The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1815

az7,viebnal,lPon the rocKs near Duncansley Head this morning,
e gone
etaseces; crew drowned, and the greater part
wf p wreck Td out to sea.
l;t•nc
at the
..14,(t)eCTnistly1.-The Marv, of Whitby, in coming into
, drove on this sands near the 4th buoy,
r.1),„11,1,8:H18. Mem.—Supposed to be the Sarah, of Whitby- ,
'3' Lloyd's agent.
AIARIiET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
awe Dx6LUICIET3.
Otto
trtnu).--Old Meadow H 41 4s to 5/ 8s ; new
431 100:
tt.,?
541
81s ss, ; Old Clove,, 51 5s to 6/ 6s; new
Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ ; Wheat
g.„474wy.t2raidteo 2/ 18 per load. A fair average supply, and a
Ceo,
ditto, n 111-" Ix—Oldx—Old Meadow Hay, 41 8s to 51 8s ; new
10:30/ 12s to 4/ 16s • Old Clove?, 5/ to 6/ ; new, ditto,
21 to 211 51 88; Oat iitraw, 1/ lBs to 21; Whost Straw,
trill. 28 per load. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably
v4tt —ll"Ets—Old Meadow Hay, 4/ 5s to 5' 6s; new,
ditto 31 103 to 4/.15s ; Old Clover, 51 5s to 61 78; new,
&ray+4lltt 5l lOs Oat Straw. 11 15s to 11 17s; Wheat
tillotatioli, 4to 2/ per load. Trade steady, at the above
s •
Q.AI, COLONIAL.
market for British Plantation is heavy, only
tt:rtist.„;:yohlihe(iiii: having been sold at rather lower prices,
.ns';''llog decline of fully 6d. The public sales have
of 3,816 bags Bengal, whicl-hsold chief at
184 \j:Drices. The quantity landed last week at the Last
~tst India Docks was 2,355 hhds 356 tierces 67 barrels,
Ir,4tlllere were taken for home consumption 1,717 hhds.
la3..lBZiels 239 barrels. 'The stock in the same places is
2,2 5 tierces 3,149 barrels.
4►Zeti 1 bags Ceylon (British Plantation kind) aet
nearlY all found buyers, at 60s to 75s for fine ord pal
Pe eolonry quality, being the extreme value.
11'
eft quantity landed last week at the, East and
f Docks was 1 293 puns 47 There were
11% home consumption 124 puns 23 hhds, and exported
2t41111818 hhds. The stock in the same places is 12,736
1,132 blids
'1'44144-961 Bengal at auction sold readily at 19s to 20a
),_-Illoderate white which is a shade dearer.
I.'lP C,,:5,640 1 • •,C •• Linea and 1,001 bags Mala-
LNey'.,4,Ajl. ethite't(!lassaisaslsavas disposed of, and went off
(id to 71s 6,1
:for good ord coarse (partly in
411 Z-q-Q.) to god being 2s to 3s dearer, and 4s
Nree the prices at the public salek about
h,"thB since. The Pepper sold at - 3,gd to 3tAd ivr
TACY, being the previous value.
W's-P•42 to 42s 3d per cwt. on the spot,
4-1.8 cd De
‘"e Illaikerter.stfi3
firm.
81
ttt,stL)LRS and HAMBURGH MAIL.h
OCT. 9.—A letter from Antwerp of the
tE3
f he schooner Eeingheden, of Kinphansen,
itsCapaln
,threllif the Coast of Africa, which has lost fiveofcrew_
Atin'alal fevers which prevail in that part of the wrlld,
,Ireacitlie river, where it is subject to rigorous quarantine.
c,tewthip3l)l.'hisieniollln by accounts front London that almost all
est „„have been stationed for some months past on
of Africa have lost many of their crew by the
iltsB4,
I'svelfleT. 10.—We learn that the Minister of Justice
?. Pt, Orders that all the works to be executed for
.:d "fhi,L establishment which belong to his departmen
. _
:41tsetlet be carried on during the winter, be
.'"41141. "soon as possible, and continued without later-

