The Express. — London, England, 1853-11-10 00:00:00

..-- --- rus LORD MATOES DAY. THE BANQUET. banquet took place according to time-ho ve I east •rn in the Guildhall, and went off with coati to r thus !be %MIMI ,Cl4l. The decorations were 4,1, era ty ,the company more numerous and diatin ent the fare snore costly and abundant, than we •• ad on former anniversaries. Amongst the more atsauisiad suitors were noticed Sir James Graham, Vis e Not re:merges, Sheriff Wire and Lady, Ler.t canning, L ri J hiosa• Earl of Clarendon, Earl of Aberdeen, m a vel, Marquis set Salisbury , Viscount Mande " , C. Wool, Sir W. Moleseorth &so s al ; Sardis A s , peen, and l'areguaisn Ministers; Danish tbs• • dstr e ires, Mr. ('areiwfll, Lord Hitherto's, Sir J. ?Ira Mane., Fir J. Palau:gum, Mr. 'Walpole, ▪ c L PIP. Reorder rind Lady, doe. In all nearly th wa nd ladies and gentlemen eat down to a dinett e a ., . °tel.:eh to!lowing are -rime of the principal items: 'v..qr. a• O f real turtle, t ~n • a i niug five pints each, 200 sk-rbet,6 dishes es Kai, 30 entrees, G) row: pallets, of Welk ditto capons, 50 French pies, 60 , ; hlKio orsamented, Id tongues, 140 jellies, aas suqes, 10 ashes of tarts creamed, 40 dishes of ilitto of orange and other tonnes, 20 has le u, fr) dishes of mince pies, 56 salads, KO t p a rser, 80 sheassnts, 24 geese, 40 dishes of partridges, s ngsve • I wil l tuwl, 100 pine apples from 2.b to 31b each, ▪ i s Lrs of hotshoase grapes, 230 ice creams. brae having been sung by the profession ale riPtent. The LOAD Marva proceeded to giro " The Health o) warra.. - that illustrious lady whose name was always r a .•.reo art. • h enthusiastic w . 'come in that ball. Whether res.). reel se a tames, a mother, or a Christian, her 111 , ; s'y's was a name which he felt was always sure to be th•Pvtlitsi in an asemblege of Englishmen. (Loud cheers.) 1..,• mat tueut was " ICrince the l'rince of Wales, a rts. re .t af the 11 gal Family." Of his royal highness . 1 11:.ert no leugthcorl eulogiutn was necessary. Ea ry oar knew his royal highness's exertions in promoting education, so improving the dwellings of the people, and in tartheriair the success of the Great Elhabition. He heal farther claims on the city of London, having ourteously &greeted many of their inaugural ceremonies. He begged give " l'nuof Attu rt, and the rest of the royal far •y • (Cheers.) His I,olship then pave " The Army 11111 Noy." Although we could not now number in the 1.4..•• of VA' respective PerVlCat a Nelson or a Wellington, yet be felt lute that when the proper occasion arose, worthy successors of time heroes wouul be found, and the reputes t•JP of the services would Le supported. e.r Janus LillAilAit roes to return thanks for the navy, ic.l was received with load and general cheering. Ile said hs ts:: rather surprised at being called on on the present oce.o.on, seeing that he bat not the honour to belong to eitioir of the great and distirguithed professions to which honour had been done. The testimony to the gallantry of the terpsctive services was a trite but true one, and there fore he need hardly assure the company, that whether in was or peace the navy would be ready to do its duty, whether in supporting the o`ascrvance of treaties, or in pro tein; oar trade sad COMM!' TM Of both services lie could ay, that Otreward they most valued was the approbatien of their fellow-eititsst (Cheers.) tirs. Sir J. Witte& 'ethic dthanks for the army. Iht LOKI. MATOK then gave a toast, which he said car ried with it its own recomtarkdation. sle gave" The trade sad prosperity of the City of London." The commerce of lalikllittS greater than anything that history recorded of Tyre erCarthaite, or any othrrgreat city of antiquity, and therforebe thought that some credit was due to such an admit-Ist/glen of the City &if are as had promoted that un rivaled state of prosperity. Tat toast was drunk with loud cheers. Tao nest toast was " The :ate Lord Mayer," who during kis yen °lnflict had done so much to promote the spread of eduction among the people. _ 1- °L ('lc tui . . Tbe toast baying been duly honoured, was followed by that ci" the Foreign Ministers." Tut LAA.9 Mneou called upon the American minister to retire. thinks. Id:. lit t oaxas said that until the very moment when the toast was announced, he had nut the least idea that he shou:d be called upon to rispo.td to any toast in the course of t:.t. evening. The duty had unexpectedly devolved lipll him, li yet a stranger in a strange land, of responding to the tout in favour of the foreign ministers; but that daty be performed with hearty and cheerful good will. Woe Ms diplomatic associates all present, they could not hil to be gratified with the 31174111 C/ in which the tout had be= received. In their ILLICe, therefore, u well ns in his owl, be returped his most sincere and hearty thanks for this distinguished honour. (Hear, hear.) In his mainland, he bad often read descriptions of this gorgeous pageant of the middle ages. The reality had quite equ'aed the description. (Cheers.) It had made a lees and lasting impression on his imagination in tto his utilitarian age. Ills eJuntry was progressive, yet they k anew bow admire such a magnificent spectacle of the enet time. This was tray the age of utility. What a !situation of the age of caira;ry and romance it was to - Alm a steamboat on the Lakes of Killarney, for instanee ! U. would mention, as a commentary on the age in which they lived, that at the very moment that day when he laisted reading a description of this pageant ho received a ' • otter from his own country seeking the most minute in i.unes u to the mode in which • very distinguished linesman of this country prapoud to consume the smoke f Lmdon. This was an idea which had not yet pre. snted itsel Otte minds of his countrymen. In conclu. 'toe, he wished generally to express his opinion that 'he tint anti highest duty of a diplomatist was to exert all L8(00160, consistently with his instructions, to preserve pace and to promote frienchy relations among the nations lithe earth. His task, thaugh Las glorious, was far more awful to mankind than tile. of the warrior. Let them, its, hope that this task might be successfully performed y thediplomatistsat present entrusted with negotiations on ;inch the peace of the world might depend. (Cheers.) its nest toast was " ller Ilsjesty's Ministers,' which as received with loud cheers. Ilse Lail of AIiZILIMEN, in returning thanks, said— hi my own behalf, and on that of my colleagues, I beg to tfer my acknowledgments for the flattering expressions 'Ws which our healths have been proposed, and the mode a which they have been received by the company. it is not too much, I trust, fur us to hope '3at in the difficult position in which we are Lit"d we may rectice a favourable consideration x •Ce motivel which influence nv in the diveharge of our 07 (Cheers) It is true that we are the servants of the 'Jim, Lai happily in this our day such service is not in .ge;.tuble with a sincere desire to promote the welfare .c: csi, pants of the people. (Beer, bear.) N otwithstand a; wonderful progr,..i o: this country in science and I am aware that coach yet remains t) be done, and at: a success of future effnts may be greatly either .