The Express. — London, England, 1852-11-03 00:00:00

i A Brie enrrAO. TO CORks.sri)NuasTs. i'i' Fi • • 4.1.• rl .f "The IKayeeee,' civic:etas 'be .em• teet:t," L. ychllshed every Ibeeetty mai bratty .orbt. a Um tir .—t. tftett.erabab. Warted far "The Elyetak" Lemma Ese•dad p.m, mug 4•( the Oar. 10. tbyteirie-eheat. by Two estosk se bay pall:mho& MOH WATER AT LONDON 'PRIDES. Ttl• imi—EarvAst, ........Aftanass. 41.5. 1.-seaiss•—Monatag, M. bar .........basmor 46- $3•• LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3. PARLIAMENT meets to-morrow; and one of its early duties will be to appoint Committees for In quiry into cases of Electoral Corruption. The result of these investigations cannot fail to supply new arguments in favour of some plan for purifying our system of Elections; and secret voting will be once more pressed forward by its many advocates as the only remedy. In full view of the discussion that must thereupon take place, an organ of The less-advanced Whigs puts forth an elaborate manifesto on the subject. People ask for the Ballot, and the Edinburgh Reriew, with solemn face, proposes that wo should nave a ballot-box with a ohm' lid. We arc too much amused to be angry with the transparent attempt at delusion on the part of our Buff and Blue contemporary. It betrays in even page the conscienuness that "something is confine' in the shape of substantial reform; and with a sim plicity of desire to cheat that almost reminds one of dotage. it coolly proposes that the people should shut one eye iu order that it may quietly substitute "nothing" instead of the something real of which it appears to be inordinately afraid. All that we have fur years complained of in the shape of brutality, bribery, and bullying at elections is freely admitted to be true. The Edinburgh Rrrirw plainly and openly coufesacs that under the present miserable Election system, wholesale corruption and organised menace are every year including larger sections of the en franchised community within their expanding circle. Tho Whigs begin at length to be convinced that in the great game of political fraud thee are certain eventually to lose. Every Tory thinks in his heart that resort to what is termed undue tufluence, is quite legitimate and fair. Many Whigs and a still larger proportion of Radicals are conscientiously convinced of its intrinsic and inhe rent immorality, which no temptation or example will induce them to palter with. Against these odds there is therefore no reasonable chance of permanent victory. Indeed, the only wonder is how an equi poise in the representation has been maintained so long. In 1841, the Carlton Club by a somewhat greater exertion than usual, succeeded in utterly swamping the House of Commons; and it is suffi ciently notorious that it was the out-of-door influence of the Anti-Corn Law League, together with the sudden approach of famine, that broke up a Conservative phalanx which otherwise seemed to be irresistible. Organically considered, the 101. franchise was completely baffled and defeated in the parliament which sat from 1841 to 1847. And the same means which had successfully been resorted to then were relied upon by the same Church and State cabal three months ago see similar end : with what result still remains to be seen. But this is clear, that if in the present Parliament the Tories should lad that they do not possess sufficient numbers to nuke their reign secure, they are ready and eager to repeat the dose of last July, and to persevere with a prescription until the country shall have been drenched with the poison in whose efficacy they have naturally but too well-founded conti• deuce. That the country would ultimately awake to a sense of its degradation, and energetically right itself again, we have not a doubt. But the praxes would be a painful and a perilous one. A certain sense of these truths has obviously in spired the Whig reviewer to lift up his parable at the present eventful hoar. He struggles hard to avoid confessing that even for its professed purpose —that of securing a full and free representation of ' the upper and middle classes in Parliament—the Reform Bill of 1832 has failed. Yet every page of his elaborate panegyric of that once '•perfect settlement" of the question betrays the truth, and the writer's latent wish that he could convince every stiff-necked Whig of it, provided in doing so he could only escape being laughed at openly by the listening Tories the while. Tho common-sense reader, however, will gather from its not very crafty or dexterous paragraphs that the thinking portion of the Whig party feel that some additional strength must be infused into the elec toral body, and some improved species of defensive armour adopted in future conflicts, if the Tories as a party are to be effectually held in check, or the pro vocations to subversive changes in the state pre vented from accumulating. And it equally admits that no extension like that which Lord JOAN Itcs aeLt, brought forward in February last would in itself avail, unless some method fie devised and adopted for protecting the individual voter against the influences of bribery and intimidation in the exercise of his franchise. These see *plonk and significant admissions, and not the bee se bemuse they are timidly and awkwardly made. That respecting the Ballot is peculiarly odd in the mode both of its introduction and nee. The general notion of any resort to secret voting is pooh-poohed in the 04 approved style; but immediately after there follows the description of a patent machine for collecting votes quietly, speedily, and correctly,whick the inventor assures us presentsall the advantages of the Ballot, without the expense and seerillos of—ioAat, the reviewer forgets to say. A public officer is to call at every elector's house within me many hours after the nomination at the hustings. He is to leave a paper there with the names of the candidata' printed thereon. He is then to return next day with a box under his arm, into which the elector is to put his voting paper, folded up ills, chooses, so that the officer may not see, but signed with his name in full, whether he chooses or not, so that every landlord, employer, customer, friend, and foe, may ascertain the fact in due season. And this is put gravely forth es an alternative ashen& to the Ballot! The unfortunate man who sow is often fain to escape the humiliation and shame of voting against his known opinions by feigning illness or business which prevents his attendance at the polling-booth, would then be a helpless victim. He would have no pretence for avoiding the infamous act of compliance. By his sad fire-side be would be left to consider at leisure whether he could afford deliberately to disregard the threatening notice re ceived from the landlord's steward, the banker's clerk. or the jobbing employer. His flagging spirit would not even have the encouraging cheer of com rades or associates by whom he is now surrounded ea he goes up to record his vote; and thus the defects of both open and secret voting would be combined; for popular sympathy would be withdrawn as an induce meet, and personal loss would in no way be lessened as an element of fear. Of the