The Express. — London, England, 1853-11-28 00:00:00

A marked improvement had taken place in the Neill' lurk Money Market, and business was de- , md t •lv more active. Stocks had again advanced in value, and rut.tinutd to exhibit much firmness. The Cotton M•trket was quiet, and business to a m oderate extent only had been done. Prices, bow eler were quite steady. The following are the quo rations:New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, • Il le. to 12Lc.; Uplands, mid. fair to fair, l lc. to II ic. pir Ihe market fur breadstuffs was rather quiet, and no • many transactions reported, holders waiting tartheradvices from England. l'rices were reported a, follows:—Western canal flour, 7 dole. to 7 dole. igi e . per barrel, steady; Gennesaee prime wheat, I dol. ;ye. to I dol. rifle. per GOlbs Indian corn, sound yellow, Mk.. to 82e. per bushel, s."eady ; Indian meal, 4 dole. 12;c, to 4 dots. Vrc. per barrel. The provision market had assumed a dull character, and pricks had given say and were 'weak. Little alteration had taken place in freights. At tLe steamer's departure the asking rates were : I:our, to Liverpool, 3s. lid. to 3s. 9d. per barrel ; grain. Is. Old. to Is. Id. per bushel; cotton, 3-16 d. to Id. per lb. Exchange on London was quoted at 1091 to 109;, but those figures acre not well sustained; Paris, 5.1•2; t 03.131; Hamburg, 36; to 37. VOICE FROM HUNGARY. S - I'ESTH, Nov. 18, 10 ♦.M. Why do your English diplomatists still waste the precioils hours in the utterly forlorn hope of bringing about a peace between the proud, unbending Czar, and the resolute, well-armed sultan? A child might e that there is nut the least chance of n peace; and the truces that the English and French politicians have been sandy trying to patch up would almost c onvioce a quiet spectator that they are actually purchased with ltussian gold' This regardless Czar must be punished at once. Give him no time to assenth'e half a million of men, as he intends to do, and ail! do. alter the first victories of the Turks. Even the Vienna newspapers complain of the diplo matic ar.d dangerous delay of the English and French politicians. They say the flame is only kept smouldering a few weeks longer, while the adverse parties are occupied, with all their might, in heaping up materials fur a tremendous conflagration. This is perfectly true. Will Lord Aberdeen, who also begins to grow tractable, look at facts? What are the Rus sians and the Turks about What have they been constantly and diligently doing since last April? Getting ready for war, and a great war, a itbout the least rotation. Long before the April-Menschikoft thunder-clap, the Czar was gathering his armies, and even the Sultan saw the cloud coming up, so eat ly as last January. In positive proof of this I have only to state that I saw the Egyptian troops carried down to Cairo in boats upon the Nile, is February and March, in order to supply the Sultan with the 20,000 men whom he had demanded of Egypt. But when these poor creatures said that they were to " go to Constantinople" I did not believe it, supposing the Ottoman empire to be in a state of profound peace with the world. I first heard of the coming war at Jerusalem in April, and we ;were all in expectation of being massacred by the Moslems at the first cannon shot. Thus from the early spring the soldiers were already in training in Cairo fur this war, which the Porte then knew that Russia intended to commence before the clime of this year ; and the Czar never has intended anything but the conquest of Constantinople. I tell England and France there will be no peace ! The Cisr does not act one peaceful thing. Ile says peace, and levies war. Contradict that if you can. Not one step backwards has he taken, though many words backward has he said. His words are nothing. I em ashamed to see respectable journals quoting his " raceful " expressions at Olmutz and elsewhere. 'sow, I boldly ask, to whom did he speak those peaceful words? Who will swear to them ? You cannot even name the man who says he heard them with his own ears. Where are they written down, these unspoken words of peace ? Now look at the other side. Vast preparations since the beginning of the year ; troops forwarded to Bessa rabia and the whole south; hurried marches to the Asiatic frontier; a great fleet in the Black Sea and Baltic; Menschikoff thunder and Nesselrode echoes have all spring and summer rolled across the whole European sky. Russia never begins her wars with a large force. It requires a small force to be beaten in order to rouse up the patriotic phleysna of the northern empire. When the Emperor can tell his " well beloved children" (for the soldiers are often seized while, at the age of twelve to sixteen, they are visiting their poor old grand mothentr--these are facts ; or taken away from school, or sent off at a few hours' warning)—" My Well-beloved children," then says the Czar, "the arms of Russia are dishonoured by her hereditary fees." Then first can he inspire in his knosted bands something of that ardent fury which glows so fiercely is his own broad breast. He is a great, hearty, healthy, iron-hearted, broad-browed, able and wise autocrat, and has proved it in a reign of 28 years. He does not mean, in the evening of his days, to lay aside all his glory now. He will not retire —no, not a foot. He will not yield a hair. He never did. He will come in the spring, if not before, with an almost irresistible horde of Russians, Cossacks, &c., and pour down like an avalanche, over the Balkans into Constanti nople. And then England and Franoe may bombard and batter away, and lay in the dust even holy St. Sophia, if they will. What does he care ? That magic word, Constantinople, signifies to him," Nicho las the Great," " the conqueror," the " founder of the Russian navy" (England look to that), " father of Russian trade," the "great builder of Russian might and glory;" the author of this fact: Russia is first in Europe. It may be necessary, if England and France only waver long enough, to build a new fleet, out of Europe, to curb this giant. There is only one course to bring him to terms—only one. An instant demand from England and France to evacuate the Principalities, and give guarantees for the integrity of Turkey; a congress at London to take the Otto man empire into the European family of nations—or war. That is the only hope of safety now ; the only means of warding off a universal European war. Let me turn now to the news of the day, which is but a beating second in the great wheels of the century. Last evening, on the arrival of the mail at half-pest 7, it seemed that the reports of the after noon and morning would be confined, for the tele graphic despatches favourable to the Russians some how are sure to leak out, while all the Turkish successes are vigorously suppressed. We have now learned that no news signifies that the Turks have the advantage, and some of us naturally say the old proverb of " no news," Sm., is true. Thus, " the Russians had been successful, and beaten back the Turks at all points." Then at two points, at Giur gevo and Oltenitza. But now we grow cool again before midnight, and begin to examine the whole matter ; and thus it appears to stand : The Russians concentrated their best and largest force at Budeschti,, twenty-three miles south