The Sun. — London, England, 1859-11-14 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 51m.—Afternoon, 4h. 12m. To-Moturtow-Morning . ., 4h. 35m.—Afternoon, 4h. 59m. _ 4 •y p .T.,„,•„,. .-a,-... -... :w s fi t e 4)... 4....birorr • " • „, , 74 ''itt, , , 7. •'' " , 4 - -----', N ., , „.. i: L 1,..... ~ . 7 , • _ t rAt- rt r,g2_ _ ..,„.-x ~ ..0 ,•••4-----1.1,,,-,---,,, rl'llf SUN. MONDAY, NOVENIBER 14, 1859 Saturday last was a proud day for the Royal Navy of England. The QUEEN, herself, and her beloved daughter, our late PRINCESS RoYAL, honoured the launch of the Mistress of the Seas — the VICTORIA—the finest, and by far now the largest ship in the Royal Navy. It was, indeed, a grand day for Portsmouth to witness such a splen did sight. The scene was truly magnificent as it was auspicious for the future fortunes of British freedom—the good will of the Emperor NAPOLEON to the contrary, notwithstanding ! Yes ! let NAPOLEON build ag many ships as he can for the time being, and let him plate them with iron or steel, or more appropriately with brass, and let him try his luck at coming over here as an invader, instead of a beggar and a runaway scamp or fugitive, as in other times he sought our generous hospitality, and he and his braggart Colonels, with all their myrmidon rapacious rascals to boot, will, one and all, receive a far warmer reception than even the Imperial Guard or the Invincibles met at Waterloo. Of that let them be well assured, and let them con it well, and take it to heart with a sad souvenir of bygone days. We are no brag garts—we think, prepare and DO. Therefore we advise the Alan of _Destiny to think twice before he acts once. That he does intend to invade England, and it may be Ireland too, there seems now to be little doubt. To avenge Waterloo and St. Helena may be a splendid " idea " in the French mind, but to accomplish so desirable a feat may prove a more chivalrous idea than he has yet bargained for. lie may believe in destiny, and feel, or suppose he feels, certain of his purpose. We, too, believe in destiny —but with a firm determination to bring dlstiny to book if ever she attempt any mock oracular tricks with hearts resolved and arms pre pared to "do or die." That the French are unquestionably brave we fully admit, while we admire their spirit—but we are no cowards, either on sea or land—and if the French invaders find us to be cowards on British ground, why then we shall forgive them, and pay the penalty as a matter of course. And now a word or two to the Lords of the Admiralty and Sir BALDWIN WANE WALKER, th e best surveyor of the Navy ever yet apppointed. "We recommend that instead of building so many three deckers, they should build shipi of 100 guns on two deck s , suc h as the Con:pen:P., I onerl, and others. These shi ps w i th heavy metal ' will be a match for any three-d oc k er in tne world. They will besides be better sea boats —roll less—and be infinitely more handy in rough weather. Let ui have some twenty or thirty of them—and a few scores of 91's—the best of sailors, and the more manageable of fighting ships. Then as to our old sailing ships lying up idle in ordinary--a prey to the worms and old time to• gether—they have been good ships in their day, ar.d may be made very available in oqr day of coming danger. They can be made very useful as guard ships in harbour, and even in the offing, as sisted in their movements by tug steamers. Let them be jury rigged, well armed and manned, and if NAroLEoN break through their rough nurse_ *ng we will forgive him. . Why should we not have a large proportion of seamen and marines to man our chief naval arsenals instead of soldiers? The cost of one is no more than that of the other, while their value upon an emergency is incomparably greater. They can handle heavy artillery on land as well as afloat; and, if need ~be, they can man our :ships with a will and a readiness equal to the occasion. They are handy on land, and " Their home is on the deep !" Let the Admiralty look to it, and we will answer for the consequence. And now, a word of advice to the Coming In vader—" Yon may build as many plated steel ships as there are stars in the firmament, but when the day of battle comes, your evil star will darken in its destiny, and, instead of shining in its present ascendancy, will serve to lure your hosts to disaster and yourself to ruin." Steel-clad ships may be all very well, if other ships be so foolish as to waste powder and shot in firing at them: has it occurred to NAPOLEON - that British seamen -" make no bones" of iron or steel, but " close to and board the enemy in the smoke ?" Aye, blow all his boarding trappings and nets to the winds by a broadside of chain-shot, then with a good hearty cheer sweep his decks with a whirl wind rush of battle—and all is over Let NAPO LEON and his sabreurs ponder over this: He had better clothe his men in steel—but what of their hearts ? Upon the Ist of January, 1860—now fast ap proaching us—the Reserve Force of Royal Naval Volunteers will begin to be formally enrolled. This is as it should be—as it should have been long since. It is a grand step in advance. It is the next step naturally to be taken in sequenee after the creation of a Channel Fleet. The latter bul wark we now actually possess—thanks to Sir JOHN PAKINGTON. And a Chancel Fleet, moreover, worthy of its position of awful responsibility. A Fleet that, although so recently organised, if it cannot direct the storm, has certainly proved during the late fearful gales that it can ride [out] the whirlwind. And now that we have a Channel Fleet, now that the late First Lord of the Admi ralty's promise to arm England with this great buckler of defence has been promptly and resplen dently fulfilled—it is well that the suggestion ac companying that engagement should be effectively