three systems we have no hesitation, therefore, in saying that the Edinburgh Reviewer's is infinitely the worst. Nevertheless we are. far from sorry to find some change of the kind—however bunglingly—proposed. It is a sign of progress, and as such we hail it. Coming events cast their shadows before. The first symptom of free Undo in corn was the Whig pro posal of an eight shilling duty. What should we think of the Whig who would whisper a hint of ' inch a proposition now? And so it will be with free voting. The old organ of whiggery proposes a %allotting box that will let every man's vote be known within twenty-four hours after it is gives. The day is at hand when the same organ will as- Kindly amend its proposal for one that will secure the humble but honest voter alike against present or future persecution. We want Extension of the Suffrage and the Ballot, and we shall assuredly it both before long—to the fiat the best section of Whigs and all the Radicals arc pledged—to the late they will be driven by the forthcoming esposi of Electoral Corruption. AT last the LORD CUANCILLOR has completed the publication of General Orders for the regulation of the the Cuurt of Chancery, issued since the series of which the proceedings in e regulated, and these henceforth to be taken and in I moo limited dlubstitut:i,n Inc the tree information of professional readers these orders, Ira the ierreral schedules of fees abolished, and the DOW fete henceforth to be taken, were published at length in *az columns on Monday. One set of orders is made under the Act Ile abolish the office of Master, and provide for the sore speedy and efficient despatch of business, and, though ,the fees now to le levied on suitors I. respect of business conducted is Judger`-. Chambers will be considerably less than have hitherto been paid in the Masters' Offices, the beneficial change te due rather to the shortening of proceedings—such as reports and certificates— than to the moderation of the fees now payable. Fur instance, Als. will be payable for every report or certificate, for adverleetnents, and for a considerable proportion of the orders drawn up by the Judge's chief clerk. Still the change of system will be very beneficial ; there will no longer be such eases as one of very recent occurrence, in which 1301. was ,aid for the Master's report. As all the fees now levied on suitors go to the Fee Fund, the necessity for keeping the scale so high as it is kept, arises from the enormous As—involving nolittle burdened. jobbery—by white tiiifee fund is . Thus it is that present and hture suitors of the court must pay for the sins perpetrated on their predecessors, under the system which has yielded so slowly and partially to the assaults of reason and the dictates of common sense. The last soles of orders is made under the Suitors' &lief Act, and involves more of complexity than the weeding batch. The general effect of these orders is this: with certain exceptions, to be presently Mentioned, any party to a suit requiring copies of *Wings, proceedings, end documents, is to make a written application to the party by whom the copy is In be furnished,undertaking to pay the proper charge, which is fixed at 4d. per folio. The party on whom such I a written requisition for copies is made must furnish 1 them within forty-eight hours alter the receipt of the request and the undertaking for payment of proper charges. The excepted copies are proceedings filed in the Report-office; answers, pleas, and demurrers; depositions of witnesses, and examination of parties, and certain affidavits. 'fhe party delivering copies in compliance with such requisition, or his solicitor, is to be answerable for the same being true copies.' In cues of er parte applications: for injunctions or 1 writs of se e.reat repea—for which, of course, special circumstances of urgency or hazard must be shown, — the party making the application is to deliver to his opponent copies of the affidavits on which he has obtained his order immediately they are applied for. One order distinctly specifies that all such copies "shall be written on paper of a convenient size, with a sufficient margin, and in a neat and legible manner, similar to that which is usually adopted by law stationers " and unless so written, the parties furnishing them are not to be entitled to be paid for them. This is to provide against the delivery of such slovenly, and often illegible, copies as were often delivered as " office copies " from the various offices of the court. Should the party applied to for copies neglect to furnish them, the applicant may then procure a copy from the office in which the original has been filed, and any time so lost is not to prijudice the party in taking a step in the proceedings. Then there is a schedule of fees abolished, and another of fees hence forth to be taken in the different offices ; all future fees being paid not in money but by means of stamps denoting the amounts affixed to the parchment or paper on which the proceedings are written or pnnted. Provisions are then made for keeping accounts of fees thus taken. - The remade we applied to the schedules of fees I to the first set of orders apply more strongly to these. Much good will be effected by the abolition of numerous and often vexatious fees • but the sums to be henceforth taken in lieu of the old fees are by no means on so reasonable • scale as justice to suitors fairly demands. As the annuitants on the fee fund die off there will be a further reduction of fees, and then the suitors will only have to pay for the services rendered to them by their legal advisers, their solicitors, and counsel, and the costs of a Chancery suit will no longer be multiplied by the useless formalities and technical observances by which the proceedings of the court have been so long hampered. This will be the case most especially in simple matters, where a single point or a few questions only have to be determined, and then all the consequential proceedings may be easily disposed of. But it must not be forgotten that no small portion of the matters in litigation in the Court of Chancery in volve much complexity, extending over long periods of time, and are often rendered intricate by the confidence or the fraud, the negligence or the subtlety of the parties concerned in the transactions to which the proceedings relate. Wo fear that with all our reforms we shall find many Chancery suits still involving protracted, and to the pv 'es con creed anxious and expensive, proceedings. The chief benefits to be anticipated om the new system may be thus briefly enumerated : That in plain cases short methods of procedure are open to the suitor, and the real questions in dispute may be brought to a speedy and prompt adjudica tion. That in more complicated cases the %hole course of the suit will be ender the immediate con trol of the Judge before whom it is de pending, and the tedious and often imper fect references to another and subordinate Judge to work oat the decree will be altogether avoided. That short statements of results with simple references to accounts and documents will take the place of voluminous reports and endless schedules. That the pleadings and