The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

YORK, AUG. 18.

STOCK EXCHANC E.—The sales are-Durham and Sinder-
land, New, guaranteed Five per Cent., WA—North British,
New, 911—York and North Midland, Selby Scrip, 78 with
div.—Ditto Extension' 248 3q-Leicester and Bedford,
31. 7s.—London and York, s—Manchester, Buxton, &c., 8—
Newcastle and Berwick, 24% 24/. 6s. 3d.—Wakefiel3, Pon-
tefract, and Goole, 431,h.
EXETER, AUG. 18.
STOCK ExCIIANGE.—rhe sales are—Bristol and Exeter,

121.—Exeter and Crediton, 81/.z—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor-
eliestet, 1% prem.—Eastern Counties, 2014—London and
Blackwall, 10:M—South Devon. 30%.

EDINBURGH, AUG. 15.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 3/. ss.
Aberdeen and Banff, and Elgin, 2/. 11s. 6d.—Arbroath and
Forfar, 251.—Ditto, Half Shares, IN.—Armagh and Portrush,
21.—Banffshire, 21. 3s —Britih and Irish Union, 3/. 9s.
Belfast and County Down, 41. 3s.—Cambridge and Lincoln,
V.—Caledonian, 101. 10s.—Caledonian Extension, 17s.—Ca-
ledonian and Dumbai tun,3/. 17s. 6d.—ClvdesdaleJunction, 91.
—Direct Northern, 2/. ss.—Dundee and Arbroath, 37/. 2s. 6d.
Ditto, New, W.—Dundee and Perth, 4L 4s. 6d.—Edinburgh
and Bathgate, 21. 55...; Edinburgh and Glasg7,BB/. 7s. 6d.—

Ditto, QUarter, 211. 10s.-Ditto, Ditto New, 141. 10s.-
Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, I/. 17s. Gd.-Edin-
burgh, Leith, and Granton, 241.-Ditto, Preference, 16/. 103.
-Edinburgh and Northern, U. 125.-Ditto, Ditto New, 1/.
Is.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 2/. 12s. 6d.-Edinburgh and
Perth, 1/. 14s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 891.-Ditto, New
Stock, 221.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 3/. 18s. Gd.-Glasgow
and Neilston, 21/. 10s.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 411.-Glas-
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 1/. Os. 3d.-Glasgow and
oreenock. 21/-Ditto, New Stock, le/. 55.-Ditto, Pre-
ference, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 21. 15.4.
Inverness and Elgin, 11.35.-Kilmarnock and Ardrosaan, 51.
153 -London and York, 41. 'W.-Londonderry and Cole•
raine, 3/. 17s. 6 1-Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3/. 155.-
Monkland and Kirkintilloch, 331.-Morayshire, U.-North
British, 31/. 10s.-ditto, llalves, 9/. 10s.-North Wales Mi-
neral, New, 6/ 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 35.-Scottish
Central, 71. 12s. Gd.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 75.-Shrovsbury,
Oswestry, and Chester, 41. 25.-Slamannan, 18/.-,South Mid-
land, Si. 165.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 10s.-Stirling
and Dunfermline, 1/. 165.-Waterford, Wicklow, and Dublin,
1/.165.-IVishaw and Coltness, 39/.

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.

Yesterday a long inquiry took place before Mr. Bed-

ford, the coroner,—at the White 'Horse, Rupert• street,
Haymarket, relative to the death of Emma Whale, aged
twenty-five, of No. 5, Upper Rupert-street, who poisoned
herself with oxalic acid.

