The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-27 00:00:00

MARKE r NE WS -(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY.
Since Monday the arrivals of Wheat of home produce
for our market have been very moderate, yet we had a large
number of samples on sale this morning left over from that
day. The accounts from the provinces being of a more fa-
vourable character, and the attendance of buyers limited, the
demand for all descriptions Was in a sluggish state, without
any alteration in prices. The show of fine Foreign Wheat
was comparatively small. Selected qualities were held
at full rates of currency. In all other kinds next
to nothing was doing. Corn under lock was a
mere drug, and almost nominal in value. Scarcely
any English Barley was on offer, and the supply 01
that of foreign produce was, comparatively speaking, limited.
Grinding and distilling sorts moved off steadily, at full
prices, but malting parcels were a slow sale. Superfine
season-made Malt was in request. In other qualities, very
few sales were reported. The Oat trade was heavy, at barely
last week's figures. Beans and Peas supported late rates,
but Flour was very dull.

English • • • • • •
Irish .. -

Foreign ....

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
20 cps.

Wheat.
2,340 qrs.

2,340

Malt, - qrs.
WHIETECRA.PEIN

Oats,

Flour.

200 gra i 760 aka,
2,270 I --
5,530 -

Although the supplies were by 1:0 means large, the gene-
ral demand ruled heavy, at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 8d
to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d;
Veal, 38 8d to 4s 8e1; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 4d per Sibs by
the carcase.

A combination of interests between certain Midland
and Northern Railways, said to be meditated, gave a stimulus
to operations in the shares of all the several lines and projected
lines in question, and it being understood that the Direct Lon-
dun and Manchester Railway, laid out by Mr. Rastrick, which
has the active support of a powerful body of manufacturers, is
to be included in the confederacy, the shares of the latter line,
not yet issued, were done at the high price of 3i prem. for the
coming out. They were last quoted at 2i prem. Those of
the rival, or Remington's, line were heavy at to prem. ;
Teen and Dove Valley closed 1 to prem. ; London, War-
wick, and Kidderminster, l to 2 prem. ; Rugby and Hun-
tingdon Junction, to prem. ; Leicester and Bedford, 21~ to
I prem. ; London and York, 4 to *prem. ; Great Luxemburg,
to prem.—Morning Post of this day.
PRICE OF GoLD.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 12 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s.
Mid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25 45 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25 55, it follows that gold is 0.39 per cent. dearer in London
than in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh, the price of
gold is 434 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 13 9i ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at
short being 13 10A, it follows that gold is 0.34 per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburgh.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.—
Yesterday a poor old woman, named Elizabeth Clark, who was
above seventy years of age, expired in the Westminster Hos-
pital, from dreadful injuries she received on Westminster-
bridge. The unfortunate woman was a native of Dublin, and
had for some time resided in Old Pye.street, Westminster.
As she was proceeding across the carriage-way of Westminster-
bridge, a fly belonging to Mr. Newman, of Tulse-hill, Brixton,
was going slowly towards Bridge-street, and the driver called
out to her, but she apparently did not hear him, and being
knocked down by the horse, both wheels went over her. Po-
lice-constable Johnson immediately conveyed her to the hos-
pital in a nearly insensible state, and it was discovered that
several of her ribs and her hip were fractured. She expired
yesterday from the effects of the injuries.
LYNCH LAW IN WESTMINSTER.—A short time
since, a woman, named Smith, was committed on the coroner's
warrant, on the charge of manslaughter of her child, aged four
months, by wilful neglect. In consequence of some defect in
the medical testimony, she was acquitted on Saturday at the
Old Bailey. She returned late the same night to her old quar-
ters in the Almonry, at Westminster : but as soon as it became
known, the other inhabitants of the neighbourhood attacked her
en masse, and but for the interference of the police her life
would have been in great jeopardy. She was obliged imme-
diately to remove from the place.
SUDDEN DEATH AT A TAVERN.—Yesterday morn-
ing a man, whose Dame is unknown at present, walked into
the Swan Tavern, King William-street, London-bridge, and
asked for a glass of gin, with which be was served. Shortly
after he left the bar, and proceeded into the yard. A few
minutes having elapsed, a loud noise was heard, anti upon one
of the servants going into the yard, the deceased was discovered
lying on his back in the water- closet apparently in a lifeless
state. He was carried to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he
expired from an attack of apoplexy.
HALF-YEARLY EXCHANGE OF THE QUARTERS OF
THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—On Monday, by order of his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Commander-in-Chief, the
following alterations are to be made in the stations of the three
regiments cf Foot Guards :—The first battalion of Grenadier
Guards, under Colonel Lascelles, from St. John's Wood to the
Wellington Barracks ; the second battalion of the same regiment,
Captain Beldero, from the Tower to Windsor;_ Colonel Fer-
gussow with moves from. Portman-street
to St: George's ; the first battalioir-of -Fusilier
Guards proceed' trolly the Wellington to St. John's Wood
Barracks, and the second from St. George's, Charing Cross, to
Winchester; the
_first battalion of Coldstream Guards from