-1(.1 or retarded by tha cooduct of themiuister who :say happen to be in Office. (gear, bear.) My lord, I .now that much is expected frem us by the country, and I opt teat we shall be found ready and willing to answer to Le tat:. In a country such P.J ours, and in a height of tvii.ratien such . as that in:which we live, the real triumphs to- minister must cousi,.: in promoting the progress of , adustry and the development of the natural resources. Such i mune is the object of her Majesty's present government. I true that nothing may happen to impede our onward proir,l N end that whatever reforms may be necessary will be carried on is the absence of any disturbing causes, whether foreign or domestic. (Meer, hear.) When last I lip in this room, as the guest of your lordship's pre x,vir, I declared that the policy of her Majesty's go. cut was a policy of peace. 1 desire now to repeat the: &duration, and I go further, and say that no other AMON° of policy will ever le announced by me. (Loud awn) But, emphatic as these words may be, let nit not t.7.derstood as conceiving the impassibility of war, be. Use: the occasion may mi..: whi. n war cannot he avoided, ( ittfi at the expense of our country's honour. (Hear, `ens) All I can say is, that, as far as lam coneeniod, sit will never be undertaken czcept with reluctance, and seen imperatively demand:rehy the honour and interest of culinary. Bush I believe t, be the duty of an English :sister, as I am sure it is that of a Christian man. :it gm) His lordship concluded sy giving "The health of the 4:1 Mayer," who returned thanks, and gave " The Earl ' Clarendon and the noose of Lords." Le Earl of CLAYENDON, in returning thaeks. said it sold ill become him to prochins the merits of a body of 'ach he was a member, but he gave it as his conacieutious ;Mims that the 'House of Lards had done good •f'tV.CC, not .me in the exercise of their judicial funeticus as the et court of appeal, but alto in their legislative cape '3'. Th.ir spe.ches might not be so lengthy, nor their • au often adjourne l, as in another place, but, th; pohic Guaira as was cniei.mtiously asicted, and with an earnest desire t 9 promote lte niigiuus, moral, and temporal prosperity of the awry. id) days wc:a goau by w 1,411 coy clam society could rely on exclu-Uve or aristcaatie loges; but ha believed the House of Lords would still retain, • hs high position from the deference which it showed to public opinion, and its willingons to receive impulses from with out on all great and important national questions. They had seen that on a late important question vitally effecting its own interests, the House 4 Lords had voluntarily cut aside all its prejudices, and at once deferred to the emphati cally expressed wish of the people. Of this he was sure, that there was U 0 body of men more anxious to obtain and deserve the g , ,arl opinion of their feliow-citizins, end in their name he Legged to return sincere thanks to the com pany for the minter in wliich the tout had been reczived. The next tout wu "Lord John %well and the House of C 0111010111." Lord J. ItuseELL, who was indistinctly heard, was un derstood to say that Le attributed the steady advance which this country had made in social and political consideration to the free discussion, of which an example was set in the House of Commons. Allusion had been made to the in quiry which was going on respecting the management of the affairs a the City of London. He was gratified to find that the corporation did not shrink from that inquiry, but manfully courted the most searching investigation. He believed that by promoting useful reforms the corporation would best promote their own stability, and their efli eicney as an element in the government of the country. (Hear, hear.) Viscount l'anmxiistox then gave the health of the Lady Mayoress, with a warm compliment to the galaxy of beauty by which he was surrounded on that occasion. He trusted that the representatives of ()reign governments present would not feel ofliptltd if he expressed his opinion that in no assembly in the world could the beauty and grace by which they were surrounded be surpassed. (Chet es.) To the toast of " her Majesty's Judges," Lord CAMPIIBLL returned thanks, at the same time con gratulation the corporation on the magnificence of the pre sent festival, which indicated anything rather than decay or annihilation. Rumours had been circulated that the corporation eir.s about to be swept away, but he trusted I that it sena:d last for ages to come, and that in the reign of King Albert the Tenth the corporation of London would entertain the sovereigns, ministers, atid judges, as tnagnifi eentiy as they did on the present occasion. (Cheers and laughter.) lie was positively alarmed to think of the abolition of the Lord Mayor, and was sure that if his noble friend near him (Lord Aberdeen) wire to send despatches to the continental courts announcing the event, the coutlusion would be that a revolution had begun. (Laughter.) He hoped that no such result would take place, but that all necessary reforms would be conceded, because he could assure his City friends that to reform was really to conserve. After one or two further observations the noble and Icemen lord concluded by returning thanks for the manner iu which the toast bad I been received. The next toast was "Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Wire," which was loudly cheered, and for which the worthy alder man returned thanks. The other toasts having been disposed of, the company separated. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1853. THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL FOR MANCHESTER. -4.- - On Friday afternoon last, the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the Right Hon. the Earl of Wilton, and the Right Ron. the Earl of Ellesmere, the three judges appointed by the committee fey the erection of a memorial to the late Duke of Wellington at Manchester, proceseded to the Royal Manchester Institution, and after a careful inspection of the competing molds exhibited there their choice fell upon one by Mr. Matthew Noble, 1 of andon, the same sculptor upon whim, in competition with about 40 other models, (not to mention GO designs ou paper), the choice fell in the award of the committee for the Salford statue to Sir R. Peel. The aim of the artist in this design, has been to represent the Duke in his civil as well as military capacity, by personifying these salient qualities and results through which he attained so high a position in life, and influenced the destinies of so many 'nations; and by illustrating the chit f crowning event, in his public career, th rou g h which he will be best known to posterity. The salient qualities of wisdom and valour ere represented by figures of Mars and Mi , aecompani. d by Peace and 1 7 ictory. The has reliefs represent the battles of Assays and Water loo, the Congress of Vienna, and the Duke in the House of Commons on the memorable occasion in 1814. Oa the summit of the column is placed a colossal statue of the great Doke himself, designed to give an idea of the moment when he stood erect and calm after havinit uttered the fol lowing declaration in the House of Lords : " I am one of those who hare probabiy passed a longer period of my life in war than most men, and priticip illy in civil war, and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice what ever, even coo month of civil war in the country to which I am attached I would sacrifice my lite in order to do it." The committee are to pay 7,000 f. to the successful compe• titor, which sum is to cover every expense connected with the erection of the statue in bronze, the pedestal, &c. THE GREEK CHURCH AND THE RUSSIAN CO I ERNMENT. -- He who with attentive ear and eyo travels through the wide empire of the Czar, surroundiug three parts of the world with its snares, and then traces the sum of his con templations, will tremble in thought at the destiny which the colossus of nations has yet to fulfil. He who doubts of the impending f ulfilment of this des tiny, knows not history, and knows not Russia. However different in origin and interests the strangely mixed hordes may be which constitute this giant realm, there exists one mighty bond which holds them ell together —the Byzantine church ! Whoever remains out of it, will soon be forced into it ; and tee the coming century begins, all the inhabitants of Russia will be of one with. Already that great net, whose meshes the Neva and the Volga, the Don and the Dnieper, the Kyros and the Arazes, form, inclines a preponderating Christian population, in whose midst the scattered Islanfitish race, the descendents of the Golden Horde, are lost like drops in the ocean. What a marvellous disposition of things, that the Russian empire, whose governing principle is the diametrical oppo site of the Christian law, should tit the very one to make 01 CLriatianity the corner, the keystone of its might! And a no less marvellous disposition of things is it, that the Czar, in whatever direction he stretches nu far-grasping arms, should find Christian points of support whereon to knit the thnads of fate for the foUowen of Islam, artfully scattered by him ; that he should find Armenians at the foot of Ararat, and Georgian' at the loot of Caucasus. But of what kind is this Christianity, that masses to gether so many millions of human beings into one great whole, mad uses them as moving springs to the manifestations of a puwer that will sooner or later give the old world a new Follow me for a moment into the Russian motherland, and throw a flying glance tiler the religious state of things prevailing there. See that poor soldier, who, tired awl hungry from his long march, is just performing his sacred exercises, ere he takes his meal and seeks repose. Ila draws a little image of the Virgin from his pocket, spits on it, and wipes it with his coat sleeve; then he seta it down on the ground, knees before it, and crosses himself, and kisses it in pious 2evotion. Or enter with me, on a Sunday, onn of the gloomy image-adorned Russian churches. ii the dress of these pre sent is not already sufficient to indicate their difference of station, you may readily distinguish them by the manner in which each person makes the sign of the cross. Consider first that man of rank, as he stands before a miracle-working image of a liamuishian mother of God, bows slightly before it, and crone: himself notably. Translated into our verna cular, the language of this personage's face would run in , something of the following strain:—" I know that all this is a pious farce, but one must give no offence to the people, else all respect would be lost. Would the people continue to toil for us, if they were to lose their trust in the assur ances we cause to be made to them of the joys of heaven ?" Now look at that kaftan-clad fat merobaot, as with crafty glance and confident step be makes up to the priest to get his soul freed trona the trafficking sins of the put week. _ . . . lie knows the priest, and is sure that • good piece of money will meet with a good reception from him ; that is why he goes so carelessly, in the conscioumees of being able to settle in the lump the whole of his sinful account. And when the absolutien is over, he takes his position in front of the most miraculous image, and makes so prodigious • sign of the cross, that before this act, all the remaining scruples of his soul must ♦anish away. Consider, in tine, that poor countryman, who steals in humbly at the door, and gases shyly round him in the incense-beelouded spaces. The pomp find the splendour are toe much for the poor fellow. " God," he thials, " but what a gracious lord the Em peror is, that he lets such fine churches to be built for us poor devils ! God bless the Emperor !" Aud then he steps timidly up to some hely image, where tilt golden ground and the dark colours form the most glaring contrast, and throws himself down before it, and crosses the floor with his forehead, so that his long hair falls right over his face, and thus he wearies himself with pros trations and enormous crossings, until he can do no more for exhaustion. For the poorer the man in liussis, the larger the cross he signs and wears.—Bodenstees Morning Land. XEIY MAYORS. -41. - MANCIIESTEIL—At a meeting of the Manchester Town Council, held yesterday, Mr. Benjamin Nicholls was unanimously elected mayor for the ensuing year. SAISOID.—At a meeting of the corporation yesterday Mr. Wm. Ross, of Pendleton, was unanimously elected mayor for the ensuing year. Mr. Run will be the first mayor of the extended borough, which now includes Pendleton and Broughton, and is co-extensive with the parliamentary borough. litanixouax.—Mr. Alderman Baldwin, paper maker, was yesterday unanimously elected mayor of Birmingham. In politics Mr. Baldwin is a radical. He contested with Mr. Benbow the representation of Dudley at the last election. Of eight aldermen who retired by rotation, two only were re-elected ; but so highly woe the distinction coveted, that several of the aspirants for the honour voted for them. selves, a circumstance affording so abundance of jokes for the spec:a:ors who crowded the council chamber. Leans.—At the meeting of the Town Council of Leeds yesterday (Wednesday), John Wilsoa, Esq., a highly re spectable member of the Society of Friends, and an ex tensive leather merchant, was unanimously elected Mayor for the ensuing year. Eight aldermen were else elected in the place of that number whose term of office expired on that day. Seven of them were re-electcd, and Mr. Hutchin son Gresham was chosen in the place of the eighth, Joseph Pease, Esq., who has left the locality. The new Mayor and all the aldermen are liberals. LIVERPOOL —Yesterday the first meeting of the New Town Council was held in the Town Hall, when John Buck Lloyd, Esq., solicitor, was appointed as Mayor for the cnsuicg year. The hon. gentleman was nominated by Charles Turner, Esq., as-111.P. for Liverpool, and seconded by Mr. Hugh Hornby. He is a conservative, as was his prcdessor in office, Mr. Samuel Holme. The latter gentle man retires from office with the respect and esteem of all dames of his fellow-townsmen ; the impartial manner in which he executed his duties and the hospitality he displayed during his occupancy of the civic chair, called forth general approbation. Gls last act was giving a grand soiree to nearly 1,100 persons, ou the eve of his retirement from office. The aldermen appointed were Messrs. Holm* (es-Mayor), Bold, Gardner, Toulmin, Brantley-Moore, Cooper, Parker, and ilolyneaux. The proceeding* excited little general in terest. OXFORD.