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IsiNtoy ----seseeees•••• West, of
111. 1 - Eat or A BEAR.—As Mr. John .
tti I, ttep ....
I.l3,%.larda";as en his way home throughunLmesiguhal-straenetd,
Sl,,agels night, he heard some
sett L-ss,ittup• sr groaning sounds proceeding. from some,
Nocilt42,, whies are in course ofifrmereecftioLneiginb that
]!4,51 to by Mr. Eaton,
k,
4, eon. On procurr.ngef
to 'find that the groaning
l'AtNtt tits...leas greatly surprised .
therht and entering the
'tion in one of
iNths'Y a young black bear, evidently not more than
Nt sc ,wic i
a", 4tvf 4 old ll' I had taken up its p
L. }led to kldens. The animal had a collar roduendititfsansteckin,
!•,,a-1.111144 Which was a piece of cord. He
5144.1ci totlutil assistance wasprocured,made
then it was
it at present re-
lit the nearest bridewell, where
ItrelleattLetrsQt Probably the bear lost by Mr. Punchard, of
if '"l4l,ee„.l' is the same which has been found in Leigh-
.,l,
ktxzatoi dibion•
'Tice our last re-
t.,ii. (itehreabderivt"-AIOUNT'S BAT.
bOats have succe—edeSdllin bnirieng6i7ogooa,shaonrde
.4tt,,te, vary. (Plantities of fine mackere —so
lastu at' isng down to 500, which have been
Some
pur -
',,51,1 have ',real Bs. 6d. to 14s. per 120. Symeta,-of
and
de
4,"°Rt 1,,,,"44 the misfortunes to injure theiranenetly
os''ttl ihe-• hers on the Wool Rock, but. su.bse re-
'447,qtel, • We understand that the shippingtih_nEvlseslEaste.—ly
tr: osd„ drift nets to a considerable extent. S
kt.;(,Yr,,last
an
seins belonging to Messrs. Trernbath
4etda a: shot, and enclosed about twen hosgrs.h.feavEdss._of
k46tirifr.4"..(l ssveral thousand full size bream
ta 'etsi fishi: boats have been pretty successful in the
'tf4.loB, erY, which fish have met a ready demand at
t•4o!,.sg trileo 128.
~ , Crp 120. On Frida niteghwterthtbesaen hsiaxrtdy-
"taktel a4s"ad the misfortune tot_ losee. p
1;1.1t4.!!. T,‘!nei
has been
hi done by the seins,
tbut
e41;,(18 4,:slere has ngh boiseterous state of the
g",. title ia'cll)orted to haven
been seen on the coas .
rati '44,1,4 I,cr,
Lts4Qettres „,91ts•—Yesterday morning, between six
-°‘ "eg the eek, two schooners and a small
b sbhasarpb(wmrer.e seen
e
klit'sl,4
ru Girdlehess and making for the harbour. a
smart
gale
tI4K, fr:l4lCnf high at the time,
t ieavyd
rain. OGe of
iit, pt•0r,41.8,
which stonurtnhe
4) 11'rl!t!, 11:1°1( the harbo-dx.eiaersain thgoobde
o saon fortunate.
4,4t4csat The other schooner sttl;-ele,Ccmicrodootre;a;ef
hisk.tttr,,,af something going won about the wheel,
k 4.184
tiss considerably to the
.nor.tn, _ and, instead of
15714 the harbour, struck the pier-head. The prompti-
st:ititte e taptain however, saved her from being dashed
44 I's 4,!3! seein'g the coining dar.ger, before another sea
SI; tut 'tei:ll he had l,er head turned round to the
strength of the sea and wind toa-s
'141111'4'4'111,4 le Zasaantobteableto make out to
I eel
e as) sloop Iry
was
sltl4 '°*e at the back of the North Pier.
41,Q 8 e. unfortunate, she came against the North Pier-head
ttii Iht'relOedous crash, and had her broadside staved
tirii, sat, he
iands were got off im
it swt ar them for the next sea drove her tithe north
tithe
h,
..., , .
ith (i,orTer, where she lies a total wreck. The sloop
'l' QPPIs ''' and Mary, Morrint, of .and. from Jersey,
tie
tor this port, and the schooner_ is the. Logic
New-
osa. tsitia Crembie of and for Newburght I
kI,N h. urinals, 'We regret to state tha
btlrie
asloboepavoyn
14.'14,4111d the Girdleness, was struck . 3
years of
ir Th Washed overboard a boy about thirteen
144 N re whule of the crew of the schooner wassavaedt_.
14 rtt by to record another shipwreck, but, fortunately-
klYtas4 the loss of no lives, which also took place Tester-
Mouth,
A 4, pi 111 g, about three miles to the north of Donn
vessel
,441st•lt.called the Black Dog. '
rbe
PruwaTtah timber,
raet lilt° t1;11 :11,S, from Dantzic to
eAvebneirndge,en,when a
pilot
t; la 12,11toar,11_,Y. on W.ednesdnay
she.,,lia b.,nt the.tide being too far back, she was to
the remaining on board.
w th, besets]] morning, .
141,41' ri rose, however, she was driven to
bthelaneoerwthe,
ki:4llrl., 'lltgigonlaed.givsiU ise3.x.,peaactedto
t.' enbaeshore at t e p
Its,Pttei got off.-44berdeen
ki47 iihillio. CATTLE AND PROVISIONS.—The Dutch_
W I'•site iaatayier brought sixty-two oxen and cows and
YWalo e sheen,;four hampers of poultrya,ndfiftaee‘i.ranh.a,ykets
1)' "s, a i et of
4,4 th/ r arge quantity of seeds,
ti,i of , description of Dutch produce,.with the excep-
,Farole;'Pa fruit, of which article she did
.not bring any
°. age, ~.,
c pany's
Cslll,-, s., heree Steam Navigatio
1),.e1), tw, venla‘ also from Rotterdam, brought 411
LitlitBlirtekea`gle'ea cows, two oxen, thirty packages ofbynet
quantity ef fish,b yeast,
webs -°18: and an extensive variety of articles, t. e
h4tri4auf . Holland. This ship did not either brinfinptphiye
the'lt!tY of fruit of any description, which would
rehire atirottsjertation of the article that country
r4.i h„,:k discentinued for the season. The ‘,;r fri34% been brought every week through t the sum-
th,:ral br :Pat country, and that at au earlyopueriod of the
Ilit.tt.e:,a, season for each separate kind, have been of a
li• tora,ga-rra, nature, and certainly bey
Havre, brought
katil'ack_u3' s steam-ship Rainbow, from
ond all precedent.
The
1444 (4 K/7 of fruit, including walnuts, pears, &c. 1',11.64,i•1^-1 ssiverllool, from Ostend, brought forty seven
,a„.`4l "lel 7 Poultry, consisting principally of rabbits,
erin
thise qua g!arn at this season of the year abounds ; at Nam):
eik' Ant al
43' of eggs, butter, &c. And the Belgian s e
qt-Y:verlles ,n,. from Antwerp, brought ninety bags and
tat salaa,," ban of walnuts, thirty packages of pears,
i,hl:l!Ask4t,tinarntity of a novel article of importation, viz.,
'4t h't at ~ca smelts. The cattle by the Venezuela were
‘,l,l'4tavi:" lirunswiek Wharf, Blackwell ;.a.nd those by
NI,, tha Nl' as Fellas the whole of the provisions by that
IsvZhatth-eyuZsers:essels, at the St. Katharine's Wharf, from.
lot desrinatl as usual exammed end delivered to their
Nit Nell At on 'with the least possible delay. _
M.P.
1,44 as fun °P THE LATE MR. RAMSBOTTOM 0
14 Cr' k;klY OX
by the masonic brethren di. t the
8a craft Isls•ttoni (from the high position whicvh hae held
thhii4rtki (ilvritalll,
dalviinasgtel;,.ezrfotrbea
egreuenattynumber of s ears Prboe-
of Barks) would 'lkeraat,iie fatterrnasonic honours. We. understand,bowyeyer,
. the
,trisri uti, 4 tort
agreeably to the wishes exrre -
'l4l lriv..,°rt tinae before he breathed his last,
ktslt esp -•e• The remains of the late Mr. Ramswbitiltobine
whom° he
slairived upper by the side of those of his wife,
4111-'ll3'alearcis of twenty years, in the family yaultin
thetlie 55411,-,14414 Old Windsor.. The deceased, who
wasl thing
,Itsr,,,thicarie to the Royal Marine Institution for o a
s' ehd 'g thP Sonof lndigent Freemasons, ever took _
'sceei active i s
'ss f„ lit, liat nterest in all matters of a cUaritable and
peneral
w. tire • connected with the masonic fraternity.
4tts&
.111 take place on Wednesday next.
h4tAive4 1" S HOOTING —Very favourable accounts
!k„I'N. N.:f the plehtifulness of -Young birds. The season
D!the liegill?' favourable for rearing them, the spring being
inlvir,,, - dry. v
ti 'l'sst° are ve "ong birds are: particularly strong. on
kr. its have P: Pllllnp
11, at, anted their plamage.—Hareps t h're Adver-
in condition, and the young co k.
p f 4114 •
.1.0,144qtr filloralEgthaaBUisitaofeoci:Jthoesf, a4s.ta;ilor's bill in 1616_ :
,fgb.4l:•4op.racimulg
gown,
ithfoulakifor743l6engloaka,

