The Express. — London, England, 1851-11-18 00:00:00

le he hove to, which manoeuvre was exerted after ea infinite deal of trouble and danger, the whole of the work having devolved on the captain and officers— the greater part of the crew (Lawars) Niue hid away. From 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. the gale increased to a perfect hurritarte, and the most sceptical was satisfied that we were in a typhoon, and one of no ordinary nature. At this time no description, hoe ever powerful, could realise the h wens of our situation. The vessel was pooped three times, and each visitation was accompanied by a catastrophe. Oa am occasion Captain Biker, three officers, and the men at the wheel, were all carried off their teat, and but for the providential circumstance of the vessel being on the rise at the time, would, without doubt, have been carried over bowl. Indeed, the conduct of thew brave men is beyond all praise, and to their exertions alone, under God, do we attribute our being now alive to tell the tale, as it mast have been evident to any one that it was next to impossible for a vessel to have been placed in a more critical or haaardmis situation. la • word, the emergency called tenth the eater- gies of all, and each in his station did his duty as a man and a British seaman. It would be injustice here to omit noticing the eminent services reudered by Mr. Blake, chief eager, sad his state who were in close attendance during the whole of this trying night; although they also saffered from the defection of part of their crew, who fled iistaltaneously with the Lam:anion deck, thereby throwing the work on those whose attention was required elsewhere. They succeeded, however, in keeping the engines working, through the moot critical part set the night, wher. a stop page, however short, might have been attended with fatal results. The noble vessel, too, seemed instinctively alive, es it were, to the peril, and most gallantly did she sustain the unequal strife, and prove the faithfulness of her con struction. On deck, when any one, bolder than his fel lows, ventured from the saloon, nothing could be seen or timed moose the tierce blest of the tempest but the clear, mlni voice of our skilful commander, issuing his orders as wall) and composedly as if it was a case of no occurrence; and the equally collected and prompt responses of his active and energetic °Myers, as they pro ceeded to put them in execution—thereby inspiring the most timid with confidence. At mulnignt the scene in the saloon was painfully . striking. Without any exhibition of active fear, it was evident, Irum the low and rapid whisperings passing between those who were not Aare de combat, the eager crowding round and anxious in quiry of every arrival from the deck, that every man knew his danger, and felt it, too. After the vessel was pooped the last time, and the saloon, as before, deluged with water, she remained entirely motionless for a few seconds, and then " the boldest held his breath," seeming to cast a glance of mute inquiry around, the purport of which could not be misunderstood, In these remarks no implic.etiou of want of mmeal courage is intended ; on the contrary, the silence and calmness exhibited was well befitting the occasion, and though the recollection of this " night of terror " may not speedily pass from the minds of those present, there are occasions on recent record of infinitely less risk where the absence of similar firmness has materially increased the actual danger. 'rho ladies were happily in ignorance of the danger until it was over. tnlike Welling ton at Waterloo, " daylight under any circumstances" was now the fervent wish of all; and when Captain Baksr came down to the saloon fur the first time during the whole of the gale, at 2.30 a.m., r is look gave us hope that the worst was past, and this was confirmed by his opinion that the mercury was rising. Theo, and not till then, did we. with feelings of lively gratitude for our preservation, and lightened hearts, proceed to tempt unwilline rest after this eventful night. Day broke on a must dismal and dis tressing mine. Out of seven fine boat., six were miming. Fore and main topmasts, companion ladders, stanchion booms, davits, trusses, and many other articles, familiar only to the initiated, were also wanting, and the deck was covered with the debris of the wreck. The other casual nee reported were the death of a tine Sydney horse, Goliath, well known on the Hong Kong turf, and our cow, whose loss was much regretted, besides a tearful mortality in the sheep pen, stke. As the day advanced, the wind and sea grailually abated, and long before initleilht we were steam ing on our course in safety and comfort, thanks to him who holds the waters in the hollow of his hand. At noon, baro meter 29 63; midnight, 26.80. Noon, wind N.E. " A native Tema from Makassar brought accounts to Sin gapore of the loss of an American vessel named the George Browne, Captain Higgins, within eight hours pull of Makassar. The crew had arrived there in the boats, which were afterwards sold. This is all that is at present known, but further in elligeucc may be located fur by vassals ex pected to arrive soon. We arc sorry to have to record the total loss of the fine American clipper ship Memnon, Captain Gordon, from Hong Kong bound to London. Her Majesty's ship Amazon, Captain Barker, left Sings pwe on the morning of the 2nd Sept. for the Peltier Come, Captain Barker having been instructed by the naval com mander in chief to inquire into the outrages alleged to ham been committed by the Rajah of &twang in the case of the British ship Lady Raffles. From Siam we continue to receive the most favour able accounts of the state of affairs there. By latest arrivals we learn that the King has given orders for a large addition to be forthwith made to the city of Bangkok. 1k has also established a printing press, at which works are to be produced in Siamese and English, for the enlightenment of his subjects. His Majesty has also directed a general revision of the laws of the kingdom, so that they may be made as equitable as possible, and we understand he has ex pressed his firm intention that equal justice shall be dealt out to ull alike, high and low, rich and poor. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CASCALTIEB by death in the armies of India since the departure of the mail on the 3rd Oct.: QUERN . * TI1.04 , 1•11. Licut. If. J. Mason, 18th Royal Irish, at the Mauritius. IdADILAS.—EII4II L. Hay, 39th N. 1., at Ootaeantund, on the 21.1 September; Capt. J. Seeger, Bth N. 1., at sea, on the 30th May. BZNOAL.—lirevet Major T. H. Scott, C. 8., 38th LI., at Laektion, on the 2Zotb SepL-13revet Major F. V. M'Orath, invalids, at Calcutta, oa the 26th September.—Capt. W. Y. Sidduus, 83rd N.l , at Indere, on the 20th Sept.—Captain I'. W. Cornish, Artillery, at sea, en the 20th May.—Lent.- Colonel 11. O. Frederick. 67th N. 1., ea the river, near Cal cutta, on the 3rd October. Appointments, Promotions, &e. Ste., announced sines despatch of the last Overland Mail on the 3rd Oct.: 11.1 d. TROOPS. Pitillt0110:411 AND RETIKEMEfirs.—The Commander in-Chief in India is pleased to make the following promo tions and appointments, until her Majesty's pleasure shall be known:-10th loot.—Captain Samuel Burgess Lamb, from the 83rd Foot, to be Captain, vice Moore, who ex changes. 29th Sept., 1851Glst Foot —Ensign Carron 8. S. Kampe, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Harrison, who retires. 2.5 th Sept., 1851.-3rd Foot.—Caain George Frederick Moore, from the 10th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lamb, who exc. 29th Sept., 1851.—Ensign Francis hanges Henry Digby Marsh to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mainwaring, appointed Adjutant. 11th Sept., 1851. Lieutenant E. B. 11. Mainwaring to be Adjutant, vice Hall, deceased. 11th Sept., 1851.-51st Feet.—Lieutenant 0. 0. Nana has been permitted to retire from the service fry the sale of his commission, receiving in value the sum of 950 L Or/Italta ALLOWID LEVIS or AIttiENCZ.