Windsor to the Tower, and the second from Winchester to
the Portman-street Barracks. The recruits remain at Croy-
don. The cavalry regiments change but once a year, the
Life Guards being at Knightsbridge and the Blues at the
Regent's Park Barracks,
MERCHANT SEAMEN.—Monday next a part of the
Act of last session for the protection of seamen entering on board
merchant ships, will come into operation. It seems that these
men have been greatly imposed upon by persons undertaking
to procure them ships, and the object of the Legislature has
been to afford them protection from future impositions. The
Board of Trade is, from the Ist proximo, to license persons
to procure seamen for merchant ships. " And every license
shall be granted for such period, and upon such terms, and
upon such security being given, and shall be revocable upon
such conditions as the Lords of the said Committee may at
any time or times appoint." There are penalties for offences
against the Act. The other provisions are to take effect from
the Ist of November.

SUDDEN DEATH IN THE EDGEW A RE-ROAD.—
Yesterday Mr. G. J. Mills held an inquest at the Roy al
Standard, Star-street, Paddington, on the body of John
Boyd, aged forty-five, a gentleman's servant. On Sunday
last deceased called on a friend, with whom he walked to
Bayswater, and there partook of tea. They then called on an
acquaintance living with General M'Leod, in Sussex-square,
and afterwards as they were returning home through the
Edgeware-road, deceased was suddenly seized with a fit opposite
to the Paddington Chapel. He was conveyed to his lodgings,
66, Star-street, and there died at two o'clock on the following
morning. Medical evidence attributed deceased's death to
apoplexy. Verdict accordingly.
GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The
usual half-yearly meeting of the General Steam Navigation
Company was held yesterday at their offices in Lombard-
street, John Wilkine, Esq., in the chair. The report gave a
most satisfactory account of the affairs of the Company, which
are in a more prosperous condition than at any former meeting.
The usual dividend of five per cent. was declared, and there is
a considerable surplus.
MARVELLOUS EFFECTS OF GUANO AND ELEC -
TRICITY.—A Yankee lad, whose father was a farmer, went
into a barn to play a short time ago, and being detained a pri-
soner by a thunder storm, he fell asleep en a bag of guano.
The old gentleman, when the storm was over, went into the
farm-yard to look after his son, and met a giant, eight feet high,
coming out of the barn. " Hallo ! who are you ?" he cried
" what are you doing here ?" " Why, father," squeaked the
Goliah, " its me ; don't you know Tommy ?" " You I" the
astonished parent exclaimed; "why, Tom, how on earth did
you get stretched out so long in so short a time ?" " Why,
father," replied the boy, looking down upon the gaping old
man, " I slept upon them bags of guano as you put in the
barn, and that and the lightning together has done the busi-
ness."

SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPT. DOWLlNG.—Yesterday
afternoon Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the White Horse,
St-afford-row, on the body of Capt. Joseph Dowling, aged 54,
barrack-master of the Wellington Barracks, St. James's Park,
who was found dead. Ann Reed said she was servant to the de-
ceased, who resided at 2, Stafford-row. Her master was in good
health up to Saturday afternoon last, when he left home about
three o'clock quite well. She was not accustomed to sit up
for him of a night, as the deceased had a latch key to let
himself in. On Sunday morning, about half-past seven
o'clock, on coming down stairs, she discovered her master in
the hall in a kneeling posture, and his head bent forward
between his knees, lifeless and black in the face. She im-
mediately gave an alarm, and a person from Buckingham
Palace went for a surgeon. In a short time Messrs. Jones and
Woolger, surgeons, attended and opened a vein in his arm, but
no blood flowed. After some further evidence the jury re-
turned a verdict of " Died from apoplexy." The deceased,
who had greatly distinguished himself at Talavera and Water-
loo, was the brother of the Commissioner of Police at Liver-
pool.

FATAL FALL FROM A CHERRY- TREE.-111r. Bed-
ford held an inquest yesterday at St. George's Hospital, on
the body of William Harding, aged thirty-five, a labourer
employed in Mr. F. Well's orchard, Sipson, near Hounslow.
On the 19th ult., deceased, with other men, was occupied
in his master's orchard gathering cherries. He was on the
top of a ladder placed against a high tree, and was reaching a
bough with both his hands when the ladder slipped from its
rest, and deceased fell to the ground. The next day he was
taken to the hospital, and found to be suffering under severe
injuries to the back. He died on Monday last from fracture of
the eleventh dorsal vertebra. Verdict, " Accidental Death."
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE WINDSOR
EAST INDIAMAN.—A very serious accident occurred on
board the above fine vessel, belonging to Messrs. Green,
Captain Furnell, commander, on its arrival from Calcutta at
Gravesend, on Saturday forenoon. When the vessel arrived
off Gravesend the Windsor being the last homeward-bound
vessel, belonging to Mr. Green, this season, a salute was fired,
and while one of the sailors was in the act of reloading the
gun and ramming dawn the charge it suddenly exploded, shat-
terir; both his hands in a frightful manner. He was conveyed
to the Dreadnought hospital ship. The passengers on board
the vessel immediately raised a subscription amounting to 40'.
for the poor fellow, who is by this accident rendered unfit for
future service.