—The election of Mayor of this city took place yesterday, when Mr. Alderman Richard James Spier., stationer and china merchant, was elected. Mr. Spites being a conservative, was opposed by the liberal party, who nominated Mr. James Pike, hop merchant; but on taking the votes, there were for Mr. Spier', 19; for Mr. Pike, 16; consequently Mr. Bpiers was elected. For the office of sheriff, Mr. Pike was than nominated, but he was opposed by the ultra-radical party, who put forward Mr. C. A. Green, auctioneer. On a division, there were for Mr. Green, 20; for Mr. Pike, 13; consequently Mr. Green was elected. The election of live aldermen, whose term of office had ex pired, then took place. The conservative party nominated four of the retiring aldermen—Alderman Sadler, Aldermen Butler, Alderman W. Thorp, Alderman Ward, and Mr. James Pike. The ultra-liberal party put in nomination five others—Mr. Grubb, Mr. Towle, Mr. Green, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wickens. On a division the numbers were—for Mr. Sadler, 18; Mr. Bailer, 17; Mr. Thorp, 17; Mr. Grubb, 17; Mr. Towle, 17; Mr. Green, 16; Mr. Ward, 16; Mr. Wickens, 16; Mr. Wise, 14; Mr. Pike, 13; consequently three on the conservative list, Mr. Sadler, Mr. Butler, and Mr. W. Thorp were re-elected; and two of the ultra liberals, Mr. Grubb and Mr. Towle. The election has canoed great ea , eitement, and is undoubtedly a great triumph to the ultra liberal party. BatsTot..—At the Bristol town council yesterday, Mr. J. G. Shaw wu unanimously elected mayor. and Mr. P.W. Miles, son of the member for East Somenet, high sheriff. Mr. Show is a large soap manufacturer and oil merchant, and in politics a moderate conservative of the free trade school. His election is likely to girl muck satisfaction. SOUTUAMI•TOY.—Mr. John Taffies Tucker, an alder. man and oue of the principal auctioneers of the town, has been elected Mayor of Southampton. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT TILE NEW COAL EICUANG. —Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, a fright ful accident happened to a man named James Bright, and his little daughter, at the New Coal Exchange, opposite Billingsgate Market. After the Lord Mayor's Show had gone through the Ward, and his lordship had embarked on board the City barges from the market, the public were allowed to go over the Exchange, and inspect the interest • ing paintings which adorn the galleries. The unfortunate man and his child wire amongst the number, and upon reaching the uppermost gallery, he by some means got out side upon the glexi.d roof, nearest to St. Mary Hill, while in the act of walking over a long slsb of glass, more than half an inch thick, it broke, and botn he and his child fell, with a fearful crash upon the ornamental pavement, more than seventy feet beneath. The unfortunate man was killed on the spot ; but the little girl, though she had sus. tamed a fracture of the thigh, was taken up alive. She was conveyed, with the body of her father, to St. Thomas's Hospital, where she now lies. The deceased was a porter at Billingsgate, and was about thirty years of age. Ano ther accident occurred during the day, attended with seri. ous consequences. Whilst the procession was passing the open space between the 3lansi , ,,n (louse and the Globe In surance Office, a stand, which had been erected by some costermonger, broke down, and a gentlemanly dressed man, who was upou it, sustained a double compound fracture of the leg, ►esides other injuries. lie was also removed to St. Thorns:a Hospital. SALISIWItT AND WARMI:“TER RAILWAY.--A number of hands are engaged on the work, of this line at the Warminster euu, With a ViVW W it, completion by Midsummer. POISO.V TAKEN IN MISTAKE FOR HORSE RADISH. A remarkable case of poisoning by accident has occurred at Bristol. A young man named Joseph Rumen, who carried on bailees' at Chard, Somerset, was in Bristol on Sunday, and went to dine with one of lais brothers, Mr, William RameU, • coachmaker, living in Stokes Croft- Mrs. Russell had provided ajoint of roast beef for the meal, and she, her husband, and deceased, had just sat down to it when the latter remarked that there was one thing wanting, and said he should like to have a bit of horse-radish. Mrs. Russell said she had some roots growing at the bottom of her garden and could get him some, and she directed the servant girl to go and dig a root, wash it, and bring it to table. This order was complied with, and Mrs. Russell scraped some of the root, remarking as she did so that it seemed to have no strength in it. She put some vinegar upon the scraped portion, and gave some to deceased, and • small portion to her hnsbanj, but not liking horseradish, she took none herself. Both deceased and his brother noticed that the root was tasteless, but they nevertheless partook of it, and deceased remarked that he enjoyed his dinner exceedingly. After the meal was ended deceased took the Bible and began to read a chapter, but in a very few minutes he complained of a tingling sensation on his lips, which he ascribed to the vinegar he had used. Soon afterwards he said he felt the peculiar feeling creeping all round his neck, upon which his brother proposed that they should take • walk, which he thought would carry it off. They accordingly went in the direction of Hilgrove street, but had only just time to reach the house of Mr. James Russell, another brother, when the symptoms of deceased began to assume a most alarming character. He stated his belief that he had been poisoned, as he found a deadness creeping over one of his sides, sad in thus course of • few minutes said he was worse, and that his eyesight was last leaving him. Some-brandy was now administered to him, and messengers despatched for medical aid. Dr. Taylor soon arrived, but found him in • dying state, and labouring under all the symptoms of powerlul narcotic poison. An effort was made to inject • mustard emetic, but without effect ; and very shortly afterwards the unhappy young man breathed his last in the arms of one of his brothers. Dr. Taylor subsequently examined the re mains of the root, which lie found to be the aconitum »a• pubs, or monk's hood. Mr. Wm. Russell suffered like wise from the quantity ho bad taken, but is proceeding favourably. Information of the shocking catastrophe hav ing been conveyed to the coroner, that functionary lost no time in holding au inquest, and the jury returned a ver dict of " Accidentally poisoned by taking aconite in mistake for horseradish." DINNER TO MR. VETO, M.r. In pursuance of a design long entertained by the inhabitants snu town council of Beeclee, a public entertain ment was given to Mr. Pato on k'riday week, at the As sembly Booms, for the purpose of testifying their high sense of the benefits he is couferring upon the town and neighbourhood by his liberal and energetic promotion of the intended railway, and other public works and improve ments. The Mayor occupied the chair. DEATU OF M. •Thin gentleman, who held a prominent place in the Spanish — government during the regency of General Espartero, died at his resi dence in Aladrid en the morning of the ISM instant of a rulmonvy c earth. IL , met Lia fate with the grtutrst n - sipsatioo, and preserved his faculties to the last. On the evening of the 2d, after having previously settled all his worldly affairs, he received the Isuit