The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,
_SA TTJ DAY MORN ING OCTOBER, 25 18-15.

line); 1/2 p.—Ditto (Head's), 76 p.—Central Cornwall, %p.
—Taw Vale Extension, p.—Bristol and Exeter, New,
101/2—North Devon, 1/2 p.—South Wales, 6—Eastern Coun-
ties, 23.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DERBY RACES—Tutinstm
The Chatsworth Plate of 50 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 soya. each. The second to receive 10 soy& out of the
Stake, and the third to save his Stake. Ore mile and
three-quarters.
Mr. W. S. Standish's Little Hampton, 4 yrs ...... (Francis) 1
Mr. E. Peel's General Nott, 3 yrs
Mr. A. Johnstone's Sir Henry, 3 yrs
Mr. Gaunt's Isabel, 6 yrs ... 4
The Maiden Plate of 30 soya., added to a Sweepstake of 5
soya. each. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Shepherd's bf, by Glancus, 3 yrs ...(Bradley) 0 1 1
Mr. Johnstone's br f Obscurity, 4 yrs
Mr. J. Osborne's b g Bedale, 3 yrs 0 2 3
Mr. Dockeray's b f Alkali, 3 yrs 1 0 0
Mr. Collins' br c Mainstay, 4 yrs ... 0 0 0

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Mr. Kilton's br m Beggar Girl, 5 yrs 3 0 dr
Mr. Barton's b f Reliance, 3
,yrs . ... 0 0 dr
Mr. Critchlev's ch f Rosa, 3 yrs 2 dr
,The Innkeeper's Plate of 50 goys. Two miles.
Mr. W. S. Standish's ch c Little Hampton, 4 yrs (Francis) 1
Lord Caledon's Auld Lang Syne, 5 yri 2
Hon. F. Ongley's ch g Roderick, 6 yrs
Count Batthyany's by c Master Stepney-, 3 yrs
The Ladies' Purse of 25 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of
2 sons. each ; the winner to be sold for 1201. if demanded,
&c. Heats. Orie mile. •
Mr. T. Dawson's br f Kiss-me-quick, 3 yrs 0 1 1
Mr. Martin's b f Trifle, 4 yrs
Mr. Dockeray's b f Alkali, 3 yrs .. 1 3 3
Mr. E. Peel's ch f Francess , 3 yrs

Mr. J. Moult's bin Shrew,- 4.sirs

Mr. Taylor's 1 Queen, aged
Mr. Arrostrongs Advice, 4 3is 3 dr.
Match, 50 soya. mile and A half--Mr. Gaunt's Isabel, 6 yrs
(Sir W. Don), best Mr. Paikvns' Ten of Trumps.
THE WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.
THURSDAY.
The Elstone Stakes.
Mr. F. Palmer's Penetration beat Mr. W. Ettwall's Wittle.
Mr. Parkinson's No. 1 beat Mr. Bowles's Bronze Star.
Mr. Miller's Magic (ran a bye), Mr. Clowse's Cora (drawn).
Mr. Miller's Mischief beat eavain Wyndliam's Wicca.
Third Ties for the Great Western Cup.
Conciliation beat Eel. I Pilgrim beat Topsail.
Testy beat Wigwam. Fan beat Denbighshire.
Third Ties for the Druid Cup.
Cotherstonebeat Benevolence. Regina Victoria beat Brenda.
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Sherwood beat Sarah Bate. Fly beat Brilliant.
Second Ties for the Stonehenge Stakes.
Etonian beat Rapid. Wiunibald beat West Codford
Smuggler Bill beat We-won't- Lad.
be-beat. • Coekfighter beat Conrad.
The Bezcon.Uill Stakes for Dogs.
Mr. Miller's Young Cyclops beat Mr. W. Ettwall's Want-a-
Nam e.
Mr. Curtis's President beat Mr. Wightwick's Pan.
Mr. A. Graham's Roughest beat Mr. Ettwall's Westphalian.
Captain W 3 ndham's Wilibert beat Mr. Meyrick's Mandamus.
Mr. Fowles's Frantic beat Mr. Fowley's Gubberowalley.
Mr. Natris's Necromancer bear Mr. Bowles's Bras de Fer.
Mr. J. Parkins's Star beat Mr. B. Bagges's Topsail.
Mr. Lawrence's Priam beat Mr. Foley's Slieve en Erin.
The Everleigh Stakes for Bitches.
Mr. B. Smith's Spinster beat Mr. IV. Ettwall's Whi,per.
Mr. Meyrick's Hibernia agst Mr. Wyndham's Witchcraft, un-
decided.
Mr. Lawrence's Linda beat Mr. Palmer's Perseverance.
Mr. Gordon's Crape beat Mr. Biggs's Brunette.
Mr. R. Etwall's Entre Nous beat Mr. Miller's Pic-nic (Spider.)