HoqRIBLE AFFAIR.
(From the Cork Examiner.)
We have ben informed of the main featutes of a most
' horrible and atrt;cious deed of blood which was perpetrated
on Sunday night last in the town of Butt evant by some
soldiers of the 16th Regiment, lying in the barracks of
that town, upon an inoffensive young man, of 19 years
of age, the only support of an aged mother, who now de-
plores with maternal agony his untimely removal from
this life. It appears that a feeling of has for some
time subsisted between the people of the. town and the
military, between whom occasional scuffles took place as
opportunity offered for collision. On Sunday night last
two soldiers of this regiment had a scuffle of this kind
with two civilians which, we understand, resulted
in the defeat of the soldiers, who retreated to their bar-
racks, and after a short time again re-appeared in the
town accompanied by a large body of their comrades, to
the number of 15 or 16 men. The party searched every-
where for the persons who had been engaged in conflict
with their comrades, but witiratt success • and failing
in the object of their pursuit, they laid violent hands on
a young• and inoffensive man, Denis Coughlan,
a baker by trade, they crying out at the same
time—" We'll cramp him.' They then surrounded him,
and seizing him by the back of the neck, they
pressed his head down to his breast. When they let him
drop, he was a corpse! Some few people, alarmed tt the
furious cries and threats of the soldiers, fled from the scene as
they beheld the fatal deed perpetrated ; and When they hatl
the courage to venture near the spot again, they removed the
body, and laid it inside a wall at the end of the town, where
the fiad,crime was perpetrated.
An inquest was held next day, and the doctor of the regi-
ment was one of the witnesses examined—the medical wit-
ness. We are not acquainted in detail with the evidence
given at the inquest; but we understand that the verdict
returned was—that the deceased, Denis Coughlan, came by
his death from a rupture of the heart ! As we are informed,
it was not said by what caused. As we have only learned,
as we said above, the main features of this appalling case, we
shall not venture on any comment at present.
If the facts are as we have stated, nothing but an imme-
diate investigation will satisfy the ends of justice.

SUSPICION OF MURDER.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
__

Yesterday at the sitting of Mr. Stoddert, at Henry-street
police-office, a man named Abel Browne was brought up in
custody of Sergeant M'Nally, 138 D, under the following cir-
cumstances :—lt appeared that on the 24th September last a
young man named William MacPherson, a private in the 64th
Regiment, was missed from his quarters at Richmondßarrack;
and in a day or two afterwards a man, who was found in the
reet with MacPherson's clothes on, was brought up at Henry-
s.reet police office, and sentenced under the mutiny actto three
months' imprisonment. Nothing was heard of MacPherson
until yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, when
Sergeant M'Nally discovered the body of a man floating in the
water between the sixth and seventh locks on the Royal
Canal. The sergeant got the body out, and sent for Henry
Davis, Esq., one of the county coroners, who held an inquest
on the remains, but as there was no evidence either as to the
identity.of deceased, or how he came by his death, the jury
returned a verdict that a man, name unknown, was found by
Sergeant M‘Nally; drowned in the canal. The sergeant,
however, suspected that some foul play had taken place, as
the hands of the deceased were tied with a handkerchief, in a
horizontal isosition before his breast, and Sergeant Fry,
18 D, on examining the clothes of deceased, found
a piece of linen, on which was stamped, " Staffordshire
Regiment, No. 1,548. 1844, William MacPherson." This at
once led Sergeant M'Nally to 0 e conclusion that deceased
belonged to some regiment ; and ufterinquiring at several bar-
racks in town, found that a person of the name, and answering
the description of deceased, was missing from the 64th
Regiment at Richmond Barrack since he 24th Sep-
tember. The deceased was dressed in a baragon jacket,
grey trousers, shirt, and boots; and the circumstance
of a man having been committed to bridewell in a day
or two after the disappearance of deceased, and
dressed in his (deceased's) clothes, gave the sergeant a clue
which he followed up, and after a great deal of exertion
and inquiry, be discovered that two men—one the prisoner,
the other the person at present in bridewell—were seen in
company with deceases the night before he disappeared
from his barrack. M'Nally then traced the parties
to a house of ill-repute in Wood-lane, on the night
in question, and it appeared the three persons
left the house together, any nothing more was heard
about deceased until he was found in the canal as above
stated. The sergeant, after a great deal of exertion, suc-
ceeded in arresting Browne, who said he was in company
with deceased on the night previous to his disappearance,
and that he left him in Portobello Barrack with one of the
Scots Greys, and knew nothing more about him. Under
these circumstances the sergeant charged the prisoner.
Mr. Studdert remanded him to Saturday.—Freeman of
Friday.