of Bucharest, and 12 north of Oltenitza, and on the banks of the River Argis. The Turks were in the triangle between the Argis, the Danube, and the vil lage of Oltenitza. The region is always a half morass. Great rains set in (the Russian reports say the "clouds broke down") on the 11th and 12th, and the Russian general reports " I began operations on the morning of the 12th," and then goes on to say that he "drove the Turks over the river," &c., but speaks of no battle, and of little resistance. Indeed, he says that the Turks (who had just before fought him with sabres and bayonets) " were so frightened that they did not molest the Russians who were picking up the wounded Again, he allows that the Turks had time, notwithstanding their " great fear," to "de stroy the quarantine stone-building, blow up their own defences, cross and burn their own bridge." And the Russian general modestly tells us "it was not worth the lives it would cost to follow the Turks, who kept up a heavy cannonading from the opposite bank of the river." The Russian force at Budeschti was 40,000 strong, for the Bucharest papers say " provisions are sent every day from the capital for 40,000 men." They were, therefore, more than double the number of the Turks, and Omer Pacha, who was at Oltenitza in person, never intended to fight. The morass, increased by the heavy rains, compelled the Turks to an orderly retreat across the river, in the very face of an overwhelming foe ; and then on the 12th, the Russians finding the 'lurks were already going over, began to annoy them, and "drive" them across the Danube very moderately, and at en extremely modest and cautious distance, as the Russian general inadvertently allows. Thus far, then, we have no great reason to make a I bonfire of the Russian successes; our news being also all from Russian head quarters. We wait awhile. But let me now speak of an event which may have consequences of great importance. Servia lies be tween Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Bosnia, which is on the Adriatic Gulf. the population of Bosnia is still governed by Turkish Pachas, and consists of Slavic Christians, Slavic Mohammedans, and Constantinople Turks. The Bonitos are assembled in arms, and waiting to cross through Servia, the direct road, to assist Omer Pacha; and the latter has sent a demand to the Servian government to suffer the Bosnian Turks to pass through upon the great highways. The Servians some six weeks ago ordered every man who had no long musket to buy one, and the govern ment sold them for 32 silver zwanzigers, that is, for a little over 11. sterling. What was this arming for? The Servians answered Omer Pacha that Servia would know how to maintain her neutrality, and all the fortresses are occupied, they being (Belgrade, at least), I believe, in the hands of the 'lurks. Now, the Servians are either waiting to be compelled to keep the Turks, that they may look Russia in the face, in every event; or they are in earnest, and a division of Omer Pacha's army will march into Servia. on the east,,and compel a passage for the Bosnians,who will meet him from the west, and thus the war will be brought still nearer to the borders of the Austrian dominions. I shall here add only one more fact, over which you may ponder at your leisure. Consulting a tailor here, he is not able to attend to our work, having a part of the order which this city of Pesth has to complete for " 24,000 military suits !" Now if Pesth has so many to deliver within eight or ten days, how many will the capital, and the other great towns and cities, be called to furnish ? MURDER OF AY AGED CRIPPLE. - • - LEIOIITON BUZZARD, BEDFORD*HINE, SISNDAT EVENING. The greatest consternation has prevailed in this populous market-town since Friday last, in consequence of a most brutal murder having been committed at a place dis tant about a mile and a quarter from here, called Heath and Reach, by a man named Jno. Burrows, upon an aged and crippled woman named Olemister. I► appesn that the murderer, who is an agricultural labourer, is a married man, and, when at home, lives in the village mentioned, bat he bears• very bad character, and has been frequently in the habit of ill-treating his wife awl do. sorting her for weeks together, so that they hay, led a very unhappy life He had but very lately returned home, after being absent for some time at Watford, where be had been spending his time in the most profligate manner. On Thursday night he went to bed with his wife, but they bad not barn there ling before he began to ill-use her; and at last, seizing her by the throat, tried to strangle her. After a violent struggle, she managed to get away from him, and, rushing out of the house, nearly naked, she went to his I inn's, which is a short distance, there to seek refuge fromi his brutality. The old man, learning what had taken place, at once gave her shelter, and said he would go down to his son, and try and pacify him. He did so, and finally lay down upon the bed with him. He lay there until about three in the morniog,when Burrows began to abuse him, and pu.hing him from the bed swore he would kill him. He then beat his head upon the floor until the poor old man was almost insensible. In this state the wretch left his aged parent, and went in search of his wife. He then bent his way to the house of his father, expressing his determination to do for his wife but she, observing him approach, and fearing she would be deprived of life should he get hold of her, slipped out of the house, and concealed herself in a passage close by. At home he found his mother, who had been for nearly five months confined to her bed with illness; and, lemm ing that his wife had fled, he commenced a most brutal attack upon the poor oli woman. His fiend ish vengeance being partially satisfied, he sat down and began eating some breakfast, apparently quite calmed. In the room, and attendant upon the sick woman, was the deceased, who was a cripple and used a crutch. During the breakfast she happened to make some remark about the ill-treatment of his wife, upon which Burrows seised a long.hsndled hammer, seed for stoue-breaking in the roads, and attempted to strike her. So great was her ter ror at seeing this that she managed without her crutch to get from the house and into that of • neighbour named Adams, and, going into his bedroom, might his protec tion. Adams got up and took the poor creature in his arms, but no sooner had he done se than Burrows rushed let, the room armed with the hammer, and whilst the de emed was in Adams's arms struck her three blows on the head, completely breaking in the skull, and causing the brain to protrude. Her death was instantaneous. Bur rows then turned upon Adams, and aimed a blow at his skull, which he providentially missed ; sad Adams, rush ing past him, escaped by leaping the entire Hight of stairs, and running out into the road, where be raised ea alarm. Burrows quickly followed him down stairs and again at tempted to strike him on the head with the hammer. Adams, however, having avoided the blow, and some of the neighbours coming up, Burrows kept them at bay. Having threatened any one with instant death who should oppose kiln, however, and swearing that he meant to take the life of his wife, he compelled those round him to give way, and walked