and efficiently realised. The suggestion, namely, that in addition to the regular maritime armament even thus considerably increased and reorganised, England should possess, besides a Channel fleet, an adequate reserve force of Royal Naval Volunteers. The last-mentioned project is no longer, we rejoice to think, merely an alluring day-dream or patriotic scheme purely in nubibus. So far from this it is at this moment that we might describe it as a project even now in 'process of development. An official notification, published elsewhere in our impression of this evening, indicates clearly enough how perfectly well authorised we are in making this emphatic announcement. It is a notification to the effect " that any seaman possessing [certain] qualifications may be enrolled as a Royal Naval Volunteer in the Reserve Force, and will there upon be entitled to the advantages and be subject to the obligations mentioned"—elsewhere in The Sun of to-night through the explicit medium of the Admiralty advertisement. In regard to this Reserve Force of Royal Naval Volunteers it may be remarked at once that the qualifications are four, that the advantages are ten, andthat the obligations are eig'at—the whole of these 22 subdivisions being specified in very plain and comprehensble terms consecutively. First, as to the four requisite Quali fications, The volunteer must be a British subject —free from infirmity—not over 35, and, finally, " he must," we are told, " within the ten years pre vious to his joining tfie Reserve, have been five years at sea, one year of that time an A. 8." Than all which clearly nothing could be well more rea sonable. Now, as to the ten advantages. There is, first of all, and chiefly to be taken into considera- tion, the annual payment or retainer to be awarded to each of these Royal Naval Volunteers. Of the reasonableness of this we are not so perfectly satisfied, and we are earnestly in hopes that it may be regarded as the one exceptional point which may yet be taken into reconsideration; for the annual payment, we observe, is fixed at no more than £O, payable quarterly. Surely, a retainer hardly worthy of the occasion, or of the high purpose towards which it is directed. Gladly would we see in place of £6— £8 as the annual payment to the volunteers. It can hardly be objected that £2 a quarter would be any exorbitant remuneration. And this difference is merely the question of a few shillings in each of these periodical instalments. We must not be hig gling over the few coins doled out to our maritime volunteers when the question is one really affecting our national safety. Another advantage is thus set forth before the intending volunteer, " he will, if he fulfils his obligations and is in the reserve the requisite time, receive a pension of not less than £l2 a year Iwhenever he becomes incapacitated from earning a livelihood, or at - sixty years of age, if not previously incapacitated." According to another " he will, if called on actual service, re ceive the same pay, a:lowances, and victuals, and have the same prospect of promotion, and prize money, as a continuous service seaman of the fleet, and he will, on joining receive the same clothing, bedding." And, finally, the volunteer is told" he may quit the reserve, if not at the time called for actual service, at the end of every five years ; ho may also quit it, when not called out, on paying back the retainers he has received ; or, without payment, if he passed an examination as a master or mate, and obtain bone fide employment as master or mate." The obligations, to the number of eight, chiefly relate to matters of discipline. They testify the care with which this noble re serve force is about to be formally and, we hope, permanently organised. Shall we give up further search for records and even for survivors of the FRANKLIN expedition ? To both parts of this question Dr. KING replies, " No—send me ;—you have spent £2,000,000 of money in ill-advised Government expeditions ; you have spent a large sum in private expeditions ; even one of these latter, which came nearest to the spot, turned back with little but rumours, one of them a calumnious report, in its possession ; the last and most successful of all, could not accomplish all that was desirable, because it was a naval expedition ; —send me, send me hy land—l will go for £l,OOO —but one two-thousandth part of what the Ad miralty has thrown into the sea." We cordially and hopefully accept Dr. KING'S proposal. He may have four times the money he asks, so far as we are concerned ; and we shall commend not blame the item in the next Admiralty estimates, and Mr. GLADSTONE'S next bill; the money is nothing, and the object one of superlative interest. We must own, indeed, that we can hardly bring ourselves to believe that any of the 105 noble fellows sacrificed to official obstinacy can yet sur vive amongst the Esquimaux. lint, Dr. KING thinks this possible, and the existence of records not yet obtained, almost certain. This is enough BE NS O N'S 'WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanisra."—Morning Post. Gold Watches 4 to ICO guineas. Silver Watches ................ 2to 50 guineas. 33 and 31, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GA RDEN. • ROY AL Under the manazement of Miss L. Fyne and Mr.W. Harrison THIS EVEN DIG will be performed THE TROVATORE. Messrs. Henry Haigh, ,Santley, Walworth ; Mi2s Parepa and )liss Conductor, Allred Mellon. Ballet, LA FIANCE. Messrs. W. 11. Payne, 11. Payne, F. Payne, Mdlle. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, Mons. Vandris. Doors open at hall-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. TATS F.TENING the performances will commence with THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, &c. After which (by desire), PAUL PRY. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINC E S S'S is. THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harr THIS EVENDTG, the nertortnances will commenoe with a new drama, entitled THE MASTER PASSION. Ilfessrs. Ryder, G. Melville, Graham, R. Cathcart, Garden ; Miss C. Lec ercq and Mrs. Charles Young. After which, a new farce, in one act, entitled NURSERY CHICKWEED. Messrs. Widdicomb, Meadows, H. Saker ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs. Weston. To be followed by a dramatic tableau in Watteau colours, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled LOVE AND FORTUNE. VEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. .11 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING (2nd time) THE DEAD HEART. Mr. B. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, Paul Bedford. Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Moreland; Miss Woolg,ar, and Miss IC. Kelly. Followed by (fifth time) a piece of extravagance, !called DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past six--Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor far bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Ring-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, a new Comedy, LONDON PRIDE ; or, Living for Appearances. Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Charles Young; Mesdauies Frank Matthews, Murray, and Nelly More. Followed by MAGIC TOYS, supported by Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, and a numerous Corps de Ballet. ginal Burlesque , b To conclude with the New and Oriy L. Buckingham, Esq., of VIRGINIUS ; or the Trials of a } Papa. Reduced Prices —Gallery, M ; Pit, le. The Box-office open from 11 to 3 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ance commences at 7. ASY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee ... Mr. William Cooke. Extraordinary prosperous career of the new historical Derma, in four parts, by Tom Taylor, Esq., called GARI BALDI. New scenery-Magnificent Militari Tableux.— Supported by a Powerful Company—Mr. R. Phillips, Ennis, Belmore, Raymond, Miss Kate Carson, - The Scenes in the Circle will be sustained by the best and most talented Equestrians of the day, Mr, John Henry Cooke, Miss Rosins. Maine. Marguerite, and a host of British, French, and American talent—Little Menoni, the wonderful Juvenile Equestrian-1t Clowns, Parisian Pierrots, and Ec centric Drolls -terminating eac'm Night with the comical and mirth-provoking Ballet entitled LOVE'S VAGARIES. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips C ANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS. - EVERY EVENING.—The Music of 'Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con certs). And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists—Messrs. George Hodson (the Trish Come dian and Mimic), W. 'l'. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interestiwr Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. ROSA BON HETI R'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is ope i from 9 am. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 13. THEHMOHETEE 7 IN THE SHADE. 50 —highest since noon yesterday. 39 —lowest this morning and during the night. 45—this day at noon. BAROMETRIC-30. 37—falling. WIND, South-Easterly; light, with hazy weather. Nov. H. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 46 —highest since non yesterday. 34—lowest this morning and during the night. 37—this day at noon. BAROMETER- -30.29 WIND, Nowhere ; dense fog, with frosty weather. tr :tlE Si) N, LONTI ON, MONDAY EVE SING, NOVEMBER i 4, 1859. tor us. In this business of searching for Captain FRANKLIN, Dr. KING has proved himself an e utliusiast, not only in the current, but in the etymo lo c;ical sense of the term also. His reasonings, in dc ed, before the Death of FRANKLIN, seemed con clusive ; but his confidence in them, in face of the cold, formal array of professionals and officials par took ,if inspiration, of the divination of genius in the ling to which he had devoted his best thoughts and energies. He foretold so precisely where Cap tain FRANKLIN and his crew, as it is now known, would have been found, that it almost seems as if he had had a prophetic commission from Heaven to convict the officials of the day of manslaughter. His advice, let it be remembered, would, if hearkened to, have saved ono hundred and five of the best Briiish sailors who ever trod the deck of a ship. That advice was spurned—spurned with mean inuendoes, only to result in numbering the Arctic search for FRANKLIN, with the winter in the Crimea, amongst the proofs of aristocratic in- competency. We shall, of course, in well-known quarters, have solemn lessons on the folly of any further efforts amongst the ice and snows of the Arctic Circle. Men in office will be reluctant by their acts to discredit the fatal inaction of their prede cessors; and there may be oracular-speaking jour nals which will sustain them in their course. Bnt one unanswerable argument is—Dr. KING him self. It is now on record that he could have saved the crew themselves ; and it is on record, too, that had the cold-hearted counsels of some journalists been heeded, poor FRANKLIN and his brave men would have sunk into oblivion, their fate unknown, their memory uncared for. Lady FRANKLIN'S heart was wiser than editors, and Cabinet Minis ters, and Government boards ; and the result is, that we have the partial relief afforded by M'CLIN TOCK'S discoveries. We dare not take the respon sibility of refusing, under such circumstances, what such a man as Dr. KING asks. He has proved so incomparably the best adviser, that we feel bound to take his advice now. But one man restored to his country would be a superabundant compensa tion for all the expense the Doctor proposes to in cur ; should he recover records only, we