utterance to the words, fell from his seat on to the
floor insensible. Medical aid was immediately procured, and
every endeavour used to retore animation4mt without effect.
WOLVERHAMPTON.--THE R4I;:T the
course of hit o',o,llars were, ksaAtecl 1?y, SeVcra.,li fipps,
amileAlci'llg 4q could 119 t le4ei"v9 g 1,41.0 exciters ulalm
Alan advance of. 1 peN.tcam One ,
q...lW4T.,4lltillateu an ad-
vance of. Ms. Mt9P, 94 Pall tab; all advance on pig-iron of
irom 58, to 101 i, per ton has also taken place.—Birmingham
Pibt,

tg-Anniv.A.L of the GREAT BRITALC
LIVir:POOT, 16:—The Great Drain arrived this
morning, shortly before eight o'clock ; her intelligence has,
however, been .anti: ipated by the arrival of the - Hibernia.
Captain Hosken repot is very satisfactorily of the powers of
the screw, and of the Otip's machinery. During the whole
passage the engines have Myer been stopped, but have worked
with the greatest possible, regularity-. The reason of the pas-
sage being of somewhat I onger duration than was expected
is the difficulty of keeping- a sufficient supply of steam. This
difficulty her commander and engineer are, IMwever, fully
confident of overcoming_ in her future voyages. - Captain
Hosken sailed from New To lc on-the afternOon of the 30th,
and at 7 P.M. of that day the pilot left her. On her passage
,he has experienced very little westerly wind, and one day,
in a fiile breeze, the ship. made 298 miles, froM noon to noon.
It appears that during the whole voyage the vessel was
.never worked at a greater pressure than 600 horse power,
although her engines are of 1,000 horse power. The natural
consequence of this was, that instead of making, as it is cal-
culated she can, seventeen and a half revolutions per minute,
she averaged but thirteen. This is stated to arise from an
insufficiency of the furnaces and boilers, which are both too
await.
The following table shows the degrees the vessel muds
and the degrees run in each 24 hours :
sawn) mom NEW YOIIK, SATIi MAT, ACC,. 30, 4 P.M.
Noon. Lat. Long. Distance.
Sunday, Aug. 31
Mond:ty, Sept. 1
Tuesday, Sept. 2 ....... 41 09 ... 63 23
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Thursday, Sept. 4 • • 44 28 56 he,
Friday, Sept. 5 46 10 ...... 52 08 ...... 220
Saturday, Sept. 6
Sunday, Sept. 7
Monday, Sept. 8
Tuesday, Sept. 9
, ! Wednesday, Sept. 10
Thursday, Sept. 11 ...
Friday, Sept. 12 ...... 52 20 ...... 15 00 ... 200
• Saturday Morning,- Sept. 13, made land.
The vibration so generally complained of in paddle wheel
steamers is scarcely felt in the Great Britain, even at the
sternniost part of the vessel, and midships, and at the fore, it
is not at all perceptible; while, as a proof of the excellence of
her machinery, it may be mentioned that, throughout the
whole voyage, not a screw or pin became loose.
A gale of wind appears to be more calculated to show the
vessel's great powers than a calm. In the former, when the
wind keeps the sails stiff; she behaves very well, but when a
calm prevails she rolls tremendously.
The " rig" of the Great Britain is not yet perfect, and it
is, we believe, the intention of her gallant commander, before
making his next trip, to effect some important alterations in
it. The wire rigging is not found to answer so well as was
anticipated.
During the voyage she carried away her main-topmast,
about half-way down, an accident the more to be regretted,
as it is stated to have arisen from the insufficiency of hands
to take in the sail on a sudden squall of wind rising. This
insufficiency, it should be stated, arose; from the desertion of
a large portion of the original crew at New York, just as the
vessel was upon the point of sailing, which obliged Lieute-
nant Hosken to make up his number with the best men he
could procure on the spot.
On attempting to remove the stump of the broken mast, the
day alter the accident, two of the crew were seriously injured.
One of them had his arm completely smashed— amptation
being performed on the spot by the ship's surgeon. For this
poor fellow the passengers subsequently collected a purse con-
taining 251.
The weather has been unfavourable, strong easterly winds
prevailing nearly throughout the passage.
The Great Britain does not appear to have created any par-
ticular degree of excitement in the New World. The gene.
ral impression was unfavourable to her, and although visited
by very many persons while lying in dock, there was a
strong prejudice against crossing in her. This will, doubt-
less, be removed after she has made a few more equally suc-
cessful runs.

