The Express. — London, England, 1846-11-04 00:00:00

4/z4, WORKS BY GILBERT A. i BBCRITT. Th.“ 1,- is published, price One Shilling, the Fifth Part of THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. With onserens mustrations by Jose Luca. ti ,.. or k published la Monthly ParoOustrated by John Leech, rth ov !,,. . genell from Rix to Y a wl ve Wood Engratings. wit com pme frail Twiny 66 Twenty Pr6o, rad will &ppm rep o' with the mot* meilebs• =di Its esafkition. doth book VW lb.. asinawl by Oman CIIIMUMAVIL. fog COMIC BLACkBTONE. . wooer we so am* lbit • via et Nei Wei ken*/ are mask Ihmte 'POW PIPS ; ad a loalli My am. m a ho ingribmiss of shoran phis dogma by Ilr. oli o f i e—Mose,, Jewry 0. lea 1 y ‘/-e, peered house was cleared shortly after twelve o'clock, and when locked up everything appeared safe. But a few tours afterwards, however, as already stated, flames were perceived through the back windows, and their grow ing intensity alarming the constable and others who were 'mains at the time, an instant alarm was raised, and the proprietor, whose residence at the back nearly _abuts upon the theatre, aroused trees his slumbers, while information of the outbreak wee forwirded to the several stations of the Leaden Fire Bogie Ilatabbiszawat, the West et Zeeland ins. in the WeledeeKeed,- and lie ion. h the Quirisat, liager‘etreet. At a is time tits Imes - * • easel alarming aspect, and num evidently peepeiehig with great fury. Behr° the destructive aissanat was at its height engines from , Terenpaguars, Wetting -street (with Mr. Braidwood), and many other statism, arrived; and, as soon as was poesible, use were dim and the hose attached. The cantle ditivit having imassil many parties to arise from their beds, won ao is& of emistance, and in a very brief space of time not lass than six amines were pouring vast bodies of water upon the foss from every approachable point Owing to (he Whileg being situate at the rear of the houses immediately smelts to the main, the hose was led, under the direction Ili Mr. Faro, dm foreman of the eastern section of the brigade lone, through the houses, none of which for tunately caught fire, in ooaeqce of the judicious manner in which the water was tact About five o'clock the roof fell in with a tremendous crash, driving the flames into the properties' room, and, in fact, into every nook of the building, none of the valuables in which could be rescued. Notwithstanding the utmost exertions of the firemen the flames were not extinguished before seven o'clock, by which hoar the entire building, with its contents, was i destroyed. The manager is said to be insured. The fi re s stated to have been caused by an ig nition of some articles of a combustible character deposited in the theatre, it is supposed, from sparks which fell during the performance on the previous evening, which, having smouldered for some time, at length burst forth, and caused the disaster. Bo far as could be gleaned, no one was injured during the fire, which, whilst burning. created the utmost alarm throughout the densely populated neighbour hood where the the theatre is situate. The amount of the damage has not, at present, been correctly ascertained. COMMERCIAL 4- MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tho o'Clock.—The funds have further improved this morning, though the amount of business transacting is limited. The govermnent broker continues a purchaser, taking his usual quantity of stock on account of the commissioners. Consols have advanced about one-eight per cent„ and are now quoted 911 to 8 for money, and 941 to 1 for the account. Bank Stock is 204 to 205 ; and Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 10s. premium. The foreign securities, influenced by the tone of business in the English market, have also a firmer appearance. The speculators, however, continue exceedingly cautious in their operations. Mexican Stock is this morning 221; Spanish Actives, 261 to 8 ; the Three per Cents., 371; Buenos Ayres, 43 to 45 ; Danish, 86 to 88; and Portnguse, 38 to 40. ENGLISH FUNDS.7Tintrz o'Ctocz. Rank Stock, ----- 3 . per Ct. Red. 934 4 %per Cent. Cousob, 944 5 per Ct. Austrian Bda, --- 44 per Ct. Belgian Bds., 97 8 24 per Cent. ditto, 5 per Ct. Brazilian Bds., 85 7 S per Cent. New Bras. Bds., 84 6 6 per Ct. Buenos Ayres Ms., 43 5 6 per Ct. Chilian Bda, 96 8 6 per Cent. ('dumb. det.Bds., 15 6 Co'ambi.in Equadnr this. 34 3 per Ct. D.sh Bds., 86 8 2i per Ct. Dutch Bch., 584 94 4 per Ct. Dutch Cents., 914 2 .... Ditto for Acct., 941 I 3 per Cent.. 931 Exchequer Dillo, 7s. 109. N FUNDS. I 1 per Cent. Grenada Bds., 201 11 Grenada Deferred Bda., 31 4 5 per Ct. 51exiciut, 1846, ni 21 6 per Cent. Peruvian Bds., 35 7 Portriguese Conn. Bds., 38 9 S per Ct. Russian Bds., 110 112 3 per Ct. Spanish ads., 261 3 per Cent. Spanish Bda., 371 Spanish Deferred Bds., 161 71 Spanish Passive lids., Sj 2 per Ct.Veneznela Bds., 11 2 Venezuela Deforrod Bda., 12 13 RAILWAYS. The Railway Share Market exhibits decided symptoms of improvement. It is not alone orders from the country that have influenced prices but also the purchaser of many of our leading capitalists, under the impression that the money market will be easy for some time to come, the operations I have been extensive. SALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO THIS 1) AY IN LONDON. (Yesterday's prices will be found in last page.) Aberdeen, 20 181 Midland, 134 3 Amb. Not., Bat., & E. in., 21 1 Do. New, 341 Birmingham & Dudley, 44 p Do. New, 61 4 Air. and Oxford in., 71 8 Newcastle & Berwick, 33 Buckinghamshire 1 d Newmarket & Chetterford, 51 Caledonian, 2n 4i Norfolk, 132 Do. Halve,, 21 Do. Halves, 104 Chester and Holyhead, 24 Do. Extension, 61 F,astern Counties, 221 4 North British, al 374 Do. New, 71 p Do. Halves, 161 171 Do. York Er., 31 Do. Quarters, 34 1 Fast Lancashire, 181 Do. Extension, 11 2 Do. New, 81 Northern and Eastern, New, 21 2 YAM. & Glasgow, 79 North Stalfonbliire, 2) 4 p Fain. and Northern, 14 Oxford, Wor., and Wolter., 61 Ely and Huntingdon. 12) Preston and Wyre, 35 41 Great S. and W. (Ireland), 29 1 Scottish Central, 2 04 Great N. of England, 2361 i'xatish Midland, 12/ in Do. New, 21 Shrewsbury & Birmingham, 34 Great Western, Fifths, 30/ 1 Shropshire Union, 1 d Do. New, 71 S. East. and Dover, 3318 UMW and Carina, 68 Do. New (lan. at 151.) No. 4,21 1 Do. New, IN Yatk and Carlisle. 1 • Learner & Bedford, 1 a York & IT c weestie, 44 8 London and Blsekwall, 94 Do. New, 18 1 Lond., Heigh., Bc"S. . Coast, 594 4 Do. Preference, 6/ 1 London and N. Western, 1981 91 York &N. Midland Illvs., 48 Do., Qrs. New 164 4 Do. Selby, 86 Do. Fifths. 201 Do. Preference, 101 91 Lon. and S. Western, 68 1)0.E.&W.1t. Eaten., 21 204 Do. New, 301 Boulogne and Amiens, 141 1 Tarr. and York, 24 East Indian, 1 1 Lynn and Ely, 16 Luxembourg, 11 I.vnn and Dereham, 144 151 Namur and Liege, 31 Man. & Lords, 1951 North. of Franco Cond.., 111 1 Ditto Fifths, 81 Orleans and llordeutui, 71 Ditto Extension 11 p Paris and LyollsCon-t., 14 5 Man. & Bir. Qrs. (c), 81 Rouen and Ilsere, 27 MANCHESTER BR. and Oxford Jo., 53 Bp (Runlet and Blythe, d Eastern Counties, 223 Do. York F.xtension, 1 9-16 p East Lannwhire, 4 5-16 3 p lb. do. No. I, New, 33 p Glasgow nod Dumfries, 13.18 d Ilud. & Man. R. & C., 313 Do. do. 33 Do. Thirds, 1-161 Lan. & North Yorkshire, I d Leeds and Think. 4 3t d Leeds, Dews., & Man.. 6 4 p Lon. Man. & Birm.,Qrs.,(B) 73 HULL SAL N. British, Qrs., 745. &L 71s. Do. New,serip,2rs.od. 20a. 9d. p York & Newe., Pref., 1/. le. 3d. 6 ! Do. E.