shall be fully satisfied ; and should he find nothing, we shall, even then, be thankful that the last effort was made. What Dr. KING now desires, as we learn from his speech at Brighton, which appeared in Me Sun of Thursday last, is to have the opportunity of thoroughly investigating by a summer land ex pedition the course of the Great Fish River. For that he predicted the crews of the Erebus and Terror would make ; and they did set forth to seek it. The doctor, whose predictions have hitherto proved so correct, is confident that " a summer survey down the course of that river would throw an entire light on the history of the missing crew." This does at least seem highly probable ; and lives there, we may ask, the man or woman in England who would not rejoice to bear his or her inappre ciable share of the small expense requisite to make the required exploration ? The question, as we suppose, is in the hands of the Chairman of the Brighton meeting, Mr. CONINGIIAM, and the sub ject will therefore, we may be sure, if necessary, be brought before Parliament early in the spring. We hope, however, that our Colonial Minister, to whom the authorisation of au overland journey belongs, will be able to rise " in his place in Parliament," and tell an applauding House that Dr. KING has received at the hands of the Government all the aid he desires for his object. LATEST NEWS. - ~- The following telegrams have been received at Mr. neuter's office from the Peninsular and Orien tal Steam Navigation Company : INDIA MAILS. GIBRALTAR. The Pera, with the Calcutta and China mails, left for Southampton on the evening of the 10th inst. The Indus, which left Southampton on the 4th, arrived, and sailed for Alexandria on the 11th inst., all well. SP ORTIN G-' 217 OTES. - 4 , ____ Racing in November does not belong exactly. I "like pigtails," to the past. Although persons who style themselves legitimate turiltes strongly depre cate it, yet in the old "calendars" may be found records of meetings which were held at Newmarket long after the period which is now considered the real close of the season. Even the outcry which has been raised by individuals whose turf experience is derived from modern times, and who aro practi• cally ignorant of sporting affairs, against yearling races, is not only unjust, but it calls a description of sport an "innovation" which was no novelty in the times when the Dukes of Portland, An caster, and Cumberland, and a Prince Regent, were the leading patrons of the turf. No wonder, then, that sporting men were not wearied with their work during the Houghton Meeting, and that now, amidst the dank and murky atmosphere of November, the difficulties through which they are compelled to pursue their avocations have scarcely diminished the ardour with which they engage in their game of speculation. Last week a sufficiency of racing was decided which would not only have made a July day as short as November, but which would also have given full employment and occupa tion to betting men in the height of the season, and have interested those persons who follow the sport merely for its own sake. Business commenced at Hereford on Monday, and terminated at Liverpool on Friday. At the first-mentioned place a meeting, as remarkable for its sporting success as for the ex cellence of its arrangements, was celebrated. Mr. J. Sheldon is now entrusted with the management of affairs in that locality, and the experience which he has acquired at Birmingham, and by a long initiation into racing matters, served him well in his undertaking of last week. The meeting was not remarkable for any important incident, Broad lands won the principal race on the first day, and proved that his supporters were quite right in placing faith in his Cesarewitch running. Pacto lus won the hurdle race, as racing men familiarly term it, ins walk; but his success created no sur prise, for all persons seemed prepared for it, and seven to four was freely betted on him just before the flag dropped. Remunerator cantered in for the Hunters' Stakes on Tuesday, was bought in for 100 guineas, and is likely to prove a good thing at Shrewsbury next week. But of this more anon. Longford's performance for the Steeplechase evi dently disgusted his owner, who, despite the im pertinent remonstrances made by Punch, seems to enter with increasing ardour into a sport 'which has originated in our fox-hunting country, and which is only very feebly imitated at La Marche and in the vicinity of Compeigne. Longford, through some misunderstanding, was sent to Liverpool, but his owner, with his customary discrimination, found Ghika to be the better horse of the two, and to him he trusted his interest. The result of the race proved that he acted judiciously, for Ghika not only ran a good horse, whose victory was snatched from him by a very little thought of animal, who on the previous day seemed incapable of winning a trum pery race over hurdles, but who possessed mettle enough throughout a race which, before the degene rated condition of thc - sport, would have established for her a first-class jumping reputation. She has, however, experienced many of the ills that horse flesh is heir to, for like the poisoner Palmer's Gold finder, and like St. Lawrence, both of which won the Chester Cup in their time, she stood a chance of being degraded from the race-course to the cab rank. Last year a " fiver" was offered for her, but a suggestion was made that a " tenner" should be her price. " I'll toss you whether I give you five pounds or ten," said Mr. Godby, and im mediately they went to business. Mr. Godby los ing his toss, was compelled to give ten pounds for the mare, but George Stevens relieved him of his bargain by giving him fifteen pounds. Mr. Godby, however, repented, and got the mare back again, imparted to her the