The mother of M. Arago, the eminent natural
philosopher, died at Estagel, in die eastern Pyrenees, a few
days ago, at the advanced age of ninety-one years,
DISEASED POTATOES.—Amongst the potatoes in-
troduced into the Loudon markets a great proportion have
proved to be affected with-the prevalent disease.—The roots
so attacked give out no peculiar appearance to the eye by
Iviiieh the preaenee of disease may be indicated, but in boil.

ing it is at once perceptible from the dark mass which they
present in the interior. The dealers are aware of this, and in
many of the poorer distriets Of the metropolis potatoes were
sold on Satwday at 4112. and 61b. for 2d. Whatever may
have been the cause, it is certain that externally the disease
indicates itself by a fungus or moss, producing a decomposi-
tion of the farioaeoorts mterier, It therefore resembles in
many respeets the ergot attacking grain and grasses ; which
it Was proved at the last meeting of the British Association, at
Cambridge, had greatly increased the last two ox three years.
being probably owing to the great additional
.intrease of
animal manures. It may be remarked that in the Isle of
Wight, where the disease has occurred in its inOst Virulent
form, we lately had the opportunity of r.;oserving in many in-
staneeq that It was most prevakiii in those crops which had
been planted. on wheat laud which had previously been ma.
mired with guano, The use of these diseased potatoes for
domestic purposes cannot be too much condeinned.—fiamp-
Aire Telegraph.
SUPPOSED ROBBERY AND INCENDIARISM.—ShortIy
beaux) twelve o'clock on Saturday night, the police-constable
Who was on duty in Drummond-street, in passing Mr.
Christie's premises, the Royal George Hotel, discovered that
the front door was open. Having aroused the' inmates, Mr.
Christie hastened down, when his attention was called to a
strong smell of burning, which appeared to rise from the
lower part of the building. Mr. Christie and the constable
at once commenced an examination of the premises, arm
going into the back kitchen they found a fire bur-• . on
_____„ting, which
it is suspected was wilfully caused by R--
making a further search, it was .. -fine person. Upon
been forced open, and ar . ~,.. ascertained that the till had
strengthens the - _....int IN. taken therefrom. This fact
robbed P. . ~.....-.upposition that the premises had been first
_„...fuThen set fire to. Fortunately the discovery was
~.-, opportunely made that the fire was easily got out and be-
I fOre lunch damage was done.
NAVAL PREPARATIONS.—A largo augmentation in
the number of artisans and labourers in all our dockyards
will take place immediately. No less than 426 additional hands
are ordered to be entered in the dockyard, viz. ;-150 ship-
wrights, 36 joiners, 22 caulkers, 48 smiths, 100 labourers,
42 sawyers, and 38 ropemakers' labourers. The ropemakers
are also to be augmented, and several stout boys are to be
admitted to this department. With the increased force four large
war-steamers are to be built upon the designs respectively of
Mr. Fincliam, the master shipwright, and Mr. White of
Cowes. . These vessels, we are informed, will be got off the
stocks .with all possible dispatch. The additional force is
engaged for six months, at the same wages as the other
artisans. A daily report is ordered to be made of the state of
the advanced thirty sail-of-the-line, and all stores not perish-
able, and furniture not liable to deteriorate by being afloat,
are to bo put on board as convenient. The steam guard-
ships are to be brought forward immediately; in fact, some
of them have ' already been taken in hand. Notice for
tenders from engineers has been issued, and the tenders for
screw machinery for these steam guard-ships will be sent
into the Admiralty from the various firms after the Ist of

next month.-114shirc Telegraph.
Ma. WAH.LEr, M.P.—A paragraph respecting the
alleged state of Mr. Wakley's health, which appeared in a
weekly medical journal, and which has been copied into
several of the newspapers, has caused considerable uneasiness
among the Hon. Gentleman's friends. We have great plea-
sure in stating that the representations contained in the para-
graph in question are wholly destitute of foundation. Mr.
Wakley, about three weeks ago, left London for the Isle of
Skye, having previously purchased the right of shooting in
that island. Not having quitted town for ten years pre.
viously, for the purpose of recreation, it was thought that a
temporary residence in an island 700 miles north of London
would greatly conduce to the improvement of his health, after
the fatigues of professional and Parliamentary life. We are
gratified to be able to state that these anticipations have been
real ised.— Observer.