& W. Riding, Pref., 71 Amb..N0t.,&805t.,2/.185.21.171. Birmingham It Oxford Jn., 6 p East Lancashire, No. 2, 44 p SALES. Nor. 3. Man., But., and Mat., 11 p North British Eaten., 15-16 North Staffordshire, 2 3-16 I p Oldham Diatticts, I d ()Wham, Bitten., &e., 16s. d Proton & Wyre, 34 Ito. Halves (A), 41 p Do. Do. (II), p Sheffield and Lincoln, I d Shrewsbury & Birroingham.l-16 p Shriipahtri , Union, R.XC.,3.16 S. E. and Dmor, No. 4, p W. }tiding Union, la p. Wharfdale (late N. E.), I 13-16 ZS, Nov. 3. Leeds & Dens. Branches, 2( P Man., Bur., & Mat., Lila. p North Western, 22a. North Staff mlshire, 21 2/.35. p Shropahire Union, in Gd. 4s. d W. li. Union, 3/. 2.. 94.33 East Coast, s,. tal. 9s. East Lincolnshiie, 22L Gd. LEEDS SAI Sir. and Oxford, G pm New Euit Lancashire, 3i p Ormskirlux 4 41 p East Uncolnxiiire, 23.61 d IluMierstield and Man., 31 3J p Leeds and Dewsbury, 61 G 1 p New Thirsk, 21 21. G. 3d. Leeds and Think, 31 3; d N. British, Carl. Branch, 499. 2d p New Carlisle, 225, p lludretleld. & Man. Ex., 2N.88. p DUBLIN --- - - - Lan Indian, 15s. 0,1: ES, Nov. 3. Y. Stifforibih're, 21 V. 4e. p WbarblaleJunetion, 178.6 d. 194. d York mut Newcastle, Pref., p Arnbergatee, ss. 4e. Bd. p Glas. and Dernfrice, 20e. d lemrion and York, 11e. 10e. d Sher. Roiberham, are., 2s. 3e.gd.d York and Ghis. Union, 41s. 42a. d west Riding Union, 31 Midland and Think, 208.4 York and Carlisle, 43e. tl I,Eti, Nov. 2. Dundalk & Gt. Southern & Western, 2s) Mid. Gt. W. & Royal Canal, Newry, War., & Rostrevor, 4) Mid. G. W. Es. to Gal., 4s. Water.,Wes.,Wich.,&t.ll.6d. EDINBURGH • • -- no. In., Arm., OoL, & Primh., 64. Bandon & Bantry, 70. 6d. Elia-Killen and Sligo, 114. 6d, Iridi North Midland, 12.4. New no m% Cur., & Kit, Jo., 4a. 641. - -•- Aberdeen. Dbs. _ Caledonian, 234 Do. New, 4.55.485. Dir.l3orn.tk Madras, 16..145. Direct Northern, M. Od. Dundee Sr Perth, New, 23 Do. New, 84 E. C. York Exterstion, East Indian Railway, 16 8 . East of Fife, 24.. 23*. 6d. d tt Glasgow, 755. Do. naives, 26 GLASGOW 8. Aberdeen, 171 181 Caledonian, Ni., 465. Vs. Cal. & uuohart., 265. 265. rd. Dundee and Perth, New, 70 75 p East of life, 21s. 6d. 255. Eaq Indian Railway, 16s. IF:din. and Newport, 645, AIT, 68 Do. !Lilies, 71.115. 6d. 71. Ile. Glas., Dumf., & Car., 335. it Northern, 117.2 e. 11/. Gs. Do. Newport, 61,66..6d. Gt. North of dcor..md, 225. 6d. Gt. t.outhern of Madras, ss.Gd. ss. North British, 36 371 Do. Dolce., 163 171 Ito. Quarters, .4. .6.'. Do. New Qrs., 5e.,325.&L335.6d. Scottish Central. 201 1 Scottish Midland. 13 Strathcam Junction, GOs. 61s. LF.S, Nor. 2. KiL. ft Ardros., 295. 315.G1. Airdie, Sc Monk. Jo., 225. Ut. N. of Scotland, 235. Cd. (;t. W. of Bengal, 9s. Madras, Nellorc, & Arcot, 3e. 3d. North British, New Qrs. Scrip, 325. 335. Gd. Scottish Central, 202 Strathearn Jun., 595. Gd. 59,. CORN. MARK-LANE.—Although the amount of business transacted to-day in English Wheat was by no means large, the quotations of Monday were fully . supported. Inferior qualities of free foreign Wheat were Inquired for, for ship ment to Ireland. Flour unaltered in value. _ _ The arrivals of Barley since Monday hare been moderate, and we experienced a fair sale for this article at that day's rates. . . . The receipts of foreign Oats are again considerable, 11,700 qrs. having come to hand since the close of tILz past week. There was rather more inquiry for this description of corn, and the prices of last market-day were well maintained. Beans and Feu the same as last quoted. BRITISH. Shillings per Queer Wittar, Essex and Kent Red .....60 to 62 66 White. 62 to 66 to 70 Norfolk an Suffolk SS to 60 64 do. 60 to 64 to 68 _ . - Suffolk) .70 to 72 Talavera (Fames or Suffolk) Cambridge& Linootn Red to to— White to to Northumberland rt Scotch do. —to -- do ... —to— to Irish do —to d 0... —to— to Ars, 98 to 40 HAMLET. Feedias 3O to SI Distilling 31 33 to 3.5 Malting 4O to 42 Chevalier 42 to 46 fine to 49 Irish — to Scotch to Brat Wu/SAT MALT 56 to 64 fine pale 64 to 68 Oars, Lliglish Feed. 25 to 27e Dd.-Black... 24 to 27e Od Ditto Polon& 29 to 31a Oil... Potato.. 30 to 32a Od Berwick andtiootch Foed26 to 28e Od...Petato.. 31 to 324 Od Irish Peed .22 to 24 to 26e ad...Black_ 24 to Kla Ild Ditto Potato 306 Od to 32a Id Pets, Grey 38 to 42a Od...Maple.. 40 to 44a 0111 Blue 65 to 60 Imperial 60 to 64 White 44 to 50 ...Boilers . 52 to 36 Bias, Meagan. 38 to 40 Tiek .40 to 42...01d 45 to 47 Harrow 42 to 43 Small 43 to 45...01d 49 to 31 TARES, New Spring ..... to New Winter— to —...01d to litres:an, New 4O to 42 Per wt. CLOVEASZED, Red be Sake to per Per taed. LINSFXD CAXES XII OS to £l2 O. Per seek of Mites. Pima, Town made, delivered 54 to 66 Ytese Household 48 to 52 Norfolk and Suffolk... 42 to 48 Whites NorthmuLerland, Lincoln, and Totitahbv, ..... Susan end Kent to lzkle. — to LTEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o'Clock. rue petition of the merchants. planters, landholders, other inhabitants of the Island of Ceylon, which been addressed to the Lords Commissioners of Majesty's Treasury, complains of a variety of par connected with the administration of that v , which should receive the prompt attention of ' ;ant. The heavy burthen of taxation for I v y purposes, unprecedented in any other British e nnnt. makes provision for a European force and what is required for the military defence of island, and absorbs an amount of revenue, which • g diverted from more useful purposes, mate ]• cheeks the advancement of the colony. o " ve zunly this evil it is proposed by the pe .„er; to reduce the regiments of the line tioned at Ceylon to one corps; to augment rifle regim :nt to ten companies, thus saving opense of a double staff; and to raise battalion of native pioneers, under scientific officers, oon be employed in the execution of important blie works, and in opening out military and trunk k The latter suggestion is a valuable one, for means of transit in Ceylon is at present so im effect that large tracts of land remain ium•asible, phisliwwwier-different circumstances, 'fit be rOfit'W.y cultivated. Let goad roads be con tleted, and there will soon be an increase re,t cue more than sufficient to defray charge of a pioneer corm, which can be eged in advancing the general prosperity, le acquiring such a knowledge of the interior as it render it most efficient for defence, whether in of intrrnal commotion or of foreign aggression. 'itary authorities are proverbially slow to adopt the tons of non-professional experience, but there bowl ing so reasonable in the plan which has Fo:Lted out, that it can scarcely fail to be re red with attention. In mitt, Ts commercial the petitioners complain of export duty of one shilling per pound at present 'ed num Cinnamon, which amounts to about one drill per cent. on the value of the same spice from hr in the London market, and operates as a as on the produce of other countries to the ❑t injury aid ultimate ruin of the trade of lon. Itisal-4 objected that all foreign commodities are 'mt to double the import duty levied on British s. and that in many instances foreign vessels are ',eluded from landing carg o at the ports of the bny, th , .ugh such cargo be the produce of the coon ies to which they belong. Thus French, Spa ih, and many other vessels are prohibited wi sending wine, spirits, and other articles, the sduce and manufacture of France and Spain, though 1 such restrictions prevail in the territories of c East India Company. The working of such system as exists in Ceylon is mischievous in many ire but one is obvious. The foreign customer is Iv aloof, and the staple products of the island, as !Tee, cinnamon, cocoa-nut-oil, &c., have not a con ception on the continent of Europe to the extent kich wo.ild prevail under a more equitable scale of wort dnties. _ _ . _ _ r•-• fonneeted with the land ques'ion, the petitioners • t, that by raising the upset price from a. to 20s. . acre, the government has, in effect, restricted ioation, settlers being unwilling to invest at such The consequence is that land sales have checked, whereas the policy should have been to ate them, seeing that eight-tenths of the island is a junglr ; and it is accordingly proposed, by way rtmedy, to encourage immigration by fixing the price of land at ss. per acre, and permitting 'piers to purchase and hold estates. I:prm another matter of much importance to the rity of Ceylon we give the following extract the petition : Tint the constitution of the legislative council is no longer priate to the exigencies of the colony. The number of slat t.r independent members is but six, viz., three p ae. , one Malabar, one Singalese, and one Dutch Lint, all of whom are recommended by the Governor, titer- fore cannot he considered as the representation of class to which they belong. The number of official her. holding situations under government is nine, and Governor has a casting vote. The unofficial or inde nt members can neither bring forward any project of .cane eon they even induce any subject of discussion. Thu , is their usefulness cramped, and the council refl. I:ztle better than a pageant. Tear petitioners would earnestly pray that the number of dent members be made equal to that of the official tubers; that the practice of appointing members recom sd d by the class to which they belong be resumed ; that ind.ependent members be allowed to introduce projects *aw ; and. above all. that they be not, as at present, we ed fr m ever introducing topics for discussion. That the sums of money voted annually by the legislative •veil few public works often remain unexpended for years, t the absence of the sanction of the executive to the or, and thus help to swell what is termed a " surplus entp.." which surplus, instead of being a test of the A7critT of the colony, proves nothing but the neglect of 'c werl.s, such works, of course, having been considered lately nectwory at the time the vote was called for. r pe . titinnen would pray that when such grants are e, and base receiv ti the due sanction of her Majesty, in , e''• the ohiect of the said grants be forthwith carried , and that the unexpended balances appearing on such its nt the end of each year (being considered as already reprinted until the works are cow leted), shall he kept irele separate from the statement of revenue for the tid ing year. our petitioners would therefore pray your lordships to le tto• above circurostaners into consideration, and to grant bef from the said restrictions and disabilities, and your m in duty bound, will ever pray. 1 t woul d seem that certain changes are contem ted hr the Belgian government in the laws of ration, by which ships touching at Cowes for eri ate to be treated in the ports of Belgium. It is ;eh 0 gather from the papers the precise mode in ;eh the matter is to be dealt with ; but it may be cavil to be the intention to subject shipping so uz-,•hnecd to the system of differential duties, or an (n:cmeement of the duties which may now t. , h soon them. The attention of this govern ah•add he early directed to the subject, as one of t interest to the mercantile community of this TO THE EDITOR OP "THR RXPRES.C.” 34, Cornhill, 4th Nov., 1846. IL—Raving seen a notice in your paper a few evenings al.,tiv e to the direct line of steamers from Trieste to twhia for Indian pissenzers, we, at the request of the tias Lloyd's S. N. Company, solicit your kind insertion wentuoanying ropy of a letter addressed to them by P2 , -(nzets arriving from India last month.—We Te a,. , WAOHORN 8: CO, . , (Corr.) , Trieste, 23rd October, Int& I'')^ , -We• the rindersigned,passengers by the AustsianLloyd's " , mnmonrr," on her first s °Naze direct from Alexandria to • b.: o..•soi,ss our entire and unqualified satisfaction with the ~,,,- 01 row tomniny. We found Captain l'allina. rind the °I." •• nost pain, and attentive, the table abundant and tle 'ern, corafortah:e and the performance of the vessel dur- Ill ' T'''''" 'xi 'ix fiass And two hours, ineludinc a stay et eight at earful elm/41nd. Fcery effort has obviously been made to re ' l ` , . nenfict and even eninyment of the passengers. We have that the Leaks offered us be Lieut. Warhorn for sending ll ''''''Y Isriage. complete all that was wanting to make this . s raureno rd as it is nrreerble. ~.r ,I. Pia wr, Ceylon civil Wiliam Glen , merchant. s e. dd. Minister, Church of s.i. it:, mrseh.int. 'enlimuihi. llR l t l c:h t o . r Rat, n, Lieut., 62d Regi. I O. F. If alst. 1 A. M. Knight, Lieut., IGth Lan i. K. Willi.. e war ers. Edward Lyon. It ll '''. MlN''' . , °Rh Regt. I.. Moore, Capt., retired list. Pmt ll a l ni fi n • • .lustrum Lloyd's Company at Trknde. I ' lO.s OF OvEHTNORED Ltres.--iccounta received I as from Austrian Friuli, contain particularsof an unfor le event that hail lately occurred at Goritz. A large her of soldiers and citizens were crossing a bride of boats lheporpow of assisting at a military review, when and bridge, which was inadequate to support the weight h it was loaded, broke down, and a great many of D'r-ons upon it fell into the river. According to the most fi r ty-three Chasseurs and about forty citizens 1..1 4 .1ael in the waters of Isonza. DI4TDITTION RC FIR E OF THE G ARRICK THE VIRE. m'ffling, shortly before four o'clock, a most alarming &gnu tive fire was discovered by the policeman on the horning in the lower part of the well-known place of nainment, called the Garrick Theatre, situate between an-street and Great Alic-street, Goodman's-fields. The !re, which has been for some time under the manage of Mr. Conquest, was last night very fully attended, during the performance a scenic spectacle, called the ttrle of Waterloo," was represented, attended by a pyro .",,i' doubtlesi in honour of the forthcoming "'II of November." From inquiries instituted by the rter upon the spot, shortly after the outbreak of the fire, s party who was present at the theatre last night, it ap- 41i t No. 56.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 4 1846. [3d. SUlllaw. pw V. Nominal. MIMICS. Duty psid. In Band. Wason Don Mood 6O to 63 fi ns to 70...64 to 06 1 , 4 = 1010 = sina latg eltd Stettin new 60 to 66...31: to 60 DM* mil Dionloo...., ll !r i i f l it Disolie oniOtlono. BO to 68...48 to 54 elludsk hard —to ...501t....., .. —to —... to Canadian —to — . Australian 60 to _AZ Sea Stax.rr, Feeding...... TS to 34 Distilling 34 to 311...-- tO UNTIL!, Oars, Swam 23 to 27... to Pomeranean and Stralsund Swedish and Suntan - to Priezeland and Dutch Ditto Brew. to Sasso, 'flak to 06038(04&.—to — all to old 42 to 44.-- to Egyptian...... 38 to 40 Tuscany to —, ,16 to 36 Ptse, firg hite .. . ._ _.. __ b ... • . 44 le 45 Bonin T.IMM, Old —to UMW to —.Jame —to Duty tree LIMIC zuo . 3a!tic and Russian _ l2 to 41... do. do. Mediterranean and Odom 40 to 46 :: . do. To: R.P.EZD CLORSIIIID, Rod to -W h ite to —p. cwt. Duty 5t 3d. p.ort RAPIZZED Cwizi tree 4 duty, per ton, f 5 se. to £5 10e Unseen Cense, Dutch and Doman ditto £8 0.. to Z 8 SU& Ditto Pooch and American ditto £8 10a. to l'9 10a. per Brl. of I% lbs. Flora, American, in Hood 3l to 33 free 33 to 38 Dantac and Hamburg 30 to 32 Canadian (Duty 7jd. per barrel) Preach tree to per Back of 2eo Ike. IMPERIAL AVERAGES. _ _ ---- .ey6545. ! Rye. i Beans+eas. WEr d L ._ end. le pee Quar. 3la Bar' Mi l lis bd 7 dUs edla Id .s. 10 . . RR 1 10d 2945 7d Qs 7d 25 74 es 04 Oct. 3 . . 