requisite qualifications, started her on the Wednesday in a hurdle race just to shew her the way which she should go (which was not on that occasion first past the post), and who was satisfied by the ability she then displayed, not only to backher himself for the steeplechase, but also to pat his friends on. Perhaps it would be as well to make as few comments as possible upon the perform ance of An atis ; she did not go well in the ring or in the race. Her success in the preceding week, however, made the good easy public place great trust in her ability. She, however, as it has been reported in the columns of The Sun, suddenly declined in the betting from sto 1 taken to 20 to 1 offered. She jumped into a ditch, and put her backers in the hole. Escape has destroyed his reputation, for, unless turned absolutely loose, he seems to have no chance with modern steeplechase horses. Old Dog Tray was, as usual, " ever faithful" to his standing character, for he would never go down at the most awkard leap ever discovered over a Devonshire or Welsh country, and quite disdained ever to jnmp the slight hurdles, the thin gorse fences, and the puddles which were called brooks, which were the obstacles that he encountered at Aintree. Physi cian did not appear to be a " game boy ;" he ran into a ditch, from which he was only extricated by ropes. Although Mr. Barber declared to win with Old Dog Tray, he undoubtedly meant mischief with the Friar of Apshall, who, taking advantage of his light weight, made the most of the running until, as The Sun report stated, Nightingale, with his usual propensity for getting home in a hurry, raced with him on Chance to some rails beyond Beecher's Brook, at which point the Friar of Apshall, disliking her company, swerved, and both preferring turf to timber, jumped over the embankment to the right of the flag; their chance was of course destroyed, because it would have been absurd for them to have turned back and gone over the flimsy obstacles which served for post and rails. Curlew was twice successful during the meeting, and the quartette of victories which this horse has recently achieved, not only proved that he was the " good thing" which I stated when I selected him to win the Nursery Handicap at New market, but that he has also justified the good opinion which I have always expressed respecting him. His performances at the Houghton Meeting, and subsequently, showed that Lord Stamford did not commit any great error of judgment in giving £5OO for Paleface, who, it may be remembered, gave Curlew 191bs for the Nursery Handicap at New market in the Houghton Meeting, and ran him to a head. The Autumn Cup was won by Meg Merrilies, Mr. Merry thus securing Mr. Topham's gift three years in succession. Lifeboat ran third. Julia proved herself to be the bad mare which I said she was before she ran at Doncaster, and for her de feat on this occasion not even an excuse of a twisted plate could be made. The Woodyeates party thought Rara Avis was in full feather, but to me she appeared to be very light, and more adapted to a circus than to a race course. Polestar, on the con trary, never appeared in better condition ; she seemed full of muscle, and although she did not seem healthy in the market, many people were induced to throw a trifle away about her. As I have frequently asserted she has lost all heart, and as, it was proved by her Cesarewitch running, she seems to have no courage to finish a race. Like Nancy, her racing career terminated with a broken heart. Polestar, it will be' remembered, belonged to poor Cooke, and several strange incidents on the racecourse and in the experience of sporting men, have again brought his career to the memory of turfites. Goldfinder w - ) won the Chester Cup in 1853, is now running in an Islington omnibus, and stranger.still, in a race at Liverpool, in which only four horses started, one of them was ridden by Smethurst and the other by Palmer. The bungle which was made respecting the Helter Skelter Stakes was occasioned by an official attempting to discharge double duties. Mr. John son was too much engaged in the weighing-room to have an opportunity of getting to his chair in time to see the horses pass the post. Altogether, Mr. Topham, under the most discouraging difficulties, brought the meeting to a most successful termina tion. The past must now give place to the future, but the coining events at Shrewsbury have not yet cast their shadow before. The acceptances for the prin cipal stakes, and the weights for several handicaps were not published until very late in the week. Mr. Frail is working with his usual energy to ensure the success of his meeting, a statement which is hardly necessary, and one which will imply that success will be attained. Julia, may compensate her owner for her bad running at Doncaster and Liverpool by winning the Shrewsbury Handicap, and either Brandy Ball or Nuffield may win the Corporation Plate. Despite) her nibs. penalty Maria Agnes still possesses a chance of carrying off the Hurdle Race. Of the yearlings I trust nothing. I have merely limited my remarks to the first days raciug. A FRESH MAN. SHREWSBURY RACES. The following horses have left Liverpool for Shrewsbury: —King William, York, Squire, Creeper, Jim, Timandra, Mutineer, Romeo, Broadlands, Maria Agnes, Vilikins, Torn Granby, and Donizetti. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A new farce was produced on Saturday night at the Princess's Theatre with complete success, entitled ".Nur sey Chickweed, and the plot, though not striking, is novel. Tho story hinges upon the difficulties into which Jonathan Chickweed is plunged by being suddenly called upon to re store to their respective parents a boy and girl who have been entrusted to the care of his wife, Nurse Chickweed. That person, however, having some years previously preferred the society of a bold corporal to that of her husband, and eloped accordingly, Mr. Chickweed has had to bring up the children himself, and his educa tional ideas being rather limited the young people have grown in health rather than in knowledge ; not, however, wishing to make public his wife's infidelity, he has induced the village schoolmaster to write regu larly in the name of the children to the parents, furnish ing reports of how they are progressing under the case of " nursey." The unexpected arrival of the parents of the girl throws Jonathan into a fever for fear that the decep tion he has practised should be discovered, and he is at his wits' end when a request is made to see Nursey Chickweed herself ; he tries every plan to get out of the dilemma, but all fail, and at last he is obliged to per sonate his worse half, and, dressing in female attire, appears as the veritable " Nursey." So far he has got over his difficulties ; but at this point the father of the boy arrives to claim the young gentleman, who has that morn ing been sent to a farmer to do a day's haymaking in ex change for the loan of a donkey. Again, then, Jonathan has recourse to his inventive genius, and this time he disguises the girl in boy's clothes, and makes her pass for the absent young gentleman. All, however, is of no use : the truth at last comes out, and Jonathan meets, not with the punishment he expects, but with a reward in the shape of the situation of gardener at the country residence of the girl's parents. The character of Jonathan Chickweed afforded an excellent opportunity to Mr. Widdicombe for displaying his powers as a low comedian ; and ho certainly made the most of it: The part of the girl allowed of Miss Louise Keeley appearing in a character more assimilating in some respects to those in which her mother has earned so high a reputation than any in which this young lady has yet been seen in London, and there was a truth, breadth, and force about her impersonation that fully confirmed the impression already recorded of the great talents of this youthful but already most accomplished artist. The piece was received throughout with much applause TIIE REGENCY OF CENTRAL ITALY.—Telegra phic dispatches from Turin received yesterday state on unexceptionable authority that the King of Sardinia has not refused to allow the Prince Carignano to accept the Regency offered to him by Central Italy. It would, however, appear that his Majesty has expressed his wish to postpone for the present any immediate decision on the question.— Morning Post. DEATH OF EARL DE GREY.—Wo regret to have to record the death of the Earl de Grey, K.G., Lord-Lieu tenant and Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire, Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant of the Yorkshire Yeomanry, and Aide de-camp to her Majesty, which occurred this morning at his town residence, No. 4, St. James's-square. His lord ship, who changed his family name of Robinson for that of Weddell, assumed that of De Grey only on succeeding to the Earldom. Ho was born on the Bth December, 1781, and succeeded to the barony of Grantham on the death of his father, the second lord, on the 20th of July, 1786, and to the earldom of De Grey on that of Arrabel Hume-Camp bell, late countess, his maternal aunt, in 1833. He is succeeded in his title and large estates by the Earl of Ripon, who but a few months ago was well known in the House of Commons as Viscount Goderich. The late Earl de Grey was a liberal patron of literature and science. His Excellency Hassan, Ali Khan, Persian Am bassador, with the gentlemen of his suite, left Claridge's Hotel at an early hour on Saturday morning for Portsmouth to witness the launch of the Victoria. His Excellency was highly delighted with the ceremony, and having been gra ciously recognised by her Majesty, returned to town by the three o'clock train, arriving at Claridge's Hotel to dinner. The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Arabella West have passed through town eo roue for Wor cestershire, on a visit to Sir John and Lady Pakington Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained a select circle at dinner on Saturday evening, at their man sion in Piccadilly. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney arrived at Windsor Castle on Saturday, on a visit to her Majesty. The marriage of Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, sixth daughter of the duke and Duchess of Richmond, with Lord l3inghun, eldest son of the E.irl of Lucan, will be solemnised at St. George's Church, ll:mover-square, on Thursday next. Lord John Russell left town on Saturday on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. Lord and Lady Denman arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, on Friday, on their return from the Continent. Sir George and Lady Grey have arrived at Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, Nov. 12. In to-day's sitting of the Federal Diet the affair of the constitution of Hesse Cassel has been referred to a committee. Prussia, Thuringia, Oldenburg, and the Hanseatic Towns voted for the re-establish ment of the constitution of 1831. The representa tives of other Governments voted in favour of the constitution of 1852, and others abstained altogether from voting. The committee has unanimously adopted the pro posal concerning the reorganisation of the Federal military constitution, and has sent its report to the special military committee. TURIN, NOT. 13. A denial has been given to certain reports cur rent here of a 'Ministerial crisis, said to have been caused by the question of the Regency of the Prince de Carignan. A Council of the Ministers of State has taken place, at which several influential gentlemen of high political standing were present. DJ ARSEILLES, Nov. 