The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-27 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1845.

The House of Lords met at Five.
Several petitions were presented on the subject of the
Maynooth Bill.
Lord CAMPBELL brought in a Bill for the registration
of deeds.
Lord BROUGHAM drew the attention of the LORD
CHANCELLOR to the reported conduct of Mr. O'Dniscom.,
in threatening, while sitting on the bench as a magis-
trate, to challenge a brother magistrate at the Skibbereen
petty sessions.

The LORD CHANCELLOR promised to make inquiries
of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland on the subject.
The Bishop of LONDON having explained that it was
by mistake that the Church Building Amendment Act
had been forwarded a stage on Friday, moved that the
order for its third reading be discharged, and that it be
re-committed on Friday next, which was agreed to.

Lord STANLEY announced that next week he should
bring in a measure embodying some of the recommenda-
tions of the Irish Land Commission.

Lord COTTENHAM moved the second reading of the
Ecclesiastical Courts Consolidation Bill, which after a
short discussion was agreed to.

The other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage,
and their Lordships adjourned to Friday next.
The House of Commons met at Four.
The adjourned &bate on Mr. STUART WORTLEY'S
resolutions on Railway Bills was resumed, and after
some discussion the resolutions were agreed to.
Thu conduct of Mr. O'Diuscom. was also nutde the
subject of discussion in this Ilouse. It was moved and
agreed to that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to
Wednesday. Mr. CoLLETT moved, as an amendment,
that the adjournment should be to Thursday, as Wed-
nesday was the Derby day; but Sir J. GRAHAM op-
posed this proposition, on the ground that it would be
unbecoming in the House to adjourn on account of a
race; at the same time, however, reminding the House
that the Members could attend or not make a House on
that day, as they pleased.
Lord JoHN RUSSELL then rose and proposed his re-
solutions on " the condition of England" question, pre-
facing them by a long and eloquent speech, and insist-
ing on the necessity of legislative interference in the
matter.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved the amendment of which
he had given notice.
The resolutions of Lord J. RUSSELL were opposed by
Sir J. GRAHAM, and, after lengthened debate, the
further consideration of the question was adjourned to
Wednesday.

From a personal knowledge of many districts in the
north of Scotland, we are led to make a few remarks on
the state of the pauper population, and the measures
proposed for their relief by the new Poor-law Bill for
that country. We shall not be suspected of saying any-
thing likely to lessen the desire of the English public to
better the condition of that portion of their Scotch
brethren, for whose benefit the Bill of the Loup-
ADVOCATE is introduced, nor shall we attempt to
condense all that may be said on the subject. But there
is one part of it which we are induced to notice, especi-
ally as upon that the proposed legislation is likely to act
least successfully. We allude to rural districts, and
especially- to those of the Highlands. Without going
into the question of the force or sufficiency of the exist-
ing poor-laws, it is worth while to inquire how it hap-
pens that through so many counties and parishes no
poor-rates exist in practice, and that the poor, however
numerous or distressed, are relieved by parochial aid of
the most insignificant amount, by a sort of universal
mutual charity, or by occasional begging and vagrancy.
It is easy to give as a cause the niggardliness or
cruelty of the landlords ; but, to any one acquainted
with the true circumstances of the Highlands, this as-
sertion will not suffice.

The management of landed property in the Highlands
of Scotland is very unlike that which characterises parts
of Ireland. There is no body of landlords in the known
world who have put so small a proportion of their rents,
fur these fifty years, into their pockets as the Scottish
proprietors. Their's was, before that period, a misera-
bly poor and unimproved country. It is still a poor
one ; and that very fact, so important in the new scheme,
is much overlooked. In the districts of which we speak,
all classes are poorer than the same in England.
The owner of five or fifty thousand acres is poor,
compared with his friend the Yorkshire or Lincolnshire
squire, with whom he may be classed in society, and the
dwellers en his estate are, in like manner, ono and all,
poorer than those of a country farther advanced in the
progress of improvement. All these parties, however,
are becoming less poor ; and though, in his struggles,
a Highland laird, here and there, may find himself un-
equal to maintain his place in society, and either sells
his half-improved acres, or the progress of improving
these be stayed till the operation of an entail have
placed his less burdened successor in his room ; and,
on the other hand, though some hardship way now and
then arise in the removal of an ill-placed or crowded
population, still it is true that things are getting better
for all.

