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THE NEWSPAPER. 



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-ood nian> P r ^ 7" « Ynrf <; «m arreed to, and the chairman 



°" «r:X "-OnTht mottonTf ^rd W.ml.t. . select 

 "^i'ttee % nominated to inquire into the expediency of fa- 



^■" Sinn and Reeistrati^ 

 ^f^view £ ?he tn^SSSoS of some amendments. The 

 * !t ?nn wir agreed to, and the House went into committee 

 m 2 l ° rffSsTONE having handed in the new clauses, moved 

 -Mr. Gladstone, mtids Wcdnesdav nex t, at 12 o'clock 

 that the Houje meet ^ on 7 ^ ^.^ ^ thaf . 



t0 ^5 thT session when a great economy of time might 

 prri0 i,r Id by having morning sittings. He thought at 

 K- Period of fheyearlo objection would be offered to meeting 

 this period w w > experiment of morning sit- 



^."SSStfl «£&&-? at 12 on Wednesday next was 

 1 BS 'h to and the House resumed.-A number of petitions on 

 **rfnus subjects were presented.-ln reply to Dr. Boweino, Sir 

 T.*i.. She believed there was an intention to lay an im- 

 B h datVon irS> .in the countries which formed the Zollverein. 

 C he trusted that intention would not be persevered in.- 

 I u rocHRANE inquired if any accounts had been received 

 from V WoW respecting the fate of Capt. Conolly and Col. 

 sSSdart and whether the Government had given any assistance 

 ? n wnlff >- Sir R. Pekl said there had been no direct grant 

 a tn nr Wolff but the Government had rendered every ns- 

 riTuLce to aid him on his journey. Accounts had been received 

 5 « nr Wolff since the question was asked a few evenings 

 Iin£ date^ the mh May, and also from Col. Shiel. her Majesty's 

 MDresentative at Bokhara, from which it appeared that no 

 ios tive in elhgence could be procured relative to Cap . Conolly 

 ^rnf Stoddart. It appeared, however, that no pubhc execu- 

 tion 1 a"beei "heard of during the last two years, and it was 

 Ihe opmton of Col. Shier, servant that Col. Stoddart was 

 !u« Iiid that he had embraced the Mahomedan religion ; 

 bu tin oplmon was not given by Colonel Shiel himself. 

 -Mr B Cochrane wished to make a few observations 

 with respect to the business of the House. He wished to know 

 if the Poor-law Amendment Bill was to be postponed, to give 

 way to the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, the Bank Charter Bill and 

 other Bills.-Sir R. Pbhl said, personally to himself and his 

 colleagues, it was of no consequence which measure was taken 

 first- t.ut it was of importance to the public interest that the 

 Bank Charter Bill and the Dissenters* Chapels Bill should be 

 passed without delay. — Lord Howick inquired when it 

 was intended to proceed with the Irish Registration Bill ?— 

 Sir R Pkki. said he had hoped the Bill would have been 

 carried through Parliament in time to refer to the regis- 

 tration of the present year, but in the state of public business 

 he was afraid it would not pass into a law during the present 

 session. — Lord Howice said it would be a great convenience 

 and saving of time if the right hon. baronet at the head of 

 the Government would state what Bills it was intended to press, 

 and at once withdraw those it was not intended to proceed 

 with.— Mr. M. O'Connell said he had never expected that 

 it would have fallen to his lot to thank the right hon. baronet 

 at the head of the Government for anything; but he did 

 thank him for not persisting in carrying the objection- 

 able Irish Registration Bill during the present session, and 

 he hoped that he might have to thank the right hon. Bart., for 

 not persisting in the Irish Municipal Bill which had been read 

 a second time and stood for committee.— Sir R. Peel said the 

 Government was most anxious to proceed with all the public 

 Bills which had been introduced, if possible, and he did not see 

 why there should be any angry discussion respecting them. He 

 would state next week the order in which he should propose to 

 take different measures, and remark on the present state of bu- 

 siness.- Sir J. Graham said it was his intention to proceed with 

 the Poor-Law Amendment Bill at the earliest possible opportu- 

 nity.— The order of the day having been moved for the third 

 reading of the Dissenters Chapels Bill, Mr. Colquhouv, at 

 considerable length, opposed the measure. He considered it 

 would, if passed into a law, prove very injurious toa numerous 

 class of her Majesty's subjects, and he therefore moved, as an 

 amendment, that the Bill be read a third time this day six 

 months.— Sir R. Inglis seconded the amendment. — [Left 

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CITY. 



Money Market, Friday. — Consols for the opening, 

 closed at 98£. Red. Three per Cents. 99£ Three-and- 

 half perCent. Red. 102 J. Bank Stock 198*. Exchequer 

 Bills 72s. to 74s. 