proceedings in general have been shortened, and mainly by adopt ing the same system of references to existing docu ments or former gs, instead of setting them out at length. proceedings in Chancery will require lees outlay by solicitors conducting them, which will tend greatly to the benefit of suitors, who neenearily, in some or other, must have paid for the heavy advances hitherto made by their soli citors ; and perhaps, more than all, that a decisive change has been effected which may lead to still further improvements in Chancery procedure, and will prepay the way for a thorough and complete reformation of those - 13 g evils,—our law of real property and of the Ecclesiastical Courts. We may thus watch the progress of the new Chancery system, , not merely for its own sake , but also for the pro mise it a&rds of making a further inroad on legal 1 superstitions. , AT last the LORD CUANCELLU publication of General Orders fm sew gram of procedure in tht Two new batches hare been Wu ths ldth of October last, by wbil . Judges Chambers are to be 1 • relnui exclusively to the fees he by the officers of the court. al LH... t degree by so:ic...o:s in subst hitherto payable. For the inforo MUNICIPAL ELECTION& BAIMIIIIT, NOV. wu slid there wu reaction is ham bet as tk elestka has become decidedly k bra es tlh oseadoo, inn& no mistake ia ea =l m e s tneskon. rem kheonle have been returned by tbo maims polling being a full ammje, ileete mli er a' at ekes P , 143; Baeglima, 136; 176; Straw, 134. time, reader, 103; BW6lr, 100. Hasmos, Nov. I . — Close of poll in East ward (I):—James Henry, jun. (L.), 613; &tame' dateell (L.), 493: T. B. Williams (1..), 463; Joseph Amnon (T.), 440; J. It. Bromley (L.), 08; C. P. Hutchings, (f.), 383; 0. Winter (T.), 3eB; R. Puma 414, 149. Thre• liberals and one tag slowed in theft... a( two liberals and two turin retiring. Wsat was‘...as. as. Iss Novo re-sleeted; H. W. Tres returned to p.s d Jaime Hoch, jun., both neutrals. LEIDII.—Tbe struggles Ihr municipal honours in the borough of Leeds me mindueted with • vigour sad earnestness little banks Se w parliamentary contests. Os Monday the thee= wag dlisreetarised by the usual party spirit, and with aim Ors metal determination. The triumph was, however, is 4 =say yew past, with the liberals. Two Wise and Mails liberals retie d by rota. tion, sad the lam ausbet etyma puny has. again been returned. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1852. You .—Nine liberals and three toxin returned. Tu OLD ENGLISH 1 1 1aDlIGNIL—Dentistry, se cording to the Daily New, in a portion of the practice at Bethlehem Hospital-dentistry after a fashion, in which the unoffending tooth is removed from the offending indent by a blow of the infuriated keeper's fist. Throttling, hiwting, and kicking, we learn from the lame authority, are also frequently practised in this institution, not by patients who bare br Aro loose upon their keepers, but by keepers who break loos* upon their patients. Bethlehem Hospital ought to bo reconstructed—rebuilt of glen— made a Crystal Madhouse—transparent panes would then supersede dark sufferings. At soy rate, common humanity demands that the management of the hospital should be looked into.—/wricA. 1)RAT11 . 01 , SiR Wit. NZWRIGGING.—Thin eminent I physician died at his ;Weser/ in ileriot-row last, greatly regretted by all who could •ppretiate his private worth and profesewmal eseelleace. Ile has been ,known in tonn,sion with the practice of medicine and •ar,iery fur many jeurA, and was d,atioguisiad as much by the soundness of hit undcrstaatliug as by the bonovolonco of kb dispositioa.—Edusborpt Nom. FRANCE. PARIS, fmnenet Yesterday, being All Saints' Day, was observed by all the political Paris journals as a closiboliday, and theretoro nokohe of thw is publlishe.d to-day. The osiy dad" French journal that appears is the law paper, the Cantle dos Triosusesma, which does not appear on Mondays. This is the first find, for many years, that AU Saints' Day . boa been so closely kept by the public press in Paris ; for, up to the change of government in December last, than were two or throe journals in existence which did not keep theme religious holidays. The Courrier de Marseille publishes the following address of the Syndic of the Body of Commercial Brokers of that city to the Prince President : The Bindle and Deputy Stadia of the Commercial Broken' of Marseilles, to his Imperial Highness Prime Louis Na poleon. Moneeigaear—Peewit the flyndical Chamber of Gunner cis,' Brokers of Marseilles. as the organ el that body, to unite its wishes to the acclamation of Frame mid to the appeal which she addresses to yen. It Me bee twice re served to your family to put an end to our civil dimensions, and to found a just and strung government en the basis of the entire suffrage of the nation. The great man, whom great work you are called on to caution*, had time, in spits of the agitations of war, to remodel our laws, to develop all the greatness of the country, and to lay the foundations of its magnificent future. To you, Monseigneur, it belongs to complete this work of genius, and Heaves invites you to it by securing that temitful peace, which the glorious founder of the Empire sought in vain. You said truly, Prince, " L'Empire e'en la pais," for it sums up the intelligent force which pacifies, and the active will which everywhere extends happi nem. We also, who live by commerce, tell you in our turn, with our hearts full of hope, commerce is peace, for it unites menus, and sashes the eammunity ei their waste the bonds of their tree fraternity. The government sad the labourers have the same object before them ; the conquests of civilisation arc the mast real end the moat durable, and already t h e symptheti• Glenwood which leads towards you all the ussral end menl knee of the nation is for us a mann elp ion e g f er theity of the world. Mohan, thus. se • hen Frame ham& dairies the authority whis k else wishes te plane in year heads eau se hew subsist under a dimeminties whit& ads see eddy her idea. The empire wee eke* in on wen it Mln the wants of the rmatry, it is in the mimed eWeslsna of France, it is in your providential saissiem ; the mein already 'lists. Do not refuse it the only force w is wasting to it—the powerful name which ems cap bs tratekery authority, and which is te put an mg he the ueseemlnsies sr the future. Deign, Monseigneur, be easette misim ienreaMi hilMege elver greened* and of our seam The belief rid rasa that a liberal area ereial treaty with England will shortly be cosseladed. A scientific gentleman who was present at the te legraphic experiment yesterday has suggested to me that the partial failure of the trial was perhaps owing to a want of harmony between the bat teries used in London and Paris. The galvanic batteries in use here are of a different character to those generally used in England, being either the Daniel's' battery or the carbon, commonly called the Bunsen battery. Theme are con siderably more power ful in respect to the quantity of electricity given out than tho English sand batteries. On this account the power was more feeble from London than that received at London from Paris. Abd.elliader, says the Cburrier de Lyon, is ex pected in that city about the end of this week. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, MONDAT EVENING. The telegraphic despatch which I forwarded to you last night has already made your readers ac quainted with the names of the members of the new Latina. It now remains to be added that that ministry is, on the whole, a moderate, or, as some people term it, for the sake of a nice distinction, a temperate one. It may, however, be justly set down as one warmly devoted to the constitution of this kingdom, as well as to the monarch and dynasty of King Le opold. Two of the leading members, M. Henry do Brouckere and M. Liedts, even took a very active part in the labours of the National Congress, the one that drew up the constitution, and M. Pier cot, the burgomaster of the important city of Liege, has long been known and esteemed as one of the staaebest liberals of the day. It is the opinion of the chief political clubs of this capital that M. de Brouckere may depend on having a working majority in both Chambers. As matters stood a short time ago—that is to say, at the time of the election of M. Delfosse as President of the Chamber of Represents tives--M. de Brouckere was certain of possessing a majority of five or six. I say, M. de Brouckcre, for, although he was not installed in office, but merely charged at the time with the formation of a ministry, he was even then looked upon as the future prime minister, in the event of M. Dellosse being sticcessfuL But here I must observe that, on one question at least, and that a very important, if not an all-important one, the liberal party will be, according to all appear ances,and to probable calculations, divided, via., that of ratifying the literary convention with France. That convention, you already know, proposes to put an end to the re-printing in this kingdom of French works, and to suppress what may be called, piratical undertakings. Now much excitement prevails on that point, and imposing meetings have been held in all the large atria in order to petition the cham bers to reject the treaty. It is known that several liberals, amongst whom may be mentioned even M. Verhaegen, the late President of the Chamber of Representatives, will support than petitions, and the fair deduction is, consequently, that thei rs :: vote against the literary convention haat cm the other hand, insists on the ratification at that tikaty, and it will not, we may rat assured, to the dim proposed . commercial we without the being signed in due form. Here, then, is the t of a serious difficulty for the new cabinet Moreover, the clerical party which, on the flat occa sion of M. de Broodier* being summoned to the royal presence, promised to support him, cannot be re lied upon. Strong objections are rai sed in that pewter to M. Piercot on the ground that he is a personification of M. Rogier's policy, and that be is as much an ultra-liberal as M. - Frere-Orban, the late Minister of Finance. One thing is eertain—the clerical party will not long rest satisfied with even a *temperate" liberal ministry, and you will soon learn that that party will maks a desperate attempt to get into power, from which it has been excluded for some five or six years. The Chambers will re-assemble the day after to-morrow (Nov. 3), so that a full explanation of the late ministerial crisis may be shortly expected. ITALY. The Kenna Gazette publishes the customs union treaty between Austria, Modena, and Parma con ' eluded in August last, and ratified on the 16th of September. Its general character and most essential stipulations we have already both stated and dis cussed. The customs frontiers hitherto dividing the states are abolished; articles pn duced or completed in either territory may without let or hindrance into the other. The Duchies adopt the Austrian tariff of 1861, with a number of commercial laws specified in the document. In return for the ex tended commercial and political influence thus ac quired, the Austrian government guarantees a mi nimum revenue to its allies. The treaty is signed on behalf of Austria by Count Beet Schauenstein, for Modena by Signor Outellani larabini, and for Parma by Baron Thomas Ward. As we lately published some particulars of the career of Baron Ward, whom we traced from his native Yorkshire hills to the premiership of an Italian State, we now present him to the contemplation of his canntrymta u he appears in this treaty, with the full investiture of his orders, offices, honours, and decoistions. In the original text he is described as " II Signor Barone 'l'ommuo Ward, Senator. Gran Croce del S. A. I. Ordine Constantiniano di S. Giorgio, Gran Croce dell' Online Dual° Parmigiano di S. Lodovico, Cavaliers Gras Croce dell'Ordins del Merito di Tuscans sotto it titolu di S. Giuseppe, Cavaliers di sewn& Classe dell'Ordine Imperials Austriaco della Corona di ferro, Consigliere di Btato onorario di S. A. I. It. it Oran Duca di Toscana, Grande di Corte e Ciambellano di 8. A. R. it Duca di Parma, Suo Ministro di State e dente presso la Corte Imperial. di Vienna." A Milan letter of the 27th ult., in the Opinione of Turin, states that numerous arrests have suddenly been made by the Austrian police, causing great alarm. Other arrests lime beeu made at Como and Lodi. PIEDMONT. With respect to the ministerial crisis now pending at Turin, the Opimione, of the 30th ult., states that Count Balbo has not yet succeeded in forming a cabinet. His advances to Count Revel and Baron Manno are said not to have had the desired result. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Sir H. Ward, Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Isles. arrived at Cain on the 18th oh. from Constantinople and the Pyrteus, on board the lonian steamer lonia. The British fleet, under the com mand of Rear-Admiral Dundas, arrived on the 19th from Salamis; it was to leave on the 26th for Malta. The small-pox continues to rage at Corfu with great virulence, and is rather on the increase. From the 14th to the 20th the number of new cases was 271, and of deaths 41. The dismal has also made its appearance at Paxo and Cephalonia. WEST INDIA MAILS. ARRIVAL OF THE MAOI)ALENA. The Royal West India mail packet Magdalena, Captain W. Vincent, from the West Indies, itc., arrived at Southampton last night, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieutenant I. J. Wilkin son, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are : Vera Cruz ' Oct. 5 ; Tampico, 2; Havannah, 10 ; Chagres and Navy Bay, 9; Carthagena, 11 ; Jamaica, 12; Demerara, 10; Trinidad, 10; Barbadoes, 12; An tigua, 14 ; Martinique, 13; Grenada, 11 ; Porto Rico, 1u; St. Thomas, 17; La Guayra, 10. The Magdalena brings 75 passengers and 1,058,748 dollars on account of merchants, together with gold dust to the value of 400 ,60 01., 150 sarong of cochineal, 38 serous of jalap, and 4001. worth of pearls. The French chargé d'affaires had left Guayaquil' after a succession of insults. Hu has returned to Europe in the Magdalena, to seek redress from tho French government. JAMAICA. The House of Assamliy;tiintaica was to meet ' for business on the 9th November. The small-pox and measles had entirely disappeared from Kingston. The