In these circumstances, however, will be found the

history of the ai oidanee of assessments for the poor,
All parties have ; seen a greater evil in the extinction of
improvement unx ler a heavy poor-rate, than in that
poverty of the p Dor, out of which they will gradually
emerge by the inx rease of current wealth and occupation.
Here, too, is ;the explanation of that system of aid
rather than main tenance, which has been so much no-
ticed, and which, had for its object, as it were, to carry
on all parties in. 4ts sort of concurrent progress, whereby,
at some future t ime, there might be a far less number
requiring to be relieved. All this, however, does not
find favour wit writers and speakers in the present
day, or with th,:.se whose ideas are formed on a know-
ledge chiefly of i vealthier and longer founded communi-
ties, and who 1 c,ok on the system, right or wrong, as
doomed, and al )( nit to pass away.
It is, however, highly desirable that in creating a new
and more string gi-nt poor-law, we should not at the same
time extinguish, or so seriously cripple the Scottish
landholder, and through him the whole body of rate.
payers, as to c heck completely that onward progress
which has been s.o remarkable in Scotland.

It has been dot monstrated that if the law should give
to all who have :hitherto boon aided, a full measure of
maintenance, a -third of the rental of Scotland will not
suffice, and heat :e the necessity of a clause expressly
enacting that tilt) receipt of aid under the existing llw
shall not give a. claim to relief under the new. This
appears so obvia )us that wo are surprised it does not
form part of the Bill. There is also a suggestion which
we would make, as preventive of vexatious and wasteful
litigation. We .allude to the process by a claimant to
establish his first right to be considered a pauper. It
seems'quite unnecessary that this should go farther than
the Court of e Sheriff; who is an unexceptionable
judge, and has -the best means of deciding both on the
law and the fac ts, and to give an appeal in every case
from him to dm Supreme Court, would only be to waste
the money of pi tyers and receivers alike, and to fill the
pockets of those advertising practitioners who will not
fail to reap the harvest so provided for them.
On the whole,, we need hardly say, that we look with
satisfaction on the prospect of a well-defined aLd limited
poor-law for Sootland.

It is the setting up of one of those periodical marks
which denote progress is a nation, as milestones and
almanacs do tl ul passing of space and time. It is, how-
ever, above all. :things desirable that in thus realising the
fruits of past improvement, we do not arrest its march
or overburden its power.

The new tree ty between France and England for the
suppression of the slave trade, agreed to by the Duke
DE BROOMS ant I Dr. LUSIIINGTON, will be hailed with
satisfaction by the friends of both countries, and we
cordially hope. also, by those amiable, humane, and
persevering Ch ristians who have so long exerted them-
selves to abate the sufferings of the African race.
Each nation on gages to keep up a certain number of
ships, with the power to stop all suspicious vessels, for
the purpose of :ascertaining whether they have assumed
a false flag, and of watching those parts of the African
coast where the trade is most likely to be
carried on. Thus there will be three squa-
drons, English, French, and American, fitted out
for abating this atrocious traffic, the greatest force ever
collected for Each a humane object, and, in our opinion,
the most likelly to be successful. Hitherto, in fact, little
has been done but mischief by all the schemes tried.
The sufferings of the negroes on board the slave-ships
were latterly multiplied tenfold, while every fresh colli-
sion between English and French ships:threatened one
of the greatest calamities that could afflict the civilized
world.

The accounts from Spain are to the 19th. At the meeting
of the Chambe r of Peers on that day, M. CARASCO adverted
to the rumours respecting the late intelligence from Rome,
and said he had intended to move an amendment to the
budget, but wi a little disposed to take any step which could
embarrass the Government at that moment, when an insult
had been offered to the national honour. M. MARTINEZ DR
LA RosA said no insult had been offered, and added that
while he and. his colleagues remained in office the national
honour should be duly defended. Reports of a division in the
Cabinet prevailed, and caused a depression in the funds.
The Three p er Cents. closed at 32 for cash, and 321 at 60
days; and the Five per Cents. at 24 15-16 at 60 days.

The Paris papers contain no intelligence of interest. The
principal topic in those of the Opposition is the refusal of the
Emperor of Mo nocco to sanction the commercial treaty which
his Envoy, witl tout authority, had entered into with the French
Commissioner General DE LA RUE. Some blame the EMPEROR.*
others the English; but their remarks are so vague, and
their statements respecting this country so destitute of truth,
that they deserve no notice. The Presse states that the apart-
ments of Hemry IV., in the Tuileries, are to be fitted up
and embellished in the first style, for a distinguished-visitor
—meaning, we suppose, the Queen of ENGLAND. According
to accounts from Switzerland, no doubt remained that the
capital sentence on Dr. STEIGER was to be commuted into
banishment. Nothing was done in the French Funds, at
TonzoNes, on Sunday.

Owing to press of matter the reports of proceedings before
several Railway Committees this day will be deferred till
the publication of the late edition of The Sun.

