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      ik American FBifiATE , Plymouth . . — Captain grey and th . e , office . w , 9 f .- ! tlie ; PJynjoutb ,, whjch . has Tyiflg iu jtBip ! Soujnamptoii Water for the last , few s . were " enterta 4 nea . last '^ atur 4 ay ~' at a sumptuous ue ^ Hxi ihkiti ' '' hf ^ rrAAipi '^ m Andrews at his ; h « ter ' resMencie . " "rikfe- frigate , has sinc ' e ^ sailed . oft etartit&WaShihgtbfa j ' - - ' ' •; - ¦ ¦ « ' ¦ '• - ; ' chargeof a somewhat novel character was preferred ow-street on Monday against a-person of ladylike irance and manners , described in the summons as ; abetfr JFarrel , otbepwisQ rlMrs . y B . ill ^ igs ,, 'who was uoufsd for forging ! the , signature of Emily Leach to a rjj phic message , . Th ^ defendant said her . n ^ me was ibetjx T ^ iniri ^ 8 , and ^ hfs ^ p ^ ead . ^ d ' Not Guilty . ' The nal megsage bore , date ^ he' ^ Oth September , ana" rtlbwa ' :- — " Return by'first train ; your mother is eriiusly ilU" ; 'The word ^ dying * had been written , Scratched out . The' ngriaiture was ' EI . : ; Leach . ' alleged illness was a fiction * and the object of the sition seems to have been to suable | Miss Farrel ; to n an interview withttie person to whom , the : jneawa » addressed-rrMr . William Billings , a surgeon at iou £ h , and brother , of Mrs . Leach ; but beisstated not ive come . Jt appeared that he , had seduced Miss jI under promise of marr ^ ge ; and bier . ' counsel ; Mr . ; h , . contended that . ' . such , a device for the sake of jing about a meeting could not be called a forgery , e essence of the forgery , " he remarked , "is the into defraud , and I think if you apply your mind to point' you will n 6 tr say that ' any-suchfelonious inis shown . I defy any . one- to search all the' books produce anytbing like a parallel case . : It would to most , fearful abuse if such a . precedent wereea ^ 3 hed . ¦ < ¦ We should haye : persoris < punished for ; sendr alentines ip . a falsename , if . it ^ . cameto that . " . ^ ftlr ,. ine ^ w'aa , inclined to agree that . there was . no proof of minal intent , but said it was as gross a fraud as one L well conceive . M ^ rs . Lieach , who showed a strong : us ., agaftist MLiss Farrel ; ' wanted ' to ' read a letter h she said would . throw some light oh" that lady ' s acter ; t > ut this was not allowed , and the summons dismissed . " "'"; ' '! ' '' . ' ' " ' ' '

