The Press. — London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

- dignity of the Ottoman empire, and to ameliorate your destiny ►n accordance with the ideas and the necessities of the different classes composing your society. I do not promise that you shall obtain all that you desire, nor do 1 promise to share your views in everything, because I will not renounce the independence of my own opinions ; but what I can assure you of is, that you shall receive the benefit of ihe wisdom and goodwill of the powers in everything that your reason and experience may indicate, and that prudence and justice can consider as compatible with your intelligence, your position in the centre of Europe, and the suzerainty of the Sublime Porte; while as regards myself individually, gentlemen, should the opinion of so unimportant a personage have any power over your destiny, you may rest certain that such opinion will be expressed in a loyal, independent, and consc►entious manner, and that it will be always influenced by the in. terest that you have inspired me with, and the gratitude that I owe to you, while guided at the same time by my judgment and duties. FRANCE. The Emperor and Court are at present at Com peigne. The Bank of France raised its rate of discount, on Monday, to seven and a half per cent. The Migeon case is over. The Tribunal of Cor rectional Police of Colmar has condemned that gentleman for illegally wearing the Legion of Honour to one month's imprisonment, but has de clared itself incompetent to decide on the charge of fraud in electoral matters. Marshal Bandon, Governor-General of Algeria, left Paris on Thursday for Marseilles, where the steamer Cacique is waiting to convey him to Algiers. PRUSSIA. The health of the King continues very unsatisfac tory. The convalescence of his Majesty does not make definite progress. Last Saturday, the physicians summoned by Ministers to pronounce as to the pro bability of his Majesty soon being in a fit state to attend to business, fixed upon that day fortnight; so that, if within that time the King shoule not have recovered, they will feel themselves justified in pro nouncing distinctly his " disability for a lengthy period." In the event of this latter contingency supervening, it is probable that the Prince of Prussia will assume the regency, in virtue of Art. 56 of the Charter, and with the assent and approval of Minis ters and the Royal Family of that step. It is pos sible that the King may have then partially reco vered, and may veto such a proposal. RUSSIA. The Incalide last week alludes at length to the recent interview at Stuttgardt, and, indirectly refer ring to that rencontre, it expresses the hope that, although an everlasting peace may not be expected, it will nevertheless be easier for the future than it has been in times past, with the exercise of a little common sense and goodwill, to ntaintaiu the European harmony. SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. 20. General Armero and Bravo Murillo, it is believed, are intrusted with the formation of the new Cabinet. The Cortes of the kingdom, convoked for the 30th instant, will not assemble till the 30th of December. THE PRESS, OCTOBER 24, 1857. without sufficient reason." In conclusion, the noble lord expressed his firm reliance upon Lord Palmers ton's " vigorous measures," but did not express any very lively hopes of a Reform Bill for IRSB. THE MEMBERS FOR THE BOROUGH OF PLY MOUTH met their constituents on Monday evening at the Mechanics' Institution. THE ELECTION AT OLDHAN to supply the vacancy in the representation of this borough, caused by the fatal accident to Mr. James Platt, took place on Monday morning in front of the town-hall. Mr. Fox was elected without opposition. Sin G. B. PECHELL, M.P., intends to bring under the consideration of Parliament in the approaching session the whole question of our coast fisheries. The Admiralty of late have much neglected the interests of the country in this important branch of national industry. A GRAND BANQUET will be given to Sir Arthur Ramsay by his Conservative supporters at Rochdale, on the 4th proximo. AMERICA. The monetary crisis continues, and several heavy failures have occurred in New York. Curt IRO 4a4ion. Her Majesty the Queen and Court arrived safely at Windsor on the evening of the 16th inst. During the week the Royal Family have passed their time in enjoying rides and drives in the Parks. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by General Codrington, has arrived at the Castle from the Continent. Volitual. A CABINET COUNCIL was held on Friday, the 10th, at Lord Palmerston's official residence, Downing street. The Ministers present were—Viscount Pal merston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Aldcrley, and Mr. Baines. LOAD JOHN HAY, M.P. for the Wick District Burgh, was entertained last week by his constituents at a banquet at. Wick. In the course of his speech upon the occasion Lord John Hay denied that the Indian revolt had been foreseen or predicted. He de fended the rule of the Company, and he thought that the charge made against the Indian Government of gross acts of spoliation and annexation had been made only by those "not sufficiently acquainted with the question " ; for, continued the noble lord," though it is not to be denied that considerable annexations have taken place, the people have greatly benefited by the change, and no annexation has taken place alttropplitan. THE CHOLERA.—The recent outbreak of cholera at Stratford has been inquired into by the officers of health. Their report has not yet appeared, but the general impression is that bad water and worse drainage were the immediate causes of this outbreak of disease. Since the 2nd of October fifteen cases have occurred, of which seven have proved fatal. General district meetings are being held to consider the propriety of at once adopting precaut onary mea• sures. Meanwhile, the public health continues good ; 1,003 deaths were registered last week, being upwards cf 100 below the average. The births ex ceeded the deaths by 7872. THE LORD MAYOR ELECT, Sir R. W. Carden, has appointed as his chaplain the Rev. Tressilian George Nicholas, of Wadham College, Oxford, and incumbent of West Moulsey, Surrey. THE LONDON CORPORATION will, on the 4th No. vember, present the Duke of Cambridge with a sword of honour. robintial. THE BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, follow ing out the suggestion of