off to find her ' • but three working men who had watched him turn his back came trim be hind, and, throwing him to the ground, got the hammer from him, though not before they had been much hurt by his kicks. They then procured • strong rope and bound his legs. The constable by this time arrived, b:inging with him the handcuffs and leg WY, and ultimately the pri soner was secured. They then reamed to look after the deceased, whom they found lying where she first fell, quite dead, and surrounded with so awe blood that it seemed all she possessed had oozed from bee body. Two surgeons from Leighton were speedily open the spot, but their ser vices were unneeded except to mho gene assistance to the other prams who had bees so heisedy attacked. The prfiloser's father, an old iten aypetesely verging upon 70, was most fearfully lamenenl end lowleed *boot the taws from the violence done le his by lie ass. The prisoner, after he heed himself secured, made • variety of grimaces, sod ailiseled to be insane, but the two medical gentlemen who Saw the attempt pronounced it to bee most clumsy act, and it was a matter of doubt whether he had even been drinking. He was ultimately conveyed to the Woburn Lock-up, and the police having taken up the inquiry have discovered grounds for suspecting that the attack urn his wife wee not the result of • quarrel, but • preamouted intent to murder her, and that having been foiled in that he had wreaked his bloodthirsty vengeance upon the poor *- offending ereaturis who lies a corpse, mangled in a manner horrible to think of. Prisoner's last regular employment was with Hr. Bassett, the banker, of Leighton, and apes leaving that service he ran away with • woman, who thought him a single man, but from letters which recently fell into her hands she found out the truth, and the exist ens of the wife was deemed a bar to their acquaintanes. I It is said he bad mat this woman on the night of the mur der, and was afterwards heard to utter threats against his wife. I It appears that when his victim first gained the interior of Adams's cottage, she had time to bar the door against him, and that he struck it with such force that the hammer went right through the door, forcing it open, and tearing away all the fastenings. The deceased, whose name was Charity Olemister, was a widow, her husband having been killed by a fall of sand in • pit some years since. She leaves several children, but sees very young. Contrary to the usual custom, no officer or official was left in care of the corpse, which lay upon a bed in the room where the deed was committed. The place where the deed has been committed is one of • few small old-fashioned cotter houses, about a mile and a quarter from Leighton, on the Woburn road. EITINSIVZ BUROLARY.—StaIeIy had the above melan choly affair become generally known, when a fresh cause for excitement occurred in the town, namely, the robbery, by some London thieves, of the shop of Mr. Matthews, watchmaker, of the High.street. Between Friday night and Saturday morning they had effected an entrance from the first floor window, drugged the two dogs, lit the gee in the shop, and swept off all they could find, many being valuable watches left to repair. The plunder is estimated at 1,600/. No clue to the thieves has been obtained. FALL OF PRICY-3 IN FIANOL—We read in the Echo Agricola:—" The arrival of foreign corn begins to make its influence felt on the markets in the interior, par ticularly at the moment when the latter are necessarily about to receive more considerable and more contiaued sup plies, as always happens at this period of the year. In the market of the 12th business was very calm at the Italie in Paris, and we announced a slight decline on some important markets which come within the range of its supply. This reaction has continued, and on Wednesday last there was a farther fall of Ur. on first quality flour, and 2fr. on secon dary sorts. In the official quotations flour is set down at 88fr. ; hitherto the lowest price admitted into the list was 90fr. for 157 kilogrammes. Wheat has experienced a similar decline, that is to say, the secondary sorts have fallen at least lfr. a sack "of 120 kilogrammes, and the first qualities are 50c• • less It is particularly on has foreign wheat that this retrograde movement has bins the most decided." THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1853. THE STRIKES IN THE NORTH. PRESTOS, SATCRDAY. The largest meeting we have had here for some time, took place in the Orchard, this afternoon. It was computed that from 10,000 to 12,000 people were present. Considerable surprise was excited, by its being announced that the manufacturers of this town had memorialised the Some Secretary, in reference to the rough treatment ex. periented by some of their body at Blackburn, no such document having been heard of here (except, of course, amongst the partite by whom it was signed), until to-day, when it appeared simultaneously in the Daily News and the Manchester .7unsclian. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Wadding:on, of Preston) expressed himself gratified to see the people so cheerful as they were at present. The manufacturers might say what they would, and write what they thought proper in any paper they clines to select; but there was no paper iss this country that could trample down truth, reason, and justice. (Hoar.) Mr. K. Swim (President of the Executive Council), having dissected a letter published in the local papers by the committee of the Masters' Association, in reply to the memorial recently forwarded by the operatives to Lord Palmerston, proceeded to observe, that on account of this leek-out, a mother had had to leave her home, and in con sequence of that, a serious accident bad happened in her family. Now, if all the crimes TRIM be ins;uted to the manufacturers of Preston which he believed really belonged to them, a great deal might he enumerated. (Hear, hear.) The masters in their memorial did not deny the fact that they had made the promise to restore the previous amount of wages. They said that that promise was not "gene rally " given, but they did not say that it was not given at all. The operative., therefore, are right. The masters stated that since 1847 several advances have taken place ; but, although they had thrice taken off ten per cent, they did not say that even one ten per cash had been restored. (Hear, hear.) Then the masters alluded to the reduction of the hours of labour from 69 to GO per week, but it was generally admitted that in all mills where the principle had been established the operatives produced more work propor tionately than before when they were employed 69 hours. ' After touctsing on other points. Mr. Smith concluded by saying that last week there bad been a diecussion going on at a meeting of various trades in London as to whether they must send 5001. or 1,0001. down to Preston. (Cheers.) The cork cutters of London had granted them 201., which bed come to band that day. lie had every reason to believe that if all the mills in Lancashire were to leek up and the people of Preston would persevere in this movement, they would be supported until they won the day. Everything was prosperous before them, and under these circum stances he hoped they would be true to the ewe of 10 per cent. (Cheers.) Mr. kI.LACE