island had been visited with heavy rains and gales of wind. The Spanish Town Railway was quite under water, and the road in several places destroyed. The Morning Journal, of Oct. 11, says: A gentleman writes " Below Mount Manaficld, in front of the grove, the river and the road are all in one. The rains and th e wind have carried away the bridge in front of Mrs. Depass's dwelling, cutting off all communication with the house. Such portions of the Botanic-garden-road is have not been washed away, have become almost impassa ble." The above paragraph, taken from the Daily Adoertioor of Friday last, a gentleman who has travelled on the road mentioned by our contemporary, informs us is correct in @rely particular. The road is said to be almost impassable iu consequence of the damage done to it by the late rains. We are further informed that the roof of Mount Ossa, in St. Andrew's, has been completely blown off by the strong browse that prevailed during the heavy showers of rain on Wednesday last. The provision fields on the property have more or lees suffered, the coffee berries having been all blown from off the trees; and the out-buildings have also been much injured. The screw steamer Tamalapas arrived at Jamaica on the 11th, and was to leave on the 13th for Tam pico. BRITISH GUIANA. The Royal Gazette of Oct. 9, in its review for home readers my.: Very much to the furtherance of plantation work, slight showers, general throughout the colony, have gladdened the heart of the planter, and added new vigour to the promising spring of young awes for the neat year's crop. Rain has not, in any case we hays heard of, fallen se heavily as to retard for a moment the sugar making, in which estates are everywhere engaged. Complaints have, in some instances, been made of the inferior quality of the sugar produced from arrowing•canes; but, generally speaking, we believe, both as regards quality and quantity, the present will be the largest crop ever shipped. Trade is very dull. The supply of important provisions has very , much increased during the fortnight in articles of universal consumption. The country daily pours in its load, by the river or the railroad, of native sentient., but in spite of the larrsupply, these are not by any means cheap. bile an abundant crop is admittedly a matter for the sincere thankfulness of the colonists,and the congratulations of our friends at home, it by no means follows, as some of the free-teade papers at home contend, that it is • sign we want mething more, and that the whole benefit has been prods's& by the new energy infused into the planter by the Stor Act of 1848. Labour is scarce, and dear ; and, while letativig complacently at quantity, it muss be taken into eenhisendoe that it has been ppro duced at enormous cost. The meson has been ezteacedinsrily propitious; but, even with this providential mister's, then will be no great profit accruing to the owners of the beet estates. The Court of Policy sat ea the Wand eras en the da d before yesterday. An edasmiessl bill has been but oo discussion has yet tak piles epos it SONO parishen business was on both Goads= WA se, nese of which was of any interest to the beam Out Sing may be notioed, that this yeses eskendltwr• is the per of the colony will be monsiiiii IRS 41"1_41111ses-41,0001. odd sterling,—in a teeniest elielly IMMO inhabitants, where the smallest portion of soil is sufficient to grow food for the individual. There must be something radically wrong in the distribution of this charity. In the political world only one matter of any interest has disturbed the thrtnight's quit. It regards the registration. The matter is of se little importance that it will not bear repetition. TRINIDAD. From this islanciws learn that the Honourable Board of Council met on Sept. 30, for the despatch of business; bat no business of general important* had been of acted. The Ouarsus, of Oct. 8, bas A TM fol weeirr tins bees rather variable during the lag fort night, seposlally daring the past week ; but we believe its action still astalaues very favourable for the soil. An appear ance of dryings, during the present wsek,had been causing same anseallams to the plantemas they do not apparently wish lbrdsymmthurieeserly; but we preemie the recent rains will bare NOMA • attain degree of tranquillity again. tlke essaley Midas art said to be in fine °Dadaist. The Niease morphero growing well, and presenting a next crop. The public health, we be lliiimine=llyrt he neat hem in any way impaired. How long it say eiellbse se mkt the amuses of disease, still culpably smiatiked aimed as, it is impessible to say. The crops in gamma mesa he mar a satishetery appearance, so hr ea the year has get ; but we promme a maidderable addition will be made to the anwast, es all the items, before the end of the year. The sows amp hes not been so satisfies tory at the Imo galltsalsi et the peons year, we believe, as usual ; betat t e . 1 PgX . : better appearance will be shown. me still unemsfortably dell. Two menthe or se from ibb &me may "Imes be eels.- lated ea ee se be el the mete eilseader. bet we Mink the gayer sera at the else of the year le net likely to be sores dos la pet tires =sags Saadi at 4874 at 90 days at the book. Deableess bare bees dein in vela@ lately. Ica Porto ex ßion bean thunderstorms sod hurricanes had been yellow fever , s wu ad over 100 lives were lost. many of the coloured p opula tionvi!gi°ll Barbadoce, and fallen victims to it. and crudes had A mercantile firm writes to their correspondent am follows t Bridgetown, Sept. 28, 1852. The fever is making great ravages here, instead of abating it is inoreuing an all quarters, and some cases of deaths take place after only two dap illness. At the garrison it is inereseing very much—only two Akers have died however. The family of Commivary Neil are all down—father, mother, 8 children, nurse and servant; two children have died, sad the rest are given over by the doctors. Twenty-six, we hear, went into the hospi tal from the troops. Among the police it is shocking to hear spounte of fever and death., as also amongst the citi zens, without respect to colour or wet, strangers or natives. We were in hopes to have been aW to have written that the disease was decreasing, but it is quite the contrary. The weather is fearfully hot, and wind southerly. We an all anxious for good heavy rains._ - - - - - - In St. Lucia a favourable change had taken places in the weather, and the last remnant of this year's crop had been shipped. Trade was much depressed. The Palladiums (C.astrics) of Oct. 1, says : Passing shower visited this part of the islan d on Wednes day, accompanied with the roar of thunder ; and yesterday the lowering clouds in the east promised a good deal of rain, but until now very little has fallen. The canes are falling rapidly into the "sear and yellow leaf ; " and water is be coming Sc tree in some quarters. The thermometer ranges no lower than 88 in the shade at 10 a.m. In Antigua dry weather had succeeded the storm of the 22nd of September. The Weekly Intelligencer, of Oct. 5, says: The weather during the past week has been rather dry, ana planters are beginning to fear that, should an absence of rain