proved to have acted most cruelly on the river on Wednesday night -the other to have been

The seamen of the benevolent association, entitled 'Loyal Standard,' can appeal to every honest man in the port of Sunderland, that, under the heavy privations and irritations occasioned them by the ship-owners, they have always conducted themselves peaceably and orderly, and have, time after time, made propositions to the ship-owners to accommodate the existing differences, which, instead of being met, have always been treated contemptuously. În fact, the enclosed documents prove an overture being made by Mr. R. Scurfield, a ship-owner of considerable interest, to mediate the existing differences. This elated the heart of every seaman, and the suggested proposition was immediately made; and on Wednesday (the ever-to-be-remembered 3rd of August), the reply and refusal to the terms was read at a public meeting. It greatly agitated and worked upon the minds of the seamen, who immediately resolved to man two boats or cobles, to invite the men out of the light ships coming into port. This, they considered, would cause an accommodation to take place, and in proceeding up the river they met some ships going to sea, protected by the police, and a large body of ship-owners, armed with pistols, staffs, &c., as special constables. An altercation took place between the men in the cobles and the sailors on board the Busy, concerning their clandestine manner of going to sea. The consequence was, from the threats and provocation received from the whole posse on board, the men in the cobles were irritated to board the

ship under great disadvantages, being cruelly beat by handspikes, capstan-bars, staffs, &c. (they, the men, not being armed); but what will not the prowess of a British sailor accomplish? They carried the ship, and drove their assailants aft. But, even at this juncture, they showed their natural disposition-humanity; and took no further advantage of their victory, but hoisted up the sails of the ship, and allowed her to proceed. This affray drew together a large concourse of people on the North Sand, from whence some stones were thrown. The Riot Act was now read, but at such a distance from where the mob had actually assembled (being across the river), not one syllable was heard. Mr. Davison, the magistrate, instead of crossing to the north side, embarked in a boat, and before a quarter of an hour had expired after reading the act, gave orders to his party, the 3rd Light Dragoons, to fire amongst a promiscuous crowd of men, women, and children. Eleven shots were distinctly counted, and it appears they have all told. There is room for strong animadversion on the conduct of this magistrate, especially at that moment; also upon the military, for their aim was cool and deliberate, as if firing at a target.

"Three of the unfortunate men were interred in one grave, in Sunderland church-yard, on Saturday; one a young man, a carpenter, who was shot off his stage while at work, at Monkwearmouth, yesterday; and to-day another will be interred alongside the three; a labourer returning from his work to his home, received the fatal ball. The funeral procession of the three unfortunate

men excited strong sensations of sympathy, combined with horror, in the breasts of the inhabitants. In fact, hardly a dry cheek was to be seen; and a spectacle so melancholy was never before witnessed in Sunderland. They were followed to the grave by about twelve hundred as fine-looking fellows as ever graced a British navy. The coffins were covered by the British flag, and four banners in mourn. ing, and a band of singers, preceded the corpses. The effect was truly solemn, and the procession quite naval; the men having black crape round the left arm, walking two and two, hand in hand. Although the multitude assembled to witness this awful scene was enormous, the greatest tranquillity prevailed. It has long been desirable that in so populous a place as Sunderland, whose police is acknowledged to be weak, there should be a presiding magistrate from London, whose judgment might prevent the recurrence of such awful scenes. It is

devoutly to be hoped this catastrophe will bring about so desirable an end, as there is great scope for investigation. The jurors were badly selected, and visited only one of the bodies. The account up to this moment is five killed, and about the same number wounded. We trust the above statement of facts will excite your most serious attention. We remain, sir, with due respect,

THE SEAMEN OF THE LOYAL "STANDARD ASSOCIATION." The seamen a few days afterwards, withdrew their pretensions and yielded.

16. GENERAL PICTON. The first stone of a monument, near the town of Caermarthen, in honour of general sir Thomas Picton, was laid with great pomp. Beneath it were placed specimens of all the gold, silver, and copper British coins of the present reign, together with the Waterloo medal of the late sir Thomas Picton. They were covered with a plate bearing the following inscription :

through England and Scotland, in quest of his brother. The meeting of the brothers was very cordial but it soon turned out to be most affecting. In a few minutes after they met, the one who had been in concealment told his brother, that he had taken a considerable quantity of laudanum just before he came in, and that he would not have spoken of it, had it not been for his arrival, neither would any antidote have been applied. A medical gentleman was immediately sent for, who gave him an emetic, which relieved him, and saved his life. The peculiar singularity of the incident consists in the arrival of the elder brother just in time to save his brother's life after so long a journey, without being able to discover the object of his pursuit, till after the act had been committed which was to put a period to his existence..