Bunion stated that during the week he had been in various districts where the people were locked out, and he found them very happy and contented, far they were receiving very good pay from the parish. He met one man, the head of a family, who had been for paro- chial relief, and he had got 21s. Many were receiving Is. Gd. per head for every member of the family, and there- fore they were in better circumstances than the operatives of Preston, for, taking the average, his hearers did not get so much as that. Af:er all, however, the people he had spoken of were eetermined to go to work if the masters would open their mill doors, and some would go in even at a reduction before they would sacrifice Preston. They were resolved that the battle should hero be fought and here be won. (Cheers.) After asserting that the masters were scheming dsy by day to induce the operatives to break the peace, and after cautioning his hearers to beware of any " dodges" by which it might be sought to exasperate them, the speaker finished by defending the delegates from the taunts of going up and down the country end spending the money collected. Last week they had realised 2,0001., which they would never have had bat for the delegates. Mr. Ling, Mr. Qrimshaw, and Mr. Chadwick having briefly addressed the meeting, the customary compliment to the chairman closed the proceedings at sunset. FIVE LIVES LOST BY THE FALLING OF HOUSES. An appalling accident occurred at Plymouth on the evening of Thursday last by the falling of two houses in Southside-strut, by which five children were killed and five severely injured. The houses in question have been untenanted for many months, and were in a very dilapi dated state, having been purchased by the commissioners for lighting and improving the town for the purpose of widen ing the public thoroughfare, and the work of demolition commenced on Tuesday last. No danger was apprehended ; for, although there was no wall dividing the houses, and no wall in front to support the beams, yet it was considered that the uprights, or partitions, from floor to floor, would ' sustain the roof. Unfortunately, on Thursday morning the heavy rain prevented the party from working, and during the day a great number of boys amused themselves by climbing and running over the floors and rafters of both houses; but on Thursday evening the boys around and in the premises were very numerous, and, notwithstanding they were driven away, and cautioned u to the danger they ran of felling and breaking their limbs, they re-assembled again and again; and, about sir o'clock there were not less than twenty in the houses, scampering about in all directions. One lad named Griffiths was seen in one of the upper floors with a hammer, knocking, it Is supposed, one of the uprights which supported the roof, while now :and then he was nen to be amusing himself by looking out of one of the windows, smoking. ♦bout half-put six the neighbourhood was alarmed by a tremendous crash, followed by a aloud of dust, and on the letter clearing off, it appeared that the root of the premises had fallen in and carried everything erupt the end wall with it, a very large portion of the debris being across the street. The shrieks and cries of those around soon told the dread ful tale that a number of children were buried in the ruins, and with commendable alacrity a number of men cows. maned removing the beams, fatten, lime, and stones, and within a very short time, one body was seen under a large mass of the timber. The unfortunate child was frightfully cat, and life was totally extinct. The men continued to work and to remove the stuff with untiring energy for nearly two hours, till the whole mam had been turned over, and the bodies of the following were taken out, bet in each case not the least symptoms were ezhibited et life .—Willbun Henry fitanbury, aged 12 years, living in Southaide-street ; John Folland, aged 10 South side- street ; Edward Johns, aged 12, New-street; William Henry Williams, aged 10, New-street; Richard Btibbs, aged 9, New-str eet. Dr. Budd was on the spot, and saw each of the bodies u they were taken out. In addition to the above distressing list, the following were removed more or less injured :--Jolts 8t la, 18, re siding( in Cambridge-street, to the hospital. The sou of Mr. Millman, Southaide-street, aged 9 years; Jacob Myers, about 11 years, in the same street ; and a fine youth, aged about 16, the son of Mr. 8. Dyer, the pilot, who it appears was walking by at the moment the accident inclined, and a large ipiece of timber wounded him seriously on the angle; and one or two others, whose names we could not get, were slightly . injured. Beverel children bad very narrow] escapes ; indeed, it is wonderful that many more had not lost their lives. The lad Griffiths, escaped uninjured, though he roust have fallen from the upper floor ' • he wu flung into the street, with the mass of ma- Oriels, got up, shook himself, and walked off. A trawling lad named rye, who had been on the pre mien about ten minutes before they fell, says that there were with him about twenty boys, and he saw Grifllthe with a hammer knocking. He (Pye) called out that it was time to cat, as there were only two poets left, and if they did not mind they would have the whole down by the run. He told them to come out, but they only laughed at him, but as he believed that the houses would fall, he went away, and he had scarcely got round the Quay, when he heard that such was the case. FRAUD IN VICTORIA SOVEREIGNS. TO THE EDITOR OF TEN DAILT NEWS. Stn,—We deem it important that your readers and the public generally should be made aware of the existence of Victoria sovereigns, which have lately come uader our notice in the course of business. They are the usual miss as the genuine, but are made of inferior gold ; being well executed they can only be detected by the weight. Upon assaying them we found them to be of what is termed fifty five shillings gold, the weight 4 dwts. 4 grains, coase quently their intrinsic; value, los. 70.; they are composed of red gold, and coloured to represent the regular issue. The readiest way of detecting them is to weigh them against a genuine. We have also had tendered in lately Victorian IOte• reigns:in several instances, being of the same slut as the genuine, of as good gold, which we found to be thinner their value is 17s. W., and weigh 4 dwts. 13 grains.—Your obedient servants, ADAM SPIELMANN AND CO. 10, Lombard•street, Nor. 26. SOUTH DEVON AND TAVISTOCK RAILWAY.