Martin Whale, the husband, stated that he came away
from Winchester on the 28th of May last, in search of
employment as a bootmaker, and having obtained Work
he wrote to his wife, whom he had left in the country,
to come to him. A few days after her arrival he bad
certain suspicions, end asked her whether she had been
true to him during his absence. After questioning her
repeatedly, she told him that the wife of a sergeant in
whose house he had left her, had asked her, shortly after
he went away, to accompany her to Portsmouth, saying
that she was going to receive some money from her brother
there, and that she would pay the expenses of both of them.
Deceased, without the least suspicion, went with her, and
upon arriving at Portsmouth she was taken to a public-
house to have tea. After that, and while they were
drinking wine, his wifs asked the sergeant's wife when
she was going to her brother's ? The woman only
laughed, and his wife then saw that she had been de-
ceived. A man 'mown to the sergeant's wife, and de-
scribed as a half-pay officer, then came in. and they all
drank wine together. Mrs. Lynch then told them to go
up stairs, and they did so along with her, but immedi-
ately they entered the room the sergeant's wife ran out,
and the man locked the door. She (deceased) then felt
a kind of stupor, and in the morning recovered, and
found herself in bed, lying by the side of the man,
who was asleep. She cried very bitterly, until
he awoke, and told her that he " was used to
woman's tears," and that " Portsmouth women were
not like Winchester ones." He offered her a sovereign
and a gold chain, but she refused them both,
and went down crying to the landlady, and asked her
why she allowed such goings on in her house. The land-
lady said that was nothing to Portsmouth, and that if she
(deceased) liked she might stay with her, and she would
earn 61. or 71. a week. Deceased refused to stay another
minute, and went back immediately to Winchester. The
man had written to her several times, signing himself
Charles Edward Stewart, and endeavouring to persuade
her to leave her husband and go with him to India. He
told her to write to him, addressing to Miss Louisa Ed-
wards, Post-office, Hull. Deceased described him as a
dark, tall, and stout man, but the husband had since been
unable to find him. The husband continued to state that
he promised to forgive his wife if he could, but the cir-
cumstance was always preying upon his mind, and he re
solved to send her back to Winchester, hoping that in a
short time he would be able to receive her back. She
was to have gone yesterday (Monday), but on the pre-
vious day she purchased and swallowed three penny-
worth of oxalic acid. Verdict—Temporary Insanity.

THE STATE OF TRADE IN BIRMINGHAM.—Trad
here at present is in a very healthy state—great numbers
of foreign orders are in hand—workmen are in good
spirits, and are succeeding in ( fleeting advantageous ar-
rangements of recent differences. We are also glad to

hear that the manufacturers in the Willenhall and Wol-
verhampton districts are generally full of orders. This
is very encouraging, and we hope it will long continue.
—Birmingham I'ikt.

The 37th Regiment, quartered at Gosport, are to
proceed to Wales, and wilt be replaced by the 74th Regi-
ment from Cacterbury. The 55th Regiment, quartered
at Winchester. arc to proceed to Plymouth, and to be
replaced at Winchester by the 3d Regiment, from Chi-
chester. The latter will be relieved at Chichester by
the 13th Regiment from Dover, lately returned from In-
di a.—Hamp,hire Telegraph.
SINGULAR RETURN OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—The
shop of Mr. G. Davies, of Dolgelly, in the county of
Merioneth, was burglariously robbed, and a very large
quantity of watches and jewellery stolen, on the morn-
ing of the 4th of January. In June last, a man
named Jonathan Jones was apprehended as being
one concerned in the robbery, and four of the watches
were found by Mr. Hill, the active superintendent
of police at Chester, in a box belonging to the poi-
soner. Jones was tried at the last assizes and transported
for fifteen years. It was strongly: suspected that a man
residing at Chester, named Philip Dixon, was an accom-
plice (it was on his information Jones was apprehended),
but no evidence could be adduced against him. On the
morning of Saturday, the 16th inst., a box arrived for
Mr. Davies by the Chester carrier, which, on opening,
he was most agreeably surprised to find filled with the
proceeds of the robbery, there being 96 watches, and
a large quantity of rings, &c.—in fact, all that he
recollected to have lost, except the four watches
above-mentioned. The box was accompanied by
a small brown paper parcel, in which was a
letter, directed to Mr. Davies (not signed, of course),
which was written badly, and saying that " her
beg to return him his property." All that the carrier
knows is, that the box and parcel were brought to the
waggon by a man, small in size, and unknown to him.
The affair, as may be imagined, has caused a great stir
in this quiet town, and all are glad of the happy return,
as Mr. Davies is a man much respected, and was very
much sympathised with by every one.
ARRIVAL OF DWARKANAUTII TAGORE IN LIVER-
Poor,.—We are happy to announce the arrival in Liver
pool, at the Adelphi Hotel, of that truly distinguished
man, Prince Dwarkanauth Tagore, who has been tra-
velling through most parts of England for the purpose
of inspecting the various public institutions and improve-
ments in the arts and sciences in this country. He has
been waited upon by the Mayor, the High Sheriff, and
the Recorder, and has already visited the docks, and
most of the public buildings. He proceeds next to
Dublin.--Liverr,ol Albion.
At the fair at Brunswick, held on the 9th, the de-
mand for English manufactured articles was so great
that the buyers could not be supplied in sufficient quantity.
RAILWAYS IN CORNWALL.—The High Sheriff, in
compliance with the request of about 1,600 noblemen,
gentlemen, and traders of Cornwall, has appointed
Thursday, the 28th instant, for holding a county meeting
at Bodmin, " for the purpose of taking into consideration
the most effective means of insuring for this county and
its most important interests, the most direct and availab!e
railway communication between Penzance, Falmouth,
and Exeter."—Falniouth Packet.