QUEEN'S IiENCII-(THIS DAY.)
ST. HATMSRINS DOCKS' COMPANY V. mane.
This was a special case, drawn up for the purpose of obtaining
the opinion of the Court as to the liability of the St. Katherine
Docks' Company to bo assessed to the;sewers' rate. There was no
dispute as to the fact, and the only question was as to the con
al ruction to be placed on the various statutes, empowering the Com.
missioners of Sewers to levy rates.
Mr. Dundee appeared for the Dock Company, and Mr. Kelly
lbr the Commissioners of Sewers.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CT/ Y, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000
bales, all to the trade, and at previous rates. There was not
a large business done in Railway Shares, but is some respects
the market was firmer than previous to the holidays.
MANCHESTEII. STOCK EXCHANGE', MAT 26.—The sales are
—Barnsley Junction, 4% ; Ditto, Half Shares, 2% ; Black-
burn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8% ; Blackburn, Darwen,
and Bolton, 43{ ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 12 % ;
Caledonian, 1014; Cambridge and Lincoln, 71/s ; Churnet
Valley, ; Clitheroe Junction, 21/S prem. ; Direct Northern,
3%; Edinburgh and Glasgow New Quarter Shares, 6%;
Glasgow and Dumfries, 28s. 9d. 275. 6d. ; Goole, Don-
caster, Sheffield, and Manchester, 325. 6d. ; Huddersfield and
Manchester Railway and Canal, 6% ; Leeds and Thirsk,
7% 1-16; Leeds, bewsbury, and Manchester, 9%; Leeds
and West Riding Junction, 814 ; Leicester and Birmingham,
15s. 13s. 9d. prem. ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2%;
London and Windsor, 78. ss. prem. ; London Worcester and
Rugby, el ; London and York, 4%; Manchester, Bury,
and Rossendale, 1534 ; Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and
Midland Junction, 4 13-16 ; Manchester and Birmingham,
58 ; Ditto, New Quarters, 7% ; Manchester and Birmingham
Continuation and Welsh Junction, 2%; Manchester and
Leeds, Sixteenth Shares, 8 ; Midland 40/. Shares, 20% ;
North Wales, 314; North Western, 4 7-16; Oxford Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton, 2; Preston and Wyre, 3014 ex
new; Preston and WyExtension,
re 2% - Sheffield and Lin-
colnshire Junction %ex new ; South-Eastern, No. 3, 7 ;
Trent Valle 181 A; Ditto Continuation and Holyhead Junc-
tion, 2% 1 ; Welsh Midland, 114 % prem. ; West York-
shire, 214 A ; York and Carlisle, 1-1/2 prem. ; Great Northern
of France (Rosamel's), 21/2 ; Huddersfield Canal, 211/2.
Accounts have been received from the eastern colony of the
Cape of Good Hope, to the 20th March. The guano at
Ichaboe being quite exhausted, the Island of Alalagus had
become the resort of a large number of merchantmen,
and which were said to be obtaining full freights. The
Colonial Government had made something by granting
licenses, but, as is justly remarked, would have got far more
had it erected stages in the first instance at Ichaboe.
Intelligence by several arrivals has been received from the
Australian colonies, where the markets appeared to
be improving, though as Van Dieman's Land has
been the last visited by reverses, so it seems also
to be the latest in recovering. The accounts reach
to the 4th February from Sydney, and the 6th January
from Port Phillip. The latter colony was rapidly advancing,
and there was ample employment for an access-
sion of labourers, many of -whom were expected
in fact from the less prosperous settlements.
Some of the beef cured at Sydney had been sent to India to
try its capability of standing the test of a voyage, and was
received back in excellent condition. The colonists are san
guine of packing their beef in a manner to secure a sale in
England.
There is a livelier market to-day for Public Securities, the
result in a great measure of the arrangements for the settle-
tnent of the six weeks' account. Prices are fluctuating, but it
appears that good support is given to them in most
instances. Consols have been 99 to 9914 fur transfer, and
991/2 for the 18th July. Exchequer-bills have been 655. to
63e., and India Bonds 725. to G9s. premium. Bank Stock is
worth 210 to 209%, and India Stock 280 to 279. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents have been 101 to 10114, and
the Three per Cents. 98 to 9814.
The Foreign Securities have been fiat. Spanish, owing to
the decline at Madrid since the reported misunderstanding
with Rome, have been heavy here also, at 2914 for the Fiv e
per Cents., and 41% for the Three per Ceats. Portuguse
Converted have realised 66%, and Brazilian 90. Mexican
have been 37 to 36%. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
have been marked 63%.
The old lines of Railway have in many instances improved
again to-day, and seem to be preferred for investment, on ac-
count of the apparent improbability of many new lines being
passed this year. The Foreign Shares are still heavy, com-
paratively to our own lines.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. riticEs.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols
Now 31 per Cents .101% 101%% 101%
Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 11 5-16 11 5-16
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11 9-16 11 9-161/
India Stock 2BO 279 279
India Bonds, 1,0001 000000 ••
Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... ....... 72 69 69
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account... 99% 99%
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/~ I%d.
Ditto 5001. .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised 62 64 pm. 64

ONE CLSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 86%2 86%
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 15% 15_A
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 37 36% 36y8
Ditto Account
Ditto, Deferred

Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, Converted —
Ditto, Account
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent. —
Ditto, Account 411% 41%
Dutch, 2% per Cent
PRICES OF
PAD
It AMWAY SHARES . A ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSIN
PRICES.
Aberdeen
3%
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% 23/4 234
Binning. and Gloucesterloo
Do. New
Ditto % Shares
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Bristol and Exeter 7O
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59
Caledonian
Ditto Extension ...... 21,2...... 21,2
Cambridge and Lincoln 11,4
...... 7 6%
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Chichester and Brighton 10
Churnet Valley
Cork and Waterford ... 11/2 —
Cornwall
Direct Northern
Dublin and Galway..... 21,4 33/4
Eastern Counties 25 .. 181,4%
Ditto New 41. 16s.
Eastern Union l5 .. ..
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, New Quarters.. 21A 6l/4
Ely and Bedford
Great Grimsby and Shef-
field
Great South. and West
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of England..loo 227 225 228
Ditto New
Ditto New
Great Western BO
Ditto 1% Shares 5O lO6 107.......,... 107
Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 21,1 ... 5%
Harwich
Hull and Selby 5O 106
Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 22% .....
Do. Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlis1e... 20
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...240 . 242
London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 9%'% 9%
London and Brighton... 50
Do. New consolidated Bths 25 ......
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 18
London and S. Western 41l Os 10d 78% 79
Do. Consolidated Bths 12
Do. New
London and York 2%...... 414 % 4%
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
Londonderry, and Ennis-
killen 2% 5% % • 434
Londonderry &Coleraine 21,...... .. . . 334-,
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds... 73
Do. 1/2 Shares
Midland 100
Do. New
Midland,Birm.,lDerby 100 136
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ... ..
Do. New Brandling... 10
Newcastle and Berwick 11, lB 17% 18 lB%
Newry and Enniskillen. 21/2
Newark and SLeffield .. 11/2 43% . 4%
North British
Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Kent
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 11... .
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 4% 4%
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 403
Do., No. 1 8
Do., No. 2.
Do., No. 3
Trent Valley 2 ..... 18% lB%
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Waterford and Kilkenny 1
West Cornwall
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20
Ditto, New ll
York and North Midland 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25
Do. Extension
FRENCH RAILWAY s.

5%
4%
31
3,1/4
Wit
4%

2%
65

31i
5%
1874

Boulogne and A miens—. 4
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette
Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2
Great North. of France.. 4
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2
Jamaica Junction 1124 2%
Louvain and Jemeppe... 2, ... . 41.4 VA
Lyons and Avignon 2 —
Namur and Liege
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2
Over Ybsel 4/ 3s 4d l/2.x
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's, ... ..
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2
Paris and Rouen 2O —
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's)
Do. do. (Hai nguerlot's) 2
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse ..... 4
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North Amrican 50 .....
1 ondon andWestininster 20 ...... 271/1

49
173/4

47
27%

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

N.A.YIinHETS.
SmrritFuti.D.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 41 12s ; use-
ful do., 4/ 14s to 5/ 35; line Upland do., 514 s to 5/ lOs ; Clover
Hay, 4/ 105 to 613 s ;.Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/1s ; Wheat Straw,
212 s to 213 s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish
demand.

CUMBURLAND. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 14s;
useful ditto, 4/ 15s to 5/ 3s; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 4s to 5/ 12s;
Clover Bay, 4/ lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ Is ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 21 4s per load. Supply but moderate,
and trade rather dull.

IVIIITECIIAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 12s;
useful ditto, 41 14s to 5/ 3s; fine Upland ditto, Si 4s to
5/ 8s ;:Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/ 6s; Oat Straw, 1118 s to 2/ ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. Both Ilay and Straw
moved off slowly at the above quotations.

EPSOM RACES.
(THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS.)

The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old,
64 81b ; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st 41b ; six and aged,
9st 101 b. Craven Course, one and a quarter mile.
Lord Chesterfield's ch h Knight-of-the-Whistle, aged 1
Col. Cradock's Pagan 2
Won by a head. All ran.
The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added
from the Fund, for two yrs old colts, Bst 61b, and
fillies, Bst 31b. New T.Y.C. Three quarters of a
mile.
Lord G. Bentinck's Cherokee 1
Mr. John Day's ch c The Hero 2
Mr. Dawson's b c Lord Harry 3
Won by a length. All ran but SL George, Subscrip-
tion, and Benevolence colt.
The Manor Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 40 soya, added,
for three yrs old, 6st 101 b; four, Bst 71b; five, Bst 121 b;
six and aged, 9st llb ; mares and geldings allowed
31b. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs., the second
to receive back his stake. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Worley's b c John Davis, 3 yrs 1
Mr. Dockeray's Dalesman, 4 yrs . 2
The first heat only.was ran for when our express left.l