sacrament and prepared himself for place en Saudi last. THR CHOLERA. (Froth the General Hoard of Health. Nov. 9.) METROPOLIS. The returns from the 11, K, L, M, and V divisions of the metropolitan police show eleven cakes and four deaths. Hitherto the progress of cholera has, as in 1848, been peculiarly marked iu the districts on the south side of the Thames. The deaths from cholera ge nerally in the metropolis since August 6 have been 359, and of these 301 have occurred in the low lying districts south of the river. The principal parishes, or rather parts of parishes, that have as yet suffered are St. George the Martyr, Southwark; St. Saviour's, Bermondsey ; St. Glare and St. Mary, Newington. The total deaths in these parishes have already amounted to 16;. It would seem that the direase has localised itself in a district of about a mile in I diameter, of which the Church of St. George the Martyr may be considered as the centre. In the 'outlying portions of these parishes the attacks have as yet been comparatively kw. The deaths in this district appear to be progressing, though not rapidly ion the increase. The li.aowing particulars have been ascertained respecting the death so lung undiscovered in Gee's court, Maulebone. An inquest was held, and a ver dict returned, "Died of spasmodic cholera." It appears that the deceased, an old man, had been dead nearly one mouth; and the corpse was found in a small back room on the first floor. Mr. Joseph, surgeon, of Great Marylebone•street, states that when he entered the room nothing could equal its feetor. The body having been removed to the workhouse, a post plosion examiustion was made, and from the appearances it presented it was considered to have been a case of cholera. It appears further that ilia persons actually ate, drank, and slept in the froLt room on the same floor, within a few feet of the corpse. Diarrhce.i is on the increase in some of the districts of the parish. A futal case of fever supervening on an attack of cholera occurred on the 7th inst. DUNDEE. Nov. S.—Cholera. Deehs, 3.—The system of preventive measures now in operation in this town is represented as tolerably complete. Besides the house- to•bouse visitation which is in action, arrangements aro matured which will render dispensary aid by night as well as by day more accessible to the mass of the people, and by a large distribution of hard bills those arrangements will be made very generally known in the houses of the people. The House of Refuge is in so forward a state that it is hoped it will be opea for the reception of persons in another day. This would appear to be a most im portant measure, as there exists great necessity for such a place of accommodation while cleansing works are in progress. With reference to the visiting staff, Dr. Gavin states :—" In order better to bring home, under the circumstances, aid to the people, 1 proposed to-night to the chairman of the parochial boards that two additional visitors should be appointed to districts Nos.l and 2. I should have proposed that the visi tors in No. 2 district should have been transferred from their district, where no cholera cases were yes terday reported, to the districts No. 1 and 2; but the medical officer felt alarmed at the prospect of being left wituunt visitation, in consequence of the disease, in his opinion, beginning to manifest itself on the outskirts of his district. " It is intended further to obtain to-morrow the aid of four missionaries, to act as lay visitors in aid of the medical visitors. The staff of visitors will thus be increased from 6 to 12, 4 being lay visitors. Should this staff be insufficient to bring under con trol the sudden cases of cholera, it will be my endea vour to increase the staff to meet the emergency. One additional medical officer has been to-night appointed to Dr. Duncan's district. " I must again remark that the state of the public privies is such as to place in the greatest danger those persons labouring under premonitory disease who may be unfortunate enough to use them. So bad is their condition that my at tention has been urgently directed to a new arrange ment, by which moveable wooden privies, with boxes in duplicate, to be frequently removed, may be substituted for the present horrible arrangements. Dundee, as in every place I have officially visited, Newmatle, Gateshead, Walker, Howden, Felling, Houghton, Blyth, Cowpen, Chester-le-street, Hex ham, &e., the greatest want is the want of dwellings. It is difficult to believe the extent to which this want prevails in all quarters, while every branch of remu nerative industry seems to be most assiduously pur sued, the building of houses for the increased popula tion, brought together by the various industrial pur suits, has been almost, and in many instances entirely, overlooked. . _ " Dundee forms a striking example of this, while the houses of the gentry have increased the increased working population have been crammed into nearly the same number of old and badly constructed houses as existed before the increase of the popula tion. As a rule, these houses may be said to be un drained, destitute of any privy accommodation, except that public sort I have described—without places for the reception of domestic refuse—with un paved yards, or bouldered pavements in the entries, bends, pends, and closes, and with the surfaces of these yards, and of the pathways, loaded with the refuse of life, which is frequently moved to and fro by public traffic, but rarely moved away by the scavenger." ARIMUATH.—There have been three new cases and one death from cholera since the last report. The death occurred within eight hours from seizure. The local board being fully alive to the importance of a house-to-house visitation, to discover and pre scribe for cases of diarrhoaa, which are of frequent occurrence at this time, have commenced this work through the agency of advanced medical students, appointed for the purpose, in addition to the regular medical staff employed by the board. There is a great nuisance here, caused by the millowners send ing the refuse from the water•closets of their works into the River Brothocla, which runs through the town. The board have served intimations upon all the millowners requiring the discontinuance of this nuisance, and are to follow forth proceedings against ell who do not yield obedience to the order. Istxtuit.—There has been an outbreak of the epidemic in this largo village. Dr. Waller Lewis, who, on hearing of the occurrence, at once proceeded there, states that " It is in the most deplorable con dition ; great numbers of the people live in large hollows in the ground, from which, many years ago, building stole has been extracted. In one pit there are nearly 500 people, in a state of great deprivation, and dirty in the extreme. In the first house I en tered one corpse had just been placed in a coffin, another poor child was nearly ready for his last narrow resting-place, and a third had a fair chance of reco very. Six deaths had already occurred, and the medical officer had between 30 and 40 severe cases on his hands. The number of inhabitants is between 2,000 and 3,000. There is but little medicine, and not one druggist's shop, in the village, which is five or six miles from the nearest town. Few private houses are provided with privies, and there are but fear public necessaries, which have not been cleaned out fur nearly two years. SottAx.