continue, the canes must suffer, not having yet re• covered from the effects of the lot* wind, by which (espe cially those somewhat advanced) they were much broken and injured on the occasion. The soi l, in eonsequence of the heavy rain which beat the earth close, has now become hardened by the heat, and moisture is required to pulverise it, to allow the roots to spread. A fearful gale devastated the Virgin Islands, St. Christopher's, Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat. Domingo, Ouaduluupc, Martinique, and other islands on the ,22ner of September. Notice of the effect of this storm at St. Thomas's was received by the last steamer, the Orinoco. A great deal of damage was done to the shipping and small craft, and on shore many buildings had been injured. The island of St. Thomas was very sickly. Thirty of the troops had died within the three last months, and a very large number had died amongst the crews of the ships in the harbour. Martinique and Guadaloupe had been visited with a malignant African fever, which had carried off the troops in great number., and whole families had been carried off by it. COMMERCIAL. (From De Coriove 7 .iiercantne Intelligeweer.) KINGSTON, JAMAICA, OCT. 11. We have little if any change to note in the state of busineu since our issue of the 24th ult. All descriptions of imported breadstuff* are inactive, sad no immediate ro• vival of inquiry is expected, in consequence of the antici pated abundance of native vegetables. Fish (cod) is in ample supply, and if the last arrivals of herrings, which have not yet been landed, prove of good quality, there will be quite enough at market to meet the present restricted demand. The produce market is firm. Sugar is advancing in value, and the prices of pimento and rum are well supported. The autumnal showers are very general. In Kingston and the neighbouring parishes rain has been failing for some days put in light and continuous showers. Illizah.—Some sales of Wetmore, are reported at 15.. for crackers, and Ids. for pilot bread. Verley and Itobinson's home.usade am in fair request, at these quotations. COUSYMEAL.—A lot of 4W barrels has changed hands at 20s. --- oANOLP.4.—OrJackson's 390 boxes have been mo red at 7fd. Cook's are held for 7il. but these high rates restrict operations, and sales are diftici:lt. COFFEE.—None at musket. HANS of good quality are scarce, though Bd. only is offered for a parcel of American just received. LAND.—With a smill supply, holders aro firm, at 9d. Lumailit.—White pine is being placed at 965. per m. Cedar shingles are worth 19s. to 225., u in quality. MALT.—A 'lither better retail demand has sprung up for bulk, under which the stock is getting reduced. Bottled however, continues very inactive. PINIINTO is readily purchased at 4d., and in some in stances a shade higher has been paid. Ittim is in very bruited enquiry, and has declined Is. 6d. to 2s. per 10011 m. Considerable supplies of E. I. are ex pected. Et:K.—The stock is moderate. The sales include 50 puncheons at Is. 4d. per gallon, but smaller oyeratiims are effected at an advance of 3.1. fluaaa.—The moderate stock at market, and the fact that there is uow very little of the present crop to come in, have again put up prices, and strengthened the position of holders. We quote dark at 18s., and good to tine at 20s. to 230. per 1001 k.. TOBACCO.—Cavendish is aln.ost immoveable, and led is seemly more active. Tonotita.—There have been no operations since our last. OCT. 11. But little business has been transacted since the publics tion of the foregoing. Indeed, the weather wes so tem pestuous during the first three or four days of last week, as to have suspended operations altogether. The autumnal rains hare been falling with a degree of violence unknown for several years past, and it feared that much damage will be done to the crops in the ground before the subsidence of the floods. At present, however, it is impossible to ewer ' tabu the precise amount of injury owing to the absence of intelligent* from many of the agricultural parishes, the communication wit► which has been interrupted by the overflow of rivers. We note at foot the operations that have transpired since the 6th. The articles not alluded to remain as last reported. FLOUR.—But one sale of any consequence has trans pired. 600 barrels Philadelphia have changed hands at 30e., which Is a decline. Courtuzar..—Between 300 and 400 barrels have been taken up on speculation for the northaide, at 20s. ►nd 21s. per barrel. CODIIIH.—The greater portion of the stock in importers' hands has been moved at 14s. for cask and 17s. per box. Fonts.—There have been sales of mess at 114 s. per brl. SALMON.—No. 1 has changed hands at 84s. lizmatxoe.—The two parcels alluded to in the foregoing have been landed. 102 barrels invoiced as Nu. 1, tamed out to be No. 2, and were sold at auction at 9e. to 10s. per barrel. The other parcel is of inferior quality, and is still unsold. GOLD.—Aserican is worth; per cent. premium. Doub loons ere not in demand. Lomazn.-10,000 feet W. P. have been taken at the pre vious rata. LAan.-100 firkins American have changed hands at Bed. CANDLEB.-300 boxes Cook's have been moved at 7id. Cmazaa.—flome parcels of MO. were received by the packet, bat u yet no operations have transpired therein. PORTUGAL. 60UTIitiMPTON, Nov. 3. The Oriental Company's steam-packet Madrid, Captain John Weeks, arrived at Southampton this morning, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. James Inglis, R.N., admiralty agent. Her dates are : Gibraltar, 26th ; Cadiz, 27th ; Lisbon, 22th; Vigo, 31st. She brings 44 passengers and 5 packages of specie. Our correspondent writes as follows : LISBON, Ocr. 29. The Minister of the Interior has opened a credit for 1 30,932,870 reis, to be applied to certain disbursements and works under his control. The Melbourne steamer has put in here from Plymouth to Australia with emigrants; she encountered a heavy pie at sea, u dismested and otherwise inured, as well as leaky, and the cargo is in course of being discharged for the neces sary survey. This is the second emigrant easel that has put in here under similar circumstances. The latkaible came in lure from Plymouth oath* 19th, and the Retribution sailed on the 73rd. There is • report that ministers had applied to some English homes for • loan, and that it was rejected, but a hope is yet entertained by them, as, it is said, *one replied that they could only give • definite answer after com municating with London. This on account of its import anos, I give, but I can say nothing as to its truth. A report else exists, that the new wine decree has made a serious impression in the north. No particulars have transpired, but detachments of troops have marched from Oporto to several localities as, it is said, irritating pro- elamations have appeared. The °Skin of the Portuguese navy consist of 1 vice-ad miral, 1 chief of squadron, 4 chiefs of division, 10 captains of line-of-battle ships, 1:0 captains of frigates, 30 cap. tain-lienitenants, 60 first lieurinaats, and 100 second lieu tenants. Fseienge, U. Discount of notes of the Dusk of Lisbon, 3i per cent. or ?datoors.