DESTRUCTION OF RAGGETT'S
HOTEL, DOVER-STREET.
LOSS OF SEVERAL LIVES.
This morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire, involving
a serious destruction of valuable property, broke out upon the
well-known and extensive range of premises termed Raggett's
Hotel, Dover-street, Piccadilly. The discovery appears to have
been made by police-constable 44 C, who observed smoke issuing
through the windows on the southern corner of the first floor.
Several persons quickly made their appearance at the front and
back windows in their night-clothes. Such a s' rong hold had the
fire obtained that in less than ten minutes tb-, flames were shoot-
ing forth from the windows with great fur„ and extending nearly
half-way across the road.
The police-constable, on giving the, alarm, had the presence of
mind to send messengers for the five-cacapes and engines ; conse-
quently, in a few minutes, two "scopes, belonging to the Royal
Society for the Protection of from Fire, were at the scene of
conflagration, and also the pariah engine. The one belonging to
the County Office was also early in arriving, as well as several be-
longing to the London Brigade and the West of England, from the
station in Waterloo-road. The first object that was sought to be
accomplished was the rescue of the inmates, but before ladders, or
the escapes, could be placed in front of the building, a number of
persons got upon a small balcony over the doorway, and being as-
sisted by the police and neighbours, they were enabled to effect
their escape in safety. The persons in the upper floors were obliged
to remain until the escapes could be placed to their windows ; as
soon as that was done several of them entered the machines, and
were received below in safety. We regret, however, to state, that
on further inquiry it has been ascertained that at least three per.
cons have perished by this lamentable occurrence.
LATEST PARTICULARS—(THIS DAY.)
It appears the fire broke out a little after twelve, and about that
hour Lord Huntingdon, who resided at the hotel, returned from the
French Theatre, and he entered his room with his lady. Scarcely
had he taken off his hat before he was alarmed by the sound of
footsteps in the nursery overhead. Knowing such a circumstance
to be'unusual, his Lordship immediately ascended to the upper
floor -to ascertain the cause, when to his utter dismay, he found
a terrific fire raging on each side of the nursery. He instantly
rushed into the room, and seizing the child in his arms, he begged
of the nurse to quit the apartment instantly, as there was great
danger, and then he left the room. Immediately after his Lord-
ship had safely deposited the young Lord, he returned to the
nursery staircase, but he found it impossible to reach the door, so
furiously were the flames extendiag. In a short time afterwards
Mrs. Jones, the nurse, was burned to death.
About the same moment Miss Raggett made her appearance at
the front window of the third floor. Her cries for help are de-
scribed by eye-witnesses as being most piteous. The escape be.
longing to the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire,
which is kept opposite to St. James's Church, Piccadilly, arriving
at that moment, the unfortunate creature missed her footing in her
fright, and fell within the balcony on to the pavement, literally
dashing out her brains by the fall. She was removed in a dying
state to the house No. 13, opposite,
where she shortly afterwards
breathed her lasr,
Mrs. Raggett was saved by the presence of mind of her eon, Mr.
BtePhen BMW; whO Cafrjpd her ilt MI arra down 000 Pl!,0

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Batt's Hotel, which is separated from the ill-fated building the
bi
passage leading to Dover-yard.
It could not be satisfactorily ascertained by our reporter whether
Round,
the Hon. Member for Essex, had perished,
the rumour is correct that Mr. Raggett, or the lady of Mr. . „
Huntingdon
hoped that such is not the case. It is stated that Lady
had not been in town many hours with her infant son, Lord Hatt"
ings, and Mrs. Jones, the nurse, and that it was her Ladysblo_,,,lS:
tention to have gone to the ball in honour of her Marty bl'lng
day i it is also said that about 2,000/. worth of jewellery' NOW
to her Ladyship, is destroyed in the fire _,....i, ;Mil
The tire continued to burn in several places in the v"7., to
as is reported. It 0
nine o'clock this morning, when Staples, the crigineer, cgdav—hicil
hose to be taken up to the windows of the third floor, ailes" w
ot,
the remains of the fire were extinguished. From the dangeroug ', 4
of the ruins and the heat there is still in them, it is ac't 1.
likely that any attempt at exploration will be made this day.
_.„I
How many have perished it is impassable to say. At Fro;
none of the persons connected with the hotel are able to 8,".,
formation. The fact is, the hotel was full ; and from the stin!lo7,
of inquiries made during the early part of the forenoog, D
feared that at least two other bodies will be found in the rcin.:;d,
There now lie dead Miss Raggett, the daughter of the land' ,4
Mrs. Jones, nurse in the family of Lord Huntingdon ; and a few
a,
supposed to be aca servant the hoteL 0 the
Net the slightestsual at
information can be obtained relative t
cause of the conflagration.

RAILWAY COMMITTOGS.

(THIS DAY.)