34s 04 36• 94124 s 30 3.5 e 5d 13, 4d 545 4d 10 . . Xs 144 1 375 2rl 244 74 354 9443 s 7d 495 7 4 17 . . 59% 104 28s 84 255 Bd 394 341'42e 5447.3 9d 24 . . 605 1014(9 25026 s 64 39s 04 4.5 s *Nu 104 O weeks' Agg. Arer. 58s 04137 s 74 24 45 Ad ibs 2d 43a eu435 7d Duties on For. Orel 45 tout 2s al Is 2s Od 25 04 2s Od Lounou ArsiAces, OCT. 27.—Wbtat, 67e. 3d.; Barley, Ms. 4d.; Oats, 295. 7d.; Bye, 495. 44.; Beans, 435. 4d.; Peas, 58.. Fluctuations in lad six week'. Corn averages. PRICES C Seam, per cwt. Dory rem. W. IralMS.P.bwn. 8.12 d0..e44 6d Yellow &Grey 45 0...47 rm. 4s 0...32 Mantitlisa, brown 35 0. .43 Yellow ......... 45 0...47 Fine 4B 0 Ai Bengal Madre; b 34 0...42 Yellow 43 0...57 White 4B 0...43 Fo Yellow reign, brown— 34 0..43 44 0 .46 Grey and white 47 0...36 Redned, Hcmbro' 6B 0...72 Lumps 63 0..67 West I ndia Corn, rds, i- in Rood. a Good. 05 0 40 0 Good. 43 0...60 9 Fine 7O 0...100 0 Ceylon, good ordi nary 3B 0. 30 0 Roe ordinary ll9 0... L 7 0 Fine 53 0...99 0 Media, good to One 50 0... le • Cami La, aegi s= One and P a. 3l 0... U 0 dang 22 0... 23 • COCOA. West India 3l 0... 40 0 Foreign 32 0... 33 0 Tea, at per lb. Conroe, common 0 91...0 101 Rice, at per cwt. Bengal white lB 0... 19 0 Como. ...... 18 0... 17 0 Jurra.....- ........ 15 0... Le 15 Par 9l 0.. IS • Carolina 3O 0...30 0 Smarm. Rum at per Sal Leeward Peat 2 6 ... 2 7 Demerara, 26 to 36 per omit. O.P 2 11 ... 3 4 Jamaica, 30 to 30 per cent. O.P. S 5 ... 3 10 Favourite marks 4 3 ... 4 10 Ist brands 3 lIRRENT. Pigs, No. 1. Hoops ll 10...12 Cargo at CardlX bar 90...0 Bwediah ll 0... 0 LEAD, at per ton. r Ig, best HI 10...18 1 Willed, sheet l9 10... 0 Ban 2O 10 . 0 Patent shot ..... . 22 0... 0 red or man= 11 9eltet l9 0...19 Oita, per 252 imp. gal. d.p. Fish, Seal, pale 33 0... 0 straw 3l 10... 0 brown ft yellow 3O 0.. 30 1 B err e :Hatter B BB 3 .. .9 9C 0 1 Cod l7 0...271 Booth Sea 26 10..18 1 Olire,Gallipoli,p.too 42 0... 0 Cocos Nut 39 0...40 Seed. Pa9s. Pale, per tee 33 10... 0 Missed l4 10 .24 1 PIETEIVONIA per ewc Butter—Cork, lat 96 0...97 2nd 92 0 93 ird M 0...67 Dublin, lad 0 0... 0 Limerick, do 92 0...94 Carlow, . Newry, lst 0 0... 0 Waterford 0 0... 0 Beef, India, per tieree Prime Mese 0 0.. 0 Pork, prime men_ 71 6..15 Bewea-Prien. Leek 70 Dia, Beast Banns, Waterford, i per t e nrt. 620.6 80 370.600 Lard,Belfsat,prfrk 1 46 ..50 Waterford, do Ditto Bladder HUMS, Ox and Cow, at per lb. B. A. and IL Video, Zted s diice 071 0 4 . .0 Broil, dry 0 9... J Brandy, _ . 0 ... 6 Bryson'Tie 0 q:1:O ~ Fun, per tan. Rio, dry 0 41...0 6 Riga, P.T.R. £44 0...53 Lima& Vs*. dry 0 5 ...0 8 St. Petersburg, 9 writ India, dq 0 1 ..0 6 head 4O 0... 0 Salted 0 ...o q Dutch and Flemish 3 5... 6 Fast India 0 1 ...0 191 Friesland lame, at per ton. ntetil, dry St.BetcreburrheleanCtS 0 . 38 8. Aincr.Horse, per outthot ....... .... 33 0...34 bide 6 0...16 0 half clean Riga, !thine .. ...... 33 0..15 Dye Rama, at per ton. outehot paw Manilla Beet India Suns,.... 13 0...18 Puede, Jamilea 5 10... 8 0 Bombay l4 0...16 Cuba 9 0... 9 10 Jute Tsx, of per cwt. solid 14 0...15 0 Banat lOO 0... 0 Small . ... 9 0...10 0 Straits Com. in blnelm 95 0... 0 &pan ... 14 0...17 0 Igor, at per ton. Red sandier Bar. £9 10 .C9l 8raw1....... 50 0...55 0 11mA., Nov 3.—Linseed easier to bay, with more offering than of late. Rapeseed very warm and would obtain high prima. Linseed Cakes dull at our quotations. In Rape Cakes not mueh doing. Guano and Bones unaltered. TALLOW. The market has become dull in consequence of a falling off in the demand, and the declining state of the Petersburg market. Petersburg Y. C. on the spot All the year delivering January to Marsh delivering HOPS 4%. 3d. 4M. W. 49.. 3d. BOROCCH MARKET, Two o'Clock.—Meners. Patten den and Smith, Hop factors, report that there is a con siderable amount of business doing, and no alteration in prices or duty. Mid and F.a4t Kent,, from per Cwt./5 Os. to £6 10s. Weald of Keats „ 4 4 to 5 0 guars, from Farnhams — „ „ 517 to 7 7 Yearling Kent, — „ 10 to 4 10 Yearling Sussex „ 3 9 to ♦ 4 Old lions „ 2 0 to ♦ 0 S UISBURY, Nov. 3.—The trade here is looking up. For best samples of Farnham', Kent, Saws, and others, prices range between five guineas and 81. 10s. per cwt. ; and the retail business at from 1.5 d. to 18d. per lb. Whoa . 2OOO 42 1 Laney 1670 . . 2220 Oats ..... Ibv. 1010 nek4lso bar"--11; malts-340-850. I F:r1:97.- BaiaTor., Nov. 3.—We have had large arrivals already this week, of foreign Wheat from London and Barley from Norfolk, also some Oats from Wales and Ireland. As most of this addition to our stock has been imported by masters and millers, little will be offered for sale on this market; and our prices may be quoted the same as last week, although there may be more difficulty in effecting sales ; and I shall not be surprised if our farmers' supplies become more liberal. Factors were willing to take lower prices to-day for Norfolk Barley if buyers had come forward. HULL, Nov. 3.—During the past week there has been lees business passing in the Corn trade ; prices had risen so rapidly, that buyers pause before proceeding further. Prices of Wheat have, however, been maintained. For spring Corn advanced rates have in some instances been given, but there is a comparative stillness even in these arti cles. At this day's market we have only a moderate supply of Wheat from the farmers, which was bought by the millers at a decline of Is. to 21. per quarter. All spring Corn in short supply. Malting Barley 2s. per quarter lower, but no alteration in grinding qualities. Oats, Beans, and Peas without any alteration in value, and very little business doing. Irswlmi, Nov. 3.—The supply of Barley is very plentiful. Farmers were unwillinx to sell at any decline, and conteguently but little business was done. Wheat was in very short supply, and Flour being very dull, the millers declined purchasing excepting for their immediate wants, and prices are little better than nominal. Scarcely a sample of Beans or Peas appeared. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 3.—Owing to the extraordinary interruptions to which the Corn trade in Ireland has been lately exposed, our supplies thence are still very inconsider able, and those fresh in coastwise are scarcely worth naming ; to serve the wants of consumers, therefore, with the demand for transit coastwise and to Ireland, we are of course depend ant on the stocks in granary, on deliveries from the neigh bouring growers. and on foreign importations which, sines this day week, furnish a liberal supply of Wheat and Flour, with a few lots of Barley and Peas, and 3,93 d qrs. of Indian Corn. The last advices from Canada and the American States intimate, that from the scarcity of vessels, the fall shipments thence are not likely to be excessive, but that those of Wheat, Indian Corn, and Flour, will be very abundant in the spring. This impression, combined with the pause evinced in many of the leading markets of this country last week, and the decline in London yesterday, has produced a reaction in the trade here as regards our home millers, who, at this day's market, bought very sparingly of Wheat, al though holders submitted to a decline of 3d. to 4d. per 70 lb. for all descriptions, except hard Spanish, which alone sus tained lute prices ; for shipment to Ireland, however, very extensive purchases have been made since Friday, and this morning further large sales of Foreign Wheat were effected for that purpose. Irish Flour, upon a dull sale, gave way 2.. pecr,si m et sack, and States, as well as Canadian, both free and in y slow demand, at an abatement of 2s. 6d. per barrel. Burley and Malt, although extremely scarce, were less buoyant than on Friday, inch receding to the rates of this day week. Beans and Peas in moderate request on the terms last noted. Oats continuing to attract little atten tion, were Id. per 45 lb. cheaper. Oatmeal, on the contrary, maintained late prices. Indian Corn, for immediate delivery, brings very extreme prices, but cargoes afloat are difficult to sell, and for spring shipment 10.. perqr. would be accepted, including freight. A eorre.pondent informs us that during the two previous days there had arrived in Liverpool from New York. Montreal, Quebec, and Dantzic, 11,845 brie. of Flour, 37,782 bushels of Wheat, and 26,158 bushels of Indian C LEEDS, Nov. 3.—Our arrivals of grain are mode rate, but there are several samples from vessels below. The Wheat trade is slow, and buyers are enabled to purchase at a decline of fully Is. per quarter. Barley is 2.. to 3.5. per quarter lower, and sale very limited. Oats and Shelling, a. well as Beans, steady. LYNN, Nov. 3.—A small supply of Wheat to-day, the condition much effected by the late soft weather, and 2s. per qr. lower. A good supply of Barif v, and heavy sale, at a decline of 4s. to si. per qr. We quote Wheat, 6316., 60s. to 62a. • fine, 614. ; white, to 665. Barley, best, runs 475. to 485.; fine, to 50s. Beans, old, 50s. to 535.; new, 48s. to 50a. Oats, 1541. per stone to the growers. Sulgßunt, Nov. 3.—At this large market to-day an exc. eding chant , . was observable, growers appeared v..ry unwilling to part with samoles of prime Wheat lower, ye: the terms must he quoted lower by from 2s. to 3s. per qr. The prices of Wheat may be quoted between 52.. and 66.. per qr. ; a few samples of best white do. reached to ;0.. per qr. Barley, fit for malting, was sought after at the price. of last week; griuding do. may be stated from Is. to 2.. per qr. lower. Oats brisk, at last week's quotations, ranging be tween 21s. and 325. per qr. Beans, from 40s. to 555. do. Peas we did not sec offered. Flour from dee. to s:s. per sack. WoODSTOCK, Nov. 3.—There was to-day a general depression. We quote:—Wheat, 13/. 10.. to 161. per load. Beans, 101. to 111. ss. per load. Barley, 325. to 40s. per qr. Oats, 225. to 323. per qr. NEWRY, Nov. 2.—The weather has again become wet and wintry, and to -day it has rained from overnight, with little intermission. With the exception of Oats, grain appears to be at least st ttionery in price. Oats. however, sold on Saturday a shale higher than at the previous market, the price being 1.3‘1. 1.5 Id. per stone, with a limited supply. The highest figure for Wheat may be stated at Vls. 44. per cwt., and for 13.irley 9a. 4d. to 9s. 6d., per cwt., and best malting lOs. per cwt. e. Eept. 19.Rept. 24. Oct. 3. Oct. 10. , Oct. 17.. Oct. 24. 10 1 0 I ::•. •.:: , PALS INTO LONDON FROM 2nd NOV. TO 4th NOV. Qrs. F.agILA. Scotch. Irish. Foreign. MANUFACTURES. HrDPEBSFTELD. Nov. 3. To-day's market for fancy and other Woollens has been the stillest for some time past. Scarcely any business has been done, and the very small quantity of pieces which have changed hands have been done without profits. The clothiers are in hopes that when the time arrives for Spring goods to be brought for ward, a little more business will be effected. PRODUCE. MINCING -LANE, 1 lalf-past Two. Sugar.—The public sales of 410 hhds. of Porto Rico, the favourite foreign grocery descriptions attracted a full room. Prices ranged from 465. to 555. ; the good and tine at and above Ms.,' brought very full prices. The lower sorts sold without spirit, scarcely austaining previous rates. The West India Market has been great to-day. A toad of unusually fine Jamaica sold at 575. Refined remains steady. Coffee.—The public sales were not of general interest, and quotations remain unaltered. Good ordinary Ceylon 372.6 d. to 38s. Rice was held by the importers at the public sale at full prices, and chiefly bought in ; cargo Madras sold at lss. fid. ; fine white Bengal brought in 19s. Pimento.-600 bags sold 4i, 41, which were full prices. Cassia Lignea.-200 Chests offered, of good quality, and bought in at 60s. Saltpetre.-1,300 bags were offered in public sale, the im porter held for high prices, and they were bought in. Cotton has become dull and inactive. RUM remains steady, but sales are difficult to make at the extreme prices of the late advance. Tea steady. norm rain ix 1646 To tan wart. London 22,029,389 lb. Liverpool 4,601,910 656,324 null 210,724 Clyde 1,664,7n Total Same time Ls 1949 28,3011/2620 SKINS. SALISBITtY, Nov. 3.—There were many Skins for sale ; Sheep fetched better prices by 3d. each than those sold last week, Southdowns and Leicestersmaking 3s. Gd, to 3s. 9d. each ; and best Dim)) dn. from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. each. Ox and Cow Hide., •_'ld. to 3d. per lb. Calf do. 4.W. to 6d. per lb. Fat, from 49. - 3 d. to 45. Sd. per stone of 14 lbs. WOOL. iICDDERSFIELD, Nov. 3.—The past week has been a very quiet one, so far as regards the raw material Wool. In fact, such has been the state of the trade fur weeks past, and the small amount of business done, that persons co g:vied in the Wool business are generally wishful that no more public Wool sales should take place this year. CATTLE. APPLESITAW SIIEEI iATr, Nov. 3.—There ap peared mush unwillingness to purchase to-day, yet dealers and seller refused a reduction. Then was a fair supply, consideriug the number sold on the previous days. Mr. Cox, Castle Carey, Dursetshire, sold 2,000 Dorset Ewes at the topmost prices. Mr. Crew, Taunton, Semersetahire, who brought nearly. 4,000 Ewes, &c., was equally successful. Mr. Skates, steward to his Orace the Duke of Rich mond, purchased extensively. Mr. Strange, of Blandfurd, Dometshire, sold his Ewes, to lamb about Christmas, at 435. each. Mr. Cheeseman, from Horsham, Sussex, was a large buyer. Mr. John Wyatt, Chichester, gave from 455. to 50 4 . for Ewes, with Lambs and down lambing. Mr. Spencer, Ridoe Farm, Ramsey, sold, at 50.. each, Ewes, down lambing. In fact, those sold maintained their prices. The average price for Somerset Ewes, down with lamb, ranged between 4Ss. up to 60s. each. Dorset do., from 4A. up to .555. do. South Down do., from 3Ss. up to 15s. do., being from 3s, to 4s. per head dearer than the prices given at Wey hill or Appleshaw last fair, and full Is. higher do. than the terms quoted fur Winchester last fair. There are about 30,000 standing over for the pen-fair held here to-morrow. Of South Down Ewes, Lambs, and fat stock, as yet but few have arrived ; and judging from the pens or coops already taken, there will be a all off of more than half the usual quantity of Sheep brought here for sale, and a fair quantity of Devon and Hereford lean beasts have arrived. SALISBURY, Nov. 3.—Our market was well sup plici with Beef and Mutton. Best Ox Beef from 10s. Gd. to Ils. 6d. per score ; Cows and inferior do., from 9s. to 10,4. do ; Mutton from 7d. to Sd. per lb., with a brisk sale, and nearly all sold. In the Pig market trade svas very sluggish, par ticularly for lean stores, though off, red even lower than lut week. The price of fat Hogs killed and ready for the bacon curers was Gd. per score lower; with difficulty could be obtained, some selling at 9d. to 9.. 6d. I.tvEaroot., Nov. 2.—We have large markets of both Beasts and Sheep, as fat as number goes, but the prin cipal portion of both is of second-rate and inferior quality. We had a numerous attendance of customers, and anything good was eagerly sought after, and fetched high prices. Beef, bd. to 6d. per lb.; Mutton, hid. to 7d. SHIPPING. MAILS ARRITED.— 3 Dublin; 2 Waterford; 1 Do naahadee; 1 French ; 1 Flanders. LONDON, Nov. 4. Wind this day at noon. S. by E., light breeze, and clear weather. DEAL, NOT. 3.—S.W. to S.S.W : moderate. Arrived Gwalior, Bombay; Morning Star, Baltimore; North Star, Philadelphia; Lamonna, St. John's, N. 8., and sailed for' Leith ; Lumley, ditto. and sailed for Yarmouth ; Victory, Pugwarh, and sailed for Hull ; Emma Searle, Quebec, and tailed for Chatham. Arrived from the river for : Valleytield, Sierra Leone : Atalanta. St. John's, N.B. CLYDE, Nov. 2.—N.W.—Arrived : Chevalier, Batavia; Saracen, New York ; Lady of the Lake. and the New York packet, from Quebec ; Oregon, and the Patriot, St. John's, N.B. ; Harmony, St. Thoman. DUNGENESS, Oct. 28.—01 f: Herman Cortes, Havana, and sailed for Norway. Nov, 2, Cameho, Batavia, and tailed for Rotterdam ; T. C. T. Van Speyk, Batavia, and sailed for Bremen ; Ann, New York, and sailed for Bremen ; Braseus, New York, and sailed for Hamburg ; Ross, St. John's, N.B. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 3.—S.S.E. to S.S.W., Sne.—Arrived Countess of Durham, Quebec. COWER, Nov. 3.—S. S. W., fine.—Arrived : Scalby, Havana. The Lord J. Russell, and the Ann, both dismasted and abandoned, were paned in long. 26, by the Sealhy, arrived here. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 3 —Arrived : William and Mary, Quebec. _ _ Dartrmorna, Oct. 30.—Off: Anna, Monte Video, for Antwerp. Nov. 1, Favourite, Baltimore, for Bremen; Cumberland, Quebec, for Shields. 2nd, Aurora, Rio Ja neiro, for Hamburg ; Victory, St. John's, N. 8., for Shields. The Louisa, waterlogged and abandoned, was passed Sept. 25, in lat. 49 N., 36 IY., by the Nation, arrived at Leghorn. DUBLIN, Nov. 2.—S.S.W.—Arrived : James, St. John's, N.B. Sailed : Nova Scotia, St. Jolla's. N.B. K IxosrowN, Oct. 31.—Arrived : Britannia, St. John's, N.B. Coax, Nov. 1.-8.8. W., strong.—Arrived: Echo, Ha vana, for Leith ; Pandora, Quebec. BELFAST, Nov. 2.-8.5. W., fresh.—Arrived: Orion, Prince Edward's Island ; Planter, Quebec ; the Aldebaran, of Newcastle, from Liverpool to Quebec, has put back to this port, from lat 33, leaky; on the 23rd ult. she passed through much wreck, and saw many dismasted vessels. A leafed brig, of about 250 tons, supposed to belong to New. castle or Sunderland, was passed, 15th ultimo, in lat. 47, long. 31, dismasted and abandoned ; and on the 19th, in lat. 49 long. 25, a coppered schooner, from Lisbon to Newfound land, painted red inside, lying to, but could not hear the name, was spoken by the Orion, arrived here. BAHIA, Sept. 21.—The (Port Schr.) Candor, from Faynl to this port, was wrecked on the coast of Suhana on the 15th inst. ; cargo expected to he saved. ••• For Yesterday's Alarkets see last page. Price. RI IC fie to 511 10 tt% f z 1' QT. LUCIA.—LOAN at 6 per Cent.—WANTED 1,3 the sum of £2,750, in stuns of £6OO or upwards, on Deben tures, secured on the revenues of the Crown colony of 6t. Lode, redeemable et the end of 'even year. ;the interest pa) able in London every six months, beginning the Ist July, 1847), under an ordinance sanctioned by her Majesty's Government. App'!eatlens to be sent to Messrs. J Manyet and= 4. Lawrenoe Yountney.lane, of whom further may be THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN.- Y. ANNUAL SERIES of OONCERTS.—For one month only.—The New grand Military Quadrille, entitled THE BRITISH ARMY, will be performed for the third time TOIS EVEN ING, Wednesday, November 4. In order to render complete the grand and novel effects introducvd in this piece of musie,M. Jollies has (by the kind condowcz.sion of the Military Authorities , succeeded in engaging (entirely in addition to his own complete and numerous °rehears), FOUR DISTINCT MILITARY BANDS. Ireland should not be reclaimed by tenants, and why the existing landlords of a district should not fortu a society, such as that of which there are excellent samples in Ireland. Money raised by presentment could never be more certain of return to the landlord, than funds so employed; no levy could be more gratifying to the landlord, more useful, or more re demptive to the present population. Leases should be of a remunerative length, with a certain surety of compensation at its clmie ; the crops naturally raised on those soils hitherto uncul tivated, would be those furnishing food to the poor. The kind and rotation of crops might be stipulated in the lease. And thus might at once be created relief for immediate famine, increased supply to meet future scarcity, a diminution of the supply of labour, and of the competition for land; and, in short, a remedy for the chief evils which beset the country. We regret that nothing of this kind has been at tempted; and fear that the result of the enactments and measures of this year may be confined to the mere temporary staving off of famine. All these improvements and drainages, for which the land lord is exhausting the mortgageable resources of his property, may indeed improve his rental, but will add little to the stock, which is to provide the poor man in future years with food and with employ. THE November number of the British Quarterly Reriew contains an article on Popular Education in England, at once sound and seasonable. It should have a peculiar value for that well-meaning, and, we trust, daily decreasing class, who are inclined to over-value the existing means of popular instruction, and to exaggerate, in the same proportion, the dangers of state interference with education. The article is laborious in its examination of 'authorities. It does not use its statistics unbolted. Moreover it does not take all its authorities from the same side of the question. Trojan and Tyrian, school inspector and statistical society, Dr. llooK and BAP TIST NOEL, lend their aid to the writer's conclusions. Such opinions are generally used as counter-weights. In this case they work together to make up an over powering testimony. The results are startling. We give some of them, for the behoof of readers who have not access to the review. But we recommend the entire paper to all who have the means to purchase it, and a real dis position to learn what is to be done for education, and how the work may best be set about. Lord KERRY'S returns, the reports of the Manches ter Statistical Society, and those of the Rev. BAPTIST NOEL, aided by independent arithmetical calculations lead to a remarkable conclusion. Reckoning the total population of England and Wales at 14,100,000, and the one-fourth of that population between the ages of four and fourteen as 3,600,000, of this latter number something less than a third are to be .found ix day sdiools, considerably less than a third in Sunday schools only, AND NEARLY ONE MILLION AND A HALF IN NO SCHOOL WHATEVER. Taking, however, five years instead of ten, as the educational period, this will leave us with a million and c quarter of souls thrown 'Ton society rrery ten years, •" who have never had a place in any day. school; the great mass of whom, we may be sure, cannot even read their mother-tongue, and who will take along with them all that unfitness for a right discharge of their social and religious duties, which is ever implied in such absence of instruction." Take another result pointed out by the reviewer. The ltegistrar-General of Marriages has returned nearly HALF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND rf ALL nausea as unable to write their names. Of course, as the marksmen and the markswomen belong to the lower classes, this gives much more than NIL' of those classes as unable to achieve even us much penmanship as is implied in a signature. The general conclusion is an appalling one. Yet we cannot shrink from it. In England and Wales we Aare a population, neatly the ha(niteltieh is unable to write, and about a third unable to read ; that is, unable to do either to any useful purpose. So much for the numbers wider instruction. The quality of instruction is next considered. Oa the intellectual part of this head we will not trouble our readers with extracts. The conclusions of the reviewer arc the conclusions of every man who has examined the subject widely and without bias. The average elementary instruction in our schools is a mockery of all that deserves the name. Deduct the few superior schools with duly qualified masters ; set aside the few exceptional scholars, whose thirst for knowledge carries them over the most formidable dif ficulties and supplies the most paralysing defects, and what is the elementary education of our poor ? A little imperfect reading—often only in the book where it was laboriously and unwillingly acquired—the New Testament; a little writing, in the majority of cases, on the slate only ; a little arithmetic, seldom going beyond the first four rules, and leaving the principles even of these unmastered. This is all. Here the pursuit of knowledge stops short of any one end that the pursuit should have in view. And even this pre tence of teaching deals only with the means of edu cation, reading and writing. Its ends, which /lading and writing may or may not subserve, arc left not unattained merely, but unthought :of. The National or British and Foreign School pupil, in a majority of cases, finishes his brief course of training unable to read a book, to writo a letter, or to work a sum in compound division. As for the habit of reading, the practice of letter-writing, or facility in arith metical calculation, they are neither attained at :shoo], nor are the foundations for an attainment of them laid there. No good will be done for education, until the miserable inefficiency of our present schools and systems is recogn ised and repaired. As to the moral training of such schools, we may be tolerably sure to find it on a level with the intellec tual. The children are in the alphabet of ethical as of intellectual tuition —or, rather, they have not reached even so far. The notion, that school is a place for training to habits of industry, foresight, and purity, is, in most cases, as little present to the mind of masters as of scholars. The connexion between religious and secular instruc tion is much insisted on by many of our most zealous educators. The severance of one from the other, which the mixed school would render necessary, is, in the eyes of many, a fatal objection to the plan. Child of Churchman and Dissenter must not sit on the same bench, because they cannot read out of the same catechism. The connexion is thought so important that many w ould prefer no education at all to educa tion merely secular. In fact, the whole question of national education turns on this pivot. What is the quality of the religious instruction thus fiercely struggled fur, thus sternly insisted on ? Let us borrow an extract from the report of the Rev. BAPTIST NOEL : It caw in their understanding of the Scripture., daily read, that I regretted to And the most advanced children of the National schools iori extremely defective. Nut only were they often ignorant of the principal facto recorded in the Bible, hut they could not wearer even the simplest questions upon the chapter.' which they had most recently reed. Nor was their religion. ignorance lessened be their knoalmhpj of the catechism. I ocverol tines exam.nixl the first class upon a pxtion sit tbc catechism, and I never once found them to comprehend it Indeed, to those who consider how they generally read the Scriptures and repeat the catechlom, their ignorance appears to be a very natural result. Usually the first clam reads one or two chap. tern of the Bible daily to the master or monitor. In the fir-t case, they would probably hove ouch short questions on what they read as the general 'superintendence of the sc hool would allow—in the other none. It Ls to the monitors aim that the catechism to daily repeatmt; jh e e tio repeating It again and again, till the preserilnd li.df-hour is comleted. Both In reading the scripture , to the monitors, and in repeating the catechism, the children showed a marked inattention and iroasineas, =manfully varied, when the master's eye an. not upon them, by tokens of a roguish roerrime.t. With the very best intentions, these who have adopted the system of the National • School bociety have, in many caste, admitted into their school. nothing for the elder children except the Bible, and wall volumes of extracts from it, and the catechism, and the effects seem to me most unfortunate. AU the books on subjects with which children are moat familiar being excluded from the school, that thirst Gorr variety which for the wisest purposee ha, been implanted by the Creator in the minds of children, lading no gratification, their faculties are stunted in their growth, and they sink into an inert list lessneas. Nothing can exceed the contrast between the eagerness of the children in a well-taught school, and the apathy manifested in moat of these national school.. But this to not the worst effect of making the Bible the only class book. Being thtm made the medium through which reading and spelling are taught, it becomes aseociated in their minds with all the rebukes and puniohnients to which bad reading, or false spelling, or inattention in class expooes them: and it is well if being than used for p7oses never designed, it eo not las- MliOntintitectr're rnlnr7:l:an:t:geotrihetethiy7“bGlacotosatraoinino.olcgthinthlatehtresc/iisscredkroo':lethrocanndr:.4:Vir:re7; 1001 scarcely coy such thing. Very few masters issfracr nay of children ors reliffpfa ofamavois wed go•weely DESCRIPTION. cirrecincrriox. Encampment of the army beide a dty, during the Indian War— The watchword of the smtinek is heard In the winner of the right-- Twilight appears, and the day breaks—The trumpets sound the 0- ccille, and the whole ample soon in motion—The troops fall in, and the trumpets announce the ure. No. I.—PARADE OF THE TROOPS, Quick Step and Grand March (composed for double orchestra). MUSIC OF THE INFANTRY REGENTS ON PARADE, with variations for the Instruments of wo od; viz.: For the Oboe, by Mons. Barret —far the Bassoon, by Moos. Baumann for tbebardson Flageolet, by Mons. net—andColli for the Flute by Mr. Rk. No. lIL—MUSIC OF THE ARTILLERY—FIELD EXERCISE. No. IV.—MUSIC OF THE CAVALRY REGIMENTS—GALLOP ING OF THE HORSES. Military Air, with variations for the bran instraments ; via.: Foe the Cornsmal-Piston, by Herr kenig—and for the Trombone, by dig. CUM. No. V.—Night again immanence, end the army in en bivouac; silence reigns around, when the enemy is heard advancing in the distance, having made a sortie from the besieged city, intending to surprise the amp; the outposts give the alarm, and THE TRUMPETS SOUND "TO ARMS." The British Grenadiers see now beard on the left wing, the Irish regiments on the right, snd the Scotch in the rear, ail approaching the main body, when the whole column Advance.; a feigned retreat la made, but the charge is Instantly renewed, and the battle rages with ing io the tiring of the musketry and have artillery being heard, VICTORY IS PROCLAIMED, AND TILE CONQUEROR TRIUMPHANTLY ENTERS THE FALLEN CITY. ••• In the Trumpet Calls and elmeds, 7L haiku km strictly adhered he the legogeMems. The pragememe (midi mil le Mamma y assn; will to night laded* amens Mos " Priebe," by arab ; • Solo, by N. Plume; A dm ameertante, by KM Rimy and Herr Koenig ; the New Conk Arnertema Polka ; ga. &c. Commence at Eight, terminate before Eleven. The last concert will take place on Saturday, Nov. 25, and the peseon be terminated on Monday, Nov. 30, by a and Bal Masco& Zlit preoo. MAILS. The mail• for Madeira, Brazils, and Buenos Ayres, will be mode up on the morning of the 4th Nor. (this day`,. The mills fur Corunna, Vigo, Oporto, laAbon. Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, will be made up on the morning of the 711.1 November. The overl.ind closed mails, via Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon. India, Hong-Kong, ke., w all be made up on the evening of the 7111 November.) The mails for British North America, Bermuda, and the United States, will be made up on the evening of the lath November. overland wails (or Gibraltar, Ngh*, Greece, the lonian Islands, Fitttlpt. Adm. etrlon. Hong-Kong, and China, elm Southampton, will be made up on the morning of the 20th November. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot notice, in my way, any communication that in sent to no anonymously; but thine who choose to adders" no In confidence will find their confidence resmted. NEITHER CAN WE UNDERTAKE TO RETURN ANY MARUSCIIIFTS WDATk.VEII. Advertisements intended for The Express, London evening paw, must be at the Once by Two o'clock on the day ut publication. MGR WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. Tan DAT. —.Morning, I min. put 2; Allen." 21 min. post 3. louoakow. —Morning, 43 min. post 2; Afternoon, 2 min. put 3. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4. THE Irish are an audience, whose Car and temper have been so lamentably spoiled, that to please or persuade it is a most difficult attempt. It has been long and well accustomed to gross abuse on the part of foes, and to a kind of half comical, half pathetic coaxing on the part of friends ; but any language be tween such extremes, words of firmness and of rea son, these the Irish have never heard. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, therefore, we are sorry to say, has been making use of an unknown tongue, in penning his didactic letter to an Irish chief. The nation does not unders..and it. Accustomed to either compliments or vituperation, they suspect the man who approaches them without one or the other A tone of gentle reproof is derogatory to their dig nity, and any moderate tribute to their virtues and sufferings is set down as cold hypocrisy. The "'wits milieu, which F.o ff iesit Statesmanship afters, Is dis tasteful, inappreciable to the Irish, and forms the true secret of that unpopularity, which from time to time has so unaccountably assailed Whig efforts for their emancipation and improvement. But however unreasonable the Irish, this is scarcely a moment when cool and dispassionate judgment can be expected of them. All classes are sorely tried. Famine and penury overstride the land ; and, like Death, strike at the gate of the landlord, es well as at the .cabin of the peasant. In the distressed state of Irish landlords generally, and more especially at present, it was not to be other wise than expected, that, finding themselves asso ciated with the Government in the great task of finding work, and affording relief to the Irish peasantry, they should seek to throw upon so broad , shouldered a colleague the onus of subscription and of debt. The generous and bold manner in which Lord BESSBOROV6H met theiv first objection to public works, ought however to have disarmed the Irish landlords. And it is really disgraceful to find them, after this, swelling the popular clamour against the Board of Works, for not being übiquitous, or for not superseding all the natural machinery of subsist ence and employ. This Board, the LORD LIErIENANT asserts, has nearly a million of persons in its employ. Add to this the numbers in the families dependent on those em ployed ; and the result displays a proportion of the whole Irish population relieved from want, which goes far to remove men's fears, and to satisfy the most desponding, that the paternal benevolence of govern ment will have attained its aim in staying the pro gress of famine. There is, unfortunately, however, no resting place in the efforts for Irish relief. And the moment one feels somewhat reassured on the subject of the popu lation getting over the present winter, anxiety turns to future seasons, and inquires what remedies have been applied, not merely for combating temporary famine, but permanent destitution. Those who pleaded, that money for the employ ment of the poor should be expended not in public or unproductive works, but in the improvement of private estates, which would thus be enabled to raise more food, ought to have been called to specify what kind of food they proposed thus to raise. Is it that kind of produce which naturally forms the sustenance of the people—or that more precious kind, drawn off by exportation, and the greater part of which is destined to evaporate in rent ? Are these draining laws and clauses which Mr. O'CoNNELL so emphati cally insisted on, to contribute to the improvement of land already cultivated, or arc they to apply to the reclaiming of waste and bog land ? Are they to increase the breadth of soil under cultivation, and give homesteads and loca tion to fresh tenants, or are they merely to add fresh value to that which is already occupied as corn field and pasture? The difference is important. We do not think that the State should be called on to advance sixpence to the latter ; whilst it should gene rously contribute funds and directions for the fur therance of the former. A controversy is now going on between certain publicists and journalists as to the best mode of locating cultivators on the waste lands in Ireland. One would make them proprietors, another tenants. We would observe, that waste land without capital to reclaim it, is alike useless to the squatter and to the state. It deteriorates him, without enriching it. If the state or the country is to find the capital, the idea of endowing the peasant with both it and the land, is being somewhat over cha ritable. Neither is proprietorship the greatest impulse to exertion. The French peasant is a pro prietor, and he consequently makes no effort ; he stag nates, and it merely requires a population treading close on the capacities of the soil, in order to reduce the French cottier to a par with the Irish. The model of an active squatter is the American. He, indeed, has the right of property. Bat is it permanent? On the contrary, the moment he has reclaimed a spot, he sells it to another for the price of his improvement, and marches off into the wilds, to squat and to re claim once more. - We do not see, therefore, why the waste lands of z,