[ANOTHER ACCOUNT.]
One of the most extensive fires that has occurred in
the city for a considerable period broke out last evening,
between the hours of seven and eight, in the spacious
range of premises, belonging to Messrs. Bradbury and
Greatorex, Manchester warehousemen, situate at No. 6,
Aldermanbury. The premises in question were five
stories high, including the basement, and were bounded
on every side by numerous similar buildings. The Guild-
hall flanked the premises on the east, Dyers-court, a
large-and tall row of warehouses, were on the north ;
and Fountain-court, used as warehouses, intersected
Aldermanbury on the south. The whole covered an
area of ground of vast extent.
The fire commenced in that part of Messrs. Bradbury's
premises, termed the Scotch warehouse, filled with a
costly assortment of goods. At that time a number of
the. workpeople were in the building, who endeavoured
as well as they could to extinguish the flames ; in that
however they were unsuccessful, for owing to the
very combustible nature of the goods, the fire spread
right and left with fearful rapidity. Seeing that it
was impossible to subdue the conflagration without
additional aid, an alarm was spread in the
usual way, a messenger being dispatched to give
intelligence at the engine stations. During the short
time that was thus necessarily lost, the fire mounted
most fearfully, seizing upon everything in the warehouse
in which it commenced, and extending from thence to
the upper floors, so that by the period the engines from
the parish and Watling•street stations could arrive, the
greater portion of the building was enveloped in one
broad sheet of flame, which rushed out of the different
floors with a loud and fearful noise.

The firemen exerted themselves to the utmost, to pre-
vent, if possible, the flames from extending beyond the
premises in which they commenced. Their labours,
however, were not quite successful ; in less than twenty
minutes after the outbreak, every part of the spacious
building was on fire, and when the roof fell in, the fiery
fragments were scattered by the wind over the surround-
ing premises, setting in flames the adjoining house in
Fountain-court, belonging to Messrs. Coster, James,
and Co., warehousemen.

At this conjuncture the flames rose to such an alarm-
ing height as to be distinctly visible from every part of
London.

By half past nine o'clock the fire was at its height ; at
that time there were seven hundred square feet of solid
flame ascending high into the air, and extending across
the carriage-way of Aldermanbury, setting the %indows
and doors of the opposite houses in a gem rid blaze. In
this extremity, Mr. Crookland, the fireman of the
district, and Mr. Braidwood had the engines of the
London establishment brought to the sides and back of
the blazing premises, while Mr. Connerton had the
branch of the West of England engine directed through
the front windows and against the opposite windows.
By strenuous and skilful exertions the firemen, to-
wards half-past ten o'clock, began to get the mastery
over the flames, and in the course of another fifteen mi-
nutes they yielded completely to the great power of
water that was cast upon them.
It is hardly necessary to say, that by this period the
whole of the spacious range of premises of Messrs. Brad-
bury and Co. wi re reduced to a misshapen mass of
ruins, the valuable stock in trade consumed, and the
undermentioned premises more or less damaged :—Mr.
Stone and Co., tea dealers, No. 5, Aldermanbury;
Messrs. Coster, James, and Co., No. 4, Aldermanbury;
Messrs. Oliver and Co., merchants, Nos. 7 and 8 in the
same thoroughfare; Messrs. Chadwick, warehousemen,
No. 4, Dyer's-court; Messrs. Allen and Tollys, whole-
sale milliners; and Messrs. Coster, James, and Co., in
Fountain-court.