      b . Sprague , the " gentleman who last week , together 1 another , rescued a girl from drowning in the orental water iii Trafalgar-square , and -who was edwith . great rudeness and inattention at Charing-3 Hospital , where the girl was taken , but not aded , attended last Saturday at the " Bow-street : e-office ( where the case was originally brought ard ) , to reaffirm the truth of Bis statements , which been impugned by the authorities ' at the hospital , laid that he had received an impertinent letter from clerk , who had hinted that the allegations were ) lly void of truthj' and who invited Mr . Sprague s present at' an inquiry before the governors . Mr . ine , the magistrate , said he had no authority to inre , but he felt strongly oh the subject , which had much too lightly treated . Mr . Spragne saidhe Id certainly be present at the inquiry . —In the course onday , the girl was again brought up , when her ler attended and stated that she had been decoyed her home by a perspii who kept a house of bad te in ' Eagle-court r /\ vho was constantly seeking to in her control over her . If { he magistrate would an officer to caution this woman against any further ference , the mother would ' iindcrtake the charge of tefemJarit . - ' Mr . . Tardine " uridertoofc' to do' this , and ; irl was given up to her ' mother . UftjDEKB ,. nr A , Maju a . ^ , —T $ o 'Inverness Circuit : ( , ^ . s ^ ne ^ ncd on Wedjies 4 n \; thp Lord Justice Clerk i 4 j n & . Whep . Angus ^ fncphW ^ iniclaie , in the , island finbex ; ulf * , ' , was brought yip ( on the charge of having dered Mary ^ JUqihee , hi 8 avjnt , Xngu ' s Ttfacphee , his pr . and Cajherjpo Mixcinnes ' , his mother , all of whom > persons of ah advanced age . ' The jirisoner in a fit isanity attacked 1 its ' fatlier , mother , and aunt , and ftered them one after another on the 9 th of Ihst ' . The evidence clearly proved * tbjo . insanity of the > nor , who said lie was the CttridtJ And ^ liatJhe had divine command to commit the murders , and wa » g God service . He also said he fiad intended to der some others . The ; jury ' found hint 'Iriaane , and Ivai ¦ oVd ' efed ' t 6 be 1 t > nlti ' £ h custody . " The Xbrd "Jus-Clerk administered a'Vb ^ robr to one'of the ¦? witnesses ledCMacsWeoti , ' a- gtdiitia : pfliccr of Colonel Gordon , I J ^^ Det of the parochial board , for having failed mMW'tb'M ' &syikin ^ mnbUrghExprets . ' - "II ¦» '' c'i ' . "M ' i -i"T tUiiui't 1 ' ¦ 1 ffitt ^ 8 $£ & ' l ^ M ? ' : ' ~^? ^ < ¦ : * " ° went out ' . ftWiyftlt ? $ Tf ^ MH ^ m ^' an Recount of tho disaster ^ i'jfi ¦ W ? P f $ PP ? KA < ° - ^ Mu ^ qd ' anti'lyirenty miles ^ H'fTgWW- i ^ s lottery ' s' ^ a $ cVl July 12 th , and in e ^^ ~ "The" first ;^ inbjjirked we ' , th ' e ' sick , acotn-£ Jft- £ jf ° QthV o , nd ri ¦ poiwi )« ny ' of the 59 th ' , and they Manded on ' the repf . 1 W had to , landed there , ^ . JM ^| W , ' P # V 4 4 fP We , ' island , ; those on fcWta ?; ,, ?! . flko ^ r ootl ; Iwivo' sunk' before thu ff \ M tho ^ oats . ' , 'fl ^ p weVUir times filled beforo W . M ° ^ Vj « p were fa jmteitf . '" 'jfhe ship ' s crew , who { . W , } $% t ? jtw , wont nf o'ijcc tbth ' o island , and boats then made three , tnps ' to't . ' lio reef for thoso of MlP , ^ - fton U . . U ^ asMarii tiyor q ' ' worq landed . » . WA 8 not / j tUu ^ a t p Moon ' «» the ^ ock on which wo H era < l « al ^ - > eqa me covored ']} y . ' tlio i-is | ng tide , and fttyfyiWHW from piyht ' bpforc tlio ' la ^ of m had l > cd the land ; Thirty ' tons of powder , all the shot

      and shells and small-arm ammunition , all thejstores , the medical * comforts , commissariat . tents and . baggage- ^ iu fact , every thirig-7-haS ' . e been lost . The vessel , however , has not yet sunk , thpugli under water from the funnel sternmost , arid split hi half both oa the port and starboard . The'rock on which she ' split holds her securely until a gale of wind shall scatter her t <> pieces . You will , as an old soldier , be ' . glad to -hea * that nothing could have been more truly , heroic titan- the conduct of -the men ; it was splendid , and worthy of antiquity , or shall I say of the British soldier ? When firBt the crash came , all the men on the troop-deck made a rush ; to the gangway' , but lylojor JBarnston , 90 th , / ordered every man back to his mess . This command they instantly obeyed , though the ship ' was trembling like a frightened child , and they could hear and see the water gradually rising to their feet . Had this order not been given and obeyed , no biscuit or pork could have been saved ; and , when at hast the men were ordered'on the quarterdeck to embark , there was no rushing-or confusion ; the first party moved off and tlie remain 4 er stood at ease with the order and precision ., of a : Sunday , parade , though they could see and : feel the ship gradually sinking . " Some particulars of the rotten state of the ship are given by the same writer , w , ho says ' : — - . "'From the hour we left Portsmouth we were in dangerj as on leaving the dock the fan of the screw , which had not been raised , came into collision with the dock . The fan was positively broken , and the concussion caused a leak ' aft which could not be stopped . The Tran 8 it ,-e ! xcep-t the wind was on the quarter or beam , would not answer her helm ; the sails did not fit her , and were very old . On the 22 nd and 23 rd we lost the foresail , ' foretopsail , the mainsail , and maintopsail . The mainyard , made of indifferent timber , broke in h » lf like arptten siiqk , and one of the plates of iron of which the ship , is built broke in two below water mark . I need hot tell you that it was almost impossible to prevent the vessel from foundering ; indeedj had the gale not abated , nothing could have saVed us . You cannot conceive the extent of the danger . -It ' may help you to do so when I tell you that on '' the 24 th we pumped out of the wretched ship 600 tons of-vrat ' ^ -600 tons J "