WORCESTER 31 USICAL FES-

TIVAL.
WORCESTER, AUGUST 26.—The 122 d musical festival
Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, for the benefit of the
poor clergy of those dioceses, and their widows and orphans, It
already commenced. The three great days are Tuesday (0"
day), to-morrow, and Thursday. It may be proper to men
tion, for the information of those unaware of the fact, that th's
triennial festival is held alternately in each of the three
above mentioned cathedral cities, it being the turn of s
tester this year.
The selection of music for the present festival is such as 60
hardly fail to satisfy the severest taste for the grand and the
classical. Of Handel we have a perfect banquet, both in lb'
Cathedral and the College-hall.
The festival duly commenced this morning at eleven o'clock'
The prices of tickets fluctuated from half-a-crown—which sign
commanded an admission into the western gallery and
to 55., which gave the payer the privilege of the nave. .13i'
part of the sacred edifice was swept and garnished for the °co:
slur). Rows of benches extended along the entire leugul
(covered with crimson cloth); and at the end opposite
orchestra, which was, of course, erected under the organ, OT,_
before the " screen," which separates the more sacred from the
less sacred portion of the cathedral, there were placed Wit
elevated one above the other, so as to command a bet!'
view of the orchestra from that distant part. The "
lowed ground" being generally too chilly far the feet of model
congregations, was considerately covered over with clean an
comfortable matting. The building was not illumed, as Milto°
says, with " a dim, religious light," for the sun shone bright'!"
and shed a warmth upon the otherwise cold interior of a GotilZ
cathedral, and served, moreover, to show off to a greater al
vantage the beautiful bonnets, elegant silk dresses, and gs"/,
shawls with with the fair visitants were adorned. There ea"(
no lack of female loveliness, and still less of its ‘. foreign aid ,
ornament." The heavens were propitious, and the whole soon
e
wore a smiling aspect. The Bishop of the Diocese, and ;11.
Bishop of Rochester were present on the occasion.
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There is not much room for critical remark on the music 01
to-day, inasmuch as the first performance consisted
interspersed merely. 4
the solemn cathedral service, and diversified *;,"
the grand Dettingen Te Drum, Purcell's Jubilate in D, Dr-,
Crotch's sublime anthem ( Psalm xcvii), " The Lord is King,,,
and Handel's fine coronation anthem, " My heart is inditiuPf
with which the whole service concluded. The Te Deur,
Handel has now for the space of a century commanded t'."B
admiration of Europe. It was performed ,here on
whole with great spirit and admirable effect. The Pr' j,
cipal vocal parts were sustained by Mr. Young
Miss A. Williams (soprano), Miss M. Williams (contraie
Mr. Hobbs (tenor), and Mr. Machin (bass). The 1
Misses Williams are already favourably known in London, one
it is highly creditable to them that they are able to enunaiat;
the sacred music of Handel so respectably. Ale. Hobbs is an
old established favourite. Mr. Machin sings with purity ane
good taste, but the volume of his voice is too limited for th
extent of a cathedral, and the lower notes seemed to be Weak'
As Staudigl is engaged to sing this evening, I am at a loss to
conceive why he was not especially retained; we shall, however'
have a "taste of his quality" to-morrow in the Last Judefgelli.;
Miss Rainforth is the leading soprano, but she sang then
in Dr. Crotch's anthem, " The Heavens have declared
righteousness," somewhat ineffectively. Miss Rainforthr"
er
is evidently not the sacred style, and this air appeared ra
labour to her. We shall hear her to more advantage at w-
concerts, where she is always at home.
In the orchestra I recognized the veteran Lindley .he
(alto),
Harper, whose performance on the trumpet (especiags7ds
obligato in Purcell's Jubilate) was exquisite, both as
purity of intonation and artistical expressiveness. Baumiliwt
the two Cards, W. Cramer, T. Cooke, Dando, Betts, Low
Hatton, Howell, Lazarus, and many other picked perforo_l
may also be mentioned. The leader of the band is Loder,
the conductor Mr. W. Done, the organist of the Cathedr"
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young musician whose talents are held in great estimation)
The chorusses appear to have been well drilled ; but, th.%g,,
to their small number, there is not the same overpowe"—

stunning torrent of sound as at Exeter-hall. f 501'
The sum collected was 261/. 13s. 6d. A donation 0-,
lei'
has been sent by the Queen Dowager, 50/. from Mr. Bala;
M.P., and 251. from Sir Thomas Wilde, M.P., also 51.
Lord Lyttleton, the lord lieutenant of the county.

PORTUGAL.
The Queen steam-ship, Captain Russell, arrived at Soutiv
ampton this morning, from the Peninsula.
The Queen left Gibraltar on the 17th of August, -1,130
18th, Lisbon 19th, Vigo 23d, and Corunna 25th•
arrived off Oporto Bar on the 21st, but had no cornoWvii,
tion with shore, on account of the bad weather. Iler °co'
jesty's ship Flamer, brig Fantome, and Danish ship 0111

were at Gibraltar. Pci
The Queen exchanged colours with the Oriental
Peninsular steam-ship Oriental on the 23d, steering S' t,
She also spoke the schooner Marie, of Brixham,
47.20, lon. 5.50, bound to Ancona, with a southerly Nvilibe
all well. The Marie wished to be reported. As a1..05° '0
schooner Vintage, which arrived at Oporto from C°
the 19th inst.—all well.