—Deatha from the epidemic—To Nov. 7, 32; Nov. 8, 3 ; total, 33. One of the deaths that has occurred to-day is that of a member of a family of eleven persons, nine of whom have been attacked. The district medical officer reports that one young man who was seen yesterday with premonitory symptoms refused to take any medicine ; to-day ho is dangerously ill. Notwithstanding all the exertions used to procure a strong scavenging staff, to remove the large accumulations of refuse and filth, only two men have been set to work as yet. At this rate years would be required to put the place in a proper sanitary condition. TENTERDEN UNION (APPLEDORE). Nov. 2. MALTON UNION (BILLINGTON).—Nov. 7. Death— Cholera, 1. Onboard the ship "Guiding Star," Belfast—Nov, ra, 13. THE FRENCH 0 PERA.—Mdlle. Sophie Crimelli, on Saturday last, signed en engagement with the Opera for two years at a salary of .1,040?. sterl'ng a year. She is to chorus her own part., to play only twice a week, and to here lair month.' e.,cdt ice. in each year. In casts she should he called upon to sSng three times a week, the extra night is to be paid 60t. A eeparote engagement is entered into for two months of the ladies' vacation, during the Universal Lllllldt . ..a of 1:;.:3, at the rate of 1,11,:ell. pit oconess, ov the salary for the second year will, in fact, be 6,0001. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 9.—LIST OP PERSONS IMO RAVE PASSED THE VOLCNTAIIT THISOLOGICAL EXAMI KATION—(Iuusd this day.)—Examiners: J. A. Jeremie, . D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity ; J. J. Blew, 8.D., Margaret Professor of Divinity. W. Allen, 8.A., St- John's; C. Audition, 8.A., Caine; Thee. W. Anderson, 8.A., Jes ; R. S. E Atchimou, 8.A., Trio. ; F. Atkinson, 8.A., Trio. ; J. Auden, C A., St. John's ; W. Al rest, B A., Cairo; A. W. Sedgy, 8.A., Cant. ; C. A. Barry, 8.A., Trio. ; S. T. Bartlett, LLD., Clare ; J. Barton, 8.A., Cor pus; J. F. Bateman, 8.A., St. John's ; W. Bebh, 8.A., St. John's : A. Belcher, 8.A., Eiseman.; J. E. Bigluid, 8.A., Queens' ; E. T. Baling*, BA , Emmen.; C. J. Bad, 8.A., Trio. ; A. J. Blagdeo, 8.A., Pemb. ; 11. BoLand, 8.A., Trio. ; W. J. Bolton, 8.A., Caius ; A. Beustield, 8.A., Queens' ; E. H. S. Bower, 8.A., Clare; Arthur Was iycott, 8.A., Enimaa. ; T. 'l. Brainy, B A., St. saffin's ; C. Brit ten, 8...., St. John'e; W. Butler, B.A , Christ'. ; 11. Cal lender, B A., Magd. ; O. K. Campbell, I.IA , Cui s ; J. G. Carey, 8.A., Trin.; E. D. Carr, 8.A., Emmen. ; A. 11. Chesles, M.A., Christ's; W. Chippendall, 8.A., Trio.; E. Ciaytoc, 8.A., St. John's ; E. A. Claydiai, 11. A., St. Jo!.n's : It - inert Conway, B A., Trin. ; it. K. Creed, 8.A., Christ's; W. F. Creeny, 8.A., St. John's; A. B. Crone, ILA., Caius ; W. 11. Davies, Jr . ,. ; D. M. Dailey, ILA., Criss; E. A Drury, 8.A., Ec.raan. ; F. P. Dssauto i , B.A, St. John's; Sehas.ian EVllltd, 8.A., Eastman. Falkner, 8.A., Cakes ; E. W. Fen. irk, B A., Emmen.; J. Fernie, 8.A., EOllllllll ; J. B. Fleming, 8.A., Meg 1. ; E. T. S. Fowler, B.A , Jes.; R. It. Fowler. 8.A., Sianey ; E. Ford, 8.A., St. John's ; W. H. Freer, 8.A., Trio. ; E. A. Fuller, 8.A., Emmen.; li. Fader, 8.A., Emonn. ;A. 0. Garland, 8.A., Pet. ; S. Gatliff, 8.A., Trinity; A. Geddes, 8.A., Pet. ; M. Gent, 8.A., Corpus ; J. H. Glencross, Christ's; C. W. Goodher., 8.A., Caw; F. R. Gorton, 8.A., St. John's; W. A. Gray, 8.A., *inn. ; G. C. Gress, B.A. King's; it. J. Green, 8.A., Crept; S. Green, 8.A., Sidney; W. Griffith, 8.A., C.dus ; G. W. Guest, 8.A., St. Juha's ; W. J. Ilet, B A , ; Ilsilani, 8.A., St. John's; B. lis-lewood, 8.A., St. John's ; R. Hclme. 8.A., Trio.; J. J. llsywnod, M.A., Trio.; A. G. Hilton, B A., Christ'.; W. Hopwood, 8.A., St. John's; G. W. Horton, 8.A., Trio.; C. Hudson, 8.A., St. John's; C. W. N. Hyne, 8.A., Clare; J. J. Jeckcd, W . . John's; Andrew Johnson, 8.A., Trio. ; F. W. Johnson, 8.A., Trio. ; If. J. Johnson, 8.A., Christ's; W. H. L. Johnson, 8.A., Callas; W. Joynce, I 8.A., Trio.; R. W. Kennion, M.A., St. John's; R. C. Kindersley, 8.A., Trio.; li. W. Kirby, B A., St. John's; C. E. Lamb, 8.A., Corpus; It. U. Lambert, 8.A., Trio. ; H. Lescb, 8.A., Emmen. ; Leaver, 8.A., Coins ; A. T. Lee, 8.A., Christ's ; Th. Lees, B A., Emmen. ; J. Le Sueur, B.A , St John's ; D. B. Lennard, B A., Pet. ; 1. Lichtenstein, 8.A., Queen'.; It. J. Livingstone, BA-, Triu.; E. W. Lomax, 8.A., Corpus; W. S. Longmore, 8.A., Sidney ; Joe. Lowe, 8.A., Trio. ; I'. 0. Lucid, 8.A., 'Trio.; B. S. Malden, 11. A., Cahn; H. J. Martin, 8.A., Trio. ; J. Dloorhouse, 8.A., St. John's ; G. B. Morley, 8.A., St. John's; H. H. Moseley, 8.A., St. John's; Vernon Musgrave, 8.A., Trio. ; E. D. Marshall, WA , Cath.; T. It. Matthews, 8.A., Cahn ; J. Metcalfe, Christ's; F. S Moberly, 8.A., Trim ; R. Mourn, B.A , St John's; H. Morris, 8.A., Trio. H. ; T. H. Newman, 8.A., St. John's; W. Ogden, 8.A., St. John's; A. L. B. Peile, 8.A., Jesus; 11. E. Fellow, M.A., Trim ; IL G. l'epys, 8.A., Trim. P. Perring, 8.A., Trin. ; W. M. Pickthall, 8.A., Christ's; W. B. Pike, 8.A., Trio. ; T. D. Plitt, 8.A., Trio ; T. W. Powell, 8.A., St. John's; A. Pownall, 8.A., Cath.; 11. la Parton, 8.A., Christ's ; A. D. Pringle, BA., Caine; C. W. Pritchard, 8.A., Clare; W. Haynes, 8.A., Clare ; W. S. Reece, 8.A., Emmen. ; H. Richardson, 8.A., Cath.; J. W. Ridley, S.C.L., Trim H. ; G. R. Roberts, 8.A., Corpus; T. W. Rogers, B.A , St. John's; J. Rowe, 8.A., Trio.; P. S. Royston, 8.A., Trio.; F. fudge, 8.A., Trin. ; J. Russell, 8.A., St. John's; E. T. Scudamore, 8.A., Cloth. ; 0. P. Sergeant, 8.A., Trio.; It. H. Shaw, 8.A., Caius; J. Shaw, 8.A., St. John's; T. W. Sharpe, 8.A., Christ's; J. Smallpeice, 8.A., St. John's; A. Smith, B A., Queen's; T. Ayscough Smith, 8.A., Trim.; J. N. Smith, 8.A., St. John's; W. NI Snell, BA., Corpus ; A. Solari, 8.A., St. John's; L. T. Starner, 8.A., Trio.; J. H. Standen, 8.A., Trin.; W. N. Stedman, 8.A., Cath.; A. B. Suter, B.A, Trin.; E. Cavendish Taylor, 8.A.. Trin.; J. S. Taylor, 8.A., Cath.; R. 0. T. Thorpe, 8.A., Christ's; W. H. Thornton, 8.A., Trio.; J. G. Tiarks, 8.A., St. John's; F. F. Tracy, 8.A., Christ's; C. C. Turner, M.A., Trim. ; J. J. Turner, B.A , St. John's; B. Tyrwhitt, Clare ; J. C. Walter, 8.A., Cath.; W. F. Ward, 8.A., St. John's; H. J. Wardell, 8.A., Emman.; It. G. H. Ware, BA., Queens ; J. Webb, 8.A., Cath. ; R. A. Whalley, 8.A., Magd.; T. White, 8.A., St. John's; 11. Wilkinson, 8.A., Trin. ; Jocelyn Willey, D.A., Caine ; J. R. Williams, B A., St. John's; J. Woluenhohne, M.A., Christ's; A. Wright, B.A , St. Jolts.'*. NORHISIAN Patze.—The Lite Mr. Norris having let 121. a year for the purchue of a medal and some books, as a premium fur the best Prose English Essay on a subject selected agreeably to certain directions contained in his will, the Norrisian Prof, nor has given notice that the sub ject tor the present year is, The euential coherence of the Old and New Testament." At a Congregation holden this day the following degrees ' were conferred: B.D.—Francis Bashiorth, St. John's Col lege. M.A.—John Kirkland, St. John's College; Fred. Brealey, Queen's College; Anthony Peck, Catharine Hull ; Robert Fleetwood Croughton, Jesus College ; Ellis Osborne Williams, Sydney College. Licentiate in Medi ' tine.