—The Duke of Bedford has assured the directors of this company of his continued support of their measure, and that his Grace has made an absolute gift to the company of all his land required for the line and station at Tavistock. REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH STAFFORD- SHIRE. The death of the Earl of Dartmouth causes a iacaney in the representation of South Stidfordshire, con sequent on the elevation of Lord Lewisham to the peerage. Fur the last twelve years the two political parties have been content to divide the county, but the liberals have been, during the whole time, gaining strength, and little doubt now exists of the ability of this party to return both mem ben. The compromise under which Lord Lewisham was elected has not been very patiently endured, and now that his lordship hes been removed, it is understood that a se eond liberal candidata will be brought forward if the con seriatim put up one of their party, which, in all pro bability, they will do. In fact, Earl Talbot's eldest son, Lord Ingestrie. has bees already spoken of, but his lord ship's name has not been favourably received, although some gentlemen have partially canvassed fur votes oa his behalf. In the liberal interest the names of three gentle men have been very freely mentioned—these are Mr. Wm. Mitthews, of the Corbyn's Hall Ironworks, who would, in all probability, receive the support of most of the great ironmasters, who have, it is understood, long been anxious one of their number in this district should have a seat in the House of Commons; the others are Lord Paget, grand son of the venerable Marquis of Anglesey, and the Hon. Arthur Wrottesley, eldest son of Lord Wrottesley. This young gentleman has hereditary claims on the constituency, his father having faithfully represented the liberal interest in the Houseof Commons for several years, till defeated in the very last contest which took place in the division by the present Esrl Talbot. We are informed that several meetings of the liberal party have already been held, and that in all parts of the divi,ion there is a very decided feeling in favour of the Domination of a liberal candidate, there being the most favourable prospects of his success. EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.—There are now two candidates in the field. On Saturday a meeting was held at the Bell Hotel, Gloucester, where a requisition was presented ts Sir Michael Hicks Beach, of Williamstrip Park, Bait, inviting him to come forward in the con - tive interest. This Sir Michael consented to do, stipu lating, however, that his liability for the necessary expenses should notexceed 1,0001 ,which he was prepared to put down. Subscriptions to the amount of about 2,0001 were raised, being about the same amount as that subscribed on the liberal side, in support of Mr. E. Holland, of Dumbleton, who has accepted the requisition of the liberal electors to some forward in that interest. Mr. Holland, in hie address to the electors, issued today, writes Having lived to see the successful issue of that policy which I have consis tently advocated through life, I now seek to be placed in a positiqn in which I may more effectually assist in carrying out those great principles which I believe to be essential to the happiness of my fellow country•men." Canvassing has already been commenced. ACCIDENTS ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MAX- CHESTER RAILWAY. On Friday an accident occurred on the London and North Western Railway, between Manchester and Liverpool, by which two persons were seriously injured. Newton races were held on the previous day, and on that day, therefore, a special train for Newton left the Victoria station, Manchester, at a quarter before eleven o'clock in the morning. The races were not expected to last more than one day ; but on Thursday arrangements were made for a second day's racing :on Friday. This was unknown to the railway officials; and, consequently, no special train left the Victoria station on Friday morning. The penons connected with the races seem, however, to have assumed that such a train would wart at the same time it had done on the previous day; and, accordingly, about haltpast ten o'clock, ten or twelve persons, including the judge and starter, arrived at the Victoria station with the intention of proceeding to Newton. They inquired as to the train, and were surprised and disappointed to learn that no train would start until half-past twelve o'clock, which would be much too late for them to arrive at Newton, at the time appointed for the commencement of the racing. Under these circumstances, they applied to Mr. Thompson, the station muter, at the London and North Western end of the station, and, representing to him that without their presence the races could not proceed, they requested him to give directions that the express train, which leaves Manchester to Liverpool at half-put eleven o'clock, should stop at Newton. With this request Mr. Thompson was unable to comply; and they then urged him to allow them to take their places in the guard's van attached to a coal train, which they had learned would leave Manchester soon after the express, for Preston junction. As such a proceeding would be very irregulsr, Mr. Thompson at first hesitated to give bill permission to the carrying out of this plan. Ultimately, however, he consented to its adoption, and allowed the gentlemen, upon paying the usual fares, to take their places in the van, which wu placed at the end of the coal train. After this train had passed Patricoft, and before it reached Berton Moss, • waggon, which was about the middle of the train, broke down. It was shattered to pieces, and all the carriages which were behind it, including the guard's van, were thrown off the line; the wheels of the van were buried in ballast up to the axle. The shock occa sioned by this was very severe, and two of the gentlemen who were in the van were thrown oat, and severely injured. They were Mr. Bartholomew Onley, tobacconist, a, Oldham ctreet ; and Mr. George Shepherd, Boothcitreet, Cooper-street. Mr. Onley was severely bruised, and re ceived a cut on the head. One of Mr. Shepherd's thighs was broken. These gentlemen were at the time of the accident standing on an open part of the van, which is pro tected only by a railing; and they were, by the violence of the shock, thrown off the van to the ground. The other ;serous, who were in the inside of the van, and among them were Mr. Joseph Saxon, of Manchester, and Mr. Barber, of London, who escaped without injury. Soon after the accident. the two injured persons were brought to Manchester by • luggage engine, and were conveyed to their own houses. As only one of the waggons had been much injured, the line wu soon cleared, and the tragic was not materially impeded. Mr. Shepherd's fracture has been set by Mr. Harrison, surgeon, and he is doing well. On Saturday morning the early express train from Manchester ran Into two carriages standing on the line at Patrieroft, and dashed them toatoma,:bnt fortunately no one was in the carriages, and the express itself sustained little or no damage. CHOLERA RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. --o. (Peon the General Board of Health, Nov. 26.) DUNDEIL—Cases of diarrhoea during the week, 860; approaching cholera, 37; cholera, 42 ; deaths (cholera), W. Cam of diarrhma since the commencement of the outbreak, 3,216 ; approaching cholera, 151 ; cholera, 291; deaths, 160. LIITH.—Cues approaching cholera, 2 ; cholera, 1; death, 1. Deaths sines commencement, 2. approaching cholera, 2; cholera, 1; deaths since the commencement, 14. DALMENY.—Case of approaching cholera, 1; cholera, 1; nem of cholera since the commencement, 3; deaths, 3. CUPAII FIFIL- , -CISO of cholera, 1. Lire Ann Blesins.—Cases of cholera, 3; deaths, 3; eases of cholera dace the commencement, 4; deaths, 4. OLseoow.—Casa of cholera, 2; death, 1 ; deaths since the commencement, 2. EDINUUROH.—Cases of diarrbeee, 2; deaths from cholera since the commencement, 5. AUGHT - EH HOUSE.—Cases of cholera, 2; deaths, 2. Istutax.