LA W INTELLIGENCE.
COORT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 24.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS.)
BENJAMIN V. DAVIES.—BILI. DiscouNnsa.
The defendant, who is a milkman, on Saffron-hill, was
summoned to show cause why he did not pay a sum of 5/. 4s.
on a bill of exchange, on which judgment had been given
against him. The parties interested do a good deal of busi-
ness in small bill discounting.
The defendant said he would not make any offer to pay on
the ground that the bill was a joint and several bill, signed
by two other persons against whom actions had been brought,
and who had given another bill for 231. for debt and costs,
W. of which had been paid.
The plaintiff said he had not taken any security.
Defendant—Mr. Buchanan, your attorney, knows the fact.
The COMMISSIONER—Let him be sworn. ( Mr. Buchanan)
Did you ever sue Crispin or Brown on this bill.
Mr. Buchanan—l am not 'aware that I did. My client
tells me I did not; there might have been an arrangement
with Mr. Barnett Joseph.
Defendant—Yes, it was he who held the bill, and now,
after the other security is got, it is handed over to Mr.
Benjamin.

Defendant—Are you not aware that 101. was paid?
COMMISSIONER—In short, do you know of the actions
against Brown and Crispin, or defendant.
Mr. Buchanan—l am sure 1 don't know. My client tells
me we did not bring an action against defennant.
Defendant—But you know you did against Brown and
Crispin.

Buchannan--What has that to do with it, your name
is Davis. lam only able to speak to the action against you ;
my memory does not serve me as to other actions ; if you
had given me notice to produce the papers in other suits I
would have done so.

The CO3BUSSIONER—DOU't you know these parties have
been sued ?

Mr. Buchanan—l believe not ;I am attorney to Mr.
Joseph, and he says no.
The defendant said he had lost a situation in the Post-
office, through being harassed on the Bill.
Mr. Joseph was examined, he indorsed the bill to plaintiff,
and had not paid it.
The Defendant—Do you not discount for Mr. Buchanan?
—No ' • did not recollect ever given money on a bill to Mr.
I3.'s clerk on a Saturday, except for a bill of costa perhaps.
Mr. Buchanan—ln that part of the case you go a long
way round to get rid of this judgment.
The Commissioner directed the papers in the actions to be
brought.

Ali:. Buchanan sent fur them, and said actions had been
commenced by Mr. Joseph, but this bill did not form part of
the claim.
The defendant having sworn that he did not earn more
than 12s. a week, the Learned Counsel said he would not
make any order for pa) maul.

TILE 11013tiE1lY AT CAlittlithGE coLT.E(lE,—William Smith,
with setefal ttliasea, described as a go,-cart than, was brotight
up by inspector Shackel, of the detective fbrce; charged
on suspicion with having, on the 29th September, stolen from
St. Peter's College, Cambridge, a vast quantity of property,
value 1,000/., consisting of the following articles:—
Four plated dishes and covers, two silver tankards, one hold-
ing a quart, and the other five half pints; 17 silver pint
stoop', two ditto with handles, five half-pint ditto, four dozen
and five large silver forks, four dozen and four silver table
spoons, 25 dessert spoons, two silver sauce tureens and covers,
four ladles, three silver mustard pots and covers, 29 silver
table forks, a silver fish knife, two large silver soup ladles,
nine silver salts and nine silver salt spoons, a large silver
waiter marked "Mtrgrave," 1739, a small ditto, "Eton,
1816," a silver bread basket, two ditto dishes and covers, three
silver gravy spoons, and a silver marrow spoon. The silver
dish covers have the words" Aelfredus Yeasey, Hujus Collegii
olim Socius, D.D.," marked on them ; one of the tankards is
marked " Ex done R. Harrison, 1662 ;" and the other " Ex
dono Francisci Gofton (and four other names), Coll. Pet.,
Cantab, 1771 ;" some of the forks were marked "Ex dono
Guli Mich. Lally, LL.L., Soc. Comm.," and others "Ex dono
Geo. Robinson, Soc. Comm., 1818 ;" same of the spoons were
marked "Pett. Coll.," others "Ex done Ross," and others
"Ex dono lIale." Parts of the plate bear the college arms or
crest (cross keys), others 'the arms of the donor, and all or
most of it is marked "Pat. Coll. Cainb.," or "Coll. Div.
Pet."

The InPpector said that having received inf xmation of
the robbery two constables of the L division took the pri-
soner into custody on a warrant, as he answered the descrip-
tion given by the authorities at Cambridge; and if a remand
was ordered sufficient evidence could be brought forward to
establish the charge.