-15th Hue- sat Lieut. J. L. S. Lunisdaine, to England, for 19 months, on medical Certificate; Veterinary Surgeon T. Har ked, to England, for the same period, on medical certifi cate. 84th Foot Lieut.-Col. J. - Stopford, C. 8., to Eng land, fur one year, from the 31st December, 1851. 70th Foot : Lieutenant J. M`K. IPKensie, to Calcutta, for two months, front 20th October, 1851, and to England, for eighteen months, from dale of embarkation. 70th Foot : Lieutenant W. Beller., to remain at Calcutta, from 4th September, to 15th October, 1851, or date of arrival of re cruits from England, for the purpose of doing duty with them in progress to the Upper Provinces. 65th Foot : Lieutenant-Colonel A. Jardine, in extension, from 30th September to 16th October, 1851. 87th Foot : Lieutenant H. Lloyd, to Dugshai, from 17th September to 16th No vember, 1851, on medical certificate. 98th Foot: Lieu tenant and Quartermaster J. Riordan, to Bombay, for three months, from date or departure from Peshawar sad to England , for two years, from date of embarkat ion, ea medical Cartifiatta. 110111.11 Y. AMTILIMIT.—Unposted Second Lieut. Frederic Lloyd is ranked from the &tea specified opposite his nimas, and posted to the regiment of Artillery, vice Second Lieut. Lid well Heathorn, deceased.—Rank as second lieutenant in the regiment, 22nd August, 1851. Army, 14th June, 1851. NATIVE IN FANTET.—:Mth Regiment : Lieut. T. Brom ley being declared unfit for further effective service is, at his own request, transferred to the invalid establishment from the 10th October, 1851, and permitted to resale and receive his pay and allowances at the Neilgberry Hills. BZLOOCM Barrattum.—Captain J. Holmes,commandant of the 2nd Belooch battalion, is transferred to the Ist bat talion, vice Mayor, deceased. Captain L. S. Hough, second in command of the lad Belooch battalion, is appointed innamandaat of the lame, vice Holmes. CADETS ADMITTED TO TILE SIRTICIL—The following gentleman are admitted to the service, in conformity with their appointments by the Honourable the Court of Di reetors, as cadets of Artillery and Infantry of this establish ment. —The Cadet for the Artillery is promoted to 2nd Lieut., and these for the Infantry to Ensigns, leaving the dates of their commissions for future adjustment. • . lery : Mr. Arthur Reginald Haskins; date of arrival at Bombay, 23rd Sept., 1851. Infantry: Mr. Robert Russell Woodhouse; data of arrival at Bombay, 23rd Sept., 1851. Mr. Cecil David James Dodd ; date of arrival at Bombay, 23rd Sept., 1851. Mr. Justinian Armitage Nutt; data of arrival at Bombay, 23rd Sept, 1861. Mr. William Ales ander Kerr, from the 11th Sept., 1861. OPTICS/A ALLOWED FVELOVOIDI TO ECROTl.—Liest. IL T. Briggs, of the Bth Regt. N. 1., for three years, agree ably to the regulations. IX/TICE= IaTVENED TO THEIR DCTT FROM FCRLOCOII. —Lieutenant C. W. Walker, lst Grenadier Regiment N. 1., oa t h e Bird September, 1851. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, OCT. 16. Money continues abundant, and rates of interest ru• main unaltered, although the tightnessprevalent la Madras and Calcutta may probably effect our market ere long. The following are the current quotations for government securities and Bank shares : likes Firm— ...... at toll to New Mos 110-411, as 103 to p aces Tows ..... 1513 -Si, d 971 Co.'s room MIS OS IMS-4i, V2II Tnarlar Loss lambs limit AWN M IS per mot. proft. &Mt M ons ...—. ot S per m ot.. prom. Ommorold Boni Orem a m t tor soil OM AIM BM* linen at Par Thor Oriental Bonk barn declared &dividend at the rate of an seven per cent. per annum payable on and after the 18th instt. Corrox Piaca Goolm.—A large amount of btoinees has been done in these since the date of our last report, but in consequence of the large supplies which are daily coming into toe market, no improvement has taken place in price, which still contomes low. GREY Suticrixn.-40 by 41 in. All descriptions eery dull, with the exception of ti 6 and 72 reeds, of the former for which there exists some demand. MansrotLasts.—The market is overstocked, and little or no inquiry exists ; Jacconet in 'bight demand. LONGCLOTM.—In consequence of the injudicious forcing of several sales we have to notice the decline in value of about 4 mum per piece. T smaller demand exists than at the date of our last, and on 61be. and upwards prices have receded 2 to per piece. DOMUTIC.—FOT Mr* and heavy 40 in. wide there exists a moderate inquiry ; the finer fabrics are leas asked for. BLIACIIRD GOODS.—For shirting upwards of 66 reeds there exists a slight inquiry ; from 60 downwards very dull. 7ACCO2II7.—The medium and liner qualities are smut tissu asked for ; the lower sorts are very dull. TWILLS meet with small inquiry. Biala Brom ditto ditto. _ . TIALICZY RlD.—Plain and twill very dull of sale ; in slight inquiry, at a reduction of 2 to 3 immix per piece. Currom YAWL—A farther declination in price has oc marred in consequence of the large supply which has been sent into the market, and the anxiety displayed on tha part of importers to realise. Dram—Orange in moderate request. Turkey red in small inquiry. WouLLamis—Show no improvement ; 7,000 varda flannel told at 13 annas, and 3,500 yards printed flannel at 14 ammo. ideraut.—English and Swedish bar iron are dull, and prices have receded, the time may be mid of sheet iron and nailrod, both round and square ; a slight inquiry exists for hoops. and for Swedish steel in tubs there also is some re quest ; in faggot it is dull ; spelter is not asked after, and has slightly fallen in price. Lead—both pig and sheet, without change. Copper—brasiers' and sheeting, as well as tiles, rather dull. Nails slightly advanced, South Ame rican dull. Beta —Allsopp is steady atour last quotations, and about 100 hhds. have been di.posea of. The nominal wholesale price of Baas having been reduced to Rs. 60, 200 hhds. of that brand have also sot& leavtug only about 50 hhds. in stock. Of other brands, 220 hhds. appear to have sold at various prices, as detailed in our report. Brtairs.—Brartily in wood in request, in bottle dull. Gin dull in both wood and bottle. 50 hhds. brand ,' infe rior quality, Its. 2 per gallon ; 5 qr. casks Dunbar a ditto, Rs. 3 ditto. WINII.—We hear of the following sale: 10 qr casks and 2 Mids. sherry wine, of 130 gallons, Its. 27.5 per cask. Corrox µ not ..—Market dull and prices inclined to fall. We have heard of no purchases having been made for the English market. For China the natives continue buying, and most of the holden export to China on their own ac count. Since our last report scarcely any variation in rice has occurred. 200 bales Broach and Jumboosur, Rs. 9a per candy. OPlUM.—Nothing has been doing in the market since the departure of the steamer for China. l'nees seem inclined to fall, and our present quotations are nominal. FMZIOHT.—The rates to England slightly higher. For London and Liverpool our quotations are 21. 10s. to 21. 12s. 6d. To China the rate has receded to rupees per candy. EICMANOE is without alteration : the rate of the day is 2s. Old. to 2s. op. fn 6 months' sight, inclined to advance. On Calcutta 1 per cent. prom, On China 222 n. per one hundred dollars. Tun Moyer DIARIST, OCT. 16. On Vodoo, at 6 months' siebt,ps7lla. 2.. 01d Fos &east. Bills. 0 6 u.sethe *4OO, per ktr, 2s. Old For credit Bills. 01 Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, pa 100 Ma 30 days' tight. „ lit it .00 1 . On Magri, at 20 days' *lit, ~ „ at alight, On Chi na, at 60 drys' sight, per 100 do Bank of Bombay lls. hike r imb I,th 021 p. et. pm. °Mescal Beak Commerelial Beak „ 1,000 ditto 100 3 dm. Agra Bonk „ Bank of Disarm Apollo Prom Com „ 12,300 ditto 12,300 16,000. Cola?* Preen C „ 7,000 ditto 7,000 16,000. Colabe Load Cam „ 10,01.0 ditto 110,0011 8,400. Bombay 8 N. COOL „ 5 0 doto 400 MI peed. Or. lad. P. 11. Oa. „ 30 tEtto Bs. 38.2-11 paid. 5 per Cent. Treader 1.<;;: 5 per Cent. Leon 1521.24 Xs. 1074 to i per 100 Seca 2 per Cent. Seen 191840 lts. 1074 per WO rtoo• 5 per Cent. Loon 1641.4 Rs. 1031 4 per Cm'. Loan 19 12.77. (per Cert. Loan .935411..... its 91r to 911 per 100 Co..' 4 per Cent. Lona 154243... .