CONVICTS TO NORFOLK ISLAND.—The convict ship
Mayda, now lying at Woolwich, will take out two hun-
dred male convicts from the Millbank Penitentiary to
the above penal settlement. They have chiefly been
convicted within the last twelve months, and have been
removed from various parts of the kingdom. Many are
sentenced for a long term of years, and several fur life.
IMPORTANT WATERSIDE IMPROVEMENTS.—AItera•
tions and improvements of a very extensive nature are
now in progress at the steam-packet wharf of the St. Ka-
tharine's Dock Company, and the contracts, which have
been taken by eminent builders, provide for the
completion of the works in about six or weeks. The
improvements which have been projected by the
active-minded secretary of the Dock Company, Sir
John Hall, have been fixed upon, with a view to alle-
viate the numerous complaints that have been made
from time to time of the want of better accommodation
than has hitherto been provided in the port, for the
examination and dispatch of the baggage of passengers
on their arrival from the Continent, and such as
have the entire concurrence and approval of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Customs. They are to con-
sist chiefly in the erection of a spacious floor the entire
length of the wharf (about 120 feet), with suitable
rooms for the accommodation of the passengers on land-
ing. The intended buildings have been so judiciously
planned as to obviate all necessity for passengers
using the lower part of the wharf, which will be
used as hitherto, in addition to the general business of
the establishment, for landing the immense importations
of cattle, poultry, &c., now carrying on in this great
market daily from all parts of the Continent, and for
which it affords the greatest conveniences. The new
baggage floor will contain a counter nearly 150 feet in
length, and will afford accommodation for six or eight
landing waiters, if required, for the examination of pas-
sengers' luggage ; and from interest which it is
known the Hon. Commissioners of Customs take in this
subject, it may be confidently expected that every proper
facility will be afforded by these authorities.
THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST.—The sporting sea-
son set in with tolerably fair prospects on Tuesday last.
The sun was a little chary of his smiles, and the clouds
hung heavily, showing signs of rain which were not cm, -
rieeinto effect to any extent. The returns of killed and
wounded, so far as • our information extends, show con-
siderable havoc among the 4' winged deniaens of the air."
The birds are said to be numerous—the young ones wild
upon the wing, and the old ones very lean and ill fed,
looking almost as if they were going off in a "galloping
consumption."— Carlisle Journal.

FIRE IN ALDERMANDUItY.- , NAVAL /StrELLIGENCE.
Last evening, about twenty minutes befora eight 1,! PonTsmourff, MONDAY.--A Board of Admiralty, corn-
o'clock, a destructive conflagration, involving loss of prising the Right Hon. the Eari of Haddington, First
property to the amount of nearly 20,0001., broke out in Lord; Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, Csposin
the premises of Messrs. Bradbury, Greatorex, and Beale, the Hon. W. Gordon, and Captain Brandreth, Royal
French, Scotch, and Manchester svarehOusetnen, of No. Engineers, Director of Engineering and Architectural
6, Aldermanbury. Works, arrived this afternoon at fifty en minutes past two
The _ premises in question are considered as those o'clock, per the ordinary " fast" train of the South-
almost the largest in that line of business in the city of Western Railway, on their annual visit of inspection to
London, extending in the rear from Aldermanbury to this dockyard and its dependencies.
the western end.of .the_Guildhall, and-abutting on Dyers- Their Lordships walked from the Gosport terminus
court, on the northern side of the church of St. Law- along the new railway constructed for the use of hr r
rence Jea ry. Majesty into the Royal Clarence Yard, noting as they
• The fire was first discovered by the porters employed proceeded the progress of the work. At the. Clarence-
by the firm to have broken out in the basement, or yard their Lordships ?are received by the chief of that
cellar, of the building, and although an immediate .establishment, Captain John Carter, R.N., Superin-
alarm was raised, so rapid,- in consequence of the corn- tendent; Mr. John Town, Master Attendant; and T. 'l'.
bustible nature of the stock, were the flames, that be- Grant, F.R.S., Storekeeper. Lieutenant Triscott, Acting
fore any assistance could arrive the whole of? the lower Flag Lieutenant to the commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles
portion of the premises were on fire, which speedily Rowley, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.IL, was in attendance at
caught the warehouse on the ground-floor, and tle Clarence-stairs with Admiral Rowley's barge in
extended to the upper rooms. In less than a quarter readiness to embark their Lordships. At tw' nty five
of an hour. the As hole of these extensive warehouses minutes past two their Lordships entered the Large, and
w,-re in flames from the ba:ern:nt to the roof, with the Admiralty flag in the bow proceeded across the
end the light created thereby was visible in Iv, ry part harbour to the Ring's-stairs of the dockyard. No salute
of London. The bridges wens crowded with spectators ; was find from the liag-ship, but on the Admiralty flag
an Bow Church, the church of St. Lawrence Jewry, and becoming visible in the harbour, the, plaCurai battery
the surrounding edifices were shown out in bold relief fired the usual salute of nineteen guns.
from the objects of lesser elevation more immediately At the Dockyard Rich- Lcrdships were received by
surrounding them. The flames continued to increase, Rear-Admiral Dacres. the new Commander-in-Chief on
and from the lurid glare en the turrets of Guildhali the Cape station, and Acting-Alniir..l Superintendent
shortly after eight o'clock, the greatest apprehensions of this dockyard, Mr. William Purdo, Master A reniisnt,
were entertained that that ancient edifice was involved in and the other officers of the establishment. Tiie Ad-
the cooflagration. miralty flag was immediately l.oisted on the dockyard
So rapid was the progress of the -fire, that the whole
building was one mass of fl ones before an engine arrived,
the first baing that of St.. Lawrence Jewry. This was
speedily followed by the bri:;,ade from the Watling-street
and other stations, and. also the County and the West of
England. Notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen,
'sneer the orders of Superintendent Braid wood, the fire
continued to progres, and at one time the whole of Aide:-
manbury, Guildhall, arid the church of St. Lawrence
Jewry, were considered in imminent danger ; and, but for
the extraordintiry exertions of the firemen, they must
have fallen a prey to the flames.
A young main, named Diamond, was in the top floor
at the time the alarm was given, and so rapid were the
flames that he was forced to escape without his coat,
whilst another, named Samuel, asserts that it was with
no small degree of difficulty that those on the ground-
floor were enabled to escape. Mr. Beale, one of the
firm, had only arrived from Glasgow yesterday after-
noon, and upwards of 10,0001. worth of goods had been
received during the day.
The adjacent premises of Messrs. Stone and Com-
pany, grocers and tea dealers, No. 5. Aldermanbury-,
were seriously damaged by water and fire. The flames
were got under by half-past nine o'clock, and it is be-
d that not only every vestige of property, but even
the books of the firm, are consumed. By half-past ten
o'clock the fire was extinguished.
It is believed that the premises and stock are valued
at upwards of 50,0004 and that they are insured ; but,
owing to the confusion, it is impossible at present to
ascertain.

gate:•.

I-umediately after thoir I.o:dships landing they com-
menced " by in3pecting the chain cable store,
and thence the testing-house, accompanied by the Store-
keeper, Master• Shipwright, St,ro Itt ctiver, and the
offi.:ers of the vatiou4 depar:men s in,Tected.
-The R'ght Hon. H. T. L. Curry, M.l'., First &ere-
tary to the Admiralty, j“ined their Lordships on their
arrival, having come round from London in the 131,ek
Eag:e to attend upon the Board.
Their Lordships dine this evenng at the official resi•
dente of Admiral Sir Charles ovley (who proceeds, on
leave, to Brighton, for the benefit of his !Judd', at the
departure of their Lordships).
The Echo steam-tuz, with Mr. Charles Brown, As-
sistant Master-Attendant of this dockyard on board,
towed a mooring lump to Spithead this afternoon, to
assist at the testing of the various anchors, which will
take place during the visit of the Lords of the Admi•
ruity. _ .

The Carnatic, 72, was brought down from her in .or-
ings this morning to be fitted and stored as an advance
ship. _ _

The Pluto steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Crozier, arrived to-day from Dublin, Bristol, and -Devon-
port, with volunteers.
The Black Eagle steam yacht, Master Commander
Cook, arrived last everung from the river, to attend upon
the Lords of the Admiralty, during their official visit.
She went down to Cowes with Mr. Corry, and remained
during the night, and came into this harbour this
morning.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lit utenant Commander
Prelyma,n, went out this rooming to the eastward, tow-
ing the Mercury tender.
The Hard, or pier for the use of her Majesty in land-
ing or embarking at Meade-under- Osborne, is r early
Mmpleted, as is the landing- pl ce at the Trinity Wharf,
East Cowes, recently presented to her Majesty by the
Trinity Board.

The Scourge new steam sloop is being fitted as a bomb
vessel. She is expected shortly to be commissioned.
WooLwicrt, Ace. 18.—The Black Eagle steam vessel,
Mr. S. B. Cook Master Commander, left WooNich on
Saturday afternoon for Portsmouth, to attend the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty during their visit to the
dockyards on the west coast.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Mr. William Bryant Mas-
ter Commander, arrived on Saturday night at ten o'clock
with the Phoenix in tow from Chatham. The PEcenix
had the masts of the Grampus, 50 guns, on board, as
they were too large for conveyance in the Mionkey.
Workmen have commenced taking off the roof of the
dock containing the Gratnpus, and the masts will be put
up immediately. When ready for sea, which she will
be in about from two to three months, it is expected that
she will proceed to the Cape of Good Hope station, for
active service.

It is worthy of rematic, in connexion with her Ma-
jesty's voyage to Antwerp, that there was not the least
restriction in the habits of the crew, the men having
been permitted to enjoy their cigars or pipes, as is usual
at the dinner hour on board men-of-war. The indul-
gence of her ntjesty on this occasion is spoken of in
the highest terms of gratitude by all on board the royal
yacht.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT at BLACK-

BURN.

On Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, the inhabi -
tants in the neighbourhood of Turner's-square were
alarmed by a sudden crashing sound, followed by a still
louder and heavier noise. On running in the direction
of the uproar, a thick cloud of steam knd dust hid from
the eye the ruins and the mischief which had resulted
from it, and fur some minutes the persons in the imme-
diate vicinity were unable to discover the real source of
alarm. The chimney of the cotton-mill belonging to the
chrostlenest Company had fallen, burying in the ruins
a number of children and women in the street below. A
row of cottages ran pqral:el with the eatl of the factory
on that side, at a di,tanco of only about ten yards.
Several persons standing at their own doors had b, en in-
jured in a serious manner. A mother seeing the chimney
topple" ran out, and had time to save her child, but,
with a strange impulse, ran herself into the road, and was
covered by the ruins. It appears the chimney, which was
not so high as many now built, um ii,jured by the vio-
lent hurricane ut the beginning of 1839, when the top was
blown off and its foundations cracked. If a strong Kind
had blown the chimney over the adjoining cottages, a
still more dreadful result would have foll,wed ; es is is,
the destruction has been confined to within twenty yards
of the base of the chimney itself, breaking the whole
of the walls round it, and destroying the whole
support of the cold water cistern above the engine-house.
The weight of the bricks, &c., broke into the boiler-
house and destroyed the steam-pipes and the connecting
machinery betwt en the boiler and the engine. Immedi-
ately after the accident, Mr. Sheppard, the superin-
tendent of police, was upon the spot, and hundreds of
persons rendered their assistance, under his direction, to
remove the rubbish. Up to the present time fire persons
have been removed, all more or less seriously injured,
and some children are yet missing. Most unfortunately
a funeral procession was coming out of a house just above
and the persons residing in the cottages close to the
chimney were standing in the road or at their doors.
Several medical men soon arrived, and directed their at-
tentions to the various sufferers. One woman, whose
name we have not been able to learn, is suffering great
agony, the collar-bone and thigh being broken, the lat-
ter in three places. There is a frac ore of the sternum
also, and two upper ribs are separated from the bone,
besides many other serious bruises. She will not sur-
vive many hours. Her eldest child is also in a hopeless
condition, having his skull fractured in a fatal manner.
Persons are still busily employed in removing the ruins.

THE ORGAN-BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
—The third annual general meeting of the members
and friends of the above institution, established for the
granting annuities to decayed members and their widows,
took place last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, G. S.
Bishop, Esq. in the chair. The report read and unani-
mously adopted, congratulated the meeting on the gene-
ral advancement and prosperity of the institution. When
the funds were adt quite to the granting annuities, 18s.
per week would be allowed to males, instead of 12a., as
previously arranged, and to females 12s. instead of Bs.
The receipts of the past year, including a previous ba-
lance, amounted to 1521.85. 7d., and the gross amount of
stock to 4261. 14s. 11d., in which was included 451. 2s. 6d.,
the produce of two benefits. After the e!ection of officers
for the ensuing year, thanks were awarded to the Chair-
man, &c., and the meeting broke up.
THE ASSIZES.—THE BAR. —There are about 120
barristers attending the present assizes. The number is above
the average. Amongst the learned gentlemen we observe
some new and some very young physiognomies. We should
say at a guess that 80 out of the 120 will leave Liverpool as
they came—briefless; the business, as usual, being confined to
the 20 or 30 leaders and juniors whose names have for so many
years appeared in the newspaper reports that they must by this
time have become like " household words," familiar to the
public ear at home and at a distance. It is clear, that, if the
business should continue to be confined as it has been to the
favoured few, the briefless, however gloomy the thought may
be, must make up their minds to pay the expenses of going
circuit, to listen in silence to the " most sweet voices" of
others, and to remain briefless to the end of their days. We
regret this, for we presume that amongst such a multitude of
counsellors there must not only be wisdom but talent, not only
wit but eloquence, and we are anxious to see opportunities
afforded for the development of those valuable qualifications.
Clients, however, must in general belong to the old Tory school
that fancies every change made from the beaten track must
produce a revolution, for they adhere rigidly to the old and
experienced barrister, and they cannot be induced to trust
their causes to the hands of the young and untried man ; and
we confess, the cold comfort it may impart the briefless not-
withstanding, we see no likelihood at present of their acting
otherwise.—Liverpool Albion.
SHOCKING STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—Last night,
about eight o'clock, as one of the Iron steam Company's boats
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loose with fearful violence,' and catching the legs of a boy who
was sitting upon the coil of it, drew hire with dreadful violence
against the bulwarks of the vessel, instantaneously wrenching
his leg in two, the amputated part dropping into the river.
His other leg was fractured in two places, and he now lies in
Charing-cross Hospital in a very precarious state.
A THING THAT OUGHT TO 13E KNOWN.----The beech
tree is said to be a non conductor of lightning. So
notorious is the fact, that the Indians, whenever the
sky wears the appearance of a thunder-storm, leave
their pursuits and take refuge under the nearest beech
tree. In Tennessee the people consider it a complete
protection. Dr. Becton, in a letter to Dr. Mitchell,
states that the beech tree is never known to be struck
by atmospheric electricity, while other trees are often
shattered in splinters. May not a knowledge of this
afford protection to many when exposed ?—Americars
paper.

A FEMALE STABBER.—At Worship-street Police-
court, yesterday, a woman named Sarah Rogers was charge
with cutting and wounding a female companion with whom ala
had had a quarrel and fight the preceding night, The prisoner,
who alleged in defence that the woman had abused her mother,
was remanded, a, the injured woman was not well enough to
appear to give evidence.
THE SHORTEST PASSAGE ACROSS THE. ATLANTIC.—
The Royal mail steamer Cambria arrived at llston last
evening, having made the passage from Liverpool to
Halifax in about nine days, and to Boston in eleven
days and nine hours—the shortest passage on record.--
. Boston paper.