In answer to the charge the prisoner said that the mo-
ment he understood he was smtpcccd cf having committed
the robbery he lolt no time in g ing to the station-house
and giving himself up to two constables present, to whom
he was well known, by whom be was immediately handed
over to the detective force; and if there was any foundation
in the charge there was abundance of time since his appre-
hension to have received an answer from Cambr:dge, to w Lich
place be was given to understand an account of his being in
custody had been

Inspector Shackel said that when inquiries were set on foot
after the robbery was cornrui!ted, it was a certaiued that the
prieoner, who had been in the ecliege on the day in question,
had suddenly disappeared ; strong suspicions were thus en-
tertained that he was concerned, and in consequence a war-
rant was instantly issued f6r his apprehension.
The prisoner repeated that sufficient time had elapsed to
obtain the requisite information from Cambridge, and he
thought it a great hardship that he should be detained when
there was no subsubstantial proof against him.
He was then ordered to be brought up at a future day.
Mr. Boswell, relieving officer of Cleveland-street Work-
house, appeared before Mr. Jardine, to prefer a charge of
assault. The prisoner, a man about thirty years of age, had
been several times an inmate of the house, but from his un-
willingness to work had been subjected to punishment. On
this account Mr. Boswell thought him unfit to be again an
inmate, and refused him admittance. This give the prisoner
occasion to execute some threats he had vented SO late as
yesterday ; he retired a little way backwards from the
office and hurled a stone through the window, which, from
its passing close to his head, must have been aimed at Mr.
Boswell ; there are, besides, no :Ames to be picked up in
thecourt where he was, so that it must have been brought
into the house for the purpose.
The prisoner said he was destitute, and used these means
to get him au asylum.
The MAGISTRATE imposed a fine of 25., the worth of the
pane of glass, or 14 days' imprisonment, and a fine of 20s.
for the assault, or one month's imprisonment.

A young man, about 22 years of age, was brought up
charged with stealing cigars from a tobacconist's shop in
Bry-dges-street, Covent-garden.
James Gavin saw the prisoner busy about the shop winnow.
and had his suspicions excited. In a little time the prisoner
.crossed the street to two companions. All the three returned
to the shop window; one of them held up the lappet of his
coat to the window, while another busied himself in extract-
ing the cigars at a hole made in the putty with a nail.
Gavin followed them from this, and had the prisoner taken
into custody the other two made their escape. Six cigars
were found on the prisoner, and some nails.—He was com-
mitted for trial.

prehended by Cornish, an active officer of the B division, and
brought to this Court.
Prisoner, who said the property was all her own, was re-
manded for a week.
WORSHIP-STREET.

THE CASE OF' MALICIOUS SHOOTING AT HOMERTON.—
Philip Ernst, who stood charged with having wilfully fired
a gun loaded with shot at John French Field, a master car-
penter, residing at Upper Clapton, was placed at the bar for
final examination.
The facts of the case have already been fully detailed iu
this -paper.
Mr. Vann, who appeared for the prisoner, addressed the
Magistrate on behalf of his client, and said that as the pro-
secutor was now entirely out of danger, and fast progressing
towards recovery, he hoped the latter would be permitted to
forego the prosecution, to which course he had himself as-
sented, on condition that he received an adequate compensa-
tion fur the sufferings lie had undergo ne.
Mr. COMBE said that he could not for a moment listen to

the proposed arrangement, as he was bound to consider the
interests of the public, which required that such wanton mid
serious mischief as the prisoner had inflicted should be strin-
gently dealt with.
Mr. Wain then applied for the liberation of the prisoner
upon bail, which his friends were prepared to tender to any
amount that aught be required, but the application was
positively refused.
The depositions were accordingly taken, and the prisoner
was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
HAM MEITSM I TH. _ _

Maria Elizabeth Thomas, a vindictive-looking young
woman, short in stature, Who has during the last four or five
years been repsatedly committed from this Court fur mis-
conduct in the Hammersmith workhouse, and has been three
tines committed to prison fur assaults upon inmates of the
Kensington workhouse, was charged before Mr. T. Paynter,
the sitting magistrate, with having assaulten Sarah Lection,
another inmate of the Kensington workhouse, and threat.
ened her life,
Ssrah Lection, a remarkably respectable and decently-
dressed female, nearly six feet nigh, mid apparently between
seventy Lind eighty years of age, deposed that she and the
prisoner were both inmates in the Kensington workhouse.
Witness went that morning to a cuplyiard, in which she kept
her tea-things, and with which the prisoner bad nothing to
do, when the prisoner dew at Ler and beat her most severely
about the head, until it was a mass of bruises.
By Mr. PAYNTER—The prisoner had before assaulted wit-
ness, some months since, by dashing the door of a cupboard
against witness's head, when she threatened in the Court to
have her revenge of witness.
The prisoner—And I'il do so still, if it is six months to
come.