„ „,...„,.._ Pow ..„..„ reigns, emit. gym 10 : 4 ow per Z. flank or =2 Notes . lo : 3a. pert. Spanish — . _ 221 to 222 per 100. German Crosse —....... „ 211 to 2111 per 100. Siore nilver Gold Leaf (range otonstity) O9 10 : 1-I..th per toile. Gold Ingots, seconling to tooth „ 13 :12 as. per Wis. for 97 tough. Fsztoort —To Lcadnit. 21. 10s. for dead weight per too. To LW:ergot : 21.125. •4. per too. To Chun: Ms. 131 per oaody. CALCUTTA, Gm. 7. We can hardly be expected to give &report of the com mercial doings of the week : the period since our last re port has been absorbed in complete inactivity, as regards commercial matters, and the goddess Dinegels has engrossed the greatest share of the time, attention, sad, as regard. the natives, the means of commercial and non-commercial people of t his great city The whole week has been ab sorbed in holidays—counting-houses have been closed, offices shut, and even the little peddling shops have c. 6 their locks to their gates. Calcutta is out of town and the wheels of business have not been heard to creak. Holiday making, holiday - taking , and holiday - enjoying have been the order of the day, although, we must confess, we remember circumstances being so unfavourable to the full enjoyment of holiday keling. The mail of August 25 has come in, and the intelligence it conveys is far from satisfac tory. Things have been gradually becoming worse, and now we learn of the natural consequence in the shape of failures and rumours of failures. Some are reported, others antici pated. The following, from a contem porary, gives a correct idea of the position and prospects of things when business was suspended this day week : Business c Geed on Saturday with a very gloomy aspect ; portentous clouds had for some time before hung upon the commercial horizon, and the ge neral expectation was that they would break in a deluge of mischief even before the commencement of the Doorgah l'oorjahs. Several wealthy natives in the Bazar had sus- pended, and rumour began to be busy with the names of more than one European house. The latest business hour, however, closed without anything like a crash, and conjec ture is left to busy itself with what the resumption of busi ness on the 11th inst. is likely to develop. Some of our oldest merchants in Calcutta state they have never seen the markets so unsettled, disturbed, and unsatis factory. Accounts from the indigo districts continue of a favour able tenor, sad estimates are gradually rising. From all we have heard, we calculate the crop at 1,15,000 ends. We can hardly hold out prospects of good prices to our indigo friends. That lart year's figures will not be approached is the general CHINA MARKETS. HONG-KONG, SIPT. 29. The business done during the month in imports and ex ports has been extensive. Corrox.—After the departure of last mail prime im proved, but receded again to about former rates, owing to large imports. Bombay is quoted 7.3 taels to 7.6 taels; Bengal, 7.4 taels to 7.7 taels; Madras, 8 taels to 9 Mai. About 29,000 bales have been sold. Stock, 43,000 bales against 48,000 last year. Carrot( YAZN.—An advance took place in the begriming of the swath from a speculative demand, which has been fry maintained. Noe. 11124 quoted 28 dole. to 30 dole.; o: 111 2842, 32 dole. to 33e. • Nos. 38-42, 33 dolt. to 36 dole. Lowocwrsts.—There his been a large business dose. Grays show a slight advance, while whites have declined. Quotation@ are—Grays, 1 dol. 80c. to 2 dolt. 9(1c.; whites, 1 dol. 60c. to 2 dolt. 8.5 c. _ . Wiioixi;e—Tiei;arket has rather improved. Sp. stripes, for an assortment, valued at 90 dot. ; long ells, 6 doh. 60c. to 8 dot. 80c. ; camlcts, English, 18 doh. to 23 dot. laox.—About 8,000 pied, have been sold. The stock is heavy. Nail red is quoted at 2 dot. 10e. to 2 dole. 25c. ; bar, 1 dol. 80e. to 2 doh. ; round, 2 doh. 20c. to 3 dot. VOCHINZAL 85 doh. to 110 dots. TUJULIT Orme, 370 dot. to 380 dole., nominal. Taa.—Durtng the month a large business has been done at a redaction on the middling descriptions of amigos of Mame to 1 tad; sad, on the better, of tael to 3 tads. The de mand has bean chiefly for the ordinary kinds, which have been held Arm. For the finer sorb them has been less in quiry ; 2 to 3 chops remain, for which 20 tads is asked. Total snivels of congou, 440 chops, being about 60 chops lees they last year. In green tea little has been done. Export from Canton and Shang's' from July 1, 1851, to September 22, 1851: black, 11,402,000; green, 2,305,000. Total, 22,103,000. Export from Canton and Shanghai from July 1, 1860, to Sept. 24, 1850: black, 10,244,000 ; green, 1,507,000. Total, 18,716,000. EICKANGI ox Encii.exti.—Oriental Bank Bills stated at 4s. Sid. Early transactions in first-class paper were done at 4e. 9d. ; the rate advanced to 45..10d.,end closed at 4s. 100. to 4s. llld On India Company's accepted bills, 226 r. to 226 r. per 100 dolls. Fnaionn.—The vessels loaded have obtained 31. ; but this rate wee net likely to be maintained. From Ilhemobd w lave =vie= to the 13th inst. A large bushels Ye been dew In imports, but no Lo t us prices. blares were assaiderably is mews of throe of last year at the emae pule& Tae.--The euferwaraWs advises of the Mew market ellUded • drew of Ito 1 i teal me last queallmee. Large eemdased to be sent forward alibi vaiddlieg do- V is pi:rof oempa. Of grim tea a lerfa_beelee bees dloak 'hie* for Ameba ; about WIN pailrepa were perebeepi far the Malik market. Stut.—.4 lap gweatitylee4 base peraimel ess• tract= for. Priem Tesideedr balm M. 1 owl I 'lsaacs, 436 elk ' fib obie . to 440 dole • No. S, . ter ill doh. bomb oboe July 1, 5,900 balm, spinet OM list year. LONOCZOMIL-.-A material decline is advised la the bast de: a l/trot seem ; whites were in little 111:1 he% id: W. to 2 dol. 70c. ; del. No. Tha sake am Mated at ajoirAins, THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1851. WOOLLZ:4B.—There had been a little inquiry for these goods. Sp. stripes, blt to 90. Long ells, 6 dub. 60e. to 6 dole. 70e. Camlets, 2i dole. to 23 dub. EXCHANGE ON ENGLAA H.—BAtik post bill*, 4.. 91d. to 41.9 d.; American eredPs, 4s. 1 I id. to 4s. I Id. On India Company's bills, 226r5. per 100 :lots., nominal. insintiye.-31. 3s. for tea, and 3/. 10s. for silk. COLONIAL. CEYLON. The Colombo .314nthly Examiner, in its general summary, dated 13th October, says : - - The preliminary proceedings of the legislative council, the gaieties of the season, and the alarming illness of the Queen's Advocate, have occupied attention this month. Owing to the ast of these circumstances the sit tings of council, wholP attention has been chiefly devoted to the consideration of ordinances involv- ing legal changes, have been postponed nntd the 23rd instant. Ills Excellency the Governor is at this time at Oalle, for which place he left on the 12th inst. Three more new ordinances have been brought forward and read a first time. An ordinance to amend that portion of the Police Ordinance relating to the collection of the assess ment tax, which, owing to the disgraceful neglect of the department appointed to make the collection some six years ago, has been made an instrument of injustice and oppres sion in several most flagrant instances lately. M we are closing this short summary, we learn from the Obaercrr the melancholy intelligence of the death of Mr. Edward Morgan on :he 13th inst. ; the deceased, who was employed on t'ol. Braybrooke's estate at Gallantenne, was shot whilst passing through the Oodawella jungle, about 3 o'clock on the day previous. lie died Irons the effects of his wounds at Mr. Sabonuitliere's bungalow at Dunally. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Perth and Freemantle journals have arrived by the Overland China mail to the end of August. About a year ago we noticed that emigration to the sister colony, South Australia, was decimating the Swan ; a refiux appears now to have taken place ; and on August 19 the Louisa arrived at Perth from Adelaide with 47 passengers, being the mechanics applied for by the convict department. An expedi tion left Perth, August 22, in quest of guano. Their destination is Dampier's Archipelago, calling at Shark's Bay upon their way up, and bringing from thence a detachment of the 99th Regiment stationed there. The vast supplies of guano at Shark's Bay have been removed; the only vessel loading there at the end of August was the bright Planet, and her cargo had to be boated a distance of eleven miles. Captain Batty reports that he was there a month engaged in exploring, and that he is satisfied there is no more guano. The pilot age fees and harbour dues at St. George's Sound have been done away with, and the port of Albany made entirely free in these respects. Additional proofs of the richness of the Champion Bay district, with regard to minerals, have been far nished in the shape of several excellent specimens of copper ore. Plumbago in large quantities has also been discovered on the grant of the Geraldine Mining Company ; a report was also current that coal had been discovered in the vicinity. All the late arrivals of ticket-of-leave men were taken up on landing, from which it may be gathered that convict labour is eagerly availed of. An extract published in the official Gazette, of the receipts of the colony for the quarter ending June 30, 1831, sets down the revenue at 3,6031., which, with the money received on account of the parliamentary grant, makes a total of 3,2741.; the expenditure for the quarter was 5,3341. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide journals arc to the end of July. The elections, which have kept the colony in a state of ferment for months, have, with a solitary exception, been concluded, and the electors were employed in entertaining their representatives, as also the re jected candidates, at public dinners. The following elections have been completed: J. B. Neale', North Adelaide; E. S. Dutton, East Adelaide; A. L. Elden, West Adelaide ; Captain Hall, Port Adelaide; R. D. Hanson, Yawls; G. M. Waterhouse, East Torrens ; C. S. Hare, West Torrent); Wm. Peacock, Noarlunga; John Baker, Mount Barker; Robert Davenport, Hindinarsh ; Geo. Fife Angus, Baronet; Captain Hart, Victoria; Captain Begot, Light; Wm. Younghusband, Stanley ; G. S. Kingston, Burrs. From the above list it will be seen that Major O'Halloran, and other old members of the late council have not succeeded in obtaining seats in the new representative Assembly. Referring to the result of the elections and the council, the South Australian Register acknowledges :—" We have already owned the impression on our minds that the council, now so nearly formed, is not ade quately constituted to represent the wealth, the wants, and the intelligence of the province. The council will meet with an early dissolution." The Tunes, on the other hand, remarks: " No one can say we have made the anti-state-grant question the all in all' in the choice of our representatives, but we are heartily rejoiced at the result ; and now that that question is settled, we look to the men who have been returned on that interest to achieve for us the further triumphs of vote by ballot, universal suf frage, no property qualification of members, and whatever else may be necessary to the placing of our political freedom on a sure and lasting basis." Mr. Mann has resigned the temporary appointment of advocate-general, and Mr. Hanson has been installed into the office. The governor's intention is, it is said, to call the new council together on or about the 19th of August. NEW ZEALAND. By way of Singapore, Port Lyttelton (Canterbury settlement), journals have been received to the middle of July. Owing to the occurrence of several gales, accompanied by great lose of life and property, a public meeting was held on July 4th, to consider the best means of preventing these disasters, which spread great . alarm, especially in the ruling of the various articles of consumption for w rll the place was dependent on the neighbouring colo-1 niea. Casualty after casualty had made the week a sad and memorable one. The meeting decided in suggesting that mooring. be laid down, and other practical suggestions for the safety of the ship ping in the port. The Lyttleton Times, July 6th, says . that the Society of Land purchas ers are in an unfortunate position. An irrecon cilable division, of a somewhat personal cha racter, occasioned the resignation of nearly the whole of their council. One of the members, it appears, commenced an action against some of his colleagues for a libel, that libel being the minutes of the council, at the same time refusing to resign his seat. The rest, with one exception, declined to act with him any longer. The land purchasers of the settlement have subscribed large sums of money for public services; additional funds continue to fall into the hands of the association on the same account. The organisation of the Society of Land-purchasers is objected to in its existing form; "but , " says the Times, "it is far better than nothing; it is better, we believe, than any machinery which so young a colony has ever had for expressing public opinion, and upon its own conduct will depend whether it sink into a farce or develope into a legislature." A public read ing-room has been opened, containing about 600 volumes, temporarily borrowed from the College at Christchurch. From Wellington papers to the 12th July, we gather a few items. The legislative council of New Zealand had met : its proonengs were opened by a veech from the Governor-in-Chief. One of the chief duties of the council was to pass a bill establishing a general legislative council, and for providing provin cial councils. The Land Claimants' Bill was fully &missed on the 11th of June, Sir George Grey suggesting that six months should be allowed to persons living . in the colony, and fifteen months to persons rending out of it. On a motion for a re turn of the quantity of land sold by the New Zealand Company, Sir George Grey said that the government was not in possession of the records of the company's transactions in Wellington and Wanganui ; those at Nelson and New Plymouth had been given up, at Otago, in consequence of a dispute between the asso ciation and the company ; he thought the records would not be given up. On the 7th July, the legis lative council remitted the proposed duty of 11. upon every ton of imported Sour for a year. The Provin cial Counal Bill had aimed a warm delfts. • Three casualties we thus cloven:led :—John and Char lotte, Panllae, and Belogien schooners, whore ; the Mar garet wader water ; the Milan and John, cotter:, dashed to Owns; the brig Torrington redseed to • ware wreck. EASTERN Commas AND SOITTIIT.ND JUNCTION RAlLRLY.—lresterday a loag arranient was heard before Sir W. Horse, by Mr. Selwyn sad Mr. Prior, on behalf of the Alia massager, and by Mr. H. Hank, for shareholden, on the validity to bind the shareholders of the company'' deed, which appeared to be without 'tonsils with usattesced li g nstureg t "'VW b 7 the trustees, sad iatormal is other particulars. DISCOVERY OF AN ENORMOUS MASS OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD. The Bathurst Free Press records the discovery ot'l a lump of gold whose weight far exceeds any thing which the moat sanguine had expected of the Australian diggings. The following is the account of the colonial newspaper : " Mr. Sutter, a few days previously, threw out • few misty hints about the possibility of a single individual dig- ging four thousand pounds worth of gold in one day, but no one believed him serious. It was thought lie was doing a little harmless puffing for his own district and the Turow diggings. On Sunday it began to be whispered about town that Mr. Kerr, Mr. Suttor's brother-in-law, had found • hundredweight of gold. Sonic few believ ed it, but the townspeople generally, and amongst the rest the writer of this article, treated the story as a piece of ridiculous exag geration. The following day, however, set the matter at rest. About two o'clock in the afternoon, a pair of greys in tandem, driven by W. H. Sutter, Esq., M.C., made their appearance at the bottom of William-street. In a few seconds they were pulled up opposite the Free I'reu office, and thin first indication of the astounding fact which met the view was two massive :pieces of the precious metal, glittering in virgin purity, as they leaped from the rock. The townspeople were on the gui rive, and about 150 were collected around the gig to catch • glimpse of the wonder. The two pieces spoken of were freely handed about amongst the assembled throng for some twenty minutes, and the vehicle was pointed out as containing a square box, the repository of the remainder of the hundredweight of gold. It was then conveyed to the Union Bank of Australia. In the presenco of the ma nager, David Kennedy, W. 11. Suttor, and T. J. Hawkins, Esqs., and the fortunate proprietor, Dr. Kerr, the weighing commenced, Dr. Machattie officiating, and Mr. Farrand acting as clerk. The first two pieces already alluded to weighed severally Gibs. 4os. ld wt., and Glbs. 13d w tn., besides which were sixteen drafts, of 51bs. 4oz. each, making in all 102Ibs. 9ax. sdwts. From Dr. Kerr we learned that he had retained upwards of Ms. as specimens, so that the total weight found would be 106Ibs—all disembowelled from the earth at one time. And now for the parti culars of this extraordinary gathering. A few days previous to the finding, an educated aboriginal, formerly attached to the Wellington Mission, and who has been in the service of W. Kerr ' Esq., of Wallawa about seven years, ret urn ed home to his em ployer with the intelligence that he had discovered a large mass of gold amongst a heap of quartz upon the run, whilst tending the sheep. Gold being the universal theme of conversation, this sable son of the torest was excited, and provided with a tomahawk he hail amused himself by ex pkwing the country adjacent to his employer's land. His attention was first called to the input by observing a spot of some glittering yellow substance upon the surface of a block of the quartz, upon which he applied his tomahawk and broke off a portion. lie then started home and dis closed the discovery to his master, who was soon on the spot, and in a very short .time the three blocks of quartz containing the hundredweight of gold were released from the bed where they had rested for ages. The largest of the blocks was about a foot in diameter, and weighed 75 lbs. gross. Out of this piece GO lbs. of pure gold was taken. Before separation it was beautifully encased in quartz. The other two were something smaller. The auriferous mass weighed as nearly as could be guessed from two to three hundred weight. Not being able to move it con veniently, Dr. Kerr broke tho pieces into small fragments, and herein committed a very great error. As specimens, the glittering block would have been invaluable. Front the description given by him, as seen in their original state, the world has seen nothing like them yet. The heaviest of the two large pieces presented an appearance not unlike a honeycomb or sponge, and consisted of particles of a crystal-1 line term, as did nearly the whole of the gold. The second larger piece was smoother and the particles more condensed, and seemed, as if it hail been acted upon by water. The remainder was broken into lumps of 2lbs. to 31bs. and down wards, and were remarkably free from quartz or earthy matter. The locality where the gold was found is the com mencement of an undulating table land, very fertile, and is contiguous to a never-failing supply of water i n the Murroo Creek. It is distant about 53 miles from Bathurst, 18 from Mudgee, 30 from Wellington, and 18 to the nearest point of the Macquarie River, and is within eight miles of Dr. Kerr's head station. The neighbouring country has been . explored since the discovery, but, with the exception of dust, no further indications have been found." TEMPERANCE LEAGUE.—Yesterday evening the second monthly meeting of the season was held at Exeter hall. The chair was taken by Mr. J. S. Buckingham, who said he thought the cause of temperance trod made a greater advance than in any preceding year. Ile could not but congratulate the meeting on the exclusion of spi rituous liquors from the Exhibition. The Rev. Mr. Robin son, Incumbent of Christchurch, Chelsea, then addressed the meeting. It was, he said, a lamentable fact that in Great Britain fifty times as much was spent upon intoxi cating liquors as in sending the gospel to foreign lands. His experience as the minister of a large parish first induced him to join a teetotal society. For some time he hesitated to do so lest his health should be injured ; but his health had been decidedly improved by abstinence. '(Near, hear.) The Rev. Dr. Burns regretted that they ltd not see on the platform a greater number of those who were accus• tonied.to address them on their great moral and philanthropic questions. If they could not speak in favour of the tempe rance Cala9C, he would be glad to hear them speak against it. (Laughter.) Ile was tired of battling against the olsl objections, and ho would like to have some new ones. In his opinion the entire Christian church ought to be with them, for there was no cause more intimately connected with the glory of God. It was one thing in their favour that their cause could not possibly do any harm ; which could not be said of every cause that appeared to have many things to recommend it. In point of fact, the temperance cause had, as everybody must confess, done good. He could detain them for hours with narratives of good which bad come within his own knowledge. There hod been good done in England, in Ireland, in Scotland, and America. The Rev. T. Spencer said he had belonged to the temperance body for twelve years, and had never been more impressed with its importance. He was now devoting to the cause nearly the whole of his spare time. Mr. F. W. Kellogg, from the United States, advocated the cause, more espe cially for the benefit of the working classes, contending that it was the interest of employers and of the highest grades of society to promote temperance amongst the masses. On the motion of Mr. J. Guest, of Rotherham, seconded by the Rev. W. Rutledge, of Ohio, a vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the meeting then separated. - - TUE WATER QUESTION.—Notices have been given of intended application to parliament for new powers and improvement of supply on the part of the principal water companies of the metropolis. There is also a notice for next session of a contemplated government measure, called "Regulation of Supply of Water to the Metropolis," and one of a character similar to that brought in by the Secre tary of State last session, proposed to be carried out on the principle of private enterprise, and called " The Metropolis Water Supply and Drainage," and founded to a great el tent on the results of the laboursof Sir James Graham's —.— eassmittee of last session. The bill propene the appoint ment of commiseionert for the joint purpoos of the water =.sild drainage by a central board and executive com as& for the purchase by agreement of the existing gobs eampanies. The other new measures proposed are Shy the New River Company and the Bost Leedom y, for the amendment of each company's acts, di d sewers, and improving supply of water ham river Lee; by the Lee River Company, for the service eff the metropolis north of the Thames ; by the Ella Londcm,, for raising further capital; by the Southwark and Yana. hall Water Company for additional works for obtaining water from the Thames at Hampton, and for power to row tract with other companies; by the Grand Junction Water Works Company for additional works for obtaining water from the Thames at Hampton, and power to contract with other companies; and by the Wandle Water and Sewerage Company for metropolitan district services south of the Thames. ROYAL INSTITUTE OP :BRITISH ARCHITECTS.— Last evening the members of this society held their fist ordinary meeting of the season at the institution in Gres venor-strert, Grosvenor-Ram, Mr. Fowler, vice-president v in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having bees read and confirmed, various interesting objects were presented to the society, and amongst them was a curious M.S. (from Professor Donaldson), purporting to be a dictionary of arehi tecture by Mr. &rarely, the editor of the third volume of " Stewares Athens." A proposition by a French gentle man for constructing a sob-marine railway from Dover to Calais was also introduced, and a document was read by Professor Donaldson relative to the foreign architects who visited the Great Exhibition, and to their impressions upon the architecture they had seen in this country. Thechair man then offered a few observations u propos of the first meeting of the year, and congratulated the members upon the prospect of a succeseful session. He next alluded, in terms of regret, to the deaths of their honorary fellow the Earl of Liverpool, and the late Mr.' Beasley ; and afterwards expressed his satisfaction at Bed. ing that their foreign friends who had come amongst them during the Exhibition had given proofs that they were much ((ratified with what they had seen, and at the recep tiou the had met with I. this country . A paper of mush technial interest was thee read by Mr. Papworth, entitled " Considerations upon some of the Productions connected with Architecture in the Exposition of 1851." After some formal business the meeting then separated CHARITABLE BEHIJESTB.—The will of the late Mies Walton, of Marsden Hall, near Colne, was proved la the Prerogative Court of York on the Bth inst., by Edward Parker and Edward Every Clayton, Esqs., the execaters, by which the following charitable legscies, free from are bequeathed :— To the Church Missionary Sedety, SOK Church Pastoral Aid Society, 3001.; Church National Se! ciety for Educating the Poor, 3001. ; Bible Society, 3 0 0 4; Sooety for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, 3001. ; also, 27 annuities to various poor widows and persons in rey indigent circumstances, and legacies to 25 servants and labourers from 1001. to M. ilg o tt o t e lzth of this lady, the following legacies to chari pai S seethed by her late sister , Mn. Maw , of Millillil Muhl'. Imo from duty :— To the Church Aid Society, 5001. ' • Church Missionary Society, SON.; Chair National Society for Educating the Pookl emi gel. , l / 204 Protatant Association Society, 60W. ; Satiety for Christianity among the Jews, 6001. • the Bible Illseisiy, 1001. • A m y ,ol. ; Religiose Isetraetion OWN! a Eit4 Yorkshire Gonne. Tit COMM! COMM—This convict, who was or bog err roesoied to tomeoreetios fee the atierper osill jilt re Werrierer Irk b =w in : v s:a.. ....,.. the eelgrel error or bra e* rem* arra near s Ttos whatirresee. r elorrereee. Weheleil Aril& leer bra arm si l t pbse et Maths lis est lesaivint 'Epe Court. WiNDSOR, Nov. 17. r The Queen walked in the Home I'ark and Slopes aft morning. The Prime of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger members of the royal family took their accustomed pony and walking exercise. Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, attended by the Earl of Listowel. :Major-General Berkeley Drum mond, Colonel Hon. Charles Urey, and Colonel F. It. Sey mour. _ _ Air. Frederick Peel is expected at the Castle to-day on • visit to her Majesty. A deputation, consisting of Sir Charles Fos, Mr. Thomas Brassey, Mr. Edmund Leahy, and Mr. Mathew Leahy, had an interview with Vivount Palmerston on Friday at the Foreign-office. Mr. William Lock had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Despatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Gibraltar. Some changes are about to take place in the di plomatic arrangements of Brazil. Chevalier Marques Lisboa, after II years residence as minister at this court, where ha had represented his country as chatg..6 d'affaires for two years previously to his intermediate appointment as minister, first at the Hague and then at Brussels, has been promoted to the more agreeable Brazilian ministry at Paris. and will leave London tar that capital in the course of a few weeks. Ilis successor is Chevalier de Macedo, who arrived by the last Steamer trim Rio. The Chevalier has been long engaged in the diplomatic service of Brazils; he was formerly its reprzsentative at Rome, afterwards at Vienna, and lately resided in the same honourable capacity at Washington. The termination of Chevalier Lisboa's residence in London will be much re gretted in society. KOSSUTH. ARRANGEMENTS FOR kOSSUTIPS DEPARTURE FOR AMERICA. Our Southampton correspondent says : " The Peninsular and Oriental Strain Navigation Company have placed one of their splendid steamers at the service of M. Kossuth, to convey him down Southampton Water to enable him to embark OP board the Ocean steamer Hum boldt in Cowes Roads. M. Kossuth is expected at South ampton at IO o'clock on Thursday morning. Ile will pro ceed from tbo railway station to the residence of the Ameri can Consul, J. It. Croskey, Esq. Atter a short stay at the American consulate, the illustrious Magyar will proceed to the docks, and embark on board the steamer placed at his disposal, where a splendid .4jewser will be provided for him and his friends, which will be partaken of while the vessel is proceeding down South ampton Water. Other steamers will run from Southampton to Cowes in the middle of the day on Thursday, to convey persons to see the Hungarian patriot embark on beard the Humboldt. The scene and proceedings in the Southampton Ducks on Thursday will be most interesting and exciting, owing to the great concourse of persons which is likely to be assembled there, a concourse which. it is expected, will not be inferior in magnitude to that which greeted Kossuth when he arrived in this country. At the same time that Kossuth will leave the docks the lientinek steamer will leave the same spot with the Indian M i I. Captain Killock, the commander of the Bentinck, which is one of the largest steamers belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Corn• pany, would have conveyed Kossuth to Cowes, but owing to the immense number of passengers for India she will have on board, she would be unable to accommodate the large number of friends who are anxious to accompany the Magyar hero, to see him safely on boar l the Humboldt Immense preparations are making in Southampton to cele brate the departure of Kossuth from England on his mis sion to the United States. The corporation of Southampton meet to-day to make arrangements to conduct those prepa rations, and to give them official sanction and gui dance. The Mayor of Southampton has returned from London, and is sadefatigable in devising measures calcu lated to render the reception of Kossuth in Southampton on the day of his departure of tho moat cordial and 'O;U - did description." ADDRESSES TO KOSSUTIL—The following is an accurate list of the places, from the corporation or body of the inhabitants of which addresses have been presented to Kossuth. Should it be found that any place, from the cor poration or inhabitants of which any address has been sent, so not in this list, it must be understood that it has never reached its destination, and information as to the facts is requested to be communicated immediately to J. Toulinin Smith, Esq., Highgate, near London :—Ashton-under-Lyne, Barnsley, Bath, Bedford, Bingley, Birmingham, Boston, Bradford, Bridgewater, Brighton, Bristol, Burnley, Burs. lem (Potteries), Bury, Canterbury, Cambridge, Clerken well, Cork, Coventry, Croydon, Cupar-Fife, Derby, Deal, Dover, Dundee, Dunfermline, Finsbury, Glasgow, Halifax, Huddersfield, Ilkeston, Islington, Kidderminster, Lambeth, Leeds, Leicester, St. Leonard's (Shoreditch), Liverpool, Llanidloes, London, Manchester, Marylebone, Northampton, Nottingham, Oldham, Paisley, Pancras, Preston, Rochdale, Sheffield, Southampton, Southwark, Stafford, Stockport ' Sunderland, Tunbridge, Taunton, Wakefield, Warwick, West Hackney, Westminster, Wick, Woolwich, Worcester, Wrexham. SHAKESPEARE AN]) KOSSUTH. TO THE EDITOR OF TUE DAILY NEWS. SIR,-it is written in the brief history made known to us of Kossuth, that in an Austrian prison he was taught English by the words of the teacher Shakespeare. An Englishman's blood glows with the thought that, from the quiver of the immortal Saxon, Kossuth has furnished himself with those arrowy words that kindle as they fly—words that are weapons, as Austria will know. Would it not be a graceful tribute to the genius of the man who has stirred our nation's heart, to pre sent to him a copy of Shakespeare ? To do this, I would propose a penny subscription. The large amount of money obtained by these means, the cost of the work itself being small, might be expended on the binding of the volumes, and on a casket to con tain them. _ _ There are hundreds of thousands of Englishmen who would rejoice thus to endeavour to manifest their gratitude to Kossuth for the glorious words he has uttered among us, words that have been as pulses to the nation. _ I remain, your obedient servant, DOUGLAS JERROLD. West Lodge, Putney-common, Nov. 17. CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR. IX A COAL-PIT.