—Thomas Tattersall Roscow, Downing College. LL.B.—John Wicke, Christ's College. The Rev. Richard Cattley, M.A., of Worcester College, Oxford, and the Rev. Thomas Hungerford Michell, MA., of Oriel Col 1, ge, Oxford, were admitted ad eundeni. The Graces published in this correspondence on Tuesday passed non. con., with the exception of the first, proposing ' the adoption of the report of the Syndicate appointed for the management of the Fitzwilliam Museum. This latter was thrown out in the Ann-Regent Rouse by 22 non placete against 19 placots. MIN= COLLEGE.—The prize (given annually) for the beet Eiway on the Character of King William 111. ha► been awarded to A. Johnson, scholar of this witty. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 9.-Ar] .—Lieu- tenant W. F. Gregory, to the Duke of Wellington, 130, screw steam-ship, of 780 horse-power, at Portsmouth. Muter W. Stanton (1352), to the Dauntless, 21, screw steam-frigate, of oSO horse-power, at the North America and West India station. Acting Assistant-Surgeons, T. M'Carthy, to the Princess Royal, 90, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth; E. H. Ewan, to the Diamond, 28. at Sheerness; A. M'Munn, to the Frolic, 16, sloop, at Portsmouth; and H. Bourows, to the Victory, 101, flag-ehip, at Portsmouth. Midshipman J. Swatbame, to the Victory. SP OBTIN G. -0- LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING. Our reporter basin missed the 5 p.m. express train from Liverpool, we are compelled to give only the following brief riturn, received per electric telegraph. Full particu lars will appear in our next. &CURT HANDICAP. Half a mile. Winter 1 Touic 2 Pay3terious !rty . _ . __ 2 Won by three lengths. 13 ran. OPTIONAL SELLINO STAKES. One mile. Coleraine Truegirl Hyacinth Won by a length. 7 ran. STEEPLECHASE. About three miles. Crabbs Daphne 2 Royal Blue Won by ten lengths. Eleven ran. Wear wu scratched. AINTIME PLATE. One mile. Calot Br g, by the Ugly Buck . fiesenteen ran. Efile Deane came in first, but it was found that she bad carried more than her proper weight without any declara tion of it having been made, and the race was therefore given to Calot. SELLING STALES. T.Y.C. Coleraine Songster Hyacinth 3 Won by a length. Eight ran. SWAFFHAM COURSING MEETING. Judge—Mr. Tibbett. TVESDAY—WESTACRE FIELD. DERIIY STAYER roa Duo PCPPIEtI.—Mr. King's he cl p Itokeby, beat Lord Stradbroke's bile d p March ; Mr. Caldwell's blk and wt d p It Joe, beat Lord Straelbroke'a d p Maroon; Mr. Gurney's blk and wt t d p Australian, beat Mr. Duckworth's blk and wt d p Bappo ; Mr. Dobedc's blk d p Diamond, beat Mr. Buckworth'sblk d p Bedouia. OAKII STALES 7011. BITCH Pt Buckworth's blk b p Breese, beat Lord Stradbroke's wt and blk b p Mineral; Lord Straibroke's rod b p Merrylsss, beat Mr. Dobede's blk b p Deborah ; Mr. Gurney's red b p Amazon, beat Mr. Caldwell's blk and wt b p Ii Jenny Janes; Mr. King's blk b p Baseline, brat Mr. Gurney's red b p At it-again. TILE Cup.—Mr. Dobede'e blk d p Dunkirk, heat Mr. Gurney's red and wt d p Antecedent ; Mr. King's blk d Rutland, beat Mr. Buckworth's red b p Blush; Mr. CAW well's blk and wt d p It. Justice, beat Mr. Dabede's blk d Dunkeld ; Mr. It. Bagge's blk d Trafalgar, best Lord Stradbrokc'e red h Mademoiselle. WALTON ALL-AGED STAKES.—ME. DObatiCti blk b Dot, beat Mr. Caldwell's blk and wt b It. Jane; Lord Strad broke's;blk b Mayday, beat Mr. Btukwortb's blk b MAHHA.I ALL•AOED DrAlatg. Mr. King's blk d Ringleader, beat Mr. Gurney's bed Abel; Mr. Buckworth's f d Bravo, beat Mr. Bagge's blk b Tbyme. NAHUOROUGD STAILES.—ME. Caldwell:a blk wt d p Jerry, beat Mr. Duckworth's b b p Blaze; Mr. Gurney's be b p Attraction, bca• Mr. King's blk d p Itoydon. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY ItAimmi.—Traffic retutils for the rack ending Nor. 8, 1863:-1555/. Od. (.?!) suCea own). Correvosding wer%, 1552.0". Os. Od. (13 juiks CpCti). SALES OF POULTRY.—In Aylesbury, the sale of ducks realises 15,*0.1t. a year. lu Norfolk and Cambridge the =all f.:rm:ra 71S th.ir mtts with thc poultry. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 0. Three fresh cases of cholera, of which one ter minated fatally, had occurred up to yesterday after noon in the same locality in which the mortality had taken place on Sunday night ; but it does not appear that the disease has extended to any other quarter; and the alarm having been &minded pretty loudly yesterday, the authorities were aroused to the neces sity of abating the horrible nuisance which had been tolerated in the immediate vicinity of the infected place. W.th the exception of this partial visitation, the public health is in a very favourable state in this city. None of the passengers of the infected emigrant ship, M. Kossuth, have yet been allowed to laud at Queenstown; but as the Port Admiral said he had no authority to put the ship in quarantine, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and other government autho rities were immediately communicated with on the subject, and a hulk was prepared without delay to receive those of the parsongers who had hitherto escaped the disease. The Kossuth sailed from Liver pool on the _.4th ult., with 650 passengers, of whom 300 were Germans, and it was among the latter that the cholera first broke out, four days atter the ship had left port. l'revious to her making Queenstown 21 deaths had taken place, and in the course of the next day 11 more died. One of the crew also caught the disease and died. Another emigrant ship. the Queen of the West, of New York, Captain liallett, bound from Liverpool to that port with 550 passengers, put into Queens town on Monday, having suffered a great deal of damage during the late gales. She left Liverpool on the 9th October, and had mostly bad weather while at sea. On the 21st, while in lat. 45 north, and long. 281 west, sailing ureter double-rceted topsails ' and reefed courses, she encountered a severe whirl wind, in which she lost her bowsprit, foremast, and main and wizen topmast, win:reupon she imme diately bore up ter this port, and arrived with u jury foremast. There were nu deaths from sickness en bourd, but two by accident; one of the eases being that of a man who received a blow from a falling spar on his head, and the other that of a woman who got six of her ribs broken by the shifting about of the passengers' luggage on the lower deck during a he avy Estates situated in five different counties were sold yesterday in the Eucumbered Estates Cut t, bringing various rates of purchase, from twelve years in one part of Tipperary, to twenty-one years in another pert of the Wine county ; and from thirteen-and•a half years purchase in one part of the county of Galway, to 20 years purchase iu another. The gross sum realised by the day's sales was nearly 79,0001. The Cork relief committ..e had distributed up to Monday among the sufferers by the recent flood in that city, 2,600 Gibs. of bread, 2,900 jacks of coals, 1,250 beds and quilts, 2,200 261bs. bundles of straw, and bOO bushels of coke. Large tracts of country are still flooded in diKet nt parts of Ireland, but fur the last tau days the ruins have entirely ceased. CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. The half-yearly meeting of the preptietors of the above-named company was held at their office, Eden-quay, Dublin, on Monday, Sir J. K. James, Bart., in the chair. According to the report, the surplus of rece ipts on the half-year's trade, after payment of all working charges, repairs of vessel = , and other disbursements, amounts to 23,2631. 