Mr. PAYNTER—Your violent conduct is likely to keep you
in prison the best part of that time. The prisoner—l don't
care. I'll have my revenge.
Mr. PAYNTER then referred to the minutes of the Court,
and found that on the former occ%sion the prisoner had been
fined 40s. or a month's imprisonment, on the 17th of July
last, which she had undergone, and said he should on the pre-
sent occasion commit her for twenty-one du) s, with hard
labour in the House of Correction, for misconduct in the
workhouse, and the next time she was brought before him,
he would send her to six weeks' hard labour.
The prisoner said, " Never mind, yet have my revenge
of her, if it is twenty years to come."
Mr. PAYNTER said, after that threat, she must, at the ex-
piration of her imprisonment, find two sureties in 101. each to
keep the peace for two months. Notwithstanding which,
The prisoner, as she was removed from the bar, cast a
malignant look at the complainant, and said, in a cool de-
termined tone, "Never mind, I'll serve the old b— out when
I come out, for all that; mind, I don't say I'll murder her—
but I'll have my revenge."
THAMES.

John Dempsey, a u ell-known " duffer," was brought before
Mr. Ballantine on Thursday, on remand, charged, under very
extraordinary circumstances, with unlawfully, and by means
of a false pretence, obtaining a silver watch, valued at 5/,
from Thomas Strutt, the mate of the brig Mary, lying in the
St. Katharine Docks.
The case excited very- great interest, arising from the fact
that the prisoner falsely acctieed three seamen belonging to
the Leo of South Shields, with robbing him of a-silver watch
on the 18th of last month. After two days' investigation,
before Mr. Broderip on the first clay, and Sir. Ballantine on
the second, the innocence of the seamen was clearly estab-
lished ; and it was proved that Dempsey had disposal of to
one of them a worthless watch, called a " duffer," fur whic;;
he obtained a good silver watch and 30s. in money. When
he came to the bhip a second time he attempted a similar
imposition upon mother seaman, who refused to part with
the watch handed to him by the prisoner until his shipmate's
watch was restored, and Dempsey then charged the three
seamen with a robbery.
The MA6UTRATES reprobated in strong terms the con-
duct of Dempsey; and several police and dock ,fficers
that Dempsey had frequently sold '• duffers" to seamen
and other, that he had been IL custody several times tine
fraud, and that he had been forbidden to enter any of the
docks. Since then numerous complaints had been made of
the same person, and of another man named Thompson, alias
11PBean, who has been expelled the docks, and who has fre-
quently acted in concert with Dempsey. Watches sold by
the two fellows for 51. and 71. each have been produced in
court of a very showy appearance, but only worth about as
many shillings as pout ds have been given fur them. The
anxiety of masters, mates, and seamen to possess very smart-
looking watches on their return from a voyoge renders them
an easy prey to the tricks of the duffers, who abound on the
river and in the docks.

Several offiura knew the prisoner to be a regular duffer.
Mr. W. T. Middleton, a very respectable watchmaker, re-
siding in the Commercial-ro.td, was sent for by the magis-
trate, and he deposed that the sailor's watch was a g 0.4
sound watch, capped and jewelled, and if he had given 41. 10:_2.
for it he had not given too much. The other watch was
what was called by the trade a " duffer," made for sight and
not for use. He could sell such a watch for 305., and obtain
a good profit by it. The " duffer" had no chronometer ba-
lance.

Mr. BALLANTINE thanked the witness for his opinion, and
said he must further trouble him to attend the Old Bailey.
lip should commit the prisoner for trial for the fraud. lie
would take bail for the prisoner's appearance at the sessions
if he could °Wain it, himself in 80/.., and two securities of 40i.
each, but he would have good had, and, if tendered, it must
be inquired into, and notice given to Sergeant White of the
City police; he would take care the bail was not so artificial
as the watch belonging to the prisoner.—(Laughter.)
Dempsey was committed in default of sureties.
GREEN WI CH.

ATTEMPTED MURDEM—Otarlotte Mackey, a married
woman, about 30 years of age, was brought up for final
examination, charged with stabbing her husband in the face
with a knife.