AN INCORRIGIBLE YOUNG THIEF.—It will be
recollected that in May last, a lad named Russell (whose
friends are highly respectable, residing at Beaconsfield),
who was apprehended at Stoke, near Slough, for attempting
to pass 21 counterfeit half-crowns, was mainly instrumental
in causing the conviction and apprehension of a gang of
swindlers with whom he was connected, who had obtained
large quantities of goods, by means of fictitious orders, from
Messrs. Morrison, Dillon, and Co., of Fore-street, and
Messrs. Leaf and Co. The proceedings instituted against
the lad by the Mint solicitor took place before the Eton
bench of magistrates, by whom he was reminded from time
to time, until after the trial of the swindlers at the Old Bailey
sessions, :When the trial was over, the Mint, in conse-
quence of the important evidence given by Russell, and of
his expressing his contrition for his past offences, and pro-
mising to amend his conduct, declined to go on with the
prosecution, and he was liberated and sent home to his father
at Beaconsfield, in the hope that the narrow escape be had
had would prove a warning to him for the future. Shortly
afterwards, however, he resumed his connexion with his
London thieving associates, and he is again in custody, at
Aylesbury gaol, charged with stealing a pony, the property
of Mr. Saunders, a builder of London. It appears that Mr.
Saunders gave the prisoner a horse to hold while he, went
into a house to transact some business; and on his return
both the horse and the prisoner bad vanished. In conse-
quence of the robbery being advertised in the Police Gazette,
the thief was apprehended by Sergeant Cornaby, of the
Aylesbury police, riding upon the pony near Beaconsfield.
The prisoner, who is not more than 16 years of age, admit-
ted to the magistrates that he had committed the robbery,
and he was fully committed to take his trial for the offence at
the ensuing sessions for the county of Bucks.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN JERSEY.—The
weather becomes every day, if possible, more unsettled. Al-
together, a season like that which is said nominally to be
gone, but which in reality might be almost asserted never to
have existed, has not been known in Jersey within the me-
mory of the oldest person living. The crops which generally
do not arrive at maturity till mid winter are completely de-
stroyed. The potatoes are scarcely fit for dog's meat, while
a great portion of-the onions and carrots are completely
rotten.—Jersey Times, Oct. 7.
THE MAN-WOMAN MYSTERY CLEARPD UP.—A
case arising out of the death of the eccentric person who
for a considerable time wore the garb of a man, and went
by the name of Sir Edward Douglas, but who was, in fact, a
female, said to be the natural daughter of an English noble-
man, came before the Civil Tribunal of Paris on Wednes-
day. After this person's death, and the absence of all claim-
ants, the officers of the Crown took possession of her furni-
ture as an escheat. Subsequently, however, a Mr. George
Carter came forward, and claimed this furniture as being his
in right of his mother, who was the reputed sister of Sir
Edward Douglas, alias Miss Digby. In founding his claim,
he stated that the two sisters lived together until the death
of Mrs. Carter, to whom the furniture belonged, when the
surviving sister requested to retain it, allowing Mr. George
Carter 100 f. a-year for the use of it. The evidence produced
by Mr. Carter in support of his claim not being satisfactory
to the Crown officers, they rk fused to give it up to him, and
thereupon he appealed to the tribunal, which, after consi
dering what he submitted to it, decreed that he was entitled
to the furniture, ordered it to be given up to him, and con-
demned the Crown to pay all the costs of the suit.
THE NEW GAMING ACT.—It was stated in a para-
graph relating to the new Gaming Act, which appeared in
this paper of Saturday, that the magistrates at M arlborough-
street Police-office, who had looked into the Act, were of
opinion that an oversight had been committed, inasmuch as
it appeared, according to the wording of one of the clauses,
that licensed victuallers could claim the tuivantage of keep-
ing their houses open all night (Saturday excepted) for play-
ing billiards, and consuming excisable liquors. This con-
struction of the Act appears, however, on re-consideration, to
be erroneous. There is a subsequent clause which prohibits
licensed victuallers from keeping open their houses for bil-
liards between the hours of one and eight in the morning. It
is necessary to correzt the statement in the former paragraph,
as it may otherwise mislead those most interested in the
matter.
FATAL ACCIDENT OFF BATTERSEA.—Yesterday
evening, between five and six o'clock, another melancholy
and fatal accident took place nearly opposite the Red House
Tavern, Battersea, by which an elderly gentleman named
George Rutten, f the Vauxhall-bridge-road, lost his life.
It seems that ie unfortunate deceased and a friend hired a
small pleasure boat for the purpose of proceeding down the
river. They were rowing very gently down with the stream
when they, by some means, came in contact with a heavily
laden barge. The force of the collision turned their boat, a
" funny," completely over, immersing them in the water, in-
stantly. An alarm was immediately made by the persons
who witnessed the accident on shore, and severol boatmen
rowed to tle spot, but before they could get to them the de-
ceased had disappeared. The other gentleman was fortu-
nately saved from a watery grave by clinging to the head-
part of the barge.
M. TIIIERS.—It is said that M. Thiers does not
intend to prolong his stay in England beyond the close of
the week. He will visit Lord Lansdowne, and will to-
morrow leave Mivart's for the Grange, Hants, on a visit
to Lord and Lady Ashburton, accompanied by Count
Walewski. Madame Thiers and Madame Donne take their
departure to-morrow for Paris. Count Walewski, natural
son of Napoleon, who has been the compagnon du voyage of
M. Thiers, is son-in-law of the Dowager Countess of Sand-
wich, and consequently nearly connected to the Earl of Sand-
wich. M. Thiers and Count Walewski were to have gone
on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, at Hinchie-
brooke, near Huntingdon, but owing to the sudden death of
Lady Agnes Byng, of course they could not receive company
there.
A court-martial has been ordered on 'board the
Lynx brigantine, to inquire into certain conduct charged
against Mr. Mitchel, of that vessel, and the Lynx has been
snt round to Cork for that purpose.
RECTORSHIP OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, EDINBURGH.
—We regret to understand that Dr. Carson has resigned the
rectorship of our high school. There are few men who could
retire from official life with so large and unqualifieda share of
public approbation and esteem. Dr. Carson has filled the
honourable and responsible office for upwards of twenty-five
years, and the singularly able and efficient manner in which
he has, during that long period, discharged its various duties,
render his retirement now a heavy public loss. The advanced
vears of Dr. Carson form, we believe, the reason of the step
which he has taken.—Edinburgh Paper.
The nuptials of the Right Honourable Earl Howe,
Lord Chamberlain of the usehold of her Majesty the
Queen Dowager, and the lion. Anne Gore, daughter of the
late Admiral Sir John Gore, and one of her Majesty's Maids
of Honour, were solemnised on Thursday last, in the parish
church of Great Witley.—Elvis's Birmingham Gazette.
QUICKER THAN 'rpm—The St. Louis papers are
feiicitatm!,"' themselves upon the prospects that, when the
magnetic telegraph is completed from Washington to their
city, they will be able to report the speeches in Congress
a few minutes before they are delivered, in consequence of
the difference of longitude between the two places.—Ameri-
can Paper.
THE LAST DAY PROPHETS.—Messrs. Dealtry
and Burgess, the parties whose preaching have recently
created considerable sensation in these towns and the neigh-
bourhood, and according to whose interpretation of prophecy,
yesterday (Friday) was to be the day for the second appear-
ance of Christ, left by the coach for Tiverton, it was under-
stood, on Thursday. About sixty persons were baptised by
these fanatics at Deadman's-bay 911 WedlleSday...-,PlyMOUth
Ti2Xee•

THE THEATRES.
P, INCESS'S.

Macready made his cielnit at thie theatre last night, in the
character of Hamlet, and we could have wished that all
those who complain of the decline of the love of the legiti-
mate drama in England, had been present in Oxford street to
have seen the scene presented for hours before the doors were
opened. As early as five o'clock, the people began to assm-
ble at the entrances of the theatre, and long before the
opening of the doors the crowd extended not only quite
across the street, but up each side for a considerable
spade. When the doors were opened, the rush was
terrific, and within ten minutes afterwards placards were
posted at the entrance of the theatre, " Pit full"—
"Boxes full." Still the crowd continued to push on, and
persons eagerly tendered their money, which was refused
With considerable difficulty the rejected managed to work
their way into the street, but those without were not satis-
fied and continued to press eagerly forward, until they, like
their predecessors, were rejected. It was nearly 8 o'clock
before the crowd cleared away, satisfied at length that
the theatre would not hold a single additional human
being. Every corner of the theatre from which a glimpse
could be caught of the stage, was occupied. The box lobbies
were crowded, and lucky was the wight who could procure
a place opposite a box door, through the glass panel of which
lie could catch a glimpse of thestage. As to procuring a seat,
or even a standing place, in a box, that was quite out of the
question; every place had been taken days ago. The most
perfect adept in the art of packing could not have packed an
additional human being—not even a child—in the house, and
we are quite certain, that there was more money turned away
than was taken at the doors. Never has the legitimate drama
bad such a triumph. For ourselves, after great crowding
we managed to reach the box-lobby, and to get opposite the
glass panel of one of the boxes in the dress-circle. The
curtain rose, and the play proceeded. At length Macready
appeared. Then rose one universal shout of welcome,
"Loud as from numbers without number."