Group V. 1111*
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND MIDLAND -
TION RAILWAY. and
The Committee re-assembled at ten o'clock this morning, 4
Mr. BARNES, Q. C. called Mr. Booker, who stated that hales'
and was part owner of, certain pits. The proposed line ;1;1
greatly increase the working of the coal.field in the neithreipekt,
of Dronfield, and coals which at present had no sale at
~at eyed
would, in the event of the railway passing, be used in almb",, the
instance. The prices would be lessened fifty per cent-
improved mode of transit. whio
Mr. Robert Nall, cattle-dealer, spoke of the advantages d )511-
the proposed line would give to the markets of Sheffield a.avey
cheater, by obviating the evils SI 4f the present conveyance °le Das
and cattle to those places. Ile conceived that no alternatlS
could be so useful as the projected line in this case.
adtr'- that
John Richardson, coal agent in Chesterfield, pte
would, lulge
"of
coal mines in Newbold, and adjoining Plat' °'oso
when worked, export, in round numbers, some 28,°°aeoukt
tons of coal, and 18,000,000 of ironstone. 'That workingo Ne
in a great measure depend on the construction of this I'2o2g:op
knew no place where ironstone could be had so the P
ays areadi
dandy as in that district, and the only thing wanted
i
conveyance to the Sheffield market. al called fej"
Cross-examined by Mr. Tataoz—There was a gequaki-h,
Soap.house pit, at Sheffield, but he HE ' n
t o t°
with the extent of its working. of he Tes
that they could raise as much coal at all but,
of Dronfield as they could at the Soap-house p", but,
he
the want of cheap carriage, the former was not acted st VW'
statement he had put in embraced w hat would besse4
Act b
field in the event of the railway being carried into e— cborr
The Rev. Alexander Broombead, a clergYrnan
to
et nab
England, residing in the town of Newbold—He WO corowhe
eighth of all the coal-pits opened in the late incl°' jog tg -
only beginntba
land. The minerals in the district were a sorted..ae of
wrought, and he was certain that if this line were „thclin"-„..
mines would be greatly in demand. There was also aws, tberi);4
ironstone in the township, and of fire clay ; and hef:are den
curring considerable expense in the expectation de t
vir •
for them.
Cross- examined by Mr. Taular—He was
cular species of coal was required for converting Purist; yo tt'u
there were five different species in the district, he "
that one of them would be suitable for the purPeseai tad fr;ll°l.S.
Mr. TALBOT—Are you an Oxford man, Mr-
Mr. TaLsoT—Because that is very indifferent 10g•-yeitanot
You had better leave that subject to a more cotePee.antag sad lbef
John Wilson, Newark, proved the amount of 'Ter o°dg
manufactured at that town, and sent to the liincb° openodt
ore
markets in that direction. If this railway 0
traffic would be sent by it. tettle,tots e
not anall..,a6e g
George Hallehuret, land and mineral agent in - ,„1.0
well acquainted with the coal-beds, and he furnishe..o pot
the quantity of black shale coal from the tnelpiitnbe
bold and Coul Ashton. The total clontity_.ooo4ora ape
down at 20,800,000 tons, and ironstone in the saete riPte !Lae,
Benjamin Smith, ironmaster, near Chestestlti of
great quantities of manufactured iron, of shale cw;:i
avd
and of fire.clay, which would be sent from Dr°°.,ii,ewen.,revalle-
manton to the Lancashire markets if the railwaY
I he Committee adjourned at one o'clock
last,r
VP 4N