      A Thief ik Kessingtom Gardens . —A woman , described as having the appearance of a lady , has lately been employing herself in Kensington Gardens in taking off the shoes of little children playing about by themselves , under pretence of bringing them new pairs . Robbery by a Policeman . —A constable at North Shields as under remand on a charge of stealing a purse containing money , a ring , and some other articles , from a drunken sailor whom he pretended to be taking care of . The officer had been only about a fortnight in the police , but diiring that time had been very constant in his attentions to dtunken men—with what object is now apparent .

      BuriGLARY during the Day . —Two men entered the house of Mr . Lewis Whitehead , Beckford-row , " Walworthroad , on Sunday , about four o ' clock p . m . They were observed by a little boy , who told Mr . Birkin , a neighbouring butcher , and he , together with another tradesman , watched the premises , and intercepted the thieves as they came out . Both vrere captured , though one made a desperate resistance . They have been examined before the Lambeth magistrate , and committed for trial . Smuggling ok the Sussicx Coast . —T . Bruce and H . Everett , of Portsmouth , and J . Wicks , of Angmering , mariners , and T . O . Elliott , master of a vessel called the Intrepid , have been brought up at Arundel , charged with smuggling between fifty and sixty tubs of Geneva , with intent to defrnud the revenue of 300 / . Elliott was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment , and the other three to eight months . The vessel and other propertj ' is confiscated .

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      BIRTHS ^ MARRIAGES , AND _ DEATHS . . ^^ B 7 ^ %% ^ V ^ fi « h ^ . ; ^ W * . ° W Panta ^ Wii ^ -, ? tlx A , S » sfc 4 > Broach , the ^ ife of a daughter 1 st Grenadiers , Bombay Native Infantry : MAURI AGES . COKBETT-GOSSIP— On the 13 th August at Barrackpore , Calcutta Alexander Frederick Coroett , Esq ., Lieut B . N . I . son of General Corbett to Fanny Louisa , eldest daughter of John Hatfcild Gossip , Esq .. of Hatfeild , Yorkshire . BURY—BUHY .-Ou the 26 th of September , at St . Tffiary ' s Scarborough , Edward James , eldest son of Edward Bury , Esq ., of Croft Lodge , Windermere , to Prances Margaret , second daughter of the late John Bury , Esq ., of Scar borough . .

      DEATHS . GLANVILXH . —At Cawnpore , massacred by the mutineers . Lieut . Gr . J . Glanville , 2 nd Bengal European Fusiliers , HE . I , C . S .. third sou of Francis Glanville , Esq , of Catchfrench , Cornwall . TRAVERSJ-On the 2 nd of August , killed in action before Delhi , by a ball through the head , while exerting himself to prevent the meu under his command from unnecessarily exposing themselves , Captain Eaton Joseph Travers , Bengal Army , and of the 1 st Punjab Rifles , aged 32 , son of the late Majdr-General Sir Robert Travers , K . C . B . WARDE . —Killed , in the massacre at Cawnpore , June 27 Lieut . H « nry John Gregory Warde , 56 th B . N . I ., second son of Rear-Admiral Warde , It- H ., of Preswylfa , Neath , Glamorgaashire , a « ed 19 .