—Cases of cholera, 2; deaths, 2. Wonnittorox (Cocuamotrut).—Cue of cholera, 1; death, 1: deaths since the commencement, 9. Dynnan.—Cholera : death, I. BRIDPOHT.—ChoIera : death, 1. SOUTH SHIELDS.—Caeca of cholera, 5; death, 1: deaths since commencement, 78. TIIXBRIDOIL—Cue of cholera, 1; deaths, 2. lavattrooL.—Cases of cholera, 10 ; deaths, 13. ELY.—Cases of cholera, 3 ; deaths, 3: cases since the ,matencernent, b ; deaths, 5. ROMFORD.—Cases of diarrhcca, 4; of cholera, 2. HAVANT.—Ckolera : death, 1. LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES THROUGH THE Foo.—A. fog of most extraordinary density same over the town of Stourbridge this day week, and as night approached it ex tended itself intoe adjoining country. Between seven and eight o'clock in the evening two young women, sisters, named Sarah and Eliza Payton, who were on their way home from work, missed the bridge at Wordsley Dock, within a very short distance of their home, and walked into the water. The eons of Mr. Webb, timber merchant, Wordsley, whose house adjoins the dock, heard an alarm, end with some difficulty got both of the young women out of the water, but it wu found the younger sister, Eliza, was past recovery, and the elder in a very precarious condi tion. Two young women, sisters-in-law, named Reece, with a young man named Alfred Hampshire, were present when the unfortunate Payton. were brought to their home, and Miss Reece having observed to Hampshire that they had better go to meet her father, who would be by the canal side, they_ stutel together, and it appears soon met the father. Re joined the party, and almost immediately after wards all four walked into the water. Messrs. Webb again went to the rescue, and got all of them out of the water, but not until life was extinct in both the women. A young man, named Joseph Ridley, married, and having one child, was also drowned in the same neighbourhood, at the Six teen Locks, Wordsley, as he was returning home from work ; also a boy, called Mail, and en Irishman, name un known. Another boy, who bad been occupied in his usual duty of bedding up a horse in a stable by the Stourbridge Canal side, in endeavouring to find, his way home, walked into the canal and was drowned. • UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OXFORD, Nov. 26.—This morning Mr. Henry Cobb. Sutherland, commoner of Lincoln College, was elected to the Baden Sanscrit Scholarship. Mr. Suther land was the only candidate. The scholorship is of the annual value of WI., and may be held for four years. The other scholarship is also vacant in consequence of the Scholar, Mr. John Frederick Browne, of Exeter College, having tem nominsted to an appointment by the Honour able the East India Company. The electors have given notice that the vacancy will be filled up in the matting Lent Term. RATING TOE COLLEOIIII,•SETTLEMENT OP TOR QrEs. TION.—The following are the conditions of the settlement " That the university shall have as equal share with the city in the representation at the board ist guardians. ' That, immediately ►fter the passing of the contem plated act, it stall be at the option of ti a university, or of the city, to demand in writing a valuation of the property of both bodies proposed to be rated ; but should such de mand not be made before the expiration of two years from the passing of the contemplated act, the quotas or sums payable 17 the university and city respectively shall re main fixed and unalterable until a valuation is made. " That the university shall commence tcrir contribution to the poor-rates immediately after the passing of the act, mad such contributions shall be two-ninths of the sums to be from time to time raised ; but if, on a valuation being made as aforesaid, the university contribution or quota shall prove to exceed or fall short of the two-niaths, the university shall, in respect of such rates, receive or pay (as the case may be) the difference between such contribu tions and the quota as determined and ascertained by such valuation. " That, on the expiration of the first seven years, end subsequently on the expiration of a successive period of 14 years, either party shall have the option of calling fnr a re valuation, on notice being given not less than 12 months before the expiration of each successive period." Mr. Thomas Menem, solicitor, of Oxford, was appointed for the purpose of assisting the heard in obtaining the new Act of Parliament, which will be necessary to carry the con dition* into effect. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 26.—APPOINTMENTS.—Second Muter J. 11. Laurence to the Leopard, 12, paddlewheel steam-veuel, of 560 horse-power, at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeon C. Crandell (1843), to the St. George, 120, guard-ship of ordinary at Devonpert. Naval Catlett —J. Elliot, to the Royal George, 120, strew steam-ship at Sheerness, and G. A. Besot to the Princess Royal, 90, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 27.—0 n the conclusion of divine service on beard the ships at Spithead this morning signal was made for those forming Rear Admiral Corry's squadron to get under weigh, which they did by half-past twelve o'clock, taking their departure for the Westward. This squadron consists of the following vessels:— Prince Regent, 90, tl tit, Captain Hutton; Duke of Wel lington, 131. screw, Commodore 11. B. Martin, C.B. ; Arrogant, 46, ditto, Captain lielverton ; Amphion, 36, ditto, Captain Key ; Tribune, 30, ditto, Captain the lion. , L. T. Carnegie; Craizer, 14, ditto, Commander the Ron. G. 11. Douglas. They went away under all plain sail, with • fair wind from the north-east. By four o'clock they were well away, getting to the back of the Isle of Wight, and dusk setting in, they were oot observable many minutes after that hour. It is believed they will rendezvous at Lisbon, there to await the progress of events. Rear Admiral Berkeley, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, paid a visit to this Dockyard yesterday, and went on board the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw steam ship, the lion. Captain Keppell. The Rliadamanthue, steam transport, arrived yesterday from Plymouth, and sailed again for the eastward. rbe Leopard, 12, paddle frigate, Captaiu Giffard, came into harbour yesterday. She is to go into the steam basin to repair defects to her machinery and boilers. Ike military invalids she brought from the Mediterranean h sae been quartered at Anglesey Barracks, prior to being sent to their respective depots. She Russian corvette. Navarin,returned to this port last night,having encountered very heavy weather in the Channel. She exchanged salutes this morning with the port and garrison. The Rifleman, 8, screw steam-sloop, L i eutenant-Commander Christian, arrived at Spithead this ini.rning from Woulwieh. The Ann, Captain Brown, from Bombay to Lon don, put into Portsmouth on Saturday night, having been in collision with a schooner (name unknown) off St. Alhan's Head, on Friday night, at 9 o'clock. The Ann bad her starboard bow stove in, and the schooner lost her foremast, but it was too dark to perceive what offier injuries she re c.-ived. The Ann sailed from Bombay July 4, and St. Helena Oct. 1. She spoke, Oct. 9, in lat. 36 &Jon. 30 W., the Harriet Rumble ; Oct. 23, in lat. 23.30 N., lon. 30 NV., the Arethusa, from Callao to Loudon; and Nov. 17, in lat. 43.36 N., lon. 16 W., the Governor, of Liver pool, standing to the westward. DEVON PORT, Nov. 27.