---- ---
Never was there such a reception; for full a quarter of an
hour the applause continued before he was suffered to pro-
ceed. No conqueror returning from a victory in which he had
saved his country was ever greeted with such enthusiasm
as Macready was greeted with last evening. He seemed to
feel it deeply. It was a meeting of old friends after a long
absence of friends, who bad never thought to meet again.
He looked exceedingly well, and was overcome by the enthu-
siasm; never has he acted so well as he acted last evening.
lie was admirably supported by Mrs. Ternan, Cooper,
Miss E. Stanley, and Granby, and was throughout greeted
with such enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome as must
have made him feel that he was indeed at home.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

BRISTOL, BATH, AND POOLE.
Yesterday, an adjourned meeting of the promoters and
supporters of this railway was held at the Guildhall Coffee-
house, King-street, Cheapside, for the further consideration
of the plans for carrying out the line, and to receive the en-
gineer's report ; William Nash, Esq., Chairman of the Brighton,
Lewes, and Hastings Railway, in the chair. Amongst the
Ipincipal promoters of the Company present were V. C.
emble, Esq.; T. Heathcote Bayly, Esq.; C. IL Bigge,
Esq.; H. T. G. Macnarama, Esq.; Dr. Scett ; R. H. Fowler,
Esq.; Riddell, Esq.; T. Price, Esq.; F. Hewitt, Esq.;
Lieutenant Hill, R.N., and other influential gentlemen.
The CHAIRMAN having briefly alluded to the objects of the

meeting,
T. S. HASLAM, Esq., the Secretary, read the minutes
and resolutions passed at the last meeting, and they. were
confirmed. The secretary stated, that since the last meeting
communications had been received from several of their
agents, which were of the most satisfactory kind ; and in par-
cular drew the attention of the meeting to a communication
from their agents at Blandford relative to the proceedings of
the Bristol, Bath, and Wells Company in that town, and
from which it would appear that the inhabitants were de-
cidedly in favour of the Bristol, Bath. and Poole line, and
suggest►ng that a deputation of the Company should meet a
deputation of the Bristol, Bath, and Wells at a meeting in
that town, that the inhabitants might be fairly put in pos-
session of the relative merits of the two lines, there being a
strong-feeling there of the great desirability of the Poole
line.

- Mr. CONCANEN (of the firm of-Hodgson, Concanen, and
Noyes, Solicitors to the Company) explained, that from ih-
terviews he had held with the engineei, he felt fully satisfied
that they would be in a situation to give all the "necessary
notices, and comply with the standing orders, so as to enable
the Company to apply for the Act in the ensuing seasion of

Parliament. -
The CHAIRMAN and several members of the meeting ex-
pressed their satisfaction at this information.
. The CHAIRMAN then called upon the engineer to read his
report.
J. D. PAINE, Esq. (the engineer), proceeded to read his
report, which was a most voluminous and elaborate docu-
ment. After reviewing the many advantages to be derived
by the formation of a railway from Bristol, Bath, and Poole,
and the influence such a line would necessarily have upon
the many great lines already formed, and now in progress of
formation, in the northern, eastern, and midland counties,
he proceeded to enumerate the various benefits and facilities
to be derived by the numerous populous towns, hamlets,
and villages through which the line will pass, and the ter-
minal localities of which are the towns of Poole, and War-
minster, as also those towns, hamlets, and villages which
will of necessity become tributary to each station, being as
the centre of an area of large circnmference, which would
receive their supplies from each depot. The report urges
that from the position of Poole upon the southern coast of
England, with a fine harbour, comprising upwards of 10,000
acres, of natural formation, it is peculiarly favourable for
being made available as a port for the export and import
from or to the centre of the manufactories, of the Potteries,
and the coal and iron districts, free from the protracted pas-
sage round either the Land's End, or the North Foreland
and Straits of Dover; in addition to which it is capable of
being made.a harbour of such sufficient safety, that the,grealer
portion of the West Indian, North and South American,
East and West Indian, and Mediterranean traffic might be
relied on. The line, the report proposed, should, after leav-
ing Poole, pass under Lytchett-common, and proceed by
Cape Mullen, Sturminster, Marshall, Spittesbury, and
Charleton, through the Valley of the Stour, to Blandford,
an extensive market town ; from Blandford by Stour-
paine, Twerne - Courtecay, Twerne Minster, Farringdon,
and Hartgrove, to Shaftesbury, between which and War-
minster the towns of Gillingham, Mere, Kingston Dever-
hill, Monkton Deverhill, Buxton, Hill, and Longbridge
Deverhill will be intersected. At Warminster the line will
form a junction with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth
line, passing through Westbury, Trowbridge, and Bradford,
forming a junction with the Great Western Railway at Cor-
sham. From the Bradford station direct into Bath, avoiding
the Box Tunnel. The gradients throughout, when deter-
mined by the permanent levels, not involving the adoption
of more than the ordinary locomotive power, and the cost of
working not exceeding the usual average, and that the
entire cost of the line would not exceed more than 780,0001.,
and the Bath and Bradford Branch 100,0001.
The report was received.
The Engineer farther contrasted the manifest and obvious
difference between the port of Poole and Bridport, the latter
of which could never be made more than a river entrance.
Lieut. HILL said, as a practised seaman, and thoroughly
acquainted with every point of navigation, and the position
of every light and harbour between the Land's End and the
North Foreland, he could bear testimony to the capabilities
of Poole as a harbour; and it was only extraordinary to him
that when the attention of Government was called to the
construction of harbours of safety, the Commissioners
had so singularly omitted Poole, so favourable as it was,
standing as it did two degrees west longitudel of the me-
ridian of Greenwich. The Gallant Lieutenant, at consider-
able length, during which be was listened to with great at-
tention.) proceeded to show the vast benefits which the
country would derive from the construction of the line from
Bristol, Bath, and Poole, particularly from its internal ad-
vantages, by which he demonstrated that it was available for
the purposes of creating a direct communication between the
North Sea and the British Channel.

Several other gentlemen having shortly addressed the
meeting,
Mr. CONCANEN explained the necessary steps to be taken
by him and the engineer, which having been unanimously
agreed to,
A vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed, and the
meeting adjourned.