-- '_n ,
The Duke of Wellington had a political dinad neer, an Irt'iol
at Apsley House. There were upwards of tWentigrie 0 fora
°
of the Noble and Gallant Duke, all of Whom ' all
connected with Ireland. Cllr
Ins
The twenty-sixth anniversary of the birth of bet_ !Jells tcea
ringingr ealrei ha hr atce dmh
uearrtcryhWpoiefnadsh,st,o. r
jw.
hi tnh, thanedussutal. reajwoiri,fleglac,t;cesiolevour
v.,1
the morning, which w
the day. At one o'clock, a royal salute was fired fro i freet
inerheoncoounrtienfuetdt7
aetvirtteroaatii7r.adooolitt
Ordnance, in the Bachelor's.acre. has retirveo tbi
Lord Paget, eldest son of the Earl of Uxbridge' bas
the Grenadier Guards. His Lordship is
eve of a matrimonial alliance with the daeghter
_eel
commoner. • 004 g.'fft
The members of the Caledonian Hunt gave their ore
yos,
under. 0741°,14
at the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday evening, when Lord Ole°, /
sent the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl of ArjnY...boo
i sll, Va.
Lord Kinnaird, Sir David Baird, Colonel aiunter ~sir,
Drummond, Mr. Whyte Melville, Captain HPI
del l°
lender, &c.
On Friday his Excellency the Fretnceh
de St. A ulaire, accompanied bY Pr" lenclid seat of the 04/0
Hatfield House, Herts, to go over that sp
eat from town Purr
of Salisbury. The Noble Marquis vi ,to 9'
receive the party at luncheon. f be** fto
tribon 0 •,,,
Sir B. Peel has sent the munificent con of
...eseetA I.
fund now in progress of collection in memory :01.
late Thomas Hood and in aid of his berlbeaevr
AAmbassador and C_.9.- Os
Set°°
Egerton has given the same amount. cerl44' titifir)
,hedisneglbnowynni:l
hiaaes:
twdf
we: 1
executors,
couldecut
or bes,
hdi es s
friend
rr
iced.. d
B.
00._0.4:0:1. of 11.
According to accounts from Portsmouth, on " ,itepsa•
(the gentleman wounded in the late duel with Ve" rdof
hthisesollaicteitoEr:rAl
A. Ellwood,
lAs:eoordg,avven47:o_f"ls sl4l' se
,t. .s.
bereaved
deoßrogne,:sto
cpirlog. 1
ilv?
el
OP el
sworn under 60,000/. re PPP e totsle,
On Saturday eighteen additional clerks vre--100%; aesr-,-,
money-order service of the General Post-Ogic_,_e'„ the iit;esiS:
eighty-six extra officers for this department sei""W
Twelve messengers have also been appointed. se°. ~0
the e%Pen
money-orders is now about thirty-fold, and -- , 0400.7,
Lion of the service upwards of 10,000/. per an,..,,nilit., enn sal;
The reduction in the price of coal at INTetr'7„-sec-thsn ;411 re
the abolition of the vend regulation, has beenl;o bet colitito,
sons anticipated would have taken Place' „end 01°0111!'
coal has fallen about 2s. ad. a-ton, and the ge-iiiieries -
...di
been reduced Od and Is. 3d a.ton, but several co
air
tain their old price.
The polling at the vestry meeting of St' .Gyoe°tOrle#44l°‘ tb
~,
closed at four o'clock on Saturday last, when the
111P'eirr
For the rate, 30 ; against it, 164. ii DOI 0,000,0,
ANNUITIES TO THE WIDOW Art-ivitloolol 11,j- rf
THE LATE SIR WILLIAM NOTT.---.111 COITHHOn - •11 a, offro-iOO
men, we have felt a deep interest for the Pleb they isSl 0,
mentcd Sir William Nott ; the bereavement Woe"rioup eecii, 108
the hand of death being aggravated bY the,, th dire:"" we
consequent upon it. To our readers, not .__ipcA,„ WI „los
lowing announcement will, we arc certain, anuroot it 0/100
Hon. the Court of Directors of the Fast
, Geneo,/. end t°,oo.
granted to Lady Nott, widow of the late s4.°`" i: 50t: whill
a' 4.
Nott, G. C. 8., an annuity, during widowboet:oe Sot` ii,101:0,0,
daughters of the deceased, Letitia and Chajoisodia TltOoprr
married, annuities of 1001. each. v 55001,91.0 0,8 took!,
GRAND INSPECTION OF TUB Ili° coog8100:. 00 1° C
--This morning, as is annually the ease 00") eetie° ~t o orb-ye '',
Lion of her Majesty's birth-day, a grand hle La frtrs, ; 0:4
cavalry and infantry- took place on the P 4" Grea3dleas 4l' ed. 'd
Horse Guards. At half-past nine &deck ther widS, 0 grativiie,,d,
c:(ll,l:o(nl,:Sb,c:ito.dtTgsei/ii'r
oilucaerrdGs,n,i,trittlss, atititeeinrdie,adnbd.): ta11.e1,.,,,..ed
junlyet;ortolt!clinscriB
shortly afterwards his Royal Highness
and a host - _ "Aco „,., tjie op;
-dge ti'6 '' a u" titsol Si
also tik_Tpul:Yo.-billiet% o'7l
of the Royal party the National Antlion vr,iert We" Deermiesir
infantry bands combined ; after which Oleo; havi4tile Toe ti'd,l
the numerous individuals present. A 64„ulArched bled ,h'; Olio
the Guards, preceded by their band._S, " they "'gal
tro-- clivieds
Party In slow and quick time, after vinin",ettious,:t ss_,..ges
several barracks. The morning Was Pre' greate...nar-
healthy appearance cf the troops gal,
he
of i'vv- '''
the distinguished party present. •,1) fu. ..-r 0100.5enrittO
present to witness the splendid scene.
Duke de Ise to...t
His Royal Highness the mftciosuorl..p,:c%:teddtr.
petted to arrive at Buckingham Palace
week, on a short visit to her Majesty' rend &a OW- 011";/
Duke will be present at her Majesty's gran ilopleolletO
ham Palace, on the 6th of June. WIFE or /1:11' behtoto
ATTEMPT TO MURDER A ~k Ole - Its ,got,- sr
—Last night, between nine and ten o"ellye-bb'or_rosvciettl
ttioete
that part of the Blackfriars-road, near / wenee "co 7rtoller
a state of considerable excitement in cons° der .4 ,00 as.
made by a man of the name of Norton,..t___Ztmen, ;00,1:e for,
pears that, in consequence of repeated JU:ald been lirrnsif het
woman (not more than 30 years of age) '_...00111d oaf lifsliPplf,
husband, who had been confined in florsei!!_cii ,
los or 0004
saulting her, and from whence he had been avii,,,,,, to 0:, e,i,°,o ,0d
was placed by her sister in business, w 19.1 a piloP • eatinvlP boat
at No. 1144, Blacktriars-road, 'licoccuPYM. husbaa .fste,,op nom;
where she sold cigars and other trifles.
__ a Of 'OO Pod c to
and, it is believed, knowing of the absentee_net to
_„,,r,
_.,.1 ..A
gone to visit some friends near Judd-street, wont ,
.!:,,,pii.y, uro 10;
nine o'clock, and entering the parlor, sel'her viol ,r+ 70004,c,er
menced his murderous attack, strikieg .'uck i 0
_,e r,
temple and back part of the head Wit.ll., 4 oleo, 11. eve 9,ed
the poker nearly double. In his victit.lre t 00..„ op, ~es ig
.0,
self the bones of her arms and lingers 'r, and be rilPlo ,
injuries inflicted. The cries of " murder
silog,
stetifith kioe•;
having been hoard by a person who was P.,350,20 aS:„ded ~ test Ai
grappled with the assailant, and other 13_, wo denoting' Dot 490 it
the woman, who had become insensible, solo, it seti,, cllce,tedeo,
into the surgety of Mr. Smith, clog° by, to renderginit"„dei ill_
..11, 00
had sustained such severe injuries as -..-..,d jor• -.,, 0.- tn..r,er
highly dangerous, but almost hopelesS,.._af.., gio;"eges1;;;8 TO'
immediate removal to Guy's Hospital, "s“'"•_„,ace .. to
In the meantime thin fellow attempted to aril v.xe,..
secured by police-constable Lewis, Jt.) ''''
10°
street station and locked up. 00
Capletll
--- - „.
BIRD,' "' of of
~,gotir
Di On the emla9dtrhasinAstr.t,ilalter
oefraly
j,
2t.uh e,,hia(ltre.rf.stev.,_ P44:0'0,
On the 23d inst., the lady of Iv - ~eie to
iu Belgrave-strs , O flan
Elomns.gthro:2-e2,dHinittsirersmitli, of a 5°13;,t the Codll' il
the ladi
cord
fret, of a son. nets, iii
Wl'
HaOnnffitthoen
,lE2tshq.,inosfta.,
daughter.
14
ton-square, the
At Spencer-street, N orthanap
A herdell,btervAlbf
Mullens, of a daughter. near .-- ue NT -
AOn the 19th inst., at Drum A
rtwery, as Iliac.
of Henry B. Savile, Esq., EeYal '
Cottage'
far
On the 23d inst., at Mortyrt as 00.
lloney,
Camden-town, Mrs. Andrew
uKgehntsgAr.or t h,