GAZETTE OF THE WEEK— BANKRUPTS.- W. R. Rjud, 80, Win- 

 ehester-street, King's-cross, builder— J. Hodok, late of Drury-lane, but now 

 ot 24 Abchurch lane, City, victualler— J. F. Wood, Oxford, surgeon— C. 

 *. ; Ofpknheim, George-street, Minoriei. City, thipowner— R Hodgson, 

 Buhop Auckland, Durham, mercer— Z. Bond, Manchester, brickmaker— 

 m A8 4 KHAM ' Bradford , Yorkshire, commission agent-T. Ashlby, Lronshall, 

 f J er «ord8hire, builder-T. Wolfrnmn and J. Pkestwich, now or late of 



'idham, Lancashire, cotton spinners— J. Howarth, Rochdale, Lancashire, 



passengers, were drowned. The Manchester, it appears, j 

 was about 300 tons burthen, and almost a new vessel. 



She was the property of the Hamburgh Steam Company, 

 and has since the breaking up of the ice in the Elbe 

 been running, in conjunction with the Leeds and Ham- 

 burgh steamers, in opposition to the Hull Company's 

 ships, between that port and Hamburgh. She left Hull 

 on Thursday the 10th inst. with a miscellaneous cargo, 

 amongst which were large quantities of Lancashire goods, 

 and it is reported between 20 and 30 passengers. The 

 weather then was somewhat unfavourable, but not of 

 such a character as to cause any fears for her safety ; it 

 is however certain that on her approaching the opposite 

 coast she encountered a terrific hurricane. The pilots 

 at Cuxhaven were on the look-out for her at the time 

 she generally made that port, and her non-appearance at 

 first did not excite alarm, as they supposed that, owing 

 to the violence of the gale and the tremendous sea 

 running at the entrance of the Elbe, Captain Dudley, the 

 master, would keep out to sea for better security. The 

 storm, it seems, commenced on the Thursday morning, 

 and continued with unabated fury until Sunday morning, 

 the wind blowing from north-west ; and two vessels were 

 lost in attempting to run for the harbour. The whole of 

 Saturday and Sunday passing without any tidings being 

 heard of the Manchester, alarm was naturally felt, not 

 only at Cuxhaven, but also at Hamburgh, and her arri- 

 val was looked for with intense anxiety. The steamers 

 which arrived from England brought no tidings of her, 

 and at last portions of wreck were picked up at Cuxha- 

 ven, with a quantity of furniture, which proved to 

 belong to the Manchester's cabin. A quantity of cotton 

 print, a black board bearing the word " Manchester' in 

 gilt letters, the hatches of the cabin, 50 pieces of velvet, 

 a gold lever watch, the hands of which pointed to 

 half-past 12; five bales of different goods, and a 

 quadrant] case, with the name of the mate at full 

 length were subsequently recovered. The steamer is 

 supposed to have struck about 12 at night, at which 

 time the Sands were covered, it being high water ; and 

 it is almost certain, from the boats which have been 

 thrown on the beach, that the crew and passengers had 

 attempted to land in them. The Sands are about 25 

 miles distant from the shore, and the nearest tow i 

 whence assistance could be gained (Brunsbuttle), nearly 

 opposite Cuxhaven, is full 30 miles off. The Marie 

 Sand, the spot where the sad affair happened, is one of 

 the most dangerous on the coast of Holstein. It is a 

 quicksaud, situate between the northward of the Vogel 



Ths Convict Dalmas — It has been officially com- 

 municated to this convict that the High Sheriff has fix«d 

 Monday next as the day on which the extreme sentenot 

 of the law will be carried into effect, should he not be 

 reprieved. Of this there is no prospect, an ineffectual 

 application having already been made to the Secretary of 

 State for a mitigation of the sentence. That application 

 was referred to Baron Gurney, who presided at the trial, 

 but who, it is stated, replied that there was no ground on 

 which he could, consistently with his duty, recommend 

 the prisoner to the clemency of the Crown. Dalmas has 

 hitherto made no confession of his guilt, but, on the con- 

 trary, maintains his innocence, and says that he was con- 

 fident of an acquittal up to the very moment when the 

 jury returned into court with a verdict of guilty. He 

 built his hopes upon the rejection of the dying declaration 

 of Mrs. M'Farlane, and says that the rest of the evidence 

 was of a purely circumstantial nature, which affected him 

 in a very slight degree. It is said that Dalmas is an able 

 chemist, has made a number of chemical discoveries, and 

 is in the possession of some valuable secret relative to the 

 properties of sulphuric acid, for which an eminent house 

 in the City is In treaty with the prisoner's solicitor. The 

 sum asked is 5000/., to be appropriated for the benefit of 

 his daughters ; a handsome sum has been offered, but the 

 exact amount has not transpired. Having been known 

 to say that he would never die on a scaffold, he has been 

 narrowly watched, and two turnkeys are with him night 

 and day, and precautions are taken that nothing of an 

 improper nature shall be conveyed to him. 