KENDAL AND WneDenmenE.—(From a Correspondent.)
—A plan has been suggested, and is likely to be carried into
operation, which will procure to Kendal the advantage of a
railway station in close proximity with the town. It is in-
tended by means of a very short branch, which will diverge
in two forks on each side of the locality in Longpool,
originally meant to be the site of the station, to carry the
line across the river, and parallel with Sand's Close, to a spot
between the properties of Mr. John Gandy, in Strickland-
gate, and Mr. John Wilsons, in Sand's Close. A very short
street will then be all that will be necessary to open a close
and convenient approach to Strickland-gate from the station.
The forks will converge in Beeson Field ; and the expense of
the undertaking is believed to be moderate, certainly much
less than the manifest advantage to the town would justify.
The plan of approaching a town by lines uniting a short
distance is successfully employed in Derby and other towns,
and will furnish great convenience for the entrance and exit
of trains in either direction of the line into which the forks
run. The company and the town, we understand, are in-
debted for this suggestion to Mr. C. Nicholson, and the en-
gineer has given his full approval to the plan. We under-
stand also that the scheme of uniting the corporation
wharfs with the Kendal and Windermere line, by means of a
branch on an inclined plane from the Organist Close,
which originated with the same gentleman, is likely to be
carried into operation, and by this means the property in
question will be saved from great deterioration, if not from
ruin.
LONDON AND HOLYHEAD DIRECT.—This line is to form a
direct communication between London, Birmingham, the ma-
nufacturing districts, and Ireland, commencing by a junction
with the
to the RailwayKpriodpdoesremdinßsuteerki;nfgrhomamisiihidrdeenninser at Banbury,
and proceeding, by way of Kincton, Stratford, and Broms-
grove,Bridgenorth, Maddeley, and Broseley, to Shrewsbtpassey.ingAtntehaer
latter place it is to form a junction with the Shewsbury, Os-
westry, and Chester Railway, passing along the vale of Llan-
ollen to Llangollen, taking the ()id Holyhead road, passing
near Corwen, Capel Cerig, and Llanberris, uniting with the
North Wales line a short distance below Bangor. A pledge
is given by the directors, amongst whom are some of the most
opulent and powerful of names, that, should the atmospheric
principle succeed, such shall be adopted. The peculiar fea-
ture of this line appears to be the salutary one of keeping the
high roads wherever it is practicable, and thus aecomodating
the population of the country in the best possible manner;
and, in conjunction with other projected lines, forming a di-
rect communication with Liverpool, Gloucester, and South-
ampton, and with London and Dublin.
On Thursday, a meeting was held at Radstock, when reso-
lutions were passed for the purpose of carrying out a branch
from the Wilts and Somerset line, at liadstock, to join the
Great Western Railway at Twerton.
PLYMOUTH AND NORTH CORNWALL.--A new scheme was
promulgated on Friday, under the above title. The course
of this railway is as follows :--The principal terminus is to
be at Sutton Pool, the centre of the established trade, for the
deepening and improvement of which a new company, with
100,0001. capital, is in process of formation. The line will
cross the Tamar at or near Saltash, and proceed by Cagton
to the vicinity of Launceston, whence it will extend by
Camelford to the Delabole quarries, and there form a com-
munication with the Delabole and Rock Railway, for the for-
mation of which an Act of Parliament, containing ample
power to construct docks and otherwise improve the harbour
of Padstow, has been already obtained. Short branches will
connect the line with Devonport, Linkiehorne, and Launces-
ton. The capital is 900,0001., in shares of 251 each, and the
engineer, we believe, is Mr. George Rennie.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON.—ANDOVER, FRIDAY.
—A meeting of the Shareholders in the Andover Canal
Company was held at the White Hart Inn, Andover, on
Tuesday morning. to decide whether the offer made by the
above named Railway Company should be accepted The
offer is as follows :—The Railway Company to give the
Canal Company 30,000/. for the canal ; 10,0001. on signing
the agreement, and the 20,0001. on the railway Bill receiving
the sanction of Parliament. The 10,0001. deposited to be
forfeited to the Canal Company in the event of the railway
Bill not passing. It was unanimously agreed. to by the
Canal Company present.
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BIRMINIIGAM ITNEs.—About forty lines immediately con-
nected with Birmingham and the district are already
projected, the estimated capital for the construction of
which is upw,ards of 30,000,0001. sterling, and there are, we
believe, applications for fifty times the number of shares
which the prejectors have for allotment ! Birmingham has
thus been made a great centre, from which lines radiate in
nb oe
elnes less
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establishment
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every direction ; and this might have been expected from
its geographical position, and the great trunk lines by which
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foundation-stone and the St o Stour
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it was early brought into direct communication with the
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northern and southern districts of England. If the natural
traolf
features of the country be thus threatened with change, our
long been the principal market
traffic, the second for the GrandA Junction and the Birming-
ham and Oxford lines. rother consequence of railway
in the kingdom for the sale of canal shares, and it now takes
plaarsgtgtowrcekes
high rank as a mart for railway transactions also. These
are a few of the effects.of this great commercial movement,
es
h,e.axicl Exchange,
nagme o
osftßirminghamleas
but amongst a population engaged in manuf t h
ac urea, sue as
those in this neighbourhood, the immediate and indirect ad-
vantages resulting from it are incalculable, as they are nume-
rous and diversified.—Birmigltam Journal.
SWINDON.—ThiS Place would seem to be the " disputed
railway territory, from the number of schemes now before
the public proposing to have connexion with the Great
Western Railway, or to pass over with independent lines.
The following list will show most of the schemes which
are projected : Manchester and Southampton Railway
direct (Walkinshaw's line), capital 1,500,000/. ; Manchester,
Southampton, and Poole (Lacy 'a line), 1,600,000/. ; South-
ampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction (Parson's line),
capital 900,0001.; Oxford, Southampton, and Portsmouth,
tis Didcot, with branch (Bethell's line), 500,000/. ; South
and Midlands Junction, capital 1,280,0001.; West Mid-
land, Manchester, and Southampton, and Swindon and Bir-
mingham Junction, 1,200,0001.; Cheltenham, Oxford, and
Brighton Junction, 1,000,000/. ; Brighton and Cheltenham
Direct, 1,000,000/. ; Salisbury and Swindon Extension of
the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Junction, 700,000/. ;
Rugby, Swindon, and Weymouth Direct Junction, 1,800,000/. ;
Southampton and Great 'Western Junction. Troops of engi-
neers and surveyors arc traversing the country in the neigh
bourhood of Swindon in all directions; and upon almost every
eminence may be seen some eminent surveyor spying out
points and taking sights, whilst the fields present an appear
ance, from the number of flagstaffs, asif a steeple-chase on a
grand scale was about to be run.. A railway communication
from Swindon to Salisbluar and Devizes is very gruch needed,
awriulyiizitt whit:' WOO Afford direct lama o GoinnAg4c4,

tion between those places would meet with due encourage-
ment and support froM parties locally interested.—Derizes
Gaztte.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET, MONDAY, HALF-PAST FIVE, p.m.
Of the racing this afternoon, time will not permit us to
say more, by way of preliminary, than that it was ample
and good, a promising commencement to a meeting that,

" weather permitting,"—and at present it is delightfully
mild and bright—will be unusually productive of sport.
The company is numerous, and embraces a large majority of
the most influential supporters of the turf.