John Mackey, an elderly n an, husband of the prisoner,
appeared in the witness-box with his head bound up, and
his left cheek covered with strapping. The poor fellow,
from the injuries inflicted, gave his evidence with great dif-
ficulty,
The prisoner was accommodated with a chair in the dock
and sobbed aloud during the examination.
John Mackey, on being sworn, said that he lived at No.
19,New-street, Deptford. He had been married to the pri-
soner five years. She had borne him no children. About
half-past one o'clock on 'Wednesday, the 15th instant, they
were sitting down to dinner, during which a few words en-
sued. The prisoner said he should go out. He did not
know where she intended to go. He persuaded her to re-
main at home, and not leave the house. She had been drink-
ing previously to his coming home to dinner. The prisoner
made no reply to his request, and immediately afterwards
jumped up, and seizing hold of a knife which lay on the
table, cut him down the cheek with it without a single
word. The knife passed through his left cheek into his
mouth. Witness said nothing, and put up his hand to stop
the effusion of blood, not knowing the extent of the injury
Inflicted. The knife was taken from the prisoner by his land-
lord directly afterwards.
Ralph Newby deposed that the prosecutor and his wife
lodged at his house, No. 19, New-street, Deptford. They
were at dinner in the kitchen. Witness was present smoking
a pipe at the fire-side. Prisoner and her husband were jar-
ring tcgether. The prisoner had been out drinking some-
where before dinner. Her husband was quite sober. A few
words ensued, when she seized hold of the knife produced
(a white-handled table knife), and without saying anything
until after she had used it, stabbed him in the face, making
a wound several inches long. The cut went completely
through to his teeth. She then made a blow at his side with
the knife, saying that she would "finish" him. Thinking
that the man would be murdered, he knocked the prisoner
down, and forced the knife from her. Witness t lien ran and
called a police constable. The policeman and prisoner went
out, and witness accompanied the prosecutor to a chemst's
shop in Flagon-row, where he had prompt surgical assis-
tance.

Mr. Edward Dowling, police surgeon, attended the pros,-
cutor. The woand inflicted was a circular one of the left
cheek, and extended through the cheek to his teeth, and
Must have caused a fearful loss of blood. It was doubtful for
some time after whether the poor man would survive, owing
to the great exhaustion from loss otiolo.4d.
The prisoner was then fully committed to Newgate fur
trials

BRUSSELS, OCT. 21. —The average price of wheat
in the week ending on Saturday, the 18th Of Oetoberj Was
23f. 23c., and that of rye 16f, 37c, A letter from Tesclien
of the th says—" To day at noon the Emperor Nicholas
arrived here oil his Way to Italy. Tied Cirdnd Duke
AleXauder arrived in the evening with Prince Kuraken."
CORONER'S INQUk.ST.-,-.011 .Thor..-day 1111.41100 R an
inquest 1/I'd6 taken by Mr. baker, at the Prince of Wales,
T“ttenham, on view of the body of Mr. W. Glover, aged 54,
coach .builder; Tottenhao!, who was knocked down by a
horse on Sunday eVetiing hat lit Was gditie to church,
by which he re: iveit such savere injuries that caused hie
deaths Verdiet=" Accidental death:

litittaiilLE BA attAattV.—On rhtirsday iiiforrrlation
was circulated amongst. the metropolitan police, that all the
night of the 12th or 13th inst-int some monster in human
shape Cut out the tongue of a bay marti, the property of J. J.
Wilson; Esq.; whilst it Was feeding in the Adyhaitt-fiaid,
near the Catial-bridge; etadat. Ahd on the night of the
16th instant softie person (probably the gaitie) set fire to a
warp in a loom in a work Shop near the Casti,-mills, kendall
And which was also the property of Mr. Wiladih 100/, reward
list been offered for the apprehension of the oftendef.
THE BITER Btr.—Last Tuesday, as some bird-
catchers welt ogaged ul anaririg Sniail Shiging birds, in a
htsadbik hear Higngate, and had spread ddt their elsisPing-
nett forahat purptse,
sparrow-hawk, attracted by the Atit-
terin4 of the &toy bird; dashed dowh ivith fleree u;ipettiosipy
upon his intended vietim, when the nit was Closed'updh the
marauders Who becanie a prisoner tin the 40;
Ritt,WAt b 8 twin gehtleittati of laioe
property, and whb had figured, if he does not now figure, as
a rail Way director, applied for shares in a certain projected
railway. Fifty; it seitriasi Wefe litigated to him. *halter
•
:oat was the number lie applied for or net, d6cssiitintdaith
not ,4 btit.dly sthile ,ttle4nti nothing got added to the Li.; atid
MAde it 590 t said sflo vas pa;,:i into the
banker's, the scrip obtained, and before the hoistiike mbiild
,be dttt;d and con•Peted—for no doubt it was only a mistake,
Or tit mutt d icrotts joefinte-..-the shares were sold, and some
2,0004 profit by this Very -fortunate heck:kilt found its way
Ihto the pocket Of the Fntletnith.,-;-1/erapath's Journal.
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, &C., BROMPTON.—
On Thursday evening a meeting of governors and directors
this charity took place at the board-room, Chelsea. John
Forbes, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., &c., in the chair. The usual
routine business having been attended to, and resolutions
passed relating to the ventilation of the wards of the hos•
pital, it was stated that, among other donations, the Misses
Carbonelle had forwarded the sum of sixty guineas in aid of
the funds of the Institution.
DARING BuRGLARIES AND R OBBERIES.—On Thurs-
day information was forwarded to the Metropolitan and City
police of the following darir.g burglaries and robberies, viz.:
—About midnight, on the 18th inst., three men, disguised in
white masks, &c., and armed with bludgeons, broke into the
dwelling-house of John Hail„ Esq., of Keelby, near Caistor,
Lincolnshire, and stole therefrom two 5/. notes of the Old
Lincoln Bank, a note of the Lincoln and Lindsey Bank,
several other local notes, an d two .-filter watches. Mr. Hall
has oti; a rewttrd 0f.50/. for the apprehension and convic-
tion of th offenders. On t.. 11.1 night of the 13th instata the
dwelling-house of Thomas 1-;;Aloway, Esq., of Midsomer
Someraetshire, was Wien into and a quantity of plate

