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

MARKET NEWS -(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. ran
.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 of
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.

E❑glish ......
Irish ........
Foreign ....

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
20 wa.

Wheat.
2,340 qrs,

8,340

Malt. ---- qrs.
WHITECHAPEL

Oats. I Flour.
200 qrs I 760 sks,
2,270 i -
5,530 -

Although the supplies were -by no means large, the gene-
ral demand ruled heavy, at our-quotations. Beef, from 2s
to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to'f4i ed r Latnb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ;
Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 4d per 811)s 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.
don 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 34 prem. for the
coming out. They were last quoted at 28 prem. Those of
the rival, or Remington's, line were. heavy at to prem. ;
Tean and Dove Valley closed 1* to 4 prem. ; London, War-
wick, and Kidderminster, rjr to 2 prem.; Rugby and Hun-
tingdon Junction, 3to prem.; Leicester and Bedford,"24 to
I prem. ; London and York, 4 i 0 3 prem. ; Great Luxemburg,
to 3 prem. _Morning Postai .this clay.
PRICE OF GoLD.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 12 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
104 d. 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 advices 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 94 ; and the exchange at. Hamburgh on London at
short being 13 10i, 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 the 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 pioceeding acioss (lie4earriage-way of Westminster-
bridge, a fly belonging to-Alz.,..Netvircan, 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 Sthith, 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 Almong, at Westrninster : but as soon as it became
known, the other 14abitants of the neighbourhood attacked her
en-masse, and but far tbs_ interference of the police her life
would hare been-in great-jeopardy. She was obliged imme-
diately to remove- from the •plece_
SUDDEN DEATH-AY ViVtßN.—Yesterday morn••.
ing a man, whose name is. unknown at present, walked into
the Swan Tavern, King William-street, London-bridge, and
asked for a glass of gin, with which he was served. Shortly
idler he left the bar, and proceeded into the yard. A few
minutes having elapsed, a loud noise was heard, and 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 TROOFS.—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 BarraektetthtlaseondAsatalion of the same regiroent,
Boldero, frfi:M7,,f)ltTrtgeti'fOWindsor ; ColOnel4or-
gusion, with the third batiallee,%oves: from Portmaiit4tient
to St. George's Barracks-; the' first battalion of .Fusilier.:
Guards proceed from 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, ar.d
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 EDGEWARE-ROAD.—
Yesterday Mr. G. J. Mills held an inquest at the Royal
Standard, Star-street, Paddington, on the body of John
Boya, 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
E4geware-road, deceaseLl wait 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 on 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 au inquest at the White Horse,
Stafford-row, on the body of Capt. Joseph Dowling, aged 54,
barrack-master of the Wellington Barracks, St. James's Park,
who was found (lead. 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 "deeeased 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. Inner 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 C lIERRY- TREE.—Mr. 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
EA ST INDIA MA N. —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 .down the charge it suddenly exploded, shat-
terif.g both his hands in afrighfui wanner. Ile was conve}ed
to the Dreadnought hospital ship. The passengers on board
the vessel immediately raped a subscription amounting to 40/.
for the poor fellow, who is by this accident rendered unfit for
future service.