Victoria Park.— The chief delay in the commence- 

 ment of operations for the new park having been caused 

 by six of the proprietors of land holding out against the 

 Government award, the cases will be assessed in a few 

 days at the Sheriffs' Court. The tenants of the houses 

 on the site of the park have received notice to quit on 

 Michaelmas-day, and those of the land, now the property 

 of the Crown, will give up possession on the 1st October. 

 Infant Orphan Asylum.— The anniversary of this 

 excellent charity was celebrated on Thursday at the Asy- 

 lum, on Wanstead-heath. H.R.H. Prince Albert pre- 

 sided on the occasion, and after attending the examina- 

 tion of the children, partook of a dejeuner in honour of 

 the day. Subscriptions and donations amounting to 

 upwards of 2000/. were announced, inclusive of 100 

 guineas frou his Royal Highness, and an anonymous 



contribution of 200/. 



Accidents— On Tuesday week, as the children of Dr. 

 Hollis, of Lewisham, accompanied by their nurse, were 



I . i . ••__•. ^ Z.*~* tk a Knrcoo fnnt fright, rail 



crew saved. The exact number lost has not been ascer- 



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"Lh/int-J- f '«chbi», Liter pool, colour m 



«s£vr , n ? nby ' Cumberland, tanner. 

 fcCAirCh&EQUEvr RATIONS.— J. M'C 

 "UART.Roanhead, Perthshire, farmer-J. 



St*u 



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Galium, Glasgow, auctioneer— J 

 Fhaskr, Edinburgh, mason— 



A • Ni«*r .Edinburgh, wright— \V. M'Ewkn aVd" A. "Chri-ti* Crieff, iron- 

 Sl»sJo3"ia h IU *^°' D 'ynw. Dingwall^ Rosa-shire, distiller- J. Afro«*soK, 



*', farthenware manufacturer— W. Walker, G. DuKCAN,andH. 

 *,t.dinbur K h, engineers. * 



Wix. 



ittctropoh's an* its Ftcmfig. 



Election of Sheriff's.— On. Monday, a Common Hall 

 wa8 hel <l at Guildhall, for the election of Sheriffs for 

 London and Middlesex, when Alderman Hunter, of 

 ^oleman-street Ward, and Mr. Sidney, tea-dealer, of 

 Ludgate-hill, were unanimously elected. The Chamber- 

 lam, the Bridge- masters, and the other officers annually 

 chosen by the Livery, were also elected. 



rost-Office.— In connexion with the debates in Parlia- 

 ment this week relative to the practice of opening letters 

 at the Post-office, a Liverpool paper states that few per- 



t? n8 p are aware how letters are opened and re-sealed by 

 we Post-office. Wafers are opened by the application 

 ot moisture, and sealed letters are opened thus :— The 



ill C -V* laid ° n an anvil with the seal U P ' up0n the Seal 

 ■ laid a square piece of pure lead, and upon this lead 



r?!w • * hammer with considerable velocity. The 

 sudden impact converts the lead into a seal as faithful as 

 m electrotype, and accordingly is used to re-seal the 



ht Cr 'i? W is now °P ened °y destroying the wax bit by 

 A ; , For ail letters similarly sealed the lead seal will do. 

 a Diunder in the management must have recently led to 

 8 Qspicion. 



shi*' ** °^ the Manchest er Steamer.— This fine steam- 

 los^ ° n u 6r v °y a S e from Hu " to Hamburgh, was totally 

 of th 0ll |?i V ° gel Sands > nea r Cuxhaven, at the mouth 

 dav i durin g a S ale of wind on the night of Satur- 

 i w eek, and all hands on board, including crew and 



tained, but it is known that among the cbief cabin pas- 

 sengers were a lady and her son and daughter, from 

 Urogheda. of the name of Smith, who were about to 

 proceed on a tour to Graffenburgh, for the benefit of 

 their health; Mr. Richmond, of Paisley; and Mr. Rothery, 

 a wool merchant, of Leeds. There were many others, 

 to the number, it was reported, of from i 25 , to 30. The 

 crew of the Manchester, besides Captain Dudley, included 



about 28 persons. 