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MALTA, OCT. 15.—There is but litLe news of a naval cha,
racter, and none of any other, since my last.
Lieutenant Mapleton, of her Majesty's steamer Sydenham,
has been subjected to a court of inquiry, for having got his
vessel on shore, in coming from Corfu. This excellent officer
was fully and honourably acquitted of all blame, and received
the highest encomiums from the court on the skilful manncr
in which she was got off without injury.
Her Majesty's steamers Jackall and Bloodhound, two new
vessels lately built in Glasgow, arrived here on the 7th and
Bth instant. They are sharp iron boats, ploughing their way
at the rate of nine or ten Icnots. This speed has not an-
swered the expectation formed of them, as, on their passage
from Glasgow, the tin.mer numbered 11 and 12, and the
latter 13 knots per hour on their 1"g. With then- stores on
board, they are deeper in the water by a foot than was ex-
pected; hence probably the cause of the differe,ce in their
speed.
Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus has arrived with the
mails from the lonian Islands and Grei-te.
A court of inquiry has beat sitting of Mr. Protherw,
Assistant-Surgeon of the Jackall steamer, recently arrive,+
here; on charges of inebriety. The result has n• t transpired;
but a court martial will, it is said, result from the h quirs.
The Jackall is urnler orders for the lonian Islands to re-
lieve the Spitfire, wrlicla will be employed in the packet
service.

The French Government Int; resolved on doing away with
the communication between Syra and MAta, and vice versa,
as also with the direct communication bet een Greece
and Egypt. The line. with the above exceptions, will con-
tinue as usual. The direct .:leaner, between Marsetlies and
Alexandria, touching at Malta, will continue their route from
Alexandria to Bevrout.

Her illjesty's steamer Geyser is to leave port. on the lilth
inst. for England direct. She takes several irrrolids from
the hoTital. Among the passengers by her we find (..!aotain
Hancock, R.A.; Lieutenant Cunningham, of the 42d Regi-
ment, on six months' sick leave; Mr. Ratter, late of the
Sydenham, superseded, and Mrs. Millar, the widow of Lieu-
tenant-Commai!der Millar, of the Volcano.
The Taps, from Southampton, with the mai's of the 3d
inst., has just arri‘:ed. The Aclwron, with the mail sent
through France, arrived lase night.
The French Government st,amer Caire, from Alexandria,
has arrived. She left on the 10th inst., on which day a mail
from Calcutta bad been telegraphed.
The Cairc has experienced a little damage, and will re-
quire some tinkering ere she can be prepared to pursue her
trip.

The Levant mail has arrivel.

Some acts of politeness pwscd between the officers of her
Majesty's ship Orestes and his Royal. Highness the Duke de
Montpensier on his visit to Greece.

APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant-Surgeon Lyon, to her Majesty's steamer Jackall,
vice Protheroe, dismissed that ship.
Assistant-Surgeon Protheroe, to the Hibernia. •
Assistant-Surgeon Simpson, to her Majesty's surveying
vessel Bonetta, vice Armstrong.
Assistant- Surgeon Armstrong, from Bonett a to Polyphemus
(re-appointment).
Her Majesty's surveying-ship Beacon has left Smyrna for
the Archipelago.
PORTSMOUTH, Oar. 23.—The St. Vincent, 120, remains at
Spithead, but is returning stores prior to coming into har-
bour to be paid off, and ro-commissioned for the flag of Ad-
miral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-Chief.
The Vanguard, SO, Capt. Willes, is in the basin, where she
will be detained some days. the tides having " neaped" too
much to admit of her going out. In the meantime it has been
determined to step her mainmast further aft, which will
doubtless much improve her sailing, as it has the Queen and
Rodney. The mast has been taken out for the purpose of
making the alteration.

The Sylvia cutter, having replenished stores and provisions,
las returned to her station to rejoin the Seaflower—the
Channel Islands.