WORCESTER MUSICAL FES-
TIVAL.
WORCESTER, AUGUST 26.—The 1211 musical festival
Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, for the benefit of the
poor clergy of those dioceses, and their widows and orphans, has
already commenced. The three great days are Tuesday (this
day), to.mui row, and Thursday. It may be proper to men-
tion, for the information of those unaware of the fact, that this
triennial festival is held alternately in each of the three
above-mentioned cathedral cities, it being the turn of Wor-
cester this year.
The selection of music for the present festival is such as can
hardly fail to satisfy the severest taste for the grand and the
classical. Of Handel we have a perfect banquet, both in the
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 sum
commanded an admission into the western gallery and aisles—
to 55., which gave the payer the privilege of the nave. This
part of the sacred edifice was swept and garnished for the occa-
sion. Rows of benches extended along the entire length
(covered with crimson cloth); and at the end opposite the
orchestra, which was, of course, erected under the organ, and
before the " screen," which separates the more sacred from the
less sacred portion of the cathedral, there were placed seats,
elevated one above the other, so as to command a better
view of the orchestra front that distant past. The " hal-
lowed ground" being generally too chilly for the feet of modern
congregations, was considerately covered over with c:ean and
comfortable matting. The building was not illumed, as Nihon
says, with " a dim, religious light," for the sun shone briglillY•
and shed a warmth upon the otherwise cold interior of a Gothic
cathedral, and served, moreover, to show off to a greater ad-
vantage the beautiful bonnets, elegant silk dresses, and gaudy
shawls with with the fair visitants were adorned. There was
no lack of female loveliness, and still less of its " foreign aid of
ornament." The heavens were propitious, and the whole scene
wore a smiling aspect. The Bishop of the Diocese, and the
B 6 hop of Rochester were present on the occasion.
There is not much room for critical remark on the music of
to-day, inasmuch as the first performance consisted merely of
the solemn cathedral service, interspersed and diversified with
the grand Dettingea Te Drum, Purcell's Jubilate in D,
Crotch's sublime anthem (Psalm xcvii), " The Lord is King,:
and Handel's fine coronation anthem, " My heart is inditing,
with which the whole service concluded. The Te Deum of
Handel has 'now for the space of a century commanded the
admiration of Europe. It was performed here on the
whole with great spirit and admirable effect. The prin-
cipal vocal parts were sustained by Mr. Young (alto),
Miss A. Williams (soprano), Miss M. Williams (contralto),
Mr. Hobbs (tenor), and Mr. Machin (bass). The two
Misses Williams are already favourably known in London, and
it is highly creditable to them that they are able to enunciate
the sacred music of Handel so respectably. Mr. Hobbs is an
old established favourite. Mr. Machin sings with purity. and
good taste, but the volume of his voice is too limited for the
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. hoirevsr,
have a "taste of his quality" to-morrow in the Last judgment.
Miss Rainforth is the leading soprano, but she sang the eir
in Dr. Crotch's anthem, " The Heavens have declared his
righteousness," somewhat ineffectively. Miss Rainforth'sforte
is evidently not the sacred style, and this air appeared rather a
labour to her. We shall hear her to more advantage at the
concerts, where she is always at home.
In the orchestra I recognized the veteran Lindley and
Harper, whose performance on the trumpet (especially the
obligato in Purcell's Jubilate) was exquisite, both as regards
purity of intonation and art istical expressiveness. Baumann,
the two Cards, W. Cramer, T. Cooke, Dando, Betts, Lucas,
fiatton, Howell, Lazarus, and many other picked performers
may also be mentioned. The leader of the band is Loder, and
the conductor Mr. W. Done, the organist of the Cathedral,
young musician whose talents are held in great estimation here.
The chorusses appear to have been well drilled ; but, thanks
to their small number, there is not the same overpowering, ~'
stunning torrent of sound as at Exeter-hall.
The sum collected was 2611. 135. 6d. A donation of 501.
has been sent by the Queen Dowager, 50/. from Mr. Bailey,
M.P., and 25/. from Sir Thomas Wilde, M.P., also N. from
Lord Lyttleton, the lord lieutenant of the county.

PORTUGAL.
The Queen steam-ship, Captain Russell, arrived at South-
ampton this morning, from the Peninsula.

The Queen left Gibraltar on the 17th of August, Cadiz
18ih,.. Lisbon 19th, Vigo 23d, and Corunna 25th. She
arrived off Oporto Bar on the 21st, but had no communica-
tion with shore, on account of the bad weather. Her Ma-
jesty's ship Flamer, brig Fantome, and Danish ship Omen,
were at Gibraltar.
The Queen exchanged colours with the Oriental and
Peninsular steam-ship Oriental on the 23d, steering S.ViC
She also spoke the schooner Marie, of Brigham, in lat.
47.20, lon. 5.50, bound to Ancona, with a southerly wind--
all well. The Marie wished to be reported. As also the
schooner Vintage, which arrived at Oporto from Cardiff on
the 19th inst.—all well.
She brings no news of any importance.
The Portuguese Government had come to no decision on
the railways when she left Lisbon.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—The late awful conflagration in the City appeal
to me to occasinn a fit opportunity to draw attention to
the small chance of escape from fire which the inmate
possess, who reside in large establishments in the City.
It is not generally known that the bedrooms, in mall;
of these establishments, are arranged in the middle of
the building, without any means whatever of escape, not
even a window.
If the late fire had broken out at night, nothing but *
miracle could have saved the assistants, in either houses,
from perishing in the flames.
I think, Sir, you will agree with me in opinion, that it
is a duty which the employer generally ought to be
called upon to perform, to have made, immediately, in
every house, a fair and reasonable means of escape for
their assistants ; for situated as I am, and as manf
others are, I retire to rest every night with feelings of
extreme dread.

Your drawing attention to this matter will obliges
Sir, your obedient servant, AN ASSISTANT.
Aug. 23, 1845.

THE RlNG.—Yesterday a blank was drawn in the
affair between Brooks (the slashing painter), and Beeson, wh°
were matched to fight for 101. The parties interested left
London for St. Alban's (the proposed locality for the contest),
where they arrived and prepared for action, but were Cour
pelled to make their exit, in consequence of the police enteril
an appearance, and another more suitable spot was folio°,
when, to the surprise of the spectators, Brooks refused to figl3'
and the fancy returned to London much disappointed.
AN ARTFUL TRlCK.—Yesterday morning, tb:
following artful trick was played off upon Mr. S. Colpoyagf
hoot. maker, in Seymour-street, Somers-town, by a gentlo
manly-looking man, who requested to be served with a pal! :t
Wellington boots. After several trials,
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Mr. Colpoyds at la.
succeeded in suiting him, and he was stamping the bee'
make them feel easier on his foot, when a man rushed into the
shop and snatched the gentleman's hat from the chair where
had placed it, and immediately made off. Mr. Colpoyds elm
the gentleman to immediate pursuit, he (Mr. Colpoyds) Woof
unable to leave the shop. lie accordingly started in chase it
the thief, and was quickly out of sight. Whether he caug
the man has not transpired ; but he has not returned toll
Mr. Colpoyds for the boots. It is supposed that the takioeth
the hat was merely a ‘.ruse" to enable him to run off With
them.