12. M. de Lesseps will take his departure this even ing for Constantinople. The Marseilles newspapers state that instructions from the French Government were received at Alexandria on the 27th October, to prevent any act that would interfere with the privileges of the Suez Canal Company. The works of the canal continue. PARIS, Nov. 13. The llloniteltr of to-day pablishes the report of Admiral Rigault de Genouilly on the fight of the 7th September witivthe Cochin Chinese, in which the enemy suffered severe loss. The report says —" We have put the enemy to flight, and have destroyed their forts and artillery. Our loss amounts to 10 killed and 40 wounded." FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The verdict of the jury in the trial of Madlle. Leenie Chareau, who was charged with stealing the child of the judge, M. llua, has been given. The accused was declared not guilty, and was acquitted. THE BOURSE, Nov. 12.—The note published this morning by the Moniteur, declaring that the ap pointment of Prince Carignan is to be regretted, had a chilling influence on the market, but the business has been so limited that the fall is scarcely worth notice. Threes have been done at 701. sc. to 69f. 95c. Mobilier varied from 7851. to 781 f. 25c.; Austrian, 548 f. 75c. to 547 f. 50c. ; Lombard, 550 f. to 518 f. 75e. ; Orleans, 1,370 f. to 1,367 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 8921. 50c. to 890 f. ; Southern, 5171. 50c. to 5151. The following were the last quotations :- 4 per Cents. 95 50 Credit Fonder.... 695 Do. end month — Belgian 41 . 3 per Cents 69 95 Piedmonteso (5) .. 84 75 Do. end month 69 95 itoman B4 75 Bank Shares 2815 Austrian — Mobilier 782 60 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 782 60 "Tome Debt 43 25 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account Orleans northern 950 .. 950 new ditto B3O .. 832 50 Lyons and Mediterranean BB7 50 .. 888 75 Geneva 530 .. Southern Western 568 7.5 .. eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard .. ... Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12c. ; money, 25f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 c. ; money, 24f. 95c AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The Cunard royal mail steam-ship Euorpa has arrived from Boston and Halifax with advices to the 2d inst. She brings 100 passengers and 300,000 dollars. The America, from hence, arrived at Halifax on the morning of the 3d inst. ; and the Arago, from Havre, on the Ist, at New York. On the sth the Europa passed a steamer, supposed to be the Asia. The trial of Brown for the Harper Ferry enzeute had resulted in a verdict of guilty, but a motion for arrest of judgment was put in and argued, and the Court had reserved its decision. Coppie, another of the parties implicated, had been put upon his trial. In Washington it was believed that the capital sentence upon Brown wGuld not be carried into effect. Brown is looked upon as insane, or at least a tool in the hands of the Abolitionists. A fatal accident, by running over an ox, had oc curred upon the Chicago Railway, by which eight persons were killed and many wounded. Yellow fever was extending in New Orleans. From Mexico we learn that the Juarez Govern ment was m,Lane wreaniteiwngnetghos American Minister, Mr. negotiations. Miramon's troops ,to in the city of Mexico were acting purely on the defensive. The ports of Savanilla and Carthagena were closed on the 20th ult, by decree of the Federal Government of New Granada, in consequence of bsing in rebellion against the supreme authority. San Franisco dates to the 10th ult. have been received. There is no news of importance. Busi ness was extremely dull, but quotations were un- changed. Ilavanna advices are to the 28th ult. Nine hun dred slaves were landed there. The markets were unchanged. COMMERCIAL. At New York the stock market was rather limited, but the feeling was buoyant, and firmness prevailed. Money was very easy at 5 per cent on call. Sterling exchange wa■ moderately dealt in at 109 to 1101. There was less activity in the cotton market, and middling uplands wero quoted 11. No change to report in breadstuffs generally, flour being without material alteration from previous prices; wheat, however, was rather more active. Beef was without change. From last report mess pork was better, but prime lower. Freights were heavy, SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY NIMIT. The Hammonia has arrived from New York. She brings advices to the Ist inst., but there is little news of importance. She has on board nearly 400,000 dole., for England. The Nova Scotian had arrived out on the 29th inst. A special despatch from Washington says that the San Juan dispute is much over-estimated in England, and that there will be better feeling there when a calm statement of facts has been laid before the British Government. The trial of Brown, leader of Harper's Ferry out break, terminated in his being sentenced to death. The ports of Savanill and Carthagena were to be closed on the 20th ult., in consequence of the State in which those cities are situated being in rebellion against the Supreme Government. COMMERCIAL. New York exchange on London, 109,1 to 110. Cotton firmer, - and more active. Freights the same as hist re ported. Now Orleans cotton market easier. The EASTERN FISIIERIES.