—The Saracen, steamer, is to be commissioned by Mr. John Richards, master, 184 7, for the surveying service, with a complement of 40 officers and men. The Rhadamanthus, Master John Below, sailed on Thursday for Wool wickand Portsmouth, with Mr. Allen and party, who brought the Jasper to this port. The James' Watt, 90, screw steam-ship, has shipped her boilers, and has been hauled alongside the dockyard to complete. The Nile, 90, strew-steamer, is progressing towards completion. She is to be fitted with everything in dock. It is rumoured that a screw corvette (the Satellite) of unusually large dimensions, is to be built in the slip in which the Phoebe is at present. The Algiers, 90, in No. 3 slip, is shortly to be launched to make room for the Liffey, 90. When artificers of the dock yard are employed mobil* in commission at a distance from the dockyard they are to be victualled on board the ship, and to be allowed Gd. a night whilst so employed. MILITARY. THE BREVET.—We find upon inquiry that the case alluded to in our Saturday's paper under this head, is more extraordinary than was supposed. When the officer in question applied to purchase what was called an unattached lieutenant.colonelcy, he was told he should be permitted, but a form of declaration was sent to him, which he was required to sign and return, stating his readiness to serve on full pay if called on. This was evidently intended as provision against the expected attacks of the member for Montrose; it was to enable the Horse Guards to say, " We took care not to sell to any man who did not previously declare his readiness to serve." When the brevet came out in 1846, the officer, being absolutely the first upon the list of lieutenant-colonels for promotion, was surprised to find himself left out. On remonstrating, he was told it was because he had not after his promotion sent in his declara tion of readiness to serve on full pay. He replied, it was because by special direction of the authorities, he had sent it in before. The Horse Guards denied their own act ; but they offered the officer to put his name on the list of colonels in italics, which implied his selling kis half-pay. He replied that he was put the age at which half-pay was by regula tion allowed to be sold. To which answer wu made, that this could be got over." From this the aisinces was clear; it was to induce the officer to sell his half-pay. Next week would have appeared in the Gazette " Fits-so and-so to be lieutenant•colonel owe So-and-so, permitted to sell his halflay." Upon the late occurrences in the East, the same officer, who was the negotiator of the treaty with the Arabs, which was the first public act in which the Slave Trade was written down Piracy, and is probably the only man in the service who could address an assembly of Arabs, write a proclamation to call the faithful from their deserts, and publish a book on military subjects in modern Greek, wrote to proffer his services, and received what appeared a friendly answer. But when he subsequently advanced the limited request to be placed as a colonel in the expected brevet from the date thereof; he was assured that he should never appear on any future brevet. Of course he will not repeat the regaled, and his claim must henceforth be for restoration to his proper place in the brevet of 1846. The subject is one which interests extensive classes, and we trust it will not be lost sight of. In the meantime we call upon the officer to correct this-statement if inexact, and if not, to furnish us with further details. The General Commander-in-Chief has issued an order, that the habit of allowing men to appear, throughout the day, in the streets of the towns and place, where they are quartered, dressed in their fatigue or undressed cloth ing, may be discontinued; and that all non-commisaiened officers and men going beyond the precincts of their bar racks, between the hour of morning parade and that of evening . roll-call. be henceforth required habitually to appear in their full uniforms, with their sword or bayonet, belts, or forage cape, if preferred. FINANCIAL SITUATION OF BELGIUM.—The Belgian government haajust published the situation of the Belgian treausury on the Ist September last. The public debt of Belgium is composed of the ordinary debt arising from the financial arrangements with the Netherlands; the financial arrangements with the city of Brussels ; the loans made for repairing the losses caused by the events of the war of revo lution, for the wants of the ordinary service in 1830 and 1831, and for the eventualities of the events ef 1848, &c. The nominal primitive capital of the ordinary debt amounts to 675,039,263 fr. 74c.; on this capital there has been paid off a sum of 183,130,190 fr. so that the nominal capital of the ordinary debt now amounts to 392,009,1731 r. 40c. The extraordinary debt, created for the construction of railways, roads, canals, &c., amounts to a nominal capital of 262,037,658 f. 40c. Of this sum there has been paid off 34,490,4681. 50e., leaving a nominal capital of 227,557,189 f. 90c. The ensemble of the Belgian public debt has, there fore, been in nominal capital 837,066,9221. 14c., on w h i c h au there has been paid off 217,520,538 f. 84c., so that the total amount of the capital of the public debt may be now considered as 619,546,363 f. 30c. The l dotation car ried to the budget for the payment of the interest and the sinking fund of this debt amounts for the ordinary debt to 16.275,7601. 64c., and for the extraordinary debt to 14,063,9913 f. 10C. IRELAND. _ • _ DUBLIX, ov. . A notice whi c h a pp eare d in the Gawtt N e of?last night, removing the crime and outrage proclamation from districts in the County of Down, which had been in a disturbed state, appears to give a kind of official contradiction t o the rumours which are spread of the prevalence of ribb on i sm i n t h at quarter. The portions of the county of Galway which were under a similar ban have also been relieved from it. At a (Vjetspier given by the Belfast Harbour Com missioners on Thursday, Sir John Young said— I need scarcely tell you that the weight and amount of the duties incumbent on the Irish government have been very much curtailed, and its functions grestly limited and reduced. The principal part of the functions of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland now consists in the preservation of order, and the due administration of the law. The other interests of Ireland have been happily merged in the general interests of Englsnil, and in that department rec-ive the attention which they demand. The Lord Lieutenant's func tions, therefore, are now mainly confined to the preservation of peace and the administration of the law ; but I may say that, in a sincere desire for tho welfare of Ireland, Earl St. Germans yields to no other man in the empire. (Cheers). In returning thanks for his own health, Sir J. Young took occasion to speak in warm terms of the wonders achieved in Belfast and the North, by the enterprise and labour of the people. An alarm, originating in some way which does not clearly appear, has prevailed for the last three or four days among the depositors in the Dublin Savings' Bank, as to the security of that establish went; and with the fatal experience of tho Cuff•street Bank so recent in their memory, it is not to be wondered at if a comparatively trivial cause would produce a panic of that nature. The calls on the bank on Wednesday and yesterday amounted to some forty thousand pounds; the Trustees have this evening put forward a statement that the Dublin Savings' blank has now invested with the Commis sioners of the National Debt 273,8001. Bs. 3d., together with a cash balance in its favour in the books of the Bank of Ireland of 1,4.11/.lls. ld.; which, after the deduction of 273,800/. due to depositors, leaves a surplus of 1,431/. 