FRAUD ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE. The committee of the Stock Exchange, after having been for some days engaged in investigating a charge of improper conduct against Mr. Edward Josephs, one of the members of the house, came to the determination of expelling him. The following is a statement of what came out in the course of the investigation.

A company was brought before the public some time ago, called "the Lower Rhine Steam Navigation Company." A prospectus, in which it was stated that the capital was to be 100,000l. to be divided in 1,000 shares, was issued: the names of the directors and other particulars, were put forth; bank receipts were issued by Everett's house for the deposits on the shares in the usual way, and dealings took place to a considerable extent. Certain persons sold those

shares in large quantities for time bargains, without possessing them, so that they became what the stockexchange vocabulary denominates, bears. Towards the approach of settling day, the premium rose to 28 per cent. The bears found themselves unable to deliver the shares which they had sold, and they resorted to the following expedient to obviate the difficulty in which they were placed :-Receipts were printed on paper exactly similar, to that on which those of the company were printed, the type and the border being in all respects the same. Indeed, the new differed from the old only in the name of the banker, Weston, Young, and Bostock," having been substituted for "Everett and Co," and in the omission of the name of the printer.

The book of receipts so prepared was dated, by the party who concocted the new company, the 6th of August, although it was not presented to the bankers until the 9th, when it was handed in by one of their customers, a Mr. Back. None of the co-partners of the firm were in the way at the time; and the book was received by a clerk, who issued a certain number of the shares on the authority of Mr. Back alone. With these receipts Mr. Josephs commenced his first attempt at passing the bubble off, by selling to a Mr. Bryant, of the stock exchange, twenty shares for money, at a premium of 18. The fictitious scrip was of course rejected, and thus the subject became necessarily a matter of public notice and complaint. On the 11th of August, a gentleman, who was much interested in the original shares, called upon the bankers, and this was the result of the interview.-Mr. Weston handed him the book of receipts, and in an

swer to his inquiries, said, the receipts, although dated the 6th, were not presented until the 9th, when they were handed in by Mr. Back. The clerk might have been aware that they were ante-dated. The account appeared in the books in the name of "The Lower Rhine Steam Navigation Company." He did not know, whether it was usual to open accounts in the name of a Company without knowing the names of the Directors, not having before opened an account of the kind. He knew of no Directors. The only person he knew in the business was Mr. Back, whom he always considered a highly respectable man, and who was one of the best customers of the house. Mr. Weston, upon being asked in what light he viewed this transaction, said, without hesitation, that he considered it to be a most gross fraud. After all these circumstances, however, a letter was published by the bankers, stating that they would not return the deposits, and edifying the public by informing them, that the receipts would be issued on pink instead of yellow paper.

Upon comparison of the paper and type, &c. of the original and fictitious shares, it appeared palpable to the Committee that the same machinery had been used upon both occasions, and it was a subject of remark that the bankers, after their declaration that they knew nobody in the transaction but Mr. Back, should have issued receipts in which were the following words :-" Received of the Directors of the Lower Rhine Steam Navigation Company the sum of 51. to account for on demand."

SEPTEMBER.

POMPEII. Recent excava

tions at Pompeii have brought to light some of the most interesting objects which have yet been discovered. They consist of a house, which, from its paintings, has been named the Casa del Poeta Dramatico; a public bath complete; a marble statue, similar to those of Cicero; a large equestrian statue in bronze, supposed to be that of the emperor Nero; and various other objects. The Casa del Poeta, by its commodious distribution, the elegance of its decorations, and the manner in which every thing appears to have been perfected, is superior to any that have been yet discovered. At the door is the figure of a watch dog, well traced in Mosaic with the following motto

cave canem ;" on another part of the pavement is a Mosaic of a woman playing on the tibia, an old man exhibiting two tragic masks, and two actors preparing for exhibition. The paintings on the wall represent a poet or an actor, reading a manuscript before three handsome women, who listen to him with great attention. In a bed-room is one of those obscene figures so frequently found in the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. In the public bath every thing is complete. There are four rooms, which the ancient Romans required in these establishments, namely, the hypocaustum, or furnace, the warm bath, the cold and the vapour baths, besides the room which served as a dressing-room, the corridor for the persons who waited their turn, and the entrance hall. These balnearia are very highly ornamented, the ceilings and walls being covered with handsome stucco-works, and the floors of different-coloured marble or Mosaics. The roof of the chamber wherein is the cold bath, is a dome