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      tfo . 39 ^ , October 10 , 1857 . 1 THE L . E AD E It . 981

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      ¦ : • . ¦?—^~ ¦ London , Friday Evening , October 9 , 1857 . Tiie pressure this week for money from America and tho Continent has been so great that the Bank of England haa raised its rate of discount to six per cent ., and , it Is confidently believed , will have to raise it 4 per cent , higher on next Thursday ; The uncertain state of the East India Company ' s finance beyond their live millions in hand adds to the downward feeling of the funds . It seems pretty evident that the Honourable Company has been borrowing from the Bank of England , tho next movement will bo to borrow money from the Government . To effect this a new loan will have to be raised ; thus Consols ^ are too higii . The Indian news will now affect the market but little , tho realj > inch being the panic in America and the prevailing scarcity of money throughout Europe . It is computed that tho English public holds ten millions worth of American , securities ; the depreciation in some of these stocks and shares has been to the extent of 50 and 60 per cent . The price of Consols yesterday morning was 90 ; this morning , SQ ' i i . ¦ .. ¦¦¦ . '¦ ¦ : All the railway shares have fallen with Consols . Foreign stocks are mostly sellers . Turkish Six . per Cents , have fallen two per cent , in the last two days , and are now barely over 90 after the dividend is paid . East Indian railway shares are about three discount . Canadian shares very heavy Grand Trunk shares at 10 £ per share , and Great Western of Canada at i discount . The heavy railway shares hav& dropped 31 . to 41 . per cent , and are still very heavy . Caledonians have given way two per cent . Berwicks two and a half per cent . Money is worth six and a half per cent , and in demand . In mininp ; shares , Lady Berthas , Trelawnys , East Baasetts , Alfred Consols , and Sortridgo Consols have been dealt in .

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      FROM THE LONDON GA . ZETTIC . 'Ihiesdav , October ( S . . „ BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . — John Townse # i > , Greenwich and Chsirlton , auctioneer . BANKRUPTS . — Fuancis BkewekColemah , Brompton , linendrnper—William Andkkson , Broad-street , llatclifl" , plumber— Medbury Joyck , St . Ncot's , Huntingdonshire , timber merchant—William Hahris , West Bromwich , haydcaler—William Guewes , Halifax , carpet manufacturer— JJunNAiti ) Sualk , Shefljt'ld , plumber—John Phice , Liverpool , licensed victutvllor- ^ -MAiiTnA . Piuoh , Ijiyerpool , licensed victualler—Joum Shaw , DukinliolU , Cheshire , machine maker . SCOTCH SEOUESTRATIONS .--J . Hundkhson , Dunforlnlino , booksoller—W . M'NAUOnTON , JMLuthill . innkoopcr —Jj aud W . M'N ^ ijb , Ayr . joi ) ic »\ s—Av . Crooks . Paisley , currier—rll . F . Hoxt , Storuoway , Ross-shiro—C . Stkwaut , Glasgow , lnauuwvcturcr—W . Weik , Kilinarnock , bootniaktT . ' , Friday , October 9 .

      BAN 3 CR 1 JPT 0 IES . ANNTIL'LKD . — Pnn . ADKtrniA Buavkky , Brighton , furniture doalor — Fuhderick RiCKMiDs , Faniborough , coach proprietor . BAN JUUJPTS . —William Clayton , AValliiiK-stroot , and West . i . Smitihlicld , perfumer — Mattjikw Townnhnb , Leicestor , nianufncturor of hosiery—William Smith , Bath , hotel keeper—Jam us Scouk , Pilton , Devonshire , tiinbordeitlor— John Oatt and Auriririt Wkt . v . inoton Cat . lrn , Lower Shndwoll , boer and . botllo lnorchauts—John WakuirjKi . i ) , . llHvston ,. l > orbvHhiro , bakor—Vhhdkuick Hydku , Kiisluglinll-Htrnnt , Htatlonor—Pkanoksoo Zkrman ' . Savillo HrtUHO , ' I / oicf ) Hter-s ( i » iaro , colVoo-houso Keeper— Joshimi Hai . vori ) , Ohultcnnam , ironmongor — Lamiihkt Pjiiliv MoLi . KjjoNrr , MarK-lane . City , corn doaler—William Cok , utilifiix . builder . , SCOTCH Si-Kilt lOStitATIONS . — Jam « s llooo , I'Minbitrgb , hairdroH . sorv-William Comiik Pvpek , Johnslmvon , KiiKiai'dinshiro , . Jljvstor . in tho Royal IS'itvy — . Iaaiub HAitNiciT , GlastfovY . joinor a « i < l buildor— William SrAKK , Abunluon . hiivdwivro inbr ' chanti .