The first event for decision was
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soy. each, 5 ft. &c. for three-
years-old and upwards. T. Y. C. 9 subs.
Mr. Philhmore's Skeleton, 7 yrs. 7st 71b, (Pettit) 1
Mr. Worley's Example, 4 yrs. Bst 101 b
Mr. Payne's Sir Francis, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 3
The following also started :—Lord G. Bentinck's African,
6 yrs, 9st 21b ; Lord Exeter's f by Beiram, 7st 121 b ; and
Mr. Newton's Sister to Ma Mie, 3 years, 6st 71b.
Betting.-5 to 2 agst Sir Francis-3 to 1 agst Manto filly
—5 to 1 agst African—and 5 to 1 agst Skeleton. Sister to Ma
Mie made running at an indifferent pace, followed by African
and Example, Skeleton lying in the rear. They ran in this
way till near the cords, where, on Sister to Ma Mie declining,
Skeleton went in first, and won by half a length ; a fine
race 'for second place lietween Example and Sir Francis,
the filly gaining it by about a head.
Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Lord Miltown's
Duc-an-Durras, 7st 111 b (Nat), beat Duke of Bedford's Cap-
tain Phoebus Bst 71b (H. Bell). 5 to 4on Duc-an-Durras.
Won by a neck. _

first Class-50/. for 2 yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies,
• Bst 51b. T.Y.C. , _ _

Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive
Lord W. Powlett's cby Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax... 2
Duke of Rutland's f Alexa, by Caesar
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr W.
Etwall's ch f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy (G. Edward's);
Mr. Newton's ch c by Montreal, out d' Jenny Jumps's dam
(Nat); Mr. Phillimore's Side-Saddle, (Sly) ; Mr. Drewitt's
br f Mks Love, (Fsling); and Lord Albemarle's The Little
Vulgar Boy, (Whitehouse).
Betting-10 to 6 agst Discord filly, 7 to 2 agst Alexa, and
sto 1 agst Little Vulgar Boy. All got off well, and with
Miss Love slightly in advance ran in company to the cords,
where the running was taken up by Fugitive, followed by
the Duke of Rutland's filly and the Montreal colt. In this
way the race finished, Fugitive winning cleverly by a length.
the colt beating the:filly by a neck. Tile favourite was a bad
fourth. The pace was moderate.
Second Class-501. for two year olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies
Bst Mb. T.Y.C.
Mr. John Day's The Hero
. . .

DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION AT

INVERNESS.

On Wednesday, Inverness was visited with a more destruc-
tive fire than ever previously Occurred, by which Hamilton-
place, the greater part of. Inglis-street (west), and of
Theatre-lane (east), constituting an extensive pile of lofty
and valuable premises, has been, for the most part, burned to
the ground. It appears that, shortly before four o'clock on
'Wednesday
morning, a watchman perceived fire issuing from
the attic fiat of that part of Mr. George M'Kay's premises
situated in Inglis. street, and immediately gave the alarm.
The town bells were rung, dispatches were sent for the fire-
engines and watermen, and for Dr. Nicol and other parties
whose premises were endangered. There is some doubt as
to the exact locality where the fire occurred; it appears, how-
ever, to have originated either in the pantry of Mr. George
Mackay, the proprietor, or in that of his tenant, Mr. Mackay,
tailor, as, on the latter descending to the street he saw the
roof burnt through over the pantries, but nowhere else. The
inmates of the extensive, pile of buildings, on being made
aware of their perilous condition, made a hasty retreat,
many escaping merely in their night-dresses, or some
garment thrown hastily about them. Mr. Forrest, mail-
di iver, who lodged in Mr. Urquhart's premises, in
order to discover where the fire was, opened a door in the
gable that separated that building from Hamilton-place,
which, unfortunately, gave vent in that direction to a body
of smoke, which was so powerful as to drive him and his wife
and children from their bed-rooms, without being able to
secure their clothes or even his watch. Mr. Mackay, tailor,
was in like manner driven away, without being able to
secure his cash-box, containing 171. Mrs. Mackay, a lady
occupying apartments in the eastern side of Hamilton-place,
did not even save her gold watch, which was under her
pillow, being forced with her daughter, Mrs. Macleod, to
quit her bed-room with the greatest precipitation. S!iortly
atter the alarm of fire was given, numerous parties assembled
to render assistance; a demand for pails and buckets was
made, which was not only complied with, but several servant
girls and females turned out many of them merely in their
lower clothes and bed-gowns, and for hours worked with
such untiring energy, in carrying water to supply the engines,
as to have elicited the admiration of all who were present.
The Provost, Dr. Nicol, Bailie Fraser, and other members
of the Town Council, and leading inhabitants were indefatiga-
ble in their efforts to extinguish the flames; unfortunately,
however, the hose of the engine was in bad repair, indeed
so much so, that we have seen the people press their hands
upon the holes to prevent the escape of the water, and the
want of experience and firemen having authority to com-
mand, was too manifest.
At six o'clock the fire raged with terrific fury—the upper
parts of Mr. Mackay and Mr. Urquhart's properties present-
ing one vast furnace of flame, with every appearance of the
destructive element sweeping everything away between
High-street and the Wesleyan Chapel. Great fears were
entertained of the new building at the eastern terminus of
High-street taking fire, and spreading the conflagration to
the eastward, which must have been the case, had not the
slight wind continued at S.W.
About half-past seven, the inefficiency of the engines were
such that the exertions of the people were paralysed, and
it became necessary to send the hose to the saddler for
repair, and procure additional ones from the gas works.
During three-quarters of an hour consumed in the repair
adverted to, and there being every prospect of the fire
making a clean sweep, having reached the house occupied
by Dr. Nicol as consulting chambers, it became necessary to
save the goods belonging to Mrs. Hunter and to Bailie For-
syth, by their instant removal. In order to arrest the flames,
a door in the gable between Dr. Nicol's and Mrs. Hunter's
was built up with wet turf. About nine o'clock the engine-
hose being in a more efficient state, a volume of water was
poured on Dr. Nicol's house, which arrested the progress of
the flames to the northward, all, however, to the southward
being burned to the ground.
By this calamity about thirteen families, amounting to 62
individuals, have been burned out. We understand Mr. Mac-
kay was insured to the extent of 1,0001. on his building, and
Mr. Urquhart 3501. on his, both in the Scottish Union. Mrs.
T. Fraser, Mrs. Hunter, and Mr. Forsyth are also insured,
but many are uninsured and have lost their al—Ross-shire
Advertiser.

Among the numerous lines of railway that have
been !projected, the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton ap-
pears now to be duly appreciated. Its sterling utility, com-
pleting the entire line of communication between Southampton
and the west of England, by the mere construction of twenty-
one miles of railway through an easy country, thus joining
the Great Western and its tributaries, and connecting the
English with the Bristol Channels, recommends it most
forcibly. As a permanent investment, the Wilts, Somerset,
and Southampton line offers advantages not exceeded by any
project of the day.—Railway Paper.
We understand that Sir Robert Peel has made a
valuable addition to his collection of portraits for his new
gallery at Drayton Manor, by a full-length portrait of Earl
De Grey and a half-length of Professor Liebig.
The Right Hon. John W. Uroker returned to town
at the close of last week from visiting Sir Robert and Lady
Peel at Drayton Manor,- Staffordshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are now in
Wales, having arrived en route at Holyhead, from Dublin, on
Friday last. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess ate ex-
pected in town to-morrow, and shortly go to I3roadlands, near
Romsey, where a large party is to assemble. It is understood
that his Lordship has taken Baroness de Clifford's mansion
on Carlton-house• terrace for the ensuing season, as his term
of occupation for the Earl of Caledon's residence has expired.
The Marquis of Anglesey, on the receipt of the
melancholy intelligence of the demise of Lady Agnes Byng,
was deeply affected, and instantly left Bath for Beaudesert,
his seat in Staffordshire, accompanied by Lord Clarence Paget.
Lady Agnes's death was very sudden, and we regret to say
attended by distressing circumstances, as her ladyship was
in the hourly expectation of her confinement.
Earl and Countess De Grey are prolonging their
residence in this city, and all thought of going abroad this
winter has been abandoned. The Noble Earl has derived so
much benefit by his sojourn here, that it is said he has not
enjoyed such excellent health for the last two years.—Bath
Journal. _