—lt appears Stet Seem De Orme Ea* Mara ere aot to weir - their beams usikpelei We hem dot throughout tut week semis is. r. Y Disk were very busy in the borough en deasesebeg to rake op evidence to support a petition which is to be peessted. sad which, It is stated, that gentleman is Seteesitsi rp es with. It is also settled, at is said, that Kr. Lout will demand a scrutiny ; so that the battle of the leteest will have to be fought over sgsiu in the eemeleles letal or the Common.—Rues Herald. — baimouits GAioiiz - itOßßltilr AT DDB. -Tice 'locality et Leeds has Mecum notorious few the ausastrine garotte robberies which have recently been perpetrated. To the records of several most daring eases, which have already appeared is the Ewa., we have now to add a murderous attack made on Saturday night last, within • mile of Lewis. Oa that night Mr. O. W. England, aphol- surer, we. prooseding to his home, at Chapeltown, at about half-past eleven o'clock, having been detained in town up to that hour by business. On arriving • little above Cowper•street, which is the least-populated port of the road between Leeds sad Chapeltown, he was attacked by throe men and a boy with ruthless violence, and, with a suddenness sad surprise that entirely disarmed him of all chance of resistance or escape. One of the party (a stout, muscular villain) seised hiss by the throat with • firmness of grip which nearly strangled him, while the others belaboured him most merci lessly with Modgeoas until he was rendered insensible, and while in that helpless state for • short time they plun dered hint of a valuable gold watch end a purse containing 31. or 41. in yeah. Having obtained all the spoil they could they made off berms the fields, and wo regret to say have not yet been detected. Fortunately, a gentleman residing in the same neighbourhood came up to Mr. England is • few minutes, sad by his assistance he was enabled to pro ceed to his home. He was shockingly bruised and dis figured, and we are sorry to add is likely for some time to be confined to his home owing to the injuries he sustained. THE BURROS AIRPAIN DECREE OPENING THE NAVIGATION OP THI RIVZIIB.—Mr. BOOLIGGII, secretary to the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, received the following letter yesterday :—" Of of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, Ist November, 18.52.—5ir, I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to transmit to you, for the information of the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, two copies of • Buena* Ayrean decree of the 28th of August last, throwing open the navigation of the interior rivers of the Argentine 1 Confederation to foreign nations. I am, sir, your obedient servant, J. EussooN TENNINT.—To the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester." This letter was se . isompanied by an authorised translation of the decree itself, itc., occupying nine folio pages, much too long to print here. __ _ Yoaic, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAT.— A special meeting of the shareholders of the York, New castle, and Berwick Railway wee held yesterday (fuer day), at noon, to consider the terms of amalgamation between that company and the York and North Midland and Leeds Northern Companies. Mr. Pulleine, the chair men of the directors, presided, and the meeting wee a nu merous and influential one. The chairman addressed the shareholders et some length on the advantages to de derived from a union of this description, and concluded by movie that the amalgamation of this company with the York and I North Midland and the Leeds Northern Companies be ap- proved of. The resolution was carried, there being only one dins. titient, viz., Mr. Glynn, of Newcaatle, who after waidasai 1 he war favourabl. to the arrangement, with the °emotion of the _permanent way fund. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. rbe Court. WINDSOR, NOT. 2. The following had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday:—The Duchess of Kent, the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe lAnzen hour& the Princes. Ath It'd* and the Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe, the Count and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stinky, the hart and Countess of Shaftesbury, the lady in waiting to the Ihniass of Kent, and Sir G. Cooper. Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. (,'hark, fif t y and Lieut.-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, went to 1an0,,, this forenoon by • special train of the Great Wee. rn Railway. The Duke and Duchess of Nemours are expected at the Castle to day on a visit to her Majesty. The Marquis of Ezetcr and the it ght lion. 13. Dkraeli have been invited, and are expected to arrive this alt.Lrinton. Prince Albert returned to Buckingham Palace from the Trinity House yesterday afternoon, attended by Colon, I the lion. Charles Grey and Lieutenant•Culnnel the Ilea. A. Gordon. The l'rince I. ft the Palace at s quarter before live o'clock on his return to Windsor Cattle. Sir George Mohr= had an interview with sir John Pakington yesterday at the Colonial.uYiee. Gen, rat Camp bell had also an interview yesterday with the eight hon. baronet. A deputation from the parish of Lambeth upon the sub ject of sewers had an iut eee iew with Mr. Se eretiely Waipole 4% , te. , •ri r la( v sj The s il m ona i i; . •:t r e . . J :f Robert Taylor (churchwarden), Mr. John Sewell (e I'. Murreugh, ll'urctri: warden), Mr. Thomas Llenyer (overseer), Messrs. 'l. Giles, 8. Hodgson, and J. Lemon (surveyor, of highways), M r . J. B. Clark (vestry clerk), and Mr. Thomas Ridley (clerk to the surveyors). • A deputation consisting of Mr. T. A. Mitchell, M.P.• Mr. M. Forster, M.l'. ; Mr. W. S. Lind s ay, an d Mr. Std. ford, had an interview with the Right lien. J. W. Ileriley yesterday, at the ethos et the Huard of Trade. 'the Chancellor of this Exchequer lett town yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean had an interview on Mender with Sir John l'akingion, at the Colouial-ogice. Despatches were received yesterday, at the Co:onall• other, from the Lord lligh Cinuniisimoner of the lumen Islands. (THOM LAST NIGHT'S GAZZTTE). FOREIGN -OFFICE, OCT. 30.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. H. C. Antrobus us Cuusul at hung-Kong for his Majesty the Kiog of the Belgians; also been pleased to approve of Mr. George Fredtruek Dickson as Consul Gen. ral in London for the Artreanos Confederation. DowNING-sm•vr, Nov. 2.—Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint *fhoznas Price, to he her Msyesty's Treasurer fur the Island of Antigua. WAR.OFFICE, Nov. 2. 07th Regiment of Fout.