19s. 4d., in addition to valuable premises in Meath-street and Abbey-street. This statement Liars the signatures of Arthur Guinness, the chairman; and of several others of the most respectable merchants of Dublin. The anniversary meeting of the Royal Flax Society of Ireland was held in Belfast yesterday, the Earl of Erne presiding, and a very full statement of the prospects and operations of the society was read by the secretary. Particular am ss was laid upon the present position of political relations with Russia, as an argument for the necessity of encouraging the home production of flax. In 1848 there were 53,863 acres of flax under cultivation in Ireland ; in 1849, 60,314 acres ; in 1830, 91,040 acres; in 1831, 138,619 acres; and in 1832, 136,009 acres. In the present year there were 17 , 5,495 acres under flax in Ireland, being an increase of nearly 29 per cent. over last vear's crop, and of 220 per cent. over that of 1848. Estimating the value of the crop at 151. an acre on an average, we find that from 800,0001., which the flax growers realised in 1848, the return this year has risen to 2,040,135/. In the provinces of Wester, Munster, and Connaught tho produce this year is 22 per cent. over that of last, and 436 over that of IBIS, the growth having steadily . advanced from 2,683 acres in 1118 to 14,279 acres in the present year. SPORTING. CONCLUSION OF NEWTON RACES—FRIDAY. SELLING STAKES Of 3 SOTS. each, with 20 added, for all ages. Half a mile. Mr. Moore's Tumbler, 4 yre (101.), Bst 51b..(Veale) 1 Mr. Gent's The Friendless Boy (II b), 4 yrs (101.), 8a 21b (bleClear) 2 Mr. Walker's Truegirl, 5 yrs (101.), Bst 91b (Clement) 3 Mr. Bennison's Roger Thornton, 3 yrs (101.), Get 13Ib (Atherton) 4 Betting: Even on Truegirl, 6to 4 agst Tumbler. Won by a head. Truegirl a good third. The winner was after wards sold for 11 guineas ! HANDICAP of 3 son. each, with 20 added, for all ages. Half a mile. (8 subs.) Mr. Tempest's Jupiter, 5 yrs, Get 121 b (Veils) 1 Mr. Cowell's E ffi e Deans, 3 yrs, Get 121b..(T. Cliff ) 2 Mr. W. T. Fink's b f by St. Leon—Thalia, 3 yrs, Gat Sib (Atherton) 3 The following also ran :—Thirkleby, Solyman, and Friendless Boy. Betting : 5 to 4 agst Effie Deans, 3 to 1 each agst Thalia filly and Jup.ter, 4to 1 eget Thirkleby. Won cleverly by half a length. A neck between second and third. THE NEWTON SELLING STAX.EB of 3 son. each, with 20 added, heats, one mile, was one at three heats by Mr. llandley'. lloyul George, 4 yrs (101), Bst (T. Cliff), beating Mr. G. B. Price's Warwick, 6 yrs (101.), Bst 81b (Jones), and four others. The winner was afterwards sold by auction for 30 guineas. WM: IPTON DECEMD ACCEPTANCES FOR THE UAi •ove. each, with 100 added. ..A STEEPLECHASES. tax 6. 6NDICAP SWEEPSTAKES Of 20 kbout four miles. . . Age et lb Age et lb Oscar Bourton Peter Abd-el-Kader .. a 10 5 Little Charley Forest Lad a 913 Topsy 6 9 3 Thirkleby Victreee Spring 6 910 WALTHAM ABBEY NovEmi WEIGHTS FOR THE HANDII four miles. STEEPLECHASES. BER 30. [CAI' .—About St lb St lb The General ll 7 Carus lO 3 Ploughboy .... ... 11 6 Zadoc Viewer, lO 10 Sir Harry Needwood lO 9 Widow Machree.... 913 Maria Monk lO 51, Cigar 9 7 Pride of the North .. 10 6 i Chance 9 6 Beraford HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Additional datum received since our last publication. Hon. F. Petra's, Ton y, High Easter—at hall-past 11. Baron Rothschild's, Thursday, Aston Abbott.—at 11. Bedale, Wednesday, SleninifOldlirilay, Tuna!ll Village —at half. put 10. Berkshire Old, Wednesday, Black Bourton ; Friday, Bourton, Shri. venham ; Saturday, Besselaleigh—at half-past 10. Cleveland, Thursday, Ormabye Village—at half-past 10. Mr. Coll r'a Tuesday, Pelebilt Arme ; Thursday, Mapleacomb; Saturday, Meop ham . Green—at h alt - pa t 10. Crawley Horsham, Wednesday, The nu, Ifleld ; Saturday. Cowfold Viliage—at a quarter before 11. South Essex, Tuesday, Mountneesing Church ; Saturday, Corning. ham-street—at 11. — Essex Union (Mr. Parker's), Wednesday, Hazlrigh Hall ; Satur. day West HanningSeld Compusea—at 11. P. 8., Tuesday, Autron Gate ; Friday, Bishop's Wood—at half. past 10. Hayden, Wednesday, Altonside ; Saturday, Nelson Bridge—at halt.paat to. . r, Friday. Bromrbenr I , leith—at . l2alf.past 10. Mr. Uttleton ' s, Tuesda y, tlherloek ; Friday , St. We-at half. past 10. Lord Lansdale's, Tuesday, Frsgmore ; Saturday, Chipperfield Com. mon—at H. Ludlow, Tuesday, Mecktree ; Friday, Coombe Wood—at half. peat 10. Monmouthshire, Thursday, Craig Finger Post—at half-past 10. New Forest, Wednesday, Bowleabury Farm; Friday, BramshaW Church—at half.psat 10. Mr. Newton's, Thureday,Upoott, near Broadwombridger—at 10. Balm, Duke of Cleveland's, Wednesday, Newsham near Gales ; Fri day, Wackerfield—at 10. Lord Southampton's, Wednesday, fitewkley ; Friday, Whitfield; Saturday, Nash—at 11. Tindale, Thursday, Stamfordham ; Saturday, Countess Park—at half-past 10. Mr. Wheblee, Tuesday, Tilehurst ; Wednesday, Nuffield Common; Friday, The Blade Bone, Bucklebury—at 11. Wyealde s Tuesday, Pain's Castle; Friday, Glaabury Village—at half-past 10. York and Musty, Tuesday, Whizley • Thursday, Pill Moor, Sea my; Saturday, Eacrick —at half-past 101 Bree.onshire, Friday, .khereamlais Lodge—at 1 I. Cawtborne, Barnsley, Thursday, Pule —at balf.paat 10, Craven, Yorkshire, Wednesday, Thorlby; Friday, Stanton Coates —at 11. Mr. Enos's, Wednesday, Elseombe; Saturday, Lyddington War. re11—(oo Bute named). Lord Lonedales, Thursday. Long Manton—at 11 Newcastle and Gateshead, Yrslav, Long Seaton— ' Stockton, Billingharn, and ilartlepool,Thuieday, past 10. Tbanet, Wednesday, rjsetreet ; Friday, Sackett's Bill—at halt. past IS. Whitchurch, Tneeday, Tattoo; Friday, Andoverroad—at half-past Kr. R. Williams'a, Wednesday, Whitelturch Down, near Taxi. 'tuck; Saturday, Callington, Newbridge—(no time named. Worthing, Tuesday, Broadwater Green; Saturday, Steyning Post —at 11. half-faat 10. flattop—at half. Llinlllligo and Sterlingshife, Tueeday, Cumbereauld House; Thursday. Dabnahoy ; Saturday, &agate Toll Bar—at a quarter before 11. past Ca l Tai pt. t's, Wednesday, Lamle Toll ; Saturday, Coalhall—at halt. 1. PRESENTATION OF ROBES TO THE MAYOR OF Baterrox.—The vestries of St. dimes and St. Philip and Jacob being anxious to testify their esteem for the right worshipful the mayor, J. G. Shaw, Esq., who has filled the office of churchwarden, and is a mepiber of the vestries, of both those parishes, have presented hie worship with a suit of civic robes and gauntlets. The robe is a magnificent one of scarlet cloth, trimmed with sable fur, and the gauntlets are elaborately and richly embroidered with gold, and bear the civic crest—Bristol Mercury.