—The herring fishery is being pursued with varying success. Tha quantity taken has fallen off, but the quality has improved, and prices have advanced to some extent. THE NOMINA2ION OF SHERIFFS. On Saturday, at 2 o'clock, being the morrow of St, Martin's, the ceremony of nominating the sheriffs for the ensuing year for the counties of England and Wales, Cornwall and Lancash ire excepted, the nomi nation with respect to which devolves on the Prince of Wales, took place in the Court of Exchequer after the usual business of the court had concluded. Mr. Gladstone, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, attended the ceremony in accordance with ancient custom. The right hon. gentleman, who was accompanied by Sir G. C. Lewis, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, wore his robe of office on the occasion. The greater part of the judges were present, includ ing the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice Cock turn, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exche quer, the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Justices Williams, Hill, Crowder, Willes, and Crompton, and Baron Channel!. Mr. W. H. Wal ton, the Queen's Remembrancer, was in attendance in his official capacity, and administered the custo mary oath to the members of the Council. The judges then presented their returns of persons liable to serve the office of sheriff, and, this done, the Queen's Remembrancer read aloud the list of nomi nations, as follows : BEDFORDSHIRE.—Joseph Tucker, of Pavenham, Esq. ; Chas. Longuet Higgins, of Turvey, Esq.; and Wm. Lynn Smart, of Eversholt, Esq. BERKSIIIRE.—Sir Claudius Stephen Paul Hunter, of Mortimer, near Reading, Bart. ; John Sivewright. of Pep par-park, near Reading, Esq. ; and Henry Lannoy Hunter, of Beech-hill, Esq. Bucxs.—William Tyringham Praed, of Tyringham, Esq. ; Sir Anthony Nathan De Rothschild, of Aston Clin ton, Bart.; and Christopher Tower, of Huntsmoor-park, Esq. CAMBRIDGE AND HUNTINGDONSIIIRE.—PhiIip Castel Shorard, of Glatton, Esq. ; Denzil Onslow, of Great Staughton, Esq.; and David Veasey, of Castle-hill House, Huntingdon, Esq. - CUMBERLAND .—Philip Henry Howasd, of Corby Castle, Esq. ; Thomas Ainsworth, of the Flosh, Esq. ; and Samuel Lindow, of Cleator, Esq. CHESHIRE.—CIement Swetenham, of Somerford Booths, near Congleton, Esq. ; John Ralph Shaw, of Arrow-hall, Birkenhead, Esq. ; and Edward Holt Glegg, of Backford, Esq. bERBYSIIIRE.—FrancIs Hurt, of Alderwasley, Esq. ; Lord Edward Howard, of Glossop; and William Thomas Cox, of Spondon-hall, Esq. DEVONSHIRE.—Peter Richard Hoare, of Luscombe, Esq.; Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, of Weare Topsham, Bart. ; and Edward Studd, of Oxton, Esq. DORSETSIIIRE.—George Digby Wingfield Digby, of Sherborne Castle, Esq. ; Oliver William Farrer, of En combe, Esq. ; and Robert Hassell Owen Swaffield, of Wyke Regis, Esq. DURHAM.—Henry John Spearman, of Burn-hall, Esq. ; Richard Lawrence Pemberton, of Barnes, Esq. ; and George Henry Surtees, of Dinsdale, Esq. ESSEX.--John Scrafton Tho•npson, of Ilford, Esq. ; Geo. Henry Herrington, of Lexden-park, near Colchester, Esq. ; and Sir William Bowyer Smijth, of Hill-hall, Epping, Bart. GLOCESTERSHIRE.—John Edward Dorrington, of Lyp piatt-park, Stroud, Esq. ; William John Phelps, of Chestal house, Dinsley, Esq. ; and John Waddingham, of Gulling grange, Winchcombe, Esq. HEREFORDSHIRE.—Andrew Rouse Boughton Knight, of Downton Castle, Esq. ; Robert Henry Lee Warner, of Tiberton, Esq. ; and John Davenport, of Foxley, Esq. HERTFORDSHIRE.—James Bentley, of Cheshunt, Esq. ; William Jones Lloyd, of Abbotts Langley, Esq. ; and John Hodpsm, of Gilston-park, Esq. KENT. —Sir Courtnay Honeywood, of Evington, Elm stead, near Canterbury, Bart. ; Alexander Randall, of Foley-house, Maidstone, Esq. ; and Henry Bannerman, of Hunton-court, Maidstone, Esq. LEICESTERSHIRE.—Edward Henshaw Cheney, of Gad desby, Esq. ; Richard Sutton, of Skcffington, Esq. ; and Jsmes Beaumont Winstanley, of Braunstone, Esq. LINCOLNSHIRE.—Sir Glynn° Earle Welby, of Denton hall, Bart. ; 'Weston Cracoft Amcotts, of Kettlethorpe, Esq. ; and Thomas John Dixon, of Holton-le-Moor, Esq. MONMOUTHSHIRE,—The Hon. William Powell Rodney, of Llanvihangel-court ; James Proctor Carruthers, of the Gronira, near Chepstow, Esq. ; and Abraham Darby, of Ebbow Vale, near Newport, Esq. Nouromi.---Henry Birbeck, of Stoke Holy-cross, Esq. ; John Thomas Mott, of Barningham, Esq. ; and Henry James Leo Warner, of Little Walsingham, Esq. NoILTILAMPTONSIIIRE.—WiIIiameapeI Clarke Thornhill, of Rushton-hall, Esq. ; John Edmund Severn°, of Then ford, Esq. ; and William Smyth, of Little Houghton, Esq. NORTHUMBERLAND. —William John Pawson, of Shaw don, Esq. ; John Cookson, of Meldon-park, Esq. ; and William Cuthbert, of Beaufront, Esq. NorrINGnAmsIIIRE.—Ed ward Valentine Pegg° Bur nell, of Winkburn, Esq. ; John Henry Manners Sutton, of Kelham, Esq. ; and Henry Savile, of Rufford-abbey, Esq. OxrounsnmE.—John Weyland, of Woodeatan, Esq. ; John Fowden Hodges, of Bolney-court, Esq. ; and Henry Birch Reynardson, of Adwell, Esq. ItUTLAND.—SamueI Hunt, of Ketton, Esq. ; Alexander Doria, of Manton, Esq.; and William Fluyder, of Ayston, Esq. SHROPSHIRE.—Sir John Emerick Edward Dalberg Ac ton, of Aldenham-hall, Bart. ; Sir Charles Henry Rouse Boughton, of Downton-hall, Bart. ; and George Pritchard, of Broseley, Esq. SOMERSETIMIRE.—Robert James Elton, of Whiteste.un ton, Esq. ; Francis 'Wheat Newton, of Barton-grange, Esq. ; and Ralph Neville Granvill, of Butleigh- court, Esq. STAFFORDsHIRE.—Richard Howard Haywood, of Brown hills, Esq. ; John William Philips, of Heybridge, Esq. ; and Newton John Lane, of Elmshuret, Esq. SOUTHAMPTON (County).—William George Craven, of Brambridge-house, Winchester, Esq. ; Charles Seely, of Brook-house, near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Esq. ; and John Deverell, of Purbrook-park, near Coshant, Esq. SUFFOLK,—Thomas Thornhill, of Riddlesworth, Esq. ; John Berners, of Wolverstone-park, Esq. ; and Edward Robert Starkie Bence, of Kentwell-hall, Thetford, Esq. SURREY.—Wm. John Evelyn, of Wootton, near Dork ing, Esq. ; Samuel Gurney, of Carshalton, Esq. ; and Sir John Cathcart, of Cooper's-hill, Egham, Eart. SUSSEX.—Charles Scrase Dickins, of Coolhurst, Esq.; George Gatty, :of Felbridgo-park, East Grