The Express. — London, England, 1851-11-06 00:00:00

./ A. • a 4- Ttt (Exprts [THREEPENCE. No. 1,623.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1851. SHOCKLNO MURDER OF A FARMER BY BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,. I,tdowdsere, lim t b, Laden. illeddiderd Augus NIL Empowered t 4 spill An at Partiemest, 4 VIM, sam r. DIAS•111.31. CO Wean ALEXANDTITUER, Ilieldemaimek. RA4OE4 OF 71144 TION. 01MM LOW Or lIUMW& Penns emend actordieg to them Mae an allowed credit kw , b.:, th,..asiant of the fins semen usual premiums, pain" intern. thence at the Tate u: fi‘t yet cent. per =MM, with the option wow olf the arrears iit premiums at any time, or haring the anima aiducted trom the PIM •-cued when the pone, becomes • claim. roe •KCTIUSU WON% ANY WRTS. A TAD , adapted especuilly tor the wearied of Lomas aced Debts, by , man the tulle's surd) is =Stained en very low, bat andusily nrelailllll.6 1 . .. min retired, without the exaction et a fine, at cry UMW within ninths, it health noun utompsired. A inn of threaten la ethename daily at 2 ens*. Arc of the Moored la every cam adautied in the poky. mtteidanta enumerated in mil cues kr theft reports. I street from the Mil Credit Itates el Premium. Weal Premium required foe aa AVIVII4OII of 1100, 0.4 the Whole Tent ce LW. ----- ----- so LI I • RI 3 6 O 1 9 2 3 16 4 so 1 2 6 4 1 6 O 3 6 9 6 13 4 IL IL TOWEL Radiest Metter. ANURIR FRANCIS, Sevretary. KIVELLERY. - DODD, BROTHERS, 41), U (111saeles-hwerr side). Jewellers ellearemitha, wee weeilleolters_bea ee did ea heepeellea el anis onseive ABIJOKT 111111= et JET OlNAllahrTe. ferweisult io.. celtet the eheteert maw Mg meat drape la how tentage. isa te r Not walk he lewit.te.=L HIS SON. STOW-O\-T HE•WOLD, WILDNESDAT. This quiet and retired district, in the centre of the bleak Cotswold range of hills, had been thrown into a state of consternation by as murder of a wealthy and respect ' able farmer, Mr. George Hambidge, by his illegitimate son; awl last night the murderer was lodged in Gloucester county prison, to take his trial fur the crime at the next March assizes. The circumstanees, as elicited in evidence at the coroner's inquest terminated yesterday before the district coroner, Jos. Lovegrove. Esq., arc as follow:—'rho deceased Mr. George Hambidge was a respectable farmer advanced in life, and resided at the village of Iccombe, near this town. The prisoner, whose mother's name was Fisher, and who was an illegitimate son of the deceased, was also a farmer, well-to-do iu the world, sod living in the same neighbour hood. On Saturday the prisoner went to the house of antes. Watts, a neighbour, residing at Churchcombe, and asked her to go to his father's house, as he wished her to keep house for him while he went out with hint (the prisoner). Mu. Watts accordingly accompanied him to his father's, and there she found the old man sitting in the kitchen by the fire. The prisoner's wile was also sitting with him with her child. Mn. Hambidge, or Fisher, went up stairs with Mrs. Watts and the child, to dress, and left the father and son together in the kitchen. This was about one o'clock in the afternoon. They had scarcely been up stain ten minutes when they heard the report of a gun in the kitchen, and Mrs. Fisher, tearing seine catastrophe, ran down stain, and there to her horror beheld her husband standing in the room with a sun in his hand, and his father lying a mangled corpse in has chair. She screamed out for help, and on Mrs. Watts going down she found the prisoner supporting his father in the chair, but he was quite dead. Others of the neighbours rushed in, and found the poor old man in the state described, with his blood flowing on the floor of the room, and his daughter in a violent lit, from which it VMS some time cre she recovered. The prisoner had been drinking, but was described as in a state to know what he was about. Tho police shortly afterwards arrived, and took the prisoner into custody, and while in the house he went to a cupboard in one el the rooms and took from it a paper. The policeman immediately took it from him and replaced it. It proved to be the deceased father', will. N% lien in custody of the policeman he said. " I have shot him, and must take the consequences. I shall be tried for my life. It was a good thing my wife was up stairs, for it was as likely to be her as him. If Mary Ann had not snatched the gun out of my hand I should have shot myself." The above are nearly all the facts of this shocking affair es recapitulated in the evidence of the seventh witnesses. Mr. Jenkin, the surgeon who aas called in to examine the body, described its appearance and cause of death on the inquest. There was a gunshot wound in the upper part of the chest, and two of the left ribs were fractured. The wound was three inches in length and two in width. The blimediate cause of death was perforation of the windpipe. Mr. Jenkin thought the muzzle of the gun must have been time to the deceased at the time he was shot. The shot pod completely through the clothes and the body, coming we at huh. At the close of the inquiry the coroner addressed the fury who, after a short :ousultation, found a verdict of es Wilful murder against John Ilambidge alias Fisher." And the coroner thereupon issued his warrant for his Manamittal. DINCR FLOWER ROOTS.—THOMAS F. gijuggey. fo,forawreld.sereet. Elag'srisr. laadisl, Ida arr ready Ida ealsaisied lbw ratralt g M fa. rased Myriad's. If doe marl Oladialr. It M. agora tarty Trigs. 11 for n.aurg Ins Aaglsea. If Misrassal la' It lint nailed In thipaslea. IS Dais Taal:Tadao. If Aar wanted Madmen U dr arra Paarasahr. 30 coax tuturd (l'a'w. It Das acrd donde Aarrames. I NI lariart rrlt..w 0011111. If swar.resat. a Asagads. SO largra Raw Cross.. If caspeneellea 3.4ralis. ill largest White Crones All warareed !Web Iloilo of t best quality, wltleb wil. be dell. egge dyore ete of tOweLiel• of yardage, asol at soy railway station in England. aed at all lb, Ireland that baee direct tomanueleetket waa Wefts. fir Two Cabral. Or lases earralag Salt ..1 rats of the .• nye for Or Mama. rP) LAMBS.—HOWLANDS' KALYDOK, for I use Dias and enoplevde.—lt re choir Limbed for ha Mowry Ilan k. reedytns.ad •Duttlwit elf eta • a the km, TAD*, by Its meth* at the puree and niunete y weever. It 'rob all laireelthe teen U.e rarer allay. every t....fleocy td inflomestrem and Moe efin :14 dreepales rebid., tan. 'antes, riots. treelike, Or re-reuse. and Ober cutdscrus • kit alder. Tbe railant Mem It sa,rs. Is tie Ark, awl fir Ltteeee and f rheum which it ladder on the Made aid arms, reeler it wiry rode* W emery Mkt. lien thedafter Therm vill tad it allay LI immerse sad tearlanseas al eeter and rondo Tt Isar emeeile, and pleemar Beware dewier, Lord. kw sals. TM mole itowlmele Kalyddr are ea the wormy el Me pedal' Wide. sad A. Braised mad lea, 110, 1 NW. Gerdes.. are sin mermen as the ovemoseet Mame @Mod ea err bows. Prier Of ed. and IL V.—said by them, and by treverts mil Performs. 12IFTY THOUSAND CUltl.2l WITHOUT ME- MINE, by DO SAIULTS SADVAt.VITA AItAIIICA FOOD. (..av 411,1132: —.My 'roe Weer.' 4ble Nosy trots dy= IPMENVPIN lia*Nia,1101111.1.1.104 1 06 0 11• 1 = RANKS al the rasirrh. essitlap, tow Wu by Ds Ilerers es. irellett Mgr% July Worthen, Lim, . Dios llaratlt. tun lib. 11. et dysprtels: Iran dr ItiOtt W Lord Dom ae Lbrles:—• I bow dubbed stembbreble Wish tram yaw Feed, brl entriks It est le yortrtess bud tin DAWN bt srbraise the Olealins *Ohm Dom.-11MA de Desks. WM to moisten, I lb.. st lb. dim. ; b lb., tit Ile.; 1l Ft, 22.. Super-Wined gy•LitT, lOW, at lb.; S lb., st YD. ; tab IS lb. sad II lb. eaniglirt .nut tnie blr arm age to team! 54 Fut,lls• Ceder. by DV mt‘k y bad Cw 117, New buted.r... Lambs • aDs 10 t.....recturelt tos I 13, Liu Wllliats.ttort, City ; SIM 4*, Iw umer.t...trvi. THE BREVET.—Wc believe it wen in contempla tion to postpone the brevet until May next, but we now understand it has been divided to publish it on Tuesday next. It is confidently expected that it will embrace the following :—Lieut.-General Lord Charles S. Manners to be 'octal ' • Major-General Aitchison to be lieut.-general ; Colonel Chamberlayae to be major general ; and the lieut.- eseonele, majors and captains of 1810, will each advance a tarp. It is hoped the services of the present military seem hely at head quarters will nut be lost to the army by his promotion. The Duke of Cambridge obtains the command d the cavalry in England. NEPRESENTATION OF LEOMINSTER.—Thc antici pation of an election for this quiet borough, in consequence of the appointment of Mr. Frederick Peel to the L nder- Secretaryship of the Colonies, has come upon the electors unexpectedly, but has by no means created a "sensation," or disturbed the eqiianimity which usually prevails in old Leominster's gem...growing streets. The men of Leomin ster, however, begin to look upon themselves as of some note, seeing that within three years two of its representatives in succession have been permuted to offices in the state—Mr. liarkly, Mr. Peel's predecessor, having received a colonial governorship. Mr. Peel's teslitiral principles, as enunciated at the time of his election for Leominster in February, 1819, have been pretty well acted up to, and the reform party here argue that in the present reform movement some thing may come of the following passage in the hon. gentle man's speech delivered on that occasion: —" As regards the suffrage and the ballot, I am not at all satisfied that the ballot would insure the independent exercise by the voter of his right. I ace so many incidental veils as to deter me from consenting to adopt the experiment. I am very far from saying that I think the electoral system as framed in 1832 is no perfect that it will not admit of amendment. It is true I see gnat evils in frequent changes, but the progress of knowledge may justify the mature deliberation whether some further extension of the suffrage may not be desirable." No candidate is talked of us likely to oppose Mr. Peel, and if the protectionists have any idea of opposing Mr. Peel's re-election, they manage to keep their secret. Bet there is no reason to believe that the election wilt be more than a formal matter. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OP SEWERS.—At a monthly meeting yesterday, now works were ordered in the western district to the amount of 573). ; in ltanelagh to the amount of 1081.; in Surrey and Kent to the amount of 4201. ; in Greenwich o the amount of 2001. ;in Itasca.- bourne to the amount of 781. ; and in minor works to the extent of 631.—total, 1,5321. THE GREAT EXIIIMTIoN.—Onc company of the THE STATUE OW TIIE LATE. LORD GEORGE NEN- S.lppers and Miners was, yesterday, relieved from further etarex has been placed upon the pedestal in Cavendish they at the Glues Palace, which is one of the moetsignificant square. This testimonial to the late protectionist leader ta, is yet recorded of its proximate clearance. On the south will not, however, be open to public view for a short time, of the Briti+ll faction the hoarding of the compartments as some slight alterations in the work have been deemed de e. living removed, 40 that the naked acid unadorned building simble, and until they are completed a temporary covering 1. ~,ne• mos t iaaispieuous. On the opposite side the greater will surround the statue. is 'stein of the heavy machinery has been removed. Of the difs NAVAL A PPOINTMENTS.—A DMIRALTV, Nov. 3.- 6r, at steam engines which were rent in but one remains, and Boatswain J. Robertson and Captain 0. Blake, to !Sapid. chore RCM signs of speedy locomotion about this lasted his POSTeMot7II, NOV. s.—Nlajor-General D'Aguilar Mr. Wyatt', equeetrian casts of the queen and Prince assumed the command of Portsmouth garrison and the Vhert were removed from the transept yesterday, which south-western district during the absence, on leave, of i, Ave! this well-known highway completely denuded of its Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzelarenee, yesterday trent avenue of statuesque groups, A considerable (Wednesday). General D'Aguilar had nominated his son, cumber of persons continue to ask for cards of ad- Lieut. D'Aguilar, It.A., to act as his aide-de-camp during mission into the building. These are generally persons his temporary command ; but we hear that the commander who were abroad, or who were otherwise incapacitated for in-chief has expressed his wish that Major Harvey, aide-de eisiting it while it remained open to the public. One indi- camp to Lord Frederick, should continue to art as such victual established a bona tide claim, by stating that he was until the command of the noble lord expires. several thoweuid miles away when it was opened, and that THE .N.TAYNOOTII GaAs r.—The Standard of last he had teaselled la,ooo miles since its inauguration. We night says: "We hear that the decision wal finally adopted may mention as one of the on dire of the Eahibitioo that yesterday, in a large meeting of gentlemen, clergymen, and JL Monti, the sculptor, has engaged to execute a bust of " ministers of various denominations, to commence, without Sir J. Paxton. delay, the necessary steps for bringing the public voice to bear 011..W5-INN, Nov. S,—At a pension of the Honour- upon parliament in the matter of the grant to Maynooth. a b le 14°tivt, of urilJ'••ll,o held this days W in.Vo•Peri Esq.._ The acting committee of the Protestant Alliance came to and Joseph Taylor. Esq., were called to the degree of this conclusion a week or two since, but before taking liarrister-at-Lam At the same pension Walter Couleon, any rneasuri s, it was thought fitting and expedient to sum- Esq., one of the recently appointed (hues el counsel, took mon the general commi,tee, a much larger body, and to his seat as a bencher of the 'meetly. take a deliberate vote. That general committee met, we UNIVERsITY COLLEGE /10S1'IT %L.—The committee are informed, yesterday, at the Caledonian Hotel, in the at their meeting yesterday received trim Messrs. Chapman,' Adelphi, and its meeting was a large and important one. Coningkam and Denton, the executor. of the will of the There were present three or four noblemen and members of Lte Mrs. B entham, of (lower , street, •ho died in the month parliament, above a dozen clergymen, and fully an equal of August last, the sum of 300/., the amount of the legacy, number of representatives of the various dissenting bodies. free of duty, bequeathed to the hospital by that lady. There were present in all from 60 to 80 persons, most of thanks were returned to the executor, fur the early settle- them men of influence. The discussion lasted between two meat of the bequest, and a Tote was passed to place them and three hours; but it terminated in a unanimous vote on the list of vice governors. The committee resolved that that the step recommended by the acting committee should the 300/. should be added to the invested funds of the hos- at once be taken. A public meeting will therefore be held pital, and that for the liquidating of the remainder of the in London some time in the course of the present month, at debt, and fur the future maintenance of the charity, they which the whole matter will be considered, and it is would trust to the benevolence and exertions of its set. expected that the example thus set by the metropolis will %eying friends. be promptly followed by all the great towns of the United EARLY CLOSING Atsoci tTION.—A reunion of Kingdom. Letters from Edinburgh and Glasgow promise the members of the district committees of this ozccllcnt the wannest support that the people of Scotland can give. association was held at the Exeter Hall Hotel last night, And Dublin, which in 1815 was apathetic, now declares its Mr. Hitchcock, of St. Paul's-churchyard, occupied the determination to be foremost in the fray. chair. From 100 to 150 gentleme u were present. Tea and WELSH PRIZE ESSAVs.—An interesting event eatfic, and other refreshment., were served up ; and, after took place at Carnarvon a few days ago, in the adjudication th, w bad been partaken of, the company was addressed of two prises, value ten pounds and three pounds, for the pureevivelv bs Mr. 11M:hi-ask, Mr. Cock, Mr. Shipton, Mr. best essays in Welsh upon the Lord's Day, the production Ilaslain, Mr. Waind, Mr. IL ath, and others . Various senti- solely of' working men. The proposal for these essays ori• meets were proposed and applauded The different speak- gloated with a clergyman of the church of England who era save information 4Crifell from their own personal know- placed at the disposal of the society for the better Awry ledge and observation with respect to the progress being sec, of the Sabbath the 'artier sum of money. Seventeen made by the society ; and it would appear from the aggro- essays were sent in, and five gentlemen selected &sludges. gate report that the result is exceediugly encouraging. The first prize was awarded to Es'an Thomas, blacksmith, OMNIBUS FARES.-111c opposition vehicles which of Pentrevoelas, Denbighshire ; and the second to Wil key@ bees started on the 016,rd-street line of road have ham Aubrey, shoemaker, of Bethoa, in the same county. effected reduetions in the fires to the udvantage of the The essays are to be printed, and the proceeds applied to a public. The whole of the omnibuses on the line now carry ^ similar purpose. paseciagen to and from Tottenham-court-road and the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN Sit ITZERI.AND.—The extreme distance of their journey fur half-fares instead of Noisse of Berne has the following: " The Federal Council 4.1 ,us before. The Paddington pmy have also started have just bee, occupied with deliberating on a very ince -20 omnibuses to run from the Es , gware-road to Tottenham- resting question—the establishment of the electric telegraph. court-rood f,r Id., and to Ilatton-garden for 2d. the whole There is reason to hope that a bill will be presented to the distance, and rice errs's, on account of the cheap opposition, Federal Assembly in the course of the next session, and that and it is hoped that the public will not allow the oriole al re- a commission veal be appointed to examine the question. foremen to be driven off the road, and thus enable the more ' According to the views of the Federal Council, the work powerful pony to return to the higher fares. We find, also, , would be commenced as soon as sufficient capital could be that without any active opposition this reform tan the Ox- raised. This capital would not bear any interest, but would f rd-street line has effected an advantage to the public on ,be reimbursable in five annual instalments after the esta the other line of road to dud from the city, as the vehicles ^ blishment of these telegraphic lines. In the meantime an Itelluing_from the city to Westminster have reduced from application would be made to the cantons interested in the 44 1. to and the Chelsea omnibuses announce the carriage affair to know whether they would renounce the indeinni el presagers to and from Charing-crone and the end of their ties to which they might be entitled, and undertake to tureach way for the leak r tire. There appears now to keep up the bureaux at their expense. The Poet-office de iZ doubt that a general reduction of the 44. fare to 3d. pertinent and that of Public Works have been charged to will take place, not to speck of any probable further eon- take the necessary steps to secure this eo-operation, which anions to the public feeling in this matter. may be also a elm qwi now condition." 'VHF: LAI)IES' COMPANION, Price le., kauatitally II arnOrb.-Tho ITOVISIIDER Number ruolaino: Mkiftia rd hl, koallikm; ti Ms. Crowe, amber of "swab Ace.-Mn. Math owl km. Hews: 0 Dommtle Dialogue . . b, 11. Edon.- Genial( tato K noir. by tbe Nuke .1 " bira. t • utoaty"-Th• Maur clombetrro Mmums; by M. T.-Toro Ngb .t• gad Two Dam in Upper Aram; by am Meet's DPW-air I•.a loadary-A ermspo,lorm of GAM drah.; by Um. I llry-Teml. r;ra laarip from Pario ; by "Our moo rort aproolrat"-Tbo 1.1.6 e; Mrs M. T. K. Hervey -tornom Haar.; 11 the Lady /swim Mort Wuetisy-The geepti* ; by Maros borrab-Ibpar bob.; Ably-Aeboisies Lost It mem ; by Mn. Crosland - tor Work 'fable, frsw !Myna by Alvin. kr. with namerom k boom beds-Llirmeore -Tbr F obbono; by M. Dol. Wowed. M, Strouvl. Leedom Bk. ILIXADOB ON ASTHMA A:III LII•I 4•Es 01. — ritE lIIBUIT. flee rot. Sem remit, Imtppeed, Varieties Mt coral 0 . :4,MM, prism lam ad., A O STHMA : its Varieties and l'omplications. With Nrsetkral Remarks on them rya ciao 1 realm M. Illustrated rem and Platt% aoluered Iwo mature. 'to watch In annexed a mmelmet Trestle , ' ma tbo primal* Dar apra of the Mart. By F. II it MIMIC M.D.. Bellow of tha Oulleye of l'hyrieisma, Wm Nab: l'hyrtelma Ma tlim lloyal Wlr. rJ Itit A.' ham and Cousumptlott. Undo*: I.arottman sod Lo. CW_ NOVEL. Just pohinised, in 3 cob... and may be had at all the Librarini, FLORENCESACKVILLE; tor, Seif-ikprlldertee. By Mr.. BrIUIV ny. ma in a ant novel, we hope it wall not he the 'act by In mrthenr., who pocce.oo a clear :mane at int. al 1214100 Yr Willi of path,. • firs a mil in noting flown the cAlient fr., ore of trxter —aid a eon -lane, to the la.thea porpenc of M r .tiny. flier • ' nothing -,,c it, nal life and coffering in the p of Florence !imagine, he at peialeat heroine anal narrator. the livery of pone Milly I.vvt lyan, the pattern of which is fearful r Montt exaggeration, ban po.cle that alone would justify on in ;grew Mra. Bu.bu among modern noveiktc." - Aebet woos. force n more than the petairee of talent in this Int work of • v?in r gene p norm, a II awing tort racy ft , le, an obaernalit eta for charakter, a ready (catty of invention, an-I caronffnes of iltrign.^— . . at . .a. , " fr arm* El .elivitte, the *elf-dependent, is a etever ere.tion, end et-..we clump, :Atm:tire enough to entity us through three 'WIMP, Mrs. 1W0..., is very ht. py ih Memo& in whica .he oils thr st that-peed. nt ehatactor into scio• ; and she writes with ewe watery-awe " -i iterury Gut IV. London : Sahli, Ettisr, and (b.. ar Carob'''. LAW INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. EQUITY COURTS. Ohmic tie Lotto ClIANC1144111). YATES V. MADDEN.-LIFE ANNVITY.-JUDGIIIINT. _ . This was an appeal from the court of the late Vice Chancellor of England. The lion. Edward Cook eon Yates, of the island of Jamaica, by his will bequeathed an annuity of 100/. to his son Edward for his natural life, and in the event of his death, leaving a child or children, the same to be enjoyed by them. After the bequest of several legacies, the testator directed that the proceeds of the remainder of the estate should be applied to his wife and other children, share and share alike. His Honour, the Vice-Cliancellor, decreed that Emily Georgian Cookson Yates, the only child of the said Edward, son to the testator, was entitled to a perpetual annuity of 1001. Against this there was an appeal to have it declared that she was only entitled to the payment during her minority. The Lord Chancellor now gave judgment, expressing his op4ion that she was entitled to the annuity for life. After reviewing the leading case• bearing on this point, his lordship remarked that it had been urged at the bar that the sum to produce the perpetual annuity equalled the whole sum to be distributed amongst the testa tur's othi r children ; but it was a fundamental rule that the intentions of the testator must be interpreted from his words. The testator had in this case expressly created a distinction between the members of the family, by singling out his son Edward and his children. On the authority of the cases cited, as well as on principle, he was of opinion that the annuity was of no longer duration than life. The next question that arose was, was it to be shorter than a life annuity ? He was of opinion that it was an annuity fur life, and during minority to be paid to the mother. IRELAND. DUBLIN. Nov. 5. In the Incumbered Estates Court yesterday, the estates of Hercules Robinson, in the counties of Meath and Westmeath, were put up for sale. For one lot, the Ordnance valuation of which was 861., but which is let to numerous tenantry at a rent amounting to about 1701., the sum of '2,6001. was' obtained; another lot, valued under the order of the commissioners at 175/., was sold tbr 3,006/.; and a third lot, let on lease of lives renewable for ever a. , 44/. per annum, was purchased for 860/. ; Mr. Vtin ' sittart, an English gentleman, being the purchaser of the two last lots. All the other lots were ad journed, from the inadequacy of the offers. A small estate, belonging to Mr. Richard Smyth, in the county of Dublin, was next offered for sale. One lot, producing 123/. a year, was sold for 1,870/4 another yielding 351. a year, was sold for 1231.; and the remaining lot was postponed. The Marquis of Londonderry, in reply to ar article in the Northern Whelq, has issued from his office at Newtownards a list of thirty-three tenants, who alone, out of 1,800 on his lordship's estates in that quarter, attended the recent tenant-right meet ing. Of the thirty-three, twenty-six arc in his lordship's debt in sums varying from 5!. to 125!., and seven only appear clear on the rent-books of the noble marquis. SPORTING. EPSOM STEEPLE.-CHASES. These events came off yestervlay, but, like the flat racing of the previous day, drew but a thin company ; the aillair excited no interest, except amongst those immediately con cerned, and, like all others of the same kind that have taken Owe in this neighbourhood, proved a failure. The sport was not of a character to require more than a brief return. WALTON FRER HANDICAP STEEPLE.CtIANE of 5 AUTO. each, with .50 added, the winner to pay 10 goes. towards expenses; the winner of any atecple-chase after the publica tion of the weight,' to carry• slb extra. About three miles. Mr. B. Laa.l's The General, u'd, 10,1 . Mr. C. Ilatain%'s Fureta Lad. G yrik. 10.1 (C. !'Tanner) 2 Mr. W. May'. Si. Charley. st.ted, 10. t Betting: 3 to 1 atm Victress, 4 to I each agat Aucuoncer, The General, and Frank, and sto 1 agat Forest Lad. The General made nearly all the running, and, after a very close race with Forest Lad, won by a head ; Sir Charles a bad third. Much dissatisfaction existed on Forest Lad's number being telegraphed in the first instance as the win ner, and afterwards tam down to be replaced by The General's. _ _ . FRED. lIANoicAo iiraDLE RACE of 5 Ftovs, each, with 50 added; the winner to pay 10 sows. toward, expenses; twice round and a distance. About 2 miles. Mr. C. Ilion ryes Nana MIAIP, !Nino (POnner) I Mr.J..ones's Malutaaury. lost fhb Batting. 2 to 1 apt Gimcrack, 3 to I agst Docility, 4 to 1 past Malinesbury, and sto 1 apt Torpor. Maria Monk made the running, but was so closely pressed by Maims bury up the distance that she won only by a neck. Docility slipped up at the last hurdle, fell on her rider, and broke his thigh. SCRAMI7LE STEEPLE CH AtzE of 3 torn. each, with 20 added ; list 71b each. The winner to be sold fur 100 sues., and allowances if to be sold for less. Once round and a distance. Mr. Sisson's Gul acre, ne illb (Archer , ' I Mr. licanisn'o Lint - Atm, apcd, 4lb ...... .(Ihll 2 Betting: 6to -1 agst Guinan., 3to 1 agst Frank, an ato 1 agst R hitley. 11cr competitors having refused the fences out of the course Gulnare cantered in alone. EPSOM AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE (Handicap) of 10 sore. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared,with 100 added ; the second to save nis stake, and the winner to pay 20 cove. towards expenses. Winners extra ; about four mike. Mr. Chew's the Britiob Yeoman, Ilsttlb (61leerl 1 Mr. AIWA . % Sp.ing Back, 111-1310 ............ -Vow.) 2 Betting : 2 to 1 on British Yeoman, and 5 to 1 apt Spring Buck. This race mum all one way, the favourite taking the lead from the lint, making all the running, and winning in a canter by 10 lengths. The Briar refused two of her fences, and Maria Monk stopped at the brook in the last round. WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASES, &c. WEIGIITO FOR THE GRAND OPEN STEEPLE CRABS (FM Handicap) to accept on the 12th instant.—Lord George, 124 41b ; Sir John, list 91b ; Due-an-Durras, list 61b; British Yeoman, list 111); Lucy Neale list 21b; Ab dcl-Kader, 11.4 ; Peter Simple, list; Vainliope, lOst 121 b; The Hero, lOst 121 b; Sir Peter Laurie, lOst 11lb ; Fanny Eisler, lOst 91b ; St. Hellicr, lOst Blb ; Maria Day, lOst Bib ; Half.and.llalf, lOst 7th; Miss Mowbray, lOst 61b; Peter, lOst 41b ; Rat-trap, lOat 4th; Little Queen, lOst 41b ; La micnue, 104 21b; Thurgarton, lOst; Maria Monk, lOst; Velox, 10st; Isaac, lost; The Young 'un, lOst; Forest Lad, Oat 121 b; Recruit Ost 121 b; Vengeance, Ost 121 b; Hardwick, get 121 b; Defaulter, Oat 101 b; Vietress, Ost ; Cardinal Wiseman, 9st 716; Ringdove, Ost 71b; Oscar, Ost 416; Sant Hood, 9st 416 ; The Screw Ost 21h; The Briar, Oat; Loddington, Ost; Maurice Italy, Ost; Joan of Arc, Sat 1016 ; the Cripplecote Jerry, fist 81b. WEIOUTS FOIL TUE FiLEE HANDICAP lICRULZ RACE, to accept by the 12th inst.—Lord George, 12st 21b ; Due an Durres, 11,4 71b : Cugia, Ilst 21b ; Combatant, list; Half and-half, lOst 10Ib; Little Queen, lOst Wlb ; Fugitive, lOst 1016 ; Ormsby, lOst Slb ; Torn Bowling, 10st 81b ; The General, 10,it 7th; Defaulter, 10st 6th: Fanny Eisler, 10st 61b ; Cosachia, 10 t 51b ; Sir Robert, lOst 41b ; The Count, 10.4 316 ; Maria Monk, lOst 216; Ballet Girl, lOst 21b ; Sir Alexander, 10st • Perjury, 10st; Cock-crow, 9st 121 6 ; Rembrandt, 9st 1211 ; Dove, 9st 1116 ; Pay-your- Debts. 9st 1016 ; Flirt, 9st 1016 ; Forest Lad, 9st 101 b ; Sis ter to Legislator, Oat 10Ib ; Bedford, 9,t 9lb ; Carlow, 9st Sib ; Bullfinch, 9st 81 6 ; Forest, 9st 816 ; Lddinvtoo, Ost 61b , chi by Safeguard, Oat 310 ; Labyrinth, Bst 1016 ; Secret, fist ,lb. Ai MOUES FOR TUE WARWICK FREE HANDICAP, to ac cept on the 12th inst.:—Mice Ann, 5 yrs, Sot 716; Lord George, 6 yrs, 84 Sib; Backbiter, 6 yrs, Sst 31b; Due an Durres, 6 yrs, 7-t 1216; Mrs. TaR, aged, Td 111 b ; Truth, 3 Yrs, ist 101 b; Fernhill , 6 yrs, Tat 71b; Rhesus, 5 yrs, 7st 316 ; Italian, 4 yrs, ist 2lb ; Sauter la Coupe, 5 yrs, 7st ; Mark Tapley, 4 yrs, 7st ; Cock-Crow, 3 yrs, 7st ; Alp, 5 yrs, 7st ; Goldiluder, 3 yrs, 64 121 b ; Doubt, 6 yrs, Est 111 b ; Achyranthes, 4 yrs, Cat 111 b ; Trickstress, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib ; Agis, 6 yrs, List 101 b ; Tophana, 6 yrs, Mt 91b ; Mar quis, 3 yrs, Gst 91b; lanthe, 3 yrs, Est Sib; Chief Justice, 4 yrs, Get hlb ; Tonic, 3 yrs, Est 71b; Lough Hawn, 3 yrs, 616;Est Bushranger, 4 yrs, Est Sib; Cocktail, b yrs, Est 4lb ; The Lily, 3 yrs, 614 41h ; Warwick, 4 Cat 31b ; Snow storm, o yrs, fiat 31b; Little George, 4 y rs, Oat 21b; Julia, 5 yrs, Est 2lb ; Master Friday, 4 yrs, flat 21b; The lleriot, 3 yrs, 6st Ilh ; John of Berwick, 4 yn, 6st lib ; Perjury, 4 yrs, Est; Tightwaiet, 3 yrs, n.t Harp, 3 yrs, Est ; Pa quetta, 3 yrs, Sit 101 b ; Stafford, 3 yrs, sst 31b ; Britannia, 3 yrs, sst Ilb ; Ischia, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b; Aria, 3 yrs, 4st 1216 ; Macaw, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. WEIGHTS TOR THE WELTER CCP.—Forfeit to be de clared on or before the 12th inst.—Miss Ann, 5 yrs, list 101 b; Due an Darras, 6 yrs, list 41b; Fernhill, 6 yrs, 10M 12; Agis, 6 yrs, 104 61b; Mark Tapley, 4 yrs, 104 616 ; Sir Robert, 4 yrs, 104 6!b; Cocktail, b yrs, lOst 2lb ; Cock crow, 3 yrs, 104 ; Chief Justice, 4 yrs, lOst ; Ormsby, 5 yrs, lOst; Fugitive., aged, 9st 1216; First-rate, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b; Little Queen, 6 yrs, 9st 1216 ; Gay Lad, 5 yrs, Ott 10lb ; Garforth, 4 yrs, 9.; 101 h; John of Berwick, 4 rri, 9st 1011); The Ileriot, 3 yr*, 94 716; Jock in the Corner, 4 yrs, Bet 7lb ; New Forest Deer, aged, 9st 61b ; Harp, 3 yrs, 9st 616; Itingdove (h b), aged, 9st 41b; Maurice Daly, aged, Sat 121 b; Captain Parry, 5 yrs, Bst 716. IN CASE OF A GENERAL ELECTION, Mr. Mac dowall Grant, a protectionist, itis, it is stated, consented to become a candidate for the county of Banff. RAILWAYS. THIS DAY. .—.... Two o'Cioct. The share market opened rather flatly this morn ing, and though prices are now firmer, Great Was erns, Midland, and London and North Western stocks, and York and North Midlands are rather lower than they closed yesterday. Lancashire and Yorkshires also mark worse. For a few descrip tions of the lighter shares, on the other hand, prices bare been better supported, including Caledonians and East Lancashires. There is not much business offering. SHARES AND srocKs Clain* prices Yesterday. les to-pay up to 1 p.m. RaLwArs. Abeydros I ZTii• - r - g; and Last Joaction . dirm.Molv. ancoarVelled Chem Jun.. late J3/.6e..5d. Baleen and Eaglet ' Chester an I Holyhead .. Dsol:aead Belfast Jane.. Iliad Melanie:2d Lde 4 L&D)... Do. (flls La if.) &Won tbuotios Mourn Vows, eau A (tau E. V. • Do. Wan B sod C AIM Lawt Do. Sew /hares toot k West India Docks Land lilrni. Just ine .... Edinburgh and Waggon , Edinburgh, l'ertli,Dundat rent Northern ... .. _ Do. Rhsres,A,Ueterted Do. 4 Rhlrif, W 8 perCt at- death. and West. (Ire.; Great Western Lancaster and Carlisle .. Du. Third Lancaohire andYorkaldre Do. Pifhr Do. We.t RidingUoion [eerie Northers wyk.Loo.l"..kg:Drlin'ihNoon:o7k,twSw.:terCoil;: Do. do., I shares Do. 1173.11;;It.,SCasA B.(e) lAmdou k youth-Western Do., £4O Manab.,Bmt., anti Matlock ilanek„Shet.,*Limrolwah. Do. Man.at Land. Unioll U. £so I;ialeg Do. Birm. and litre, illoilantlOteat Wwitern(l) Newmarket . Newport, Aberearesny, End . Newiy and lianiakl Do. New lottl;er .-- eCoun ties kisliM North Britirh North thatforrhiro.. ;;t7 1);:;; - Nurkb &South Wei!t. klllllO. !Oxford, Wore, Ss Waiver. .00 , 0•11 Central .„ leottleb Mama Du. New wthrowe. _ _ Wm., CIO al , lkr.. Cam. 8.... ' itrowsburyklierettoralllit :Breasbury 6uul Chula (Nor. W. hlte.) Do. Halves Do. Oslreotti New 1+1;;;;;:ir; UeliC;l d.)uth Itevon .„ iouth. Easteto .„ 141111th Ntiler . . _ . Atirling and lhinfalulint ...ockton And IlArtlcpo!.. IVeleut Neath . WhiedOrd Ilftd du hotelmen... Do.O.N.E.Porcb.ur I York and Notth Mldlaat.. _LIEU LEASED AT ante!(lW.ToCt.l'7•t.l Ditto without • guarantee' (leveed to UrvatWeetern ttirm., Wolv., and thelleyi ealietulyiet.,orsitltuar. (teasel tu Great We tern . Ditto minuet ego:wank* (teasel to Greet Wrotern Bueiontnuuwetre (teasel to Londotte N.weatent, ClT.lveaste JUDCUOR (leveed to Catedoman ... VaetLinvolteb.guar 6p.Ct.: (h meg to Gt. Northerny Olourerter et Deaa yore‘t 284 291 t• 11 10 pn 7 9vs 11l IS 44 46 n 323 I (leased to Wst% este n 16 24pm Iliall&Selby(Liork&NAl.d 100 101 Do. slums (ditto) '2o 51 Do. Warm (ditt. ) 23 24 Looks Bradford ',Method, 296 t€os London an 4 Greentsreb, rinsed to South Esstern . 111 121 !Ditto Pref.:mace (dittio)! 24 25 "Lowietoft timirlperCenr (reseed to Nurfols) II3 14 Sartheirn sr:astern 6 porct (bused to EasLro intim Ditto ditto 5 per Cent. 34 14 Preetoaktr pre (leas. Loa. rirN. West& Lass.BYtir2 42 44 Ditto 1 oboe s(A (Into) e 6 96 pm MOIL. Guild., end Reigate Dirod to south Eastern 91 214 I goyim and ußcbin (Irma to Great Northers I Do. tibeoret6 Caten.(dltto II 9om South st.srfordslatri. (lea's& to Mr. 3relerm I 34 9 dim Wear Valley, 6p. rye , (leased to Storktua&lMr I 234 47 lits & Somerset Deana! I to Greet Western 906 916 PREPERENCS SHEARS& 10 !Caledonian SIO ... 66 61 15 'Meter and holy htad - 15 al all IDundee, Perth, Riot Aber. dean Junction 1 die • 16.EastAnithori(51.10 4 ) 0 p.Q. 11 11 '6, NeaternCounnee Extrni.,: 5 per et No. 1 j 1 pat 6; Ditto du. No.:. I die 1 fox lo Do. New O per Cent. Roth l 0 11 Fuet.Cnion.nerip god p.Ct . 9j 10 •• Edinburgh, Perth, aid, Dundee, 56 per Cent lj Ma 131 Dr at Noc,hern 3 per rani! 131 al 3:'Do.3pCt.l244.lceenstiloSerip 414.11ttixaa-trnillßightas 1 11 pm 6 ;Orelt Weetern (Corks and' Ilanta. Eats./ per Cent, 6Lencaohirentiorke. V 100 I Do. 6 per Cont. Stock . :180 133 iLondon,Bright.,/i 64Conet,1 I Pret.iperCi.stuck,l3sl.l 100 'Ditto New Dour. leer Cl, 11,,Loadon ek Nuneaton) S per Cent... 5 EAMIUSIV4thWe. tem New 21 21 pa ,3,la.atllALine. fon.Nol 10 11 10 I Do. New 116 12 3 Do. go - 1 pen 'lOO 13du11ain.C0n4.6r.&13.5p.C: 123 129 Norfolk Extension . 13 16 I Do•Ouarsoteed3a pera. 6 41 3 North 10111.0 41 41 • Oxford, Worcester, an, Woleer., X 13.0 per Cent If 1 dill I carege.gliirin.NerGuor. 9 10 1111 ,Shreare.X Cheat's ( Nor.W.I 1 Min.i x per Coat ...1 156 16 f 5 loath Devon 110 19 11 :York, NeurecaCe . ,22 oerw.,l tlLNorth of Eng.pureb.l 151 111 :Ditto Ditto .. 3 4 10 :YorkON.U.d.l.l..lo.Pureh 1 11 Ss FOREIGN N A la Boulogne aro' Ammo .. to Centro. Viranse Clio:moo_ 1 ilktob otheLiolo ... .. 111 lir* OEN on . ... 3 Omit lodurl Pcainon!s.. 3i Do. Do. .. 10 Lavemboory .„ ..„. 1 I Do. (B. lam) ... .. 1) Do (Ginal) ... ... .. 211,31 aria .0r.0...u.... „. 1111 Do. do. New ... .. 10 "lovour asa Ltego ~. .. II Northern of Foam. —. V Moats old Boolcoli . ... 20 I' viol Odom. ... .... ill refill sad Bones ... _ .1 ,E0r....0d straoloord ... 9. ..Ilouen and More ... ... __ ._ . __ ►sl I ILWAY!!. 10 IU 13 1 : 41. 2A I: i.o 7 • 14 a 0 .3 8 I it :1 10 91 di t IA 20 lialabn and IG raw and 4a-t , a iie;i EAST ANGLIAN ItAILAVAT.—Return of traffic for the week endiag Oct. 26 :—Passenger, panels, carriages, horses, dog., and mails, 3361. 12s. Bd. ; merchandise and mi nerals, 2771. 5.. I Id. ; cattle, 191. 81. 3d. Total, 6331. 6s. 10d Corresponding week 1850, 727/. 3s. BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Nov. 2, 22.51. 13s. 4d. For the week ending Nov. 3, 1850, 1611. 14.. 2d. MARIA ANTONIA RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Oct. 23, 1851, ; 1850, 1391. 91 9/ 41 41 9 9/ it 101 dis ;7 79 17; I Si 49 n 11 17 1:11 4 4 111 Iti 34 U bli 81} 79 79 3471 !‘ l on H 4 9 ? I , 12i .1 7 $3 84 113 114 II pm 1 9 1 11 „ 82 $3 9 S Sb 78 8L „ 21 84 is 17 if - 24 ills 431 424 di. 24 26 71 $1 5 41 dig 17 19 11i 131 clls I 3 2 dls I 3 $ 8, dis 1 4 1. 14 1 I"' 12/ 131 ezdiv • 9 7 4 1 44 3 4 die 12 14 . 1 k ill die 144 lej 26$ 21 4 3 die I 81 11 13 II 15 die ——4 l. I 7 I 8 7t 7 es 3k 31 191 19/ iii 21 dli 4 It 11 14 i I• 100 ! I0 W v I 7 1W I 13 Ifa ‘i - !;;iii i. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'CLoci. The English stock market is not so active as it was yesterday, and the general tendency has been rather flatter. Prices, however,"on the who'e, must oe considered gOod, as the closing rates of yesterday have been supported, and for a moment the full ad vance was again obtainable. Considerations con nected with the French political affairs act as a check upon tke market, as with an easy state of continental politics a strong impres sion is entertained that the present abundance of money would carry Consols up to par. At pre sent the demand for investment has to be satisfied, both on government and individual account, and stock being thus rendered rather scarce, quotations naturally rule high, but speculators exercise great caution in their operations. Consols closed yesterday afternoon „I lower than the morning's rates, at 971, to 98, both for money and the 12th. At this range they also stand at present, though for a short time they touched 981 for cash. For the 11th of December the rate rules at 98 to I. Another parcel of Reduced Threes has to-day been taken off the market for the Sinking Fund. 'the business list embraces the following stocks :—Three per Cent. Consols, 98, 971, sq., 97Z ; ditto for account, 971, 98; Three per Cents. Re duced, 971, , ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 981, 1, I; Long Annuities, 1860, 6 15-1 ;; India Stock, 264 ; Bank titock, 2141, 214. Exchequer Bills have further receded to-day, the present quotation being 51s. to 545. prem., or Is. lower than they closed yesterday. India Bonds, of the smaller sizes, have been dealt in at 565. to 595. premium. Foreign stocks rule at firmer quotations, there being no operations of sufficient importance to influence prices. Mexican Bonds are flat at 241 to 251. The bargains concluded up to the present hour arc as fol lows : Two-and-a-1 [olf per Centa.,sBl. French Five per Cent. Rentes, 561 r. 50c.; exchange, 25fr. 20e. Mexican Bonds, 241 ; ditto, for account, 14th Nov., 25, Z. Portuguese Four per Cents., 33 t. Russian Five per Cents., 112 ; ditto Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 102. Sardinian Scrip, 3 dis. Spa nish Active Five per Cents., for account, 20 ; ditto Three per Cents., 39. Iho traffic returns, although of course ranging lower, still continue to present a satisfactory compa rison with those fur the corresponding periik of last year, nearly all the leading lines exhibiting an in crease. London and North Western return is 49,413!., against 42,167/. in the same week of 1850, being an increase of 2461. ' • the Midland, 21,813/., against 21,76 3!. —increase, 501. ; the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 15,8531., against 14,6211.—in crease, 1,229/. ; the London and South Western, 10,2081., against 9,8411. increase, 367/. ; the Great IVestern, 17,033 f., against 15, 7821.—increase, 1,251/.; the York and North Midland, 8,0811., against 7,729/.—inciyaile, 352'.; the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 15,472/., against 14,5121.—increase, 9611/.; the Great Northern, 11.023/., against 7,llol.—in crease, 3,913!.; the North Staffordshire, 5,011!., against 4,735/.—increase, 279/.; the Bristol and Exeter, 4,2931. against 3,983/.—increase, 310.; the Leeds Northern, 1,026/. against 8981.—increase, 1281.; the Caledonian, 9,2571. against 7,B4Bl.—in crease, 1,40 W. There luis been an average business in Bankshares during the week at about former rates. The sales reported arc as follows :—Australasia (40', paid), 37 ; Commercial of London (20/. paid), 251; London and County (20/. paid), 18(, ; Lon don and Westminster (20/. paid), 291; Oriental Bank Corporation (251. paid), 261; Union of Australia (25'. laid), 35, 1; Union of London (10/. paid), 151,1. 4, 1. There is so little business off ring in Bank shares that it is difficult to make a quotation. Commercial stock remains at 84 ; and London stock is main tained at the improved figure of 117, but in no other description is there any movement. In the market for steam-boat shares the change consists of a rise in Peninsular and Oriental, w hich are marked 70, 68, and 70, whilst the New Shares (10/. paid) arc worth 15 to 154. Royal Mail Steam shares are quoted 78 ex div.; General Steam Navi gation, 27. Insurance shares are very quiet, and prices unal tered. Legal and General Life shares arc rather firmer at 41. Union shares (20/. paid), arc worth 230 1 . Miscellaneous shares arc quoted as follows in the official list :—Assam Tea Company, 9 ; Australian Agricultural, 15 ; Australian Trust, 201, ; Anglo- Mexican Mint, 211 ; Canada Company, 471 ; Hud son's Bay Stock, 206 ; l'rice s Patent Candle Company, 231 cx div. ; South Australian, 231 ; Van Diemen 's Land, 1. From Amsterdam the latest quotations of the various stocks (not given in the telegniphie despatches) coma reported as tilllows :—Portuguese Five per Cents. (London), 33; ditto Four per Cents., 331, . 1 . Mexican, 241, 1. Venezuela, 34.1, 33. Old ltussian Bonds, 1041; ditto Four per Cents., 874; ditto Four per Cents. (Stieglitz), 871. ENGLISH FUND: 4 .-7nm D.T. Bank Stock. 214 15 lw.nr Amiu 3 per Ct. Ite.luce.l. )72 I I Ilklrt St•wk.V.3 4 3 per Cl. Conw.lr.P7l Into 11,01..1,6061.,464. 59.. If per et. Consols. VBl 4 I Excleywar Italle.l.uwat.. 51 4 Cowl. lot Acct.. 117 8 42 per et. Belgian, kl 3 6 per Ct. Braalllan, 66 8 Du. New. 841 64 6 per Ct. HIM.. arra% 40 5 6 per Ct. 1.2.11.05, 192 4 3 per et. Chlhan. 64 6 3 twa et. lranayto. 26 2, per et. Dina.. 584 4 per CI. Dutch. BA 202 Broader. 3 1 per et. tlrenada. 131 144 Bard/din 5 Per FOBSIO FPNIO. 3 per Ct. festean. 14 51 4 per 11. I...rtitutao. tlel pereere.l. 41 2 per CI. l'ortustur,.l l s S per Ct. Itu....but, 111 11J 4/ per Ct. 1 tweettt, lull 2/ S per Ct. Acttre. tt.l prr eptelish. 343 LW. 1.,V•1113. Si 11C, Ct. Veuestie44. 33/ CI P 0 Peferre.l. 11/ 12/ 134154.. &Lid. YESTERDAY, a COURT OF DIRECTORS w•as held at the East India House, when Captain Sir Henry I. Leeke, U.N., was appointed superintendent of the Indian navy. A ZOOLOGICAL PROBLEM. —On the 3rd day of October, 1851, and towards the hour of evening, one of the boa constrictors in the Zoological-gardens of the Regent's park received a present of two live tabbits for hie supper. . . As he had not had any food for some weeks, it is supposed that the rabbits will be a very acceptable present for his serene lengthiness. The cool air of autumn is tem. percd by a warming apparatus in his saloon, but in case he should wish fur a still greater degree of heat, a blanket is given hint to creep under, or in the folds of which he may enroll himself at Lis pleasure. It is not a fine household blanket, but a thick, rough, railway blanket-wrapper of the largest size. All his comforts being thus attended to, the keeper of th 2 serpent-house bows, 1 and takes his departure for the night. . . . In the course of the night of the 3rd of October last past, the watchman as usual entered the Serpent-house. Walking round, and holding up his lantern to the different casts, he perceived that the boa constrictor's " supper" was hopping about the cage in a very uneotturued manner; but, ou turning from the rabbits to their proprietor, what was his dismay at perceiving that the serpent had seised upon one corner of the thick, rough blanket, in preference, and was drawing it down his distended throat: Away ran the watchman to call up the head keeper. . . . The head keeper, knowing it would be in vain to endeavour to get the blanket back, after " matters had gone so tar," hoped that the serpent would disgorge it of his own accord, if left to himself quietly, as soon as he found that he had made a mistake in the food he had chosen. Both head keeper and watchman, therefore, want away, It is the opinion of Mr. Mitchell, the secretary of the ZoOlogical Society, who is con stantl studying the habits of animals, that the serpent has no pa late; and that in the night he had made a dart and a snap at one of the rabbits, but, missing it in the darkness, had caught a mouthful of the blanket, and conceiving it to be a verylloo4 rabbit (but with rather a loose skin, wo should suppose), had never troubled himself with any further consi derations. In the morning, when the head keeper went to the serpent-house, in a very anxious state of mind as to the result, there he saw the two rabbits sitting up by the side of the serpent's water-pan, washing their faces, to be nice and tidy fur the day,—and the last two inches of the thick railway blanket just going down the serpent's throat. Since this event, the serpent has never shown any signs of baring discovered his blunder, or any disposition to disgorge his bed ding. • . He lies torpid, as usual after a good meal ; drinks more water than he drinks in general ; and perse veres, with fuU reliance on his wonderful powers and pecu liar organisation. The blanket can be seen to have moved several feet down his body. It is now about the middle (October 28th). Will he manage it somehow, or will he die ? That is the problem,—Dickens's " liousmold Words." 15 16 1 II 11 . IS COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE.-THIS DAY. SUGAR.—The public sales have again gone off heavily, and nearly all bought in, for want of buyers at previous rates. 11,600 bags Menai; and 2,000 bats Bengal were offered. Refined, dull ; grocery lumps, 44.. to 495. Corm—The sales arc going off without spirit; the im porters are buying in largely to support the market. Go ordinary native Ceylon, 393. to 40s. TEA.—The trade buy for their immediate wants, but there is a want of animation in the market. COCOA.—'friniclad sold in public side at 3. o. to 425. Corms.—The bulk of the public sale was bought in at high prices, and thy article has a man! liras appearance. SPICEA remain steads. Jamaica Ginger sold 14s. to 745. - • ._ In other articles uo Material alteration; hut markets ge nerally are flat. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DA/. The market is stead/ to day, at the following quota tions .—Town Tallow, 34 a nett cash ; PetersburghY. C. on the spot, 375. 6d. new ; 36, 9d. old ; last three months, 375.; Januar:, and March, 38s. SMITHFIELD MARKET.-THIS DAY. Messrs. Cooper and Davis report the trade at the fol lowing :—Prime meadow Ilay, 725. to T 7 .; infe rior itoi. to ; Itowen, 00s. to Gis. ; Clover, 70s. to 60s. ; second cut, 00s. to 725.; Straw, 225. to 275. COALS.-Lomoms, Nov. d.-CLosa or THE MARKET. -Bate's West Hartley, 15s. ; Chester Main, 1.55. 6d. Howard's West Hartley Netherton, lds. ; Hartlepool West Hartley, 155.; North rerey Hartley, Ids. ; Ravens worth West Hartley, 15s. ; West Wylam, 141. ; Wylam, 15s. 3d. ; Walls End Brown, close unsereened, Id.. ; Walls End Gosforth, 17.. 3d. ; Walls End Hasson, 17.. 3d. ; Walls End Lawson, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Nor thumberland, 16s. 3.1. ; Eden Main, 17s. 3d. ; Walls land 11.21, 171. 64. ; Walls End Belmont, 17s. 66. ; Walls Nod Bruddrll, ISA.; Wall. End Helton, Ifts. ; Walls End Has well, .181.; Walls End Kepler, 17s. 6d.; Walls End Lantbton, ltis. ; Walls End I'enshcr, 17s. ; Walls End Plummer, 17s. 9t1.; Walls End Mussel's Horton, 18s.; Walls End Stewart's, 18,x. ; Walls End Ca..) •, IT.. 911. ; Walls End Heugh Hall, 17s. M.; Walls End Kelloo, 18s.; Walls End South Hartlepool, 17s. 9d. ; Walls End Thorn ley, 175.; Walls End Whitworth, Ils. 3,1.; Wall. End Tees, 181. ; Walls End West Cornforth, his. tid ; Birch grove tiraigola, 195.; llerwentwater Hartley, Ids.; Lisa- Kenneth, 205.; Ni 101 1 .4 Merthyr and Cardiff, 2134-Ships at market, 65; sold, 66. LOCAL SHARK MARKETS. LIYIRPOOL. Nor. s.—The market has shown some im provement to-day, with rather a good business at better price. The transactions are:—Aberdeen, 91 . —Caledonian, 11: 12—Ditto (pref. shares), 6:—East Lancashire, lip Lancashire and Yorkshire, 4q—Ditto (fifth shares), N 4 4. Letds and Northern (late L. and T.), 11j—Landon and North Western, 113—Ditto (new shartv), 2.11 p.—Mid land, 4M I—North Western, 11 d.—South Eastern and Dover, Iri: I t. Ilitt . myt:i.Ti764. Nov. rt.—This market was steady to-slay; prices rather firmer. lluitroc, Nov. s.—The market rrmained quiet. but prices were firm, and indeed the tratemetions were re stricted by tke inilivosition of holders to operate vs the present currencies. In the sales concluded there was no variation front Tuesday's closing prices, except Taff Vale (new), which were done at 15-16 prem. MANCIIERTER, Nov. -s.—The above market unproved horn a, to business and prices, sales of Leeds being effected at 513 ; Slicffields, 27: Preston and Wyre, A, 9 1-18 p.: Dover, IN, 19; North Statforils, 8} dis.; Midland Con sols, 481. CONVERSION TO PUOTESTANTLIM.-011 Sunday the Rev. Frederick Gadaleta, lately a Benedictine monk and priest in full orders of the Church of Rome, made his public prot;ssion of prutestantism In the Italian chatid, in Dufour-place. OPERATIONS OF THE LIVERPOOL IVESLEYAN BE NEVOLENT SOCIETV.—Last evening this society held its first annual meeting, and the report (which was for nine months operations) showed an immense amount of benefit bestowed by the society ou the poor of the borough. The total number of visits paid have amounted. to 610, cud 6 , 43 persons have received pecuniary relef. A clothing society has also been established in connexion, which has distri buted clothing to 3. - s) persons. Tlemali intended at first for the benefit exclusively of Wesleyan., a more liberal spirit guided the members shortly iitterwards, and of the whole numln.r relieved only 2 , 5 per cent. art Wesleyaus. The report was highly_satisfaetury. EICARBOROFOII MUNICIPAL Et.ttrrlON.—(To the editor of the Expreu.)—North Ward : Chapman, li beral, 2so ; Purnell, liberal, 275; Weddall, liberal, 266 Nestlield, tory. 261 ; Welbourn, tory, 210 . • Wear, tory, 152. South W ard : Harland, liberal, 209; Sharpen, liberal, 209; Williford, nealerate tory, 181 • Hick, tory, 181; Williamson, tory, 132 ; Morley, liberal, 131.—Sir.— Above is the return for this borough (Scarborough) —fire liberals and one moderate tory, in Ow room of Ike tories and one liberal, who went out. What will Mr. G. F. Young think when be sees this return I Three of the re jected are shipowners, who were most arrive in the canvass for Mr. Young. and prineipal mt•nthers of his rninmittee.- 1 am. sir, yours respectfully, As ELEerok or SeAllllO - . . . . CitURCII lIATIFS.—A parliamentary Blue Book has just beer. issued containing the evidence given before the select committee of the House of Commons in the last ses sion on the subject of assessing and levying church rates. A number of witnesses were examined, of various opinions, on church rates. INDICTMENT'S FOR PEILICRY.—It is not generally known that there is an act in force called Lord Campbell's Act, und. r Mhieh all courts van order an indictment for perjury, including the Courts of Bankruptcy and Insol vency and County Courts. It is important that this provi sion should he known. Sonic difficulties have been removed from indictments for perjury by the same net. ROYAL ACADEMY OF Aters.—On Monday, tho 3rd inst., a general assembly of the academicians was held at the Royal Academy of Arts, in Trafalgar-square, when Mr. William Boson, Air. Edward Wm. Cooke, Mr. Frank Stone, and Mr. henry Weeks, were duly elected associates of that instituting. THE IRON .IND COAL TRADES IN SOUTH WALEffi —The state of the iron and coal districts in South Wales is stated to be a little more cheering than of late, in conse quence of an increase in orders ands slight advance in price. A rise in the bituminous coals has taken place to the extent of trout Is. to Is. 3.1. per ton. The trade has been in a very depressed state fur some time, and this advance has been hailed with great satisfaction by all connected with this important branch of traffic. The iron trade of Merthyr has received an impetus in the shape of an extensive order from Mr. Stephenson, the engineer in chief to the proposed railway between Cairo and Alexandria, to the extent of 10,000 tons of rails. The cost is to be 51. per ton. Other orders have been received which will tend to revive the trade, which has liven in a must depressed state. AN ACCIDENT 1W A PECULIARLY FRIGIITITI. CII.thiCTER happened on Saturday, near Torrington, to A young man, named Richard Thorne, living with his mo ther on a farm at Rinsing. lie had been drawing timber, and was returning home with his waggon, when, on having to descend a beet', declivity called Week-hill, he, so a pre caution, took off the fore horse, a spirited animal, with the intention of leading it down the bill, but, in adjusting the chains, one of them gut entangled round his leg, and the horse started off, dragging him from that lace to his own door, a distance of a mile and a quarter. Life was not ex tinct, attributed to his having on tit the time a thick coat, which got drawn over his head, and in some measure pro tected it, but on Monday evening he died,— Waterli Lil, emissary. NumnEtt 01' Finr.s.—The firemen of the London Brigade and West of England office were actively employed the whole of last night and the greater part of this morning in running over the metropolis to different fires which had broken out. One tire happened at half-past two o'clock this morning, at No. 22, Mint-street, Borough, in the occu pation of Mr. John Court, grocer and eheesemonger, which was nearly attended with a loss of two lives. The residents having been aroused, they all succeeded in elicit ing a safe retreat, except two persons, who fell senseless to the floor, on account of the density of the smoke. Fortu nately, the Royal Society's fire-escape came down just in time, and, the conductor having mounted the machine, suo °ceded in saving the lives. The fire was not subdued until the whole of Mr. Court's stock in trade was destroyed. The sufferer was insured in the British Empire Fire-office. Shortly before the above fire happened, another took place in the premises of Mr. Miller, tobacconist, No. 11, Barking Church-yard. The engines of her Majesty's Customs, Brigade, and West of England arrived as early as possible, and the Hawes were extinguished after considerable damage was done. About the same time a tire happened in the premises of Mr. Bryan, No. 23, Lam beth-road. Timely aid having been procured tho fire was extinguished before any very considerable damage was doue. Two other fires took place about the same hour; one at No. 23, Upper Chadwell-street, Myddleton-square, in the occupation of Mr. F. Tallis ; the other in the pre mir:s of Mr. J. Stebburn, Daland-row, Cannon-street, City. The engines promptly attended, but considerable damage was done It both places before the tires were extinguished. [Advertisement.]-1101.ww.ty's PILLS FOR TUB eras or rim a-sr rkweret. 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