The Ceitaur steam-frigate is in the harbour, jury-rigging
for navigation to the Thames, to get her engines.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander M'Donald, was
docked on Tuesday, to get her rudder, &c., repaired.
The extra marines who went out in the St. Vincent to
make up her complement of hands disembarked and rejoined
this division yesterday.
The Contest, 12-gun brig, building by Mr. White, of
Cowes, at his dockyard, is very rapidly progressing in con-
struction. She is planked up to her bilge, and will be com-
plete and ready for launching by the Ist of December. She
;rest; is a most beautiUl modd.
The sa,,:!lite, 18, Commamkr Rowley, arrived at Buenos
Avreg from men,:f, Video on the 14th of August.
The Afhit.,ire ste,m,;-frigate, Captain M'Dougall, left St.
Helena for the Cape of G 00,2. Hope, ea route to Hong-Kong, on
the 30111 of August.
The Firebrand steam-frigate, Can:sin Hope, left Buenos
!fir, es for Monte Video on the 13th of August.
The Frolic 16, Commander Hamilton, arrived at Valpa-
raiso on the Frolic,
of July from Rio.
The N;orth Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E Home, Part., zrrived
at Auckland from the Bay of Islands, en route to •Euglak:.d,
on the 7th of May.

PROMOTION.
Mate—J. S. Mann (1842), of the Pantaloon, to the rank
of Lieutenant.

APPOINT 3! r:Nrs.

Commodore—Fairfax Moresby, C 8., pm tern., to cum-
maild the experimental squadi on of two-deckers.
Captains—Sir Richard Grant (1828), to the St. Vircent,
flag to Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart. ; J. N. Not (1824).
to the Trafalgar. flag to Vice Admiral Sir E. D. King, Com-
mander.in-Chief at the Nore, vice Martin ; T. Henderton
(1840), pro rem., to the Endymion.
Lieutenwits—C. A. Lafarque (1845), ai'd T. A. Aldridge,
to the Endymi..n ; C. Ha !away. to the Allot a ; H. Smith, to
the Superb; B. C. Kevern and J. S. Manu, to the Penelope;
F. D. Yonge, to the Avon. _

Paymaster and Purser—J. S. Mount,tephen, to the Endy-
mion.

Blaster—J. Chegwyn (i ), to the Endrinion.
Surgeons-13. Verli,g (1821)), to the Retribution ; R. C.
Hatlitr;ey (Asslstant), to the Alarm ; J. P. Lawrence (1543,
Aisistarv), tc the Retribution ; C. A. Anderson (Assistant),
to the Presi.lent.

Second Master—W. West, to the Enrivinion.
Midshipman—J. 1). Atkinson, to the rat. Vincent.

BENEVOLENT FISHMONGERS' AND POULTERERS SO
CIET Y.-A meeting was held on Thursday at An derton's Hotel,
of the friends and subscribers to this Institution, for the pur-
pose of receiving the proposals of the Committee of Manage-
ment with respect to the construction of an asylum, the funds
of the Society being at the present moment sufficiently large
for the purpose. The Society was instituted in 1835. Several
resolutions were proplsed to the meeting and unanimously
adopted. Thev empowed the Committee to purchase a site
of ground at Wood-green, near Tottenham and Hornsey,

presented as being perfectly suited with respect to size, price,
&c., for the construction of an asylum for twenty-four aged
and infirm members of the two trades; also to. collect plans
and estimates, &c., from which to select several, and lay
them before a subsequent general meeting. The Committoe
were also empowered to alter the by-laws of the Institution
as its altered circumstances might render necessary. Thanks
were were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting,
which was numerous and very respectable, was tion adjourned.

FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.—On Thursday, a few minutes
after one o'clock r.ar., a fire broke out in the paper manufac-
tory of Messrs. Eaton and Co., in Pleasant-street. and
threatened for some time to do serious mischief on all sides.
The flames burst out of the windows both in front. and rear
with great fury. However, in a very short time the West
of England fire-engine, and two or three engines belonging
to the Liverpool fire brigade, were ou the spot, and quickly
commenced playing upon the flames. The fire police were
very a:A ive and indefatigable in their exertions. We regret
to say that no portion of the property has been saved. Of
the origin of the fire we are unable to speak, as it has not
been fully ascertained. It is supposed to have broken out
among some oil in the cellar. The house and property have
been fully insured.

CHAIR OF RAIETORIO.—W. E. Aytoun, Esq., Ad-
vocate, has been appointed to this professorship, and his in-
duction to the office will take place without delay. Mr. Ay-
toun's talents and acquirements are of no common kind, and
his qualfficatbms are well known to those acquainted with
the higher order of periodical literature, which he has culti-
vated with distinguished success.—Edinburgh Post.