—For some months the residents of the village of Bradfield, Yorkshire, and the surrounding neighbourhood have been much alarmed in consequence of numerous burglaries which have taken place in that district, and, notwithstanding that efforts were made to detect the thieves, no clue could be obtained until Thursday last. On the morning of that day the farm-house of Mr. Stead war entered and robbed of a quantity of wearing apparel and provisions. A person having been seen that morning to eater • wood in the vicinity, auspiciously laden, rumour pointed him out as the probable thief. The whole neighbourhood rose in pur suit of the supposed culprit. Footsteps were discovered near the spot where the man had been wen to enter the wood, and by carefully following the trail for some distance the pursuing party came at length to the entrance of a cave leading to the workings of an exhausted coal-pit. Satisfied that the object of their pursuit was "at home," they in vested the place, and • number of the villagers entered in search of the robbers. Before they had proceeded tar • most extraordinary scene was witnessed. A cavity or chamber formed by the miners for their accommodation, on the side of the tramway leading into the workings, had evidently been converted into a store, and was abundantly supplied with provisions and clothing, for the especial comfort and accommodation of the then occupier. Amongst the stores were found several loaves of bread, two or three pounds of butter, a bee-hive robbed of its contents, several lots of candles, and a miscellaneous de scription of property. Not less than • dozen persons who had been robbed found among the articles some remnant of the goods stolen from them. The search was continued, and at length a man was discovered in the interior of the workings. The culprit was dragged forth to the mouth of the cave and delivered over to the custody of the local con stable. The prisoner's name was ascertained to be John ()Mott. He was brought before the magistrates at Shef field on Saturday last, when • great number of persona attended to give evidence against him. He was committed for trial. _ _ SUICIDE MOM IiCNOERFORD-BRIDGE. —On Battu day afternoon, about five o'clock, a respectably attired young man, apparently between 20 and 25 years of age, committed self-destruction by precipitating himself from Hiusgerfoid-bridge. He was observed by the officer on the bridge to walk rapidly towards the Middlesex side, but there was nothing in his manner to indicate his fatal intention. A boy who was within a few yards saw bins oa the ledge at the other side of the railings stooping down, but thinking that he was pulling at a rope, the circum stance did not excite bis suspicion. In a few seconds after wards be threw himself into the water, and the parties in a steamboat whisk had jest paned gnaw out a rope, =gthat be would eat& it. Sent mall boats also eld ken the share, but us they leashed the spot he had dkaggeorei. X have been oleos awful &egging the river, bet up to lest wooing the efforts to recover the body had been unswiesesla. SUICIDE or A SMOSMAN.—Yeaterday, Mr. Baker held an Wettest at the Qua Gate, City-read, ea view of the body_ of W. Metialiii, semi 21. Diseased was shopnian to Mr. Pastries% elwasenower, Fsethmesseecitreet, St. Luke's. He had bun in that situation about aat nth, and was to have left ea Saturday night. Fre ate time be had bees is a errs deposed state of mind, amilbai baseboard to cep fist be was dead et ble life, as he wes puha about Sam piste to phut. Lod Friday morning be wee land ; =4Bby a shindig_ rape in pe attached a staple _Os i ofthe lag Eh was extinct. Verdict, " leW pawl , insanity." d Q. .'A N THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The majority of the smaller foreign exhibitors have now elsared from the Crystal Palace, hut a great deal remains still to be done by France, Belgium, and the Zolverein States, which were the largest contributors. The former has sent off a portion of its goods, and a great deal remains behind ready to follow. A large portion, however, of their heaviest articles, such as the machinery, seems to be still untouched. The Russian goods are almost all packed up, and the Swedes will be shortly iu a similar condition. The Northern nations seem to do better in the call weaVier than their more southern neighbours. The tall Sw,dish vase was packed up yesterday. The welbknown Bavarian lion has likewise departed without a giowl, ea en though swathed in the coarsest of eativiui. When Simoni's " Godfrey of Bouillon," and the Vieille Montagne Company's statue of hi r Majesty are removed, the nave will be well nigh stripped. The three great organs still contibuo to hold thew ground. MR. WTI. WILLIANIS AND IDS CON STITUENTS.-130R0t7GIL OF LAMBETH. In accordance with a promise made by the hon. member for Lambeth at his election that he would meet the electors at the termination of each ses.sion sf parliament, to render an account to them of Ilk conduct st their repre sentative, and to seek a renewal of their confidence, a cir cular was issued by the hon. gentleman, poonnonina a meeting of the constituency at the Horns Tavern for last evening. Shortly after the hour named in the circular (half-past 7 o'clock) Mr. Williams, accompanied by several of the most influential members of the liberal party of the borough, entered and took his position on the platform amid loud and general cheering. The Chair was taken by Jolty DOI:LION, ES(I., who observed that it was a novelty in that borough to see their member coming forward at the close of the session to render an account of his stewardship, and he hoped that the motive which had induced hint to take that course would be appreciated. (hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS then email forward. lk rail he had not been one day absent from the House of Commons when it met last 3cfrion, and he had been present at every division upon any matter of importance. (Hear.) The hon. member proceeded to pass in review the Principal measures and debates of the session and the votes he had given thereon. Ile had opposed at every step the government bill for the removal of Smitl field market, because it was unjust t . m make the butchers on the mouth side of the water buy their cattle at a market so distant as the one stout to be held under Highgate-hill. Ile had also opposed the go vernment bill to consolidate the water companies, and wished to see the water supply the the metropolis placed under the entire management of a lolly to be elected by the ratepayers. Ile had supported the tepeel of the win dow-tax, but had opposed the imposition of a house-tax, be cause thousands would havu to pay the house-tax who were exempt from the window-tax. lie had voted in favour of a bill fur secular education, on the ground of the impossbility of hitting upon any system of religious instruction agreeable to every one. With regard to the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, he had received no petitions to present against that bill, and -• no representations were made to him 'from the borough against it. On the contrary, he received a great many peti tions in favour of the government bill, and he hail sup ported the government in is, believing that it did not affect the religious rites of the Roman catholics. He, however, opposed the extension of the bill to Ireland. (Being inter rupted by a cry of •. Come to the Sunday Trading Bill," the hon. memlier shortly afterwards applied himself to this subject. lie had attended several public meetings while canvassing the borough, and at all the question was put to him, whether he would support or introduce a Sunday Trading Bill ? Mr. Pearson, whom he succeeded in the re presentation, had brought in a bill on the subject the year before, and, being a stranger to the local feelings of the borough, he considered he was acting in accordance with tke wishes of the inhabitants in pledging himself to support such a bill. Be it understood that this was a purely local question, for the bill wis confined to the metropolis. 110 was attacked in the House of Commons and at the clubs un account of this bill, but never by any one in Lambeth. He was entreated by members on all sides of the house to withdraw his bill, after it had passed a second read ing, and to substitute one more perfect for it, but he deter mined that the house, which had supported him on the first and second reading, should either pass it or reject it. The bill was thrown out and lust. (Cheers.) For himself, he considered that he was merely acting ministerially in regard to the bill, and that it was not necessary for hint to have an opinion either for or against that question. Ile took it up as a local question, but he told those who were favourublu to that bill that there was no hope of its being carried unless it were taken up by the government, and after the defeat of the bill he asked to be absolved from taking up the ques tion again, and he now stood clear of the bill. Ile had made that bargain, and he hoped he had now made his peace with those who wen: opposed to it. (Cheers.) Mr. flume and himself had divided the house nu less than twenty-two times against votes in 'moldy, and the reduc tions they proposed amounted to not less than three mil lions sterling of money. While centralisati , in was going on in the government, the City of London were keep ing everything to themselves, although they only in cluded one-twentieth part ol• the population. The inhabi tants of this metropolis ought, in Pia opinion, either to have corporations in their respective boroughs, or to have a single corporation for the entire metropolis. (Cheers.) The rate payers ought to have the management of the millions about to be laid out on public markets, sewers, cemete ries, water, lighting, and public improvements. (Hear.) The ministry bad promised the people a new Reform Bill, and he did not believe Lord John Russell would bring forward a paltry measure, to bit rejected and scouted by every one. Ile (Mr. Williams) would do all in his power to obtain a measure of reform which should embrace the principle of giving a vote to all householders and occupiers of property rated to the poor. (A Voice, "No, let's have universal suffrage !") lie had uut the least objection to it, if he could get it. (A laugh.) The new measure should also include triennial parliaments and vote by ballot, and should make a compkte smash of those small rotten boroughs where, as in St. Albans, six-seventh, et the constituency sold themselves. (Cheers.) The high priest of corruption bad told the public that he knew what was going on ill these places, and that St. Alban's was only a sample of the smaller class of boroughs. If the new bill did not sweep away these sinks of corruption, it would be better to sell the seats by public auction and put the money into the treasury. (Laughter and cheering.) The hon. member, in conclusion, begged the electors to judge him not by this or that particular vote of which they disapproved, but by his general conduct, and resumed his seat amid cheering, after inviting any elector to ask such questions as 'sigh occur to him. Mr. Monks, Mr. Flower, and other electors having put questions to the hon. member, which appeared to the meet ing to he answered satisfactorily, Mr. JONES, the chairman of the Lambeth Reform As sociation, then moved a resolution, declaring that the meet ing was fully satisfied with the conduct of the hon. mem ber, and that they regarded him as eminently entitled to the unabated confidence of his coustituents. Mr. WEBBER seconded the resolution, eulogising Mr. Williams's parliamentary conduct, and especially the plan he had adopted of rendering an account to his constituents every year, giving them as be did all the advantages of annual par liaments. (hear, hear.) lie regretted that the bon. member's colleague (Mr. D'Eyncourt) whose great ability he freely . acknowledged, was not equally regular in his attenduace in parliament, and equally zealous in the cause of the people. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously, with loud and prolonged cheering ; and the hon. member having briefly acknowledged the compliment, too meeting separated. LIEUTENANT-COL. GRIFFITHS this evening to be wetted to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th Royal Hus ain, with a view to his being appointed to command the cavalry depot at Maidstone. The vacancies created by the brevet in the infantry regiments are to be fined up this evening by promoting the seniors of their ranks in their respective corps. GENERAL ORDER.—HORSE-GUARDS, Nov. 8, 1851. —The Commander-in-Chief begs to announce to the officers of the army that it appears by a communication received from the Director of the Museum of Practical Geology in Jermyn-street, London, that they, as well as offlcer.i of the navy, and of the Honourable last India Company's Ser vice, are entitled by the regulations to admission to the coon. of lectures about to commence at the Government School of Mines, and of Science applied to the Arts, in connexion with that institution, at one-half the usual charr iTa ßy Command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wel n, Commander-in-chief—G. Brown, Adjutant- Gener . DEATH OP LIEUTY.NANT-COLONEL PAYNTER, C.B. —Lieutenant-Colonel Poynter, who lately retired from the command of the 24th regiment, died at Bath on the 13th instant, in the 40th year of his age. He was dangerously wounded in the unfortunate battle of Chillianwalla, is January, 1849, when, it will be remembered, the 24th suffered great less of life, particularly amongst the °Seen; the wound which he received on that occasion was in feet so severe that he never recovered entirely from its edicts, end to it is 'scribed his death, at the age of only 39 wean. This gallant officer entered the army in 1828, carved as an ensign in the 68th regiment, from 1828 to 1833, in which latter year be was appointed lieutenant in the 24th; he obtained his company in 1842, his majority in 1848, and, for his services at Chillianwalla, was promoted to the lieutenant-eoloneloy of the 24th on the 14th of January, 1849. He was also, the same year, nominated a Companion of the Bath. NAVAL APPOINTMENTL—ADMIRALTY, NOV. 17. Clerk J. B. M'Avoy, and Second Muter T. A. Hall, to Hastings ; Master's Assistant H. Goldsmith, to Rapid. MAIL ROBBERT.—Yesterday, the young man, Henry Norris, detained oa suspicion of robbing die mail last wash, was again taken before the Bristol magistrates for further examination. Mr. Peacock, the solicitor to the Post-aloe, attended, and stated that the prisoner bad for merly bees employed at the Post-Wilco at Bridgewater as a clerk. He was Mteson in 1847, and discharged in 1849. `He was men to poet a letter at Bridgewater on the night , of L is aat bs ay= postmaster, and he was also seen in the on dies4oliewing Wednesday morning; it lintOboosiom thowskt, advisable that the prisoner amid be lomovidamilm tertharanee of justice to Br4e waassi onsisalasitisadrallorit the county magistrates. This filmMairehis itimiloaterbiptho , bench, and• he will cease., briars's& tisk to-morrow morning.. .p,. ~ru ~, .. -.- ~i~l '''::~ •