FATAL .ACCIDENT AT THE SURREY CANAL.—Yes;
terday about noon, the following fatal accident occurred to
man named John White, aged fifty-four, a carpenter in the
service of Mr. Bateson, the builder, of Surrey Canal-bridge'
Old Kent. romi. The deceased was engaged in unloading
barge of a quantity of timber, and whilst walking ashore wt
a heavy load, he missed his footing and fell with a large Plaid
across his legs. He was picked up in an insensible state, lee,,
conveyed to a neighbouring surgeon, who advised his into
diate removal to St. Thomas's Hospital, whither he was
in a cab. His right leg was fractured in two places, several
ribs were broken, and his face was also extensively lacersted,
He was promptly attended to by the house surgeon, bet new
withstandin., every attention he expired soon after his ad°
sion from the injuries he had sustained.
ELIZA GRIMWOOD.—It will be in the recollection
of our readers that some days ago a paragraph appeared 1:
the daily newspapers, describing that a man named Gelie
Hill, a private in the filth regiment, at present quartereeluo
Dublin, had made a statement in writing to the effect that
t:d
was the murderer of Eliza Grimwood, which was perpetrated
at her house in the Waterloo-road on the 6th of May, I.r:to,
To aid in the investigation which will shortly be entered tics
Mr. Inspector Field, who rendered himself extreme'', sere.
during the lengthened examinations that took place, has to
ceived directions to proceed to the Southwark Police-court%be
which district the murder was committed, and to infortn__lo,
magistrate of the fact of the man Hill having made the de.
fession already referred to in the above account. On 3'l°e will
the inspector accordingly waited on Mr. 'frail, and as it
be expedient that Inspector Field, and Gough, an active stirsu
geant of the L division, who was also engaged in the Preelo°e.
investigations into this mysterious murder, should have
~11 the
portunity of seeing Hill, they will proceed to Dublin for do
purpose, and, if necessary, will forthwith bring him ° in
custody to this country, the principal witnesses being gab.
existence, and living in the neighbourhood of Loudon. , sittl
bard, the man who had cohabited with Eliza Grirawn7died
was present in the house on the night of the murder,
about two years ago at Hampton.
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DEATH OF A FEMALE ilj MlSER.—YeSteru
Payne held an inquest at the Owen Glendower public-104;1
Alder-gate-street, on the body of Jane Palliser PhilPt' in
seventy. The deceased had lived for a number of yellrs.,
and
small back room in Edmund's-place, Aldersgate-street, to
from her mode of living the neighbours always suPP" on See
be in great poverty. The deceased was last seen alivtiooday
turday afternoon. Not being seen on Sunday or T
re-
morning, the landlady went to her room-door and knockedtbe
peatedly, but without receiving any answer. Eventu7 bed,
door was burst open, and the deceased was found lying .1. 00
quite dead, and she had evidently been so some 1-finding
making an examination of the room for the purr)," of roc
of
some clue to her relatives, a discovery was made 0,1, ph of
for bank stock to a large amount, together with 'Lel ro-
England note for 300/., which were concealed in "b.iid on
vided with a false bottom. On making further search, to
examining an old wicker hand-basket, it was found °under
several Bank of England notes of 10/. each, placed reledeeo
false bottom most artfully contrived. There being no _ the
of the deceased forthcoming, the Coroner gave directiones, toe •
ward beadle to take possession of the property, until.tiu
their
as the proper persons came forward to substantiate Ift
to it. The jury returned a verdict of Natural Death.
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 26.—The splendid ste:,_er'bant
Great Liverpool, Captain 11PLeod, arrived at the M
at ten p.m. yesterday. Her mails were landed at
this day, but not forwarded to London until the nlts,e oth,
train. Her dates are Alexandria, the Bth inst. ; ent stn'
and Gibraltar. The following ships were at the differnd Aus.
tions at Alexandria:—The Gorner, another French, and
to 1: ,ciaieer
trian steamer, with several men-of-war belonging
Ali ; and at Gibraltar, her Majesty's brig Fantoraf 4 war.
steamer, and a Portuguese cutter, and a Danish I?ri,g. %sew
The Liverpool has a moderate cargo, and thirty-eignt. Yaw:,
gers, including ladies and children, among whorl' Areilan,
Messrs. Murray, Watson, Orange, Hudson,; 111athyso in.
Captain Inge, Messrs. Lake, Burlas, Johnson, Duprey'
0,
chin, Buirol, Taylor, Simpson, Lieut.-Colonel Vauri:
Macdonald, Lieut. Sir F. Freeling, Capt. Holdam, ie ee'
Messrs. Sudan, Maxwell, and Thornton. The Liverp4e Gib.
petted to be released from quarantine to-morrow., _ 'pawn'
raltar packet, the Queen, is hourly expected with We here
lar and other mails. The next Gibraltar packet leaves
to-morrow with the outward mails.
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