She brings no news of any importance.
The Portuguese Government had come to no de,.°l3°li
the railways when she left Lisbon.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN esti
Sin—The late awful conflagration in the City al)Px
to me to occasion a fit opportunity to draw attenlii
oei
the small chance of escape from fire which the
possess, who reside in large establishments in the d
,ior
It is not generally known that the bedrooms, in, of
of these establishments, are arranged in the miou "oot
the building, without any means whatever of escape'
even a window.
but
If the late fire had broken out at night, nothing
1,0
miracle could have saved the assistants, in richer
from
is ra think,ildeuriiyshing in
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employerr flames.eewith g
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which l
y opinion,ought that
called upon to perform, to have made, immediateViot
every house, a fair and reasonable means of escape
tpf
their assistants ; for situated as I am, and as f'l;:o(
others are, I retire to rest every night with feeliPb"
extreme dread.
Your drawing attention to this matter will 0,,r,
Sir, your obedient servant, AN ASSISTAP
Aug. 23, 1845.

THE RlNG.—Yesterday a blank was drawn in oho
affair between Brooks (the slashing painter), and Beese.ti!, lett
were matched to fight for 10/. 'I he parties intereSt7est)F
London for St. Alban's (the proposed locality for the cosh,
where they arrived and prepared for action, but were 04
pelted to make their exit, in consequence of the police look
an appearance, and another more suitable spot was OA
when, to the surprise of the spectators Brooks refused t°
and the fancy returned to London much disappointed. the
AN ARTFUL TRlCK.—Yesterday morning, do,
following artful trick was played off upon Mr. S. &iriotlei
boot. maker, in Seymour-street, Somers-town,
whyith s
aceitootre
manly-looking man, who requested to be served
Wellington boots. After several trials, Mr. ColpoYds ieel
succeeded in suiting him, and he was stamping the to the
make them feel easier on his foot, when a man rushed lir! re be
shop and snatched the gentleman's hat from the chair v/Peorged
had placed it, and immediately made off. Mr. Colpoyds eel
the gentleman to immediate pursuit, he (Mr. Colpoyds) gee
unable to leave the shop. He accordingly started in cough
the thief, and was quickly out of sight. Whether be
,0
the man has not transpired ; but he has not returned gat
Mr. Colpoyds for the boots. It is supposed that the tot; ,Toth
the hat was merely a "ruse" to enable him to run
them.
FATAL. ACCIDENT AT THE SURREY CANA.",..A
terday about noon, the following fatal accident oceurr'7o the
man named John White, aged fifty-four, a carpenter ridge'
service of Mr. Bateson the builder, of Surrey Canalffiegl
Old Kent-road. The 'deceased was engaged in an,l'e, srit;
barge of a quantity of timber, and whilst walking 39"%pliatj
a heavy load, he missed his footing and fell with a larg-
across his legs. He was picked up in an insensible stater
deg
conveyed to a neighbouring surgeon, who advised hi!, tskel
diate removal to St. Thomas's Hospital, whither be *ner
in a cab. His right leg was fractured in two places'oprite'
ribs were broken, and his face was also extensively la et'
lie was promptly attended to by the house surgeon, 1!
withstanding every attention he expired soon after his
sion from the injuries he had sustained. ectio°
ELiza GaimwooD.—lt will be in the recoil
trod i;
of our readers that some days ago a paragraph aPPeGeotio
the daily newspapers, describing that a man named
totes
Hill, a private in the 67th regiment, at present suartbettl,
elj
Dublin, had made a statement in writing to the effecttel
was the murderer of Eliza Grimwood, which was Peri° ISO
at her house in the Waterloo-road on the 6th of Ithil! 0,01
To aid in the investigation which will shortly be enterc"itese
Mr. Inspector Field, who rendered himself extremely sr re