13s. 4d. ; out of whizh the parliamentary invest ment of 1 per cent. on the capital has been 'node in govern ment stecle. The directors state that all effort' on their part to induce the Chester and Holyhead and Lo.tslon and North Western Railway Cenipanics to submit any questions, arising out of the sealed agreement, to settlement by ar bitration, have proved unavailing. This is the more to be regretted, and is the more indefensible Irons the fact that that mode of settling disputes had nut only been expressly provided tor by the sealed heads of agreement, but had actually been requested by the .irectors of the Chester and 11.1yhead Company. The uirectors of the Chester and Bob head Company soon afterwards proceeded, in direct violation of their sealed greenseut with this company, to discontinue complying with such parts of it as they considered not to be in accord ance with their own interests ; while the London and North Western Company declined to fulfil their engagements with our company for the establishment of the same through rates for goods as well as for passengers, by way of Liver pool, as had been previously in operation ou the Holy head line. This breach of agreement might have rendered it difficult to maintain our goods teethe, had not the friends and supporters of the company, and the public generally, refrained front pressing fur the adoption of the through booking system, and which (in perfect reliance on the English railways carrying out in good faith their engagements) the directors had expected to have established via Liverpool. The directors take the present opportunity to correct an erroneous impression, industriously circulated, to the effect that the speed of the mail rackets, though equal to the rate contracted for, is still very interior to that of the express day beats ; a reference to the evidence and returns taken by the late committee will show that the difference of time on the average of ehc passage for three years is FO trifling as to be scarcely appreciable—it has been, in fact, but six minutes. The satisfactory result of the half-year's trade, and which is in 110131 P degree owing to the increased passongt r traffic, induced by the disinterested patriotism of 'William Dorgan, would have warranted the directors in recommencing a dividend of 3 per cent. for the nalf-year, were it cot neces sary to provide for the loss of the stesmor Queen 'Victoria. The directors regret to say that they have been obliged to abandon ill hopes of raising that vessel, and therefore the amount at which she stands at present in the company's books must be written off; the available balance enables the directors to recommend the payment of a dividend of 2 per cent. for the half-year. The report was agreed to, as well as a dividend of 2 per cent. for the half-year, and a resole , tion expressing warm thanks to the directors, and entire confidence in their management, was passed unanimously. THE BURNING OF THE VICTORIA LX THE CLYDE. —*— ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The following is the account of the occurrence given by Mr. James It. Collins, the second mate. He pays that : " About two o'clock, p.m., the vesasl left the north quay of the harbour, on an outward voyage fur New York, with a general cargo and a few passengers. The Victoria was in tow of two stean-tugs, and she had proceeded down the river as far so Whiteinch when the tire occurred. As I was sitting in the cabin at dinner, along with Mr. Cassidy, a passenger, and Frederick Smith, the ship's carpenter, my attention was attracted to a more than usual quantity of I smoke which was issuing out of the cabin, and, as I thought, I from the stove there. I called the steward, and desired him to see what was the matter, and he at on ce went away, but immediately titer came back, without being able to ascertain the cause of the smoke. I then went on to the peep, along with the pilot, and we discovered flames issuing from the sternporta. I immediately communicated the alarm to the chief mate, Mr. Wallace, and we both went to the cabin, but found the fire so strong and tLc dames com ing in so tierce that we could oat stand it. I then made an endeavour to get down the hold, but was prevented by the smoke and flames. I could not get down ; hut, from what I could see in the hold, I observed that several packages there had been removed, and shifted from their original position. At this time, the cook, Samuel Graham, came up to me on deck, in a state of great excitement, and said, knew the vessel would bum down ;' but he (the cook) did not state his reason tot saying so. I then oreiend Graham to be put in irons till full inquiry should be made. Front the state that 1 saw the bales of goods in, and the rapidity of the fire, I have no doubt that it was the act of an incen diary." Mr. Wallace, chief mate, said: "The vessel left the harbour between one and two o'clock, and proceeded down the river, towed by the Vixen and Vigilant, steam tugs. When about a place culled Govan, I went into my room to get some tobacco, and shortly thereafter the second mate came to me and said : ' Mr. Wallace, Mr. Wallace, the ship is on tire !' I then went and opened the hatches of the ship, to see how the tire looked down below, and the flame" came right up into my face ; but 1 put the hatch down again, in order to prevent the air getting down. I don't know how the Cue occurred, but it commeaced below the ship's hold. lam confident the hire could not have arisen from the stoves. She was loaded with pig-iron chiefly, but I know that there were other light goods on board. There were gas-pipes, boxes, and other things." The two negro men, Graham and Somerset, have hem des charged. The county tiseed made a miuuteinvestigation in the course of Saturday ; but the evidence of the crew, who comprise a strange mixture of Brazilians, Plll3blllllll, !Imo 'serious, and Norwegian?, was not such as to sustain the charge of wilful tire-raising. At the same time it was alleged that the lumped', when loading the vessel, Ought have used a light iu the hold, contrary to the harbour regu lotions. The men in custody were consequently dachargod I on Saturday night. Mk: PACIFIC AUSTRALIAN ItotTE.—The Ameri can papers received in Loudon yesterday by the Atlantic contain Australian intelligence received via Wilde, which comes down to within four dayo vf the dates brought by the Argo from Port Phillip. The mad was conveyed by a sailing vessel. The ship, Plymouth Nock, Captain Farn ham L. Tucker, from Melbourne, Port Phillip, whence she sailed on the 20th of August, arrived at Callao on the 20th of Sept.,—thus making the passage in thirty-Mae dayo— the shortest on record. She came to the southward of the Shears. Off New Zealand, passed tie parallel of 53.30 south, when she was driven to the n.:rthward by au eas terly wind, which lasted two days ; thence she steeita t o strike her original track to the eastward ; passed to the eastward of St. Felix Island, and made the islands of Chin tha on the thirtieth day ou'. She was becalmed two days .X Ci.riao. No sp.)LeL EI:(1 Cu the simehfic until land was made.