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      CORN MARKET . Mark-lane , Fridny , October () , 1857 . Here , ! ind throughout tho country , tho markets tliis week have been tolerablv firm . Tho accounts of the potatoes ¦ continue to bo bad , and it is feared the rain , of which a « rcat deal lias fallen in tho south , will make them worse . There is no actual variation in the price of any article on this market . Tho cheapest shipping markets are on tlio South Coast , wherp K °° d 02 lbs . Wheat is Gls . Od . free on board .

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      Blackburn , 7 J , 8 J ; Caledonian , S 3 J , 81 J ; Chester and Holyhead , 32 , 34 ; Eastern Counties , 55 , 50 ; Great Northern , 3 M , !) 5-i ; Great Southern and Western ( Ireland ) , 97 , 99 ; CJreat Western , D 2 f , nail ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , 03 J , 93 J ; London and Blackwall , 5 ? , 58 ; London , Brighton , and South Coast , 101 . 103 ; London and North-Wostern , 95 i , 95 J ; London and South - Western , 88 , 80 ; Midland , fcOi , 80 s ; North - Eastern ( Berwick ) , 90 , 91 ; South - Eastern ( Dover ) , 04 , G 5 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam , 5 J , 6 A ; Dutch Rhenish , aj , 35 diy . ; Eastern of France ( Paris and Strnsliourg ) , 27 , 274 ; Great Central of France , 23 J , 214 ; Groat Luxembourg , G , GJ ; Northern of France , 34 j | , 343 ; 1 ' aris and Lyons , 334 , 331 ; ltoyal Danish , l < i , 10 ; Royal Swedish , i , |; Sambro aud Meuso . CJ , 7 | .

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      BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing 1 j rices . ) ScttA Mon . Titos . \ Wed . Thtir . Fritl . Bank Stock ! I 3 per Cent . Red i 3 per Cent . Con . An . I » 0 t | OOJ 90 8-Ji | 8 i ) J Ooniola for Account 90 * l ) 0 i 90 8 B « | K » i Now 3 per Cent . An , ^ ' New 2 i per Cents ... §* ! Lour Ans . 1800 ...... :. P * . i India Stock 207 210 210 £ r Ditto Bonds , JC 1 O 0 O f > Ditto , under . £ 1000 ...... US d 2 , 'i d 25 d I 3 x . Bills , £ 1 . 000 4 > d 4 , ( 1 Hd l ) iLtO ,. C 5 O 0 5 d Hd 4 . d Hd Ditto , Small < t d 3 d 7 d < td | 2 d

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      FOREIGN" FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation biiiuno thu Wjjkjc i : N » i . Nfi Thuiishay Kvknino . ) Kraziliau Hond . s !>!» i ! 1 ' ortiiKHO . so perC ^ nts . ... liuenoa Ayros « p . C « 'ii ( . s .., i Russiiin HoikIs , r > jinr Chilian ( i p « r CcnlH ¦ C « uits 1 ( li ( i 'Chilian » por ContH I itusHiim -rj per Coiun .... mt Dutch 24 per Cents . . i Dutch 4 pnr Cent . Ccrtf . 9 H Spanish OoniuiittiM ; LerlOqundor Bonds of Coup , not Inn . ha Mexican Account . 21 Turkish « Jpor ( - ( Mils ( l Peruvian tj porOnls .... 7 HJ Turkish Now , 4 , ditto . ... % E Po » -tuKU « i «« 3 ncr OeutH . ... VenestucJiUi per OontH

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 10, 1857, page 981, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2213/page/21/