during the lengthened examinations that took place,oo,
ss
ceived directions to proceed to the Southwark Police-c the
whith district the murder was committed, and to luf°, ode;
magistrate of the fact of the man Hill having made tideloll
fession already referred to in the above account. On all
the inspector accordingly waited on Mr. Trail, and as ser;
be expedient that Inspector Field, and Gough, an actl.„,,sio°
geant of the L division, who was also engaged in the ono re
investigations into this mysteriens murder, should have, for tio
portunity of seeing Hill, they will proceed to Dulrirtdeer
purpose, and, if necessary, will forthwith bring hilt', etiliA,
custody to this country, the principal witnesses bong 10";
existence, and living in the neighbourhood of London, 0.5
bard, the man who had cohabited with Eliza Grin dr
was present in the house on the night of the norm"
about two years ago at Hampton.
DEATH OF A FEMALE MISER.—Yes bostl
Payne held an inquest at the Ower, Glendower Pub„inoici, Be.
Aldersgate-street, on the body of Jane Palliser Ph"r-sii
seventy. The deceased had lived for a number of Yeee, Bpd
small bulk room in Edmund's-place, Aldersgate-strd eer,
from her mode of living the neighbours always suPP,e.se„,oo Ti;
be in great poverty. The deceased was last seen 311.5f013';
turday afternoon. Not being seen on Sunday or,,ked
morning, the landlady went to her room-door and liu,"-,411U,
peatedly, but without receiving any answer. Even*: ie Ybo
door was burst open, and the deceased was found Virt!„e„.4
quite dead, and she had evidently been so SOlne tierialift
snaking an examination of the room for the puriv° rece'ef
some clue to her relatives, a discovery was made of oseiro,
for bank stock to a large amount, together with a bo op
England note for 300/., which were concealed ins so ,„lo
vided with a false bottom. On making further search, 00'0
examining an old wicker hand-basket, it was found rossafree
several Bank of England notes of 10/. each, place" relBP be
false bottom most artfully contrived. There being p 0 re te.toe
of the deceased forthcoming, the Coroner gave direcroell !id
ward beadle to take possession of the property, until heir el-
ms the proper persons came forward to substantiate t
to it. The jury returned a verdict of Natural Death'
SOUTHAMPTON, Aud. 26.—The splendid ste3theril,
Great Liverpool, Captain AP ~, 0
Leod, arrived at the ' l'ls
at ten r.m Aiiree ji ec. yesterday. Her mails were landed at e
this day, but not forwarded to London until the 04,
train. Her dates are Alexandria, the Bth inst. ; igerape cot
and Gibraltar. The following ships were at the dIP-ned P.„et
tions at Alexandria:--The Gomer, another French, liebe_et
trian steamer, with several men-of-war belonging t°, FIP;eI.
Ali ; arid at Gibraltar, her Majesty's brig Fasimr o:o;est'
steamer, and a Portuguese cutter, and a Danish ,r
The Liverpool has a moderate cargo, and thirty-eight sre.ipo,
gers, including ladies and children, among wh° I4stye
Messrs. Murray, Watson, Orange, Hudson, 111athYs°,1„,,,, 01,
Captain loge Messrs. Lake, Buries, Johnson, Deli'lo,
chin, Buirol, 'Taylor, Simpson, Lieut.-Colonel Volt. pies.
Macdonald, Lieut. Sir F. Freeling, Capt. Holden,' ND,
Messrs. Sodan, Maxwell, and Thornton. The 1-iyerkiio vie'
pected to be released from quarantine to-morrovv. _ pester
raltar packet, the Queen, is hourly expected with th'foee
lar and other mails. The next Gibraltar packet 1'
to-morrow with the outward mails.
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THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON n-.eeelitt
TON RAILWAY.—The man Ridley, who met with t"korolPelei
beneath the shed of the Brighton terminus on Sunlit, pass
to
whereby his leg was broken, underwent the same ei!foo
the skilful direction of Mr. Lowdell, house Burg hot
hospital, amputation of the leg. We are glad to
doing well.

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