—Major-General John Frederick Ewart, C 1)... to be co:onel, vice Lieutenant-General John Clitherow, K.C., deceased. ADMIRALTY, Oct. 29. Rear Admiral of the White Sir David Dunn, Ent., K.C.H., has been appointed to receive • pension of I , M. a year, as provided for in her Majesty's Order in Council of the 25th June, 15.51, vacant by the decea..., on the 2rith slant, of Admiral Zachary Mudge ; and the Want Of Sir David Dunn has been ruuoved to the reverted Wipe, list accordingly, and in censeiturnce of this removal, the following promotions have taken place, dated the 2bth slant:—Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Edmund Lyon, Bart., G.C.8., K.C.H., to be rear-admiral of the white; Captain Sir George Tyler, Knt., K. 11., to be rear-ad mir•l on the reserved half-pay list ; Captain Sir John Franklin, Kat., K.C.H., to be rear admiral of the bias NEW DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS. NORTH RIDING OF Tho Honourable William Erne•t Duncan* M.P. LtNeoLusisias. William Hervey Woodhouse, En. lacuna Lo. Thomu Rowley, Esq.,li.;Cl:anTlGreene, E.q , Johnun, Eaq , Thomas Ready, Esq., and Major 1.44er Morgan, Rag. STAPFOADSH I R T. _ _ Richard Fowler Butler, Esq., and the Hon. Orl Ind° George Charles Bridgeman, commonly called Vi.t•Junt Newport. FLINTAHIII.I. Thomas Griffith, Esq. LANCARTIIIt. Nicholu Blundell, Esq., Richard Daley, Esq., and Ju a Butler Bowden, Esq. Amongst other election petitions likely to affitt the conservatives, will, we learn, be one for Barn staple ; the result of which will, it is anticipated, lead to the re-appearance of Lord Ebrington tu the House of Commons.—Daily News. TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S FUNERAL. Yesterday Lord Harding° and Sir Charles BarrT, in company with Dr. Miloran, the Dean of St. l'aul s, visited the cathedral to inspect the preparations in progress, and availed themselves of the opportunity of offering some valuable suggestions to Messrs. Plunkett and IVatmougb, who are carrying out the scenic and other arrangements for the solemnity under Messrs. Cubitt and the officers of Woods and Works. Lord Ilardinge was understood to take great interest in thew arrangements, the suggestions of his lordship having reference chiefly to the disposition of the large military staff that will be in attendance on the *na tion. An alteration in the original design connected with the amphitheatre of seats has been wade within the last day lor two, by which accommodation will be obtained for 17,000 instead of 13,000 person., as originally contemplated. Instructions were able received yesterday by Mr. Golding, the head of the department, to carry a service of gas-jets round the four arches that spring from the Corinthian column, supporting the great dome, with a wreathing of the same round what are called the quarter galleries, which will be set apart for the clergy, together with a reticulation of lustres round the architraves sad cornices, under the whispering gallery, and that reign generally round the cathedral. From each of the semicircular arches supporting the dome will depend gas chandeliers. To expedite the interior construction the number of men has been augmented to between 300 and 400, and the hour of labour since Monday have been lengthened to as late as ten o'clock. The great range of seats extending :200 feet in length by 100 in breadth on either aide the centre aisle are nearly completed ; and yes terday the massive truiswork for the tiers of raised seats, over the transepts on the north and south, 240 feet loin on either aide, and radiating from the °venal area under the dome, was thrown up. Some of the beams are 47 feet high, and 4or 6 feet thick. The quantity of timber carted into the churchyard up to the present time is 1,600 loads, each load representing 100 cubic feet of timber, giving a gross total of woodwork within the cathedral of 150,000 cubic feet. The interior of the great edifice presents all day the appearance of an enormous workshop, the noise of the sawing and other machines resounding in every direo lion. All the monuments have been temporarily timbered up to prevent the possibility of injury during the works, and as it is expected that the spectators will be detained within the cathedral for from eight to ten hours, 200 re tiring rooms and conveniences are to be constructed in the churchyard on the north arid south, openings being made for the purpose in the transept windows. Both the seta day and Sunday services are discontinued. AIIBTRIA AND TIM GERMAN PRERL—The chronic anxiety of the Austrian government to extend its power through postal, customs and similar administrative unions over the whole of Germany, is weU kown. A case has just transpired in which Austria takes upon herself to de tide what newsppaapen Bavarians may read. The Nurem berg Corre.padnsr of the 27th nit. says :—" Instead of yesterday receiving our number of the Riaormmerito of Turin we received the following notification from our agent at Augsburg :—' The RUorgunento de Turin° is prohibited In all the Austrian states, so that it can no longer be rent to you.' Thus, by the prohibition of a journal for Austria, the other states, even those of the Austen German postal union, cannot receive the said journal, and have no other alternative than of getting it by some circuitous route. We leave to the directors of the Post-office of Bavaria the cue of deciding whether this resolution is compatible with Articles 14 to 43 and 53 of the postal treaty, revised on the 6th December, 18.51. Art. 57 cannot make an exception, for it only speaks of the prohibition of the journals in the auto In which the subscriber resides. For our part, we are sow compelled to see whether we cannot procure the jour nal mus Switzerland." RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.—YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND COKPANT.—A special meeting of the share , holders of this company was held on Tuesday (yesterday), at the directors' board-room at the York railway station, to consider the propriety of an amalgamation between this company and the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and Leeds Northern Companies, and alto to consider the propriety of raising additional capital under the powers of their Canal Act of 1847 and the Victoria Dock Act of 18.52. It. S. Thompson, Esq., the chairman of the company, presided. There was not a very large body et shareholders present, shares to a considerable amount being represented by proxies. The chairman, in opening the business of the meeting, stated the terms upon which it was pro posed to effect the amalgamation, and moved the foUowiog resolution—" That an amalgamation of this company and its undertakings with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and Leeds Northern Railway companies and their undertakings, on the terms suggested in the circular letter of the directors and detailed in the draft agreement for amalgamation submitted to this meeting, be approved of ; and that the directors do complete such agreement, and also an agreement on the same heels fur the interim working and management of the traffic of the said three undertskiegs , with such modifications or alterations therein respectively as they may deem expedient, and do seal the same respect icily with the seal and on behalf of this company, and do apply, or concur in an application, to parliament for an act I to sanction and carry out such amalgamation and interim traffic arrangements." After some discussion the resolu tion was put and carried unanimously, narcotic shareholder, who opposed the ama.gamation on principle, he regardol it as • species of monopoly. The revolution empowering the raising of additional capital was also carried, and the meet ng separated. the Clo Con csc the tic]