BOILER EXPLOSION.—The boiler of a steam-engine
used at the Burn-bank Brewery, at Newcastle-upon. Tyne, in
grinding malt and drawing water, exploded on Thursday last with
great ♦iolence. It appears the engineman, named Christopher
hall, was in the act of turning on the steam, to set the engine in
motion, at the very moment the explosion took place, which blew
off the roof of the building, and did considerable damage to the
walls. Hall was thrown some distance from where he stood, and
was so much injured about the head and other parts of his body
that there is but little chance of his recovery. The noise brought
several persons to the spot, who were exceedingly active in their
endeavours to rescue the engineman from the fallen mass of build.
ings by which he was surrounded; and it was soon ascertained
that no other party was in the engine.house at the time, so that
Hall is the only sufferer. He was immediately conveyed to the
Infirmary, where he lies in a hopeless state. The accident arose
from the steam having been worked at too high a pressure.
JARROW COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The Commis-
sioners appointed by Government to inquire into the causes of the
recent explosion of fire damp at Jarrow Colliery are pursuing their
investigations, and as reporters are not allowed to be present at
their meetings, neither the evidence of the various witnesses
examined nor the general course of the inquiry can be known
until their report is presented. It is understood, however, that
the Commissioners are desirous of collecting all the information
they can from parties cognizant of facts relating to the state of the
mine previous to the explosion, and with that view they have had
private interviews with several of the workmen employed upon the
colliery. They have also availed themselves of the assistance of
parties who have been engaged in mining operations in various
parts of the district, as to the general mode of walking, and the
system of ventilation employed, and it is understood that the in-
quiry will be the most elaborate and scientific that has ever been
instituted.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday even-
ing last, about half-past five o'clock, a mass named Joseph Kidd, of
Renwick, Cumberland, aged 39 years, and a valuable horse, came

to untimely ends under the following distressing circumstances :
It appears that there is a very large cutting about a quarter of a
mile distant from Penrith Castle, and the earth is conveyed there.
from in waggons at a rapid rate on an incline a certain distance
through the fields, and across the main road leading from
Penrith to Keswick, to near the ruins of the Castle, where
the line becomes level; the waggons are drawn from this
place by horses to a large filling up at Penrith Townhead,
and the empty waggons are dragged back again to the cut by
horses. Deceased was in the act of taking five empty waggons
up again to the cut, and why,-, he came to the 4, point,'
or place where the chan:ee of line takes place, on unyoking
the horse from The waggons, it unfortunately turned the
wrong way, and got upon the line, where five loaded waggons were
contig down the incline at a most furious speed, and in order to
extricate the horse front its perilous situation he ran upon that
line after it ; but before he could get it off and himdsethlfeohuotrsco,fatohde
way the loaded waggons came smash upon him
all of them went over them both. One of his
Dr.
dreadfullyttai ingh thighs
injured.wae
to atoms, and his spine and head werfe
the line, happened to be
Templeton. the surgeon on that
near the spot at the time, who order.'
"soon in attendance, but they
do Kidd to be conveyed home.
Other medical gentlemen were also soon
having
lost
so
much
would not amputate by reason
.o
tillabout
man was sensible
blood, and the injuries to the spine and head. Although suffering
the most excruciating pain, the poor
half-past nine o'clock of the same evening, when death put an end
o ts The horse was not hot but it was so dread.
to his "nen • led that it was on the place. On the
fully crushed and mang
the same line, near Yew's Cragg viaduct, Westmore.
d
land, aa:l'ii on
who was driving a horse, drawing a number of
waggons, most miraculously escaped being killed. When un.
yoking the horse from the waggons on coming to the incline, he
fell into the middle of the line, where he lay quietly stretched out
till all the waggons passed over him, without receiving the least in.
jury. On getting up the lad did nothing but laugh, and imme-
diately set to the same work again quite undismayed. Tuesday
last was an awfully fatal day amongst the workmen on the Lan-
caster and Carlisle Railway, in the vicinity of Penrith, for we have
further to relate the heartrending particulars attending the death
of a young map named Thomas Graham, aged 13 years, son of
Mr. T. Graham, of Skeugh.head, near Calthwaite. Deceased hash
just " tipped" a waggon on a tilling up near Barrow-mill, not far
from Heilieth.in-the-forest, and was going to meet another
Wal3go4, when a bolt and sense other gear gave way, and he was
thrown tinder it. Ilia body was cut through about the middle of
the abdomen; his legs were crushed to pieces, and on the waggon
passing over him, lie held up his hands, which dropped down again,
and the vital spark had tied. He had Gs. in silver in his
pocket, a half.crown of which was flattened as thin as the
finest sheet of tin. ,