pme.OpApne.trholi2s(l2d inst., at St. Margaret's,
eldest sonin ofse---._.-----'---------- 0 ti,
lirdBALED. roiost„,J•ll gro
Virwestioin,ar, to
Henry, ''
Frederick
e ,of Great Queen-street, ea 51''' '
.aari,t
of Clapham- common• G W°(74l' Pri
Oa the Benwell,l7th of April last at Philadelphia, -,,, t.h. Gea
_A
24: /ieivuh.di
usn Philadelphia.so. tli;
Session, Lordtl Wood 'one of
oldestJi!adklio7sf Bea
tcpLnirna, aub ter .
.10.01.
Hon.O Read, IEI 8 Erskine.
tbi
If
et.IL on ud i es
rad,
.. lA. Derbi°l34:
On the 22d inst., Henry Carr, Esq., of Duate•— f 0010
to Jana, youngest daughter of J. llnutt, EA., 0
common. iti 1)., of ellefoi
field,
the 22d inst., Ferguson 13raason, PT,,,',.4 OP
to Elizabath fourth daugllter a `•
P• " '-'
Babt on, Kent. ' - asleezoldordk:bligitheyteltpof ii,

a, o.lf.
On the theth e
222ddi inst.,
st.eFt Graennceevisaienaep, tesiidnefisti
Reginald Wynniatt, of Gruiting Grange, itionceste7l isto
t the
On the 24th inst., at Fairford, Jane, re'e
Crouch, Esq., aged 78. vat' strc et, Joseh
On the 24th inst., at Upper liPle
Hoare Bradshaw, Esq. cdilasur:hliter
_rscofhireartbara4:

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