Lord John Russell, intend inviting delegates from the various chambers of commerce to a conference on the Bankruptcy Laws, in Birmingham, on the 17th of November. TILE Couscir. of the Architectural Institute of Scotland have made application to Sir Benjamin Hall to authorise an exhibition in Edinburgh of the prize competition designs for the War and Foreign Offices to be erected at Westminster. THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE EARL FITZILARDINGE took place on the 17th inst. The Hon. Grantley Berkeley was not present in the procession which followed the remains to the grave. A COLLISION ON THE STOVE VALLEY RAILWAY occurred on Tuesday between the Dudley Port and Albion stations. The five p.m. Birmingham train ran into some ballast waggons being shunted off the line at. that moment. Several passengers were severely cut and bruised, but no lives were lost. MAJOR BARFOOT, of Midlington-house, near Drox ford, Hants, was being driven down the Northam road, Southampton, last Saturday, when the horses of his carriage took fright. Major Barfcot unfortu nately jumped out, and, falling on his head, received a severe concussion of the brain. He died in a few hours. tabu anb• THE PECULIAU ADVANTAGES OF THE ACCOMMODA TION BIM. SYSTEM were never clearly explained to the public before the examination at the Bankruptcy Court last Tuesday of Messrs. Sadgrove and Ragg, upholsterers in Finsbury. These persons, about three years since, joined partnership with a capital a little below 2,0001. In three years their transactions amounted to upwards of 200,0001. The point is, the manner in which their original want of capital was so far supplied as to enable them to maintain such enormous transactions. It was by the creation of accommodation bills. Ragg, the financier, is an original genius. He wanted capital ; he created bills, and such was his suavity of manner that he got them discounted at ten per cent. But the bills would have been nothing without an efficient staff of acceptors. A " Mr. Smith," of the Isle of Wight, undertook that position at the moderate charge of Is. a bill, and signed them in bundles. A "poor man " living in London, named Woodman, and who figured as " Mr. Woodman, of Turkey," occasionally accepted when so required. He had not exceeded twenty. A. "Mr. Brown, of Stratford•terrace," and the nephew of Mr. Sadgrove, were only too happy to sign their names. Mr. Turner, " a gentleman's servant," did the same for a small consideration. Then came George Jones, aged eighteen, in the employ of and receiving from the former wages 1039 to the amount of 6s. a week, who repre sented and signed for a " Mr. Gutteridge, of Nor wood, a gentleman of independent means, but afflicted with paralysis ; " then Meyers, a boy of sixteen, in the same employ, used to sign in the name of Bradley; a black performed the same office for a Mr. Guthrie ; and, lastly, Mrs. Anne Herons, wbo worked for the firm at Bs. a week, represented Mr. Herons on the backs of bills for 2,000/. These bills were discounted by a Mr. More and a Mr. Stephens at ten per cent. More does not seem likely to fatten on the affair, as at the last moment he was " taken in," for his name appears on the creditor list for 2,700/., a mistake he endeavoured to retrieve by taking a preference assignment of security, an act of sagacity only defeated by the shrewdness of the other creditors. This case is an alarming instance of the power of rascally employers to obtain the complicity of those they employ in any scheme of villany they may choose to adopt, and to pervert them from the paths of honesty. Judgment is ,for the present de ferred. THE INQUIRY into the causes of the recent collision on the South Wales Railway with respect to the death of Sarah Harmer, one of the passengers killed, has resulted in a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Charles White, the station.m aster at Stormy. THE CASE OF " FONIILANQUE Y. BUCESTONE," in which the popular manager of the Haymarket was sued at the Westminster County Court by Mr. A. Fonblanque,Jun., a banister residing at Manchester, for damages and costs on account of the detention, from April to October, of a manuscript farce, has been decided in favour of Mr. Fonblanque, who was awarded Is. damages for detention, the costs of the journey to London, and the amount of costs in action. _ _ . No CLUE or information of the slightest impor tance has yet been gained relative to the supposed murder at Waterloo•bridge. SECOND EDITION. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LATEST INTELLIGENCE CHANGE OF MINISTRY IN TURKEY. The following telegram has been received from Vienna, "Friday, Oct. 23, noon ": Advices from Constantinople of the 23rd inst. announce a change of Ministry. Redschid Pacha is appointed Grand Vizier. Aali Pacha remains Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Sultan's brother-in-law is appointed Master of the Ordnance. PA.RIS, Friday, 7 p.m. , .. . Turkey and Austria are reported to have agreed to prevent the union of the Principalities under any r. Lord and Lady Cowley are invited to remain at Compeigne from the 2nd to the 17th of November. M. de Persigny's invitation extends from October 20 to November 2. The Austrian Minister of Finance has again urged the Emperor to reduce the army as the only means of saving the empire from bankruptcy. No decision on this question has been arrived at. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Friday. The agent of the New York Associated Press has received by the Antelope a telegraphic despatch from New York to the evening of the 12th ; it. is to the following effect:— The Atlantic arrived out on the morning of the 12th ; it is therefore probable she will return on the 14th. Financial affairs were worse ; Western Canal flour, 5* dols. per barrel. The Indiana would probably leave St. John's for Southampton on the 13th. DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS. NORWIC u, Friday. At an early hour this morning the Ontario, of Shields, a full rigged vessel of 700 or 800 tons, struck on the Barber Sands, off Great Yarmouth, and became a total wreck. The mate was picked up by the Calstor beachtnen. It is believed that he is the only survivor, and that the captain, his wife, and twenty-two other persons were drowned. It is also reported that another vessel went down during the gale which prevailed on Thursday night, with all hands lost. City, Eleven o'clock. Consols for Account