MELANCHOLY ANDFATAL ACCIDENT.-FOUR LIVES
LOST.—On Monday, at noon, two of the pilchard driving
boats, in the roadstead having got foul of each other, and
a strong breeze blowing at the time, four men took a boat
which belonged to James Hill, the pilot, to go off to prevent
any other damage, in which they succeeded. When Hill
came to the beach, and found his boat had been taken with-
out his leave, he with his brother got into another boat with
four other men which was also going off to the driving boats,
to take away his boat from them. When he came near them,
he insisted on their bringing his boat alongside of the boat
he was in ; which they did at his request, when all four got
into the boat with the other four men, and Hill and his
brother left them, Hill wishing the boat might capsize before
she reached the shore. And we regret to say that she did
capsize just as she reached the breakers, being overladen
with eight men. Four men were lost, and with great diffi-
culty the other four were saved. The names of the four
men lost are James Pengelly, left a widow, but no children;
David Liddey, John Simons, a widow and five children ;
Richard Pengelly, a widow and two children. A subscrip-
tion has been entered into for the unfortunate widows and
children.—Falmouth Packet.]
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JURY COURT TAIN.—SUPERSTITION.—A singular
and interesting trial took place at Tain on Monday last,
showing that superstition is not yet wholly dispelled :
William Grant, a fisherman at Portmahomack, conceiving
that the w;fe of Walter Munro, fisherman there, pos-
sessed the power of witchcraft, and that her supernatural in-
fluence was directed against himself, went into her husband's
house on the 31 of August last, and with his pocket knife
deliberately inflicted a deep gash on her forehead. The pri-
soner admitted the assault, but stated that he considered
himself justified on account of the provocation he had re-
ceived. The prosecutor refused to accept such a plea, and the
case went to trial, when the jury found Grant guilty, and he
was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Dingwall
gaol. The declaration made before the sheriff by the prisoner
was a very curious and original statement. He attributed
the loss of his new nets and the want of success in the
herring fishing, to the woman's " dark dealings in sorcery,"
and the rest of the crew were not willing to go out with him
while he was under the curse of the witch ! In consequence
of this, he took the opportunity, on the night in question,
to cut her " above the breath," believing that with the first
drop of blood brought out by such a process the devil would
come out along with it, and that the woman would be deprived
of the power of harming him I It would seem that a super-
stitious notion of this sort is prevalent among the highland
people ; but the " cut" is generally made by a pin or needle.
In the absence of these, the prisoner used his knife, by which
there was an effusion of blood, for several bouts, until the
doctor arrived from Tain, and also confinement to bed for
five weeks. The Sheriff addressed the prisoner at consider-
able length, in which he dwelt on the recklessness of his con-
duct in assaulting an old woman who was unable to defend
herself; and also exposing the groundless superstition which
prompted him to such an act of cruelty. It is to be hoped
that the punishment of Grant will have a salutary effect on
the fishermen and villagers, of whom, it is said, a great pro-
portion entertain the same superstitious belief in witchcraft.—
Ross-shire Advertiser.
FooT-RAc E.—Yesterday, Martin, of London, and
Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match near the King's
Arms Inn, at Acton-bottom. Martin has but recently en-
tered the list of pedestrians, and Berry has been under the
tuition of the Regent-street Pet, and-was the favourite
.in
betting at sto 4. Martin led the way at a splitting pace,
Berry close up to him. At eighty yards they were equi-
distant from the goal, and the capabilities of each were fairly
tested. A despet ate struggle took place between them, and
which resulted in the men coming in together. A claim wrs;
made by the friends of the respective men, and all append
Was made to the referee, who decided the race to be a "dead
heat," much to the disappointment of the betting fraternity,
by whom large sums were speculated. The contest
N‘'
ll be
decided on a future day.
THE LATE GENERAL FRANCIS oLATER REDOW.—
erlv of the Ist Life
Guards), expired on Tuesday
This venerable general officer
(f°rmt his seat in Essex, in
his 76th year. The deceased Glaesnte'raal had seen much service
in the army, having assisted at the reduction of Martinique,
St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, in 1794, and at she taking of the
last-mentioned town he was severely wounded in both legs,
In 1812 he took rart in the campaign under the Duke of
Wellington, in the Peninsula.
FALL OF A RETAINING WALL OF THE EDFN•
BURGH AND GRANTON RAILWAY.—On Thursday morning
last, about a hundred and fifty feet of the bulwark or retain,
ing wall of the Edinburgh and Granton Railway, opposite the
Wardle, fell into the sea. It appears that, in consequence of
the late heavy rains, a quantity of water had accumulated in
an intervening space between the bulwark and adjoining
embankment, and that this filtering through the earth on the
one side of the wall, and the sea beating violently against it
on the other, had loosened the foundation and can led it
away. Workmen are again busily employed in repairing the
damage.—Edinburgh Witness.
COD FISH.—Our city was yesterday liberally
supplied with cod fish from the Murray. They were of
large size, weighing from fifty to sixty pounds each,_oanurd-
were offered for sale in Ilindley-street, at threepence to
ilecef
pence per pound. They were brought
were fro
perfectly rfrise-seiri.Lo
Adelaide in twenty-four hours, and
South Australian Register.
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THE EARL OF LINCOLN AN INTRaIRh.
Coln is here on a tour of i
hn
On Tuesday morning, in isp reeertaimonhiltion with L tenant
ie
Evans, lie inquired what became of the dredging of the docks,
and was informed that the refiis.e was put •.itto boats, and
then carried out to sea. On visiting the Egerton dock they
found the dredges at work. Isis Lt)l:dship. anxiously watched
their moveme.nts, witnessed the sailing of the boats out of the
dock, and then, to his surprise, found the boats emptied their
contents into the river instead of the sea. Without lesS of
tune he wended his way to the Dock-office, and signed an in.
formation himself against Lord Francis Egerton,for infringin,
the rules of the Dock Trust.—Liverpool Chronicle.
A numerous body of highly influential gentlemen
have come forward in support of the fine arts in the midland
counties, and undertaken the management of the. Royal Bk.
miughain Art Union.—Birmingham Gazette.
DURATION OF TUE PRESENT PARLIAMENT:--The
existing House of Commons may continue in being till We
autumn 01 1847, and. from actual appearance there is no
a to ctaleinde thlt it will be dis,..Q.o.h-ed much h2f::re that