SENTENCE ON JOVELL.—Yesterday (Tuesday)
Benjamin Jovell, a well-known blackleg in this town and
neighhourboad, who succeeded, these is every reason to be-
lieve, by means of the card and other tricks, in swindling
many strangers out of sums of money, was convicted lyfore
the Recorder of stealing four sovereigns, the property of Mr.
Thomas Seaber, and sentenced to transportation for seven
yean.—Liverpool Courier.
SEIZURE OF TWO ILLICIT STILLS, AT ENFIELD
Thursday, at a Petty SPssions, held before Mr. Wiliiams,jun.
(Chat, ntan), and Mr. Williams, Sell., at Enfield. Janus Wil-
lis., who described himself as a labourer, was brought up, in
the ctudody of the police of the N division, on a charge of
having been found in the pose salon of two illicit stills, which
were at work at the time. Tae stile were erected in sit old
Mill, at Turner's end, and which was nearly burr( untied lw
SeVefai thOats, being also in a very secluded spot. It ap-
peared from the evidence, that on Mon !ay morning laei,
abont Seven o'cloOt, in consequence of infermetion received
by InspeclOf Mellish, of the N division, from police•coeetab e
Hannant, N 325, he /veni to Tureer's-end, a,c,rnipani,el by
sergeants Harrison, Waldo., and Emery, vtith Peter Mann,
an excide officer. He proceeded to a cottage, adjoining the
mill, hitiog first stationed his men in front
wanm mdsanttelte one at
back
of the pfetnises. When finding that e
work inside the mill, he burs:. open the does.r with a log of
wood. He rwhed followed by his assistant, any discovered
the prisoner by a still, in which was a large quantity Pf mo-
lasses. They then proceeded to search the interior of tLe
mill, upon Which they discovered another still, both being
able to contain 40 gallons each. They also found 500 gallons
of wash, 150 gallons of yea,t, between ,5 and 6 cwt. of mo •
lasses. 14 tubs, some of them capable of holding 100 gallons, a
quantity of aquafortis, several casks, bladders, &c. ; and the
prisoner stated that the profits from the stills were about 201.
a day. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was fined in a
penalty of' 301., which he paid. The stills were provided with
water from the moat, and there was a running, stream into
which the wash was allowed to escape after distillation.
DEATH OF A. BOY FROM CHOLERA.—On Wed-
nescidy afternoon an inquiry of some hours' duration was
instituted before Mr. T,lliggs, coroner for the Duchy of Lan-
caster, at the Whdafaheaf Tavern, Enfield, touching the
death' Of James Maynard, aged twelve years, which oc-
timed under the following ctrcutnstances:—From the evi-
dBn#6 it appeared that the deceased, with his parents, per-
sons_ in middling circumstances, res!fied in Meeting-house-
iirtra; Baker-street, In the above village. On Friday last
there bttibg a sale of the effects of a house in Baker-street,
recently occupl&l by d gentleman named Capes, the de-
eeased and other boys whd 'Were present, assisted in remov-
ipse Some bottles which had contained wine and malt liquor.
While so engaged the deceased was observed to put one of
the bottler!, in which was a liquid, to his mouth, and drink
twice .heartily, immediately after which he threw himself
and beCaine very sick. He was then led home, where,
on reaching, lie fell on the floor, apparently in great agony,
ant.: lacing his hanti§ to his sides, complained of a violent
pain in '
r 1 • each. Getting 'Worse, a surgeon was sent for,
who administered au e;.24ic, and deegaed vomited a quantity
of bile, of a green colour. 111, tongue wsa exceedingly foul,
and an aperient was riven to hint,
-bet I:,e still complained of
his stomach, and notwithstanding everythin; being done
which medical skill could devise to relieve him, he g rapidly
worse, and died on Sunday. Verdict—" That the deceel'ea
died of cholera, brought on by drinking stale fermented liquor, •
which had been left in a bottle."
THE PARISH OF ST. LUKE, CHELSEA.—At a
vestry meeting of the ratepayers, recently held in St. Luke's,
Chelsea, for the purpose of laying before them the late order
of the Poor-law Commissioners, for including that parish int
the North-Western Metropolitan Asylum District, agains
which very strong resolutions were unanimously conaeto,
J.
committee was appointed to draw up memorials to Sir
theJ
Graham and the Poor-law Commissioners, preying thatls oc.
parish might be exemped from the oeler. Men,
e.
cordingly have heed prepare,!, and the ono to thi,
Cretavv, ire- the space of .a few days only,d L);/,
the parochial officers, and the most
1;0ei 'ratepayers, including several oti'llfitiumentt%lertithraaboist,anattsi
of the parish, and was on Thursday forwarded to the
Home-ace.