Thames Regatta.— This regatta, which was esta- 

 blished last year for the professional and amateur water- 

 men of the Thames, was celebrated last week with the 

 usual spirit, and with the prospect of increasing patron- 

 age The company was very numerous, and the jete 

 passed off without any accident or the occurrence of un- 

 favourable weather. , , Qamaro 



Royal Exchange.— Oil Tuesday a Court of Sewers 

 was held at Guildhall, when, after a long discussion, it 

 was carried by a large majority that the entire space from 

 the end of Cornhill to the east end of the Royal Exchange, 

 including the open space facing the west end, taking m 

 the Wellington statue, sbould be paved with flag-stones. 

 1760/. was voted out of the consolidated fund for that 

 purpose, and the pavement is to be laid down under the 

 joint superintendence of Mr. Tite and Mr. Kelsey, sur- 

 veyors of the commissioners. 



The Wellington Statue.— -The cost of this statue and 

 pedestal was 9000/ , the metal having been given to the 

 committee by Government, and valued at 1500/., in ad- 

 dition to that amount. The money was raised by a pub- 

 lic subscription, after a meeting held at the Mansion 

 House. The contract with Sir F. Chantrey was made 

 in February, 1839, by the trustees, Sir P. Laurie, Mr. 

 Masterman, Mr. A. K. Barclay, and Mr. R L. Jones, 

 the work to be completed and fixed by l»4d. air r. 

 Chantrey, at his death, left the whole model complete, 

 and also the head of the Duke the full size. The work 

 has since been completed by his assistant, Mr. Weeks, 

 under the direction of the executors. The statue is four- 

 teen feet in height, from the feet of the horse to the head 

 of the Duke. The pedestal on which it stands is of the 

 red granite of Aberdeen, with the exception of the lower 

 course, which is of gray granite The pe desta J 11 , . to- 

 gether fourteen feet high, so that tbe total he ight is 

 fwenty-eight feet. The costume of the Duke ...aid to 

 be taken from that which he wore at \^°°> b « ™ 

 tight pantaloons and the shapeless cloak bear no . resem 

 blance P to any kind of costume in use at the P™^^ 

 The Duke sits uncovered, without stirrups, like Geo ge 

 IV. in Trafalgar Square, holding a roll of pape r or a 

 w.*~- ;„ k;« koml • \nA the. horse, l»ke that of his Ma 



bankment. The nurse Hnd children were picked up 

 without sustaining any material injury. The wife of Dr. 

 Brown, however, was standing at the drawing-room 

 window when the horses plunged into the water, and the 

 danger in which tbe children appeared to be produced 

 such a fright that she never recovered the shock, anrt 



died on the 19th instant. 



Mortality of the Metropolis.— The following is the 

 number of Deaths registered in the week ending June 22. 

 -West Districts, 142; Northern, 191 ; Central, U4 ; 

 Eastern, 213; Southern, 230; Total, 920. Weekly 

 average for the last five years, 946. 



fyrobtneial Ncfos. 



The Weather and the Crops.— The accounts from all 

 parts of the country for some weeks past have given sad 

 reports of the failure of tbe hay harvest ; but within the 

 present week rain appears to have fallen ab * ndant *y in _ 

 the provinces, and to have refrest ed the land, which had 

 been previously parched up by the continued drought. 

 This favourable change has already produced a decline in 

 the grain markets, and if the rain continues the growing 

 crops will soon recover the effects of the late sultry 

 weather. Since Saturday last the temperature m and 

 around the metropolis has been unusually high Un 

 Saturday, at mid-day, the thermometer was above ,0, 

 and during the night the lowest point was 60. On _ bun 

 day there las a light breeze from the south-east , the a ^ 

 much charged with electricity. At two p.m.. the m er 

 curv rose to 86 in the shade ; and in the j sun 107. At 

 three o'clock there was a further rise to 87 in the shade; 

 n the sun 112. At night the temperature fell consider, 

 ably but the heat continued very oppressive throughout 

 On Monday there was a fresh breeze from the west, but 

 in the afternoon the mercury was nearly as high as on 

 the preceding day. The great heat continued during the 

 evening but towards morning there commenced a heavy 

 fall of rain, which continued through the greater part of 

 the day, and must have been extremely beneficial. In 

 other places, as at Liverpool, there have been severe 

 thunder storms ; but though the air about the metro- 

 polis was charged with electricity, the fall of rain has not 

 been accompanied by thunder. 



Bury St. £dmunds.-We recently mentioned that tne 

 proprietors of the Times newspaper had sent a reporter 

 into Suffolk, for the purpose of collecting evi ^dence res- 

 pecting the incendiary fires. The repc-.t* made oy 

 on this subject have attracted a great deal or ai ^ 

 more particularly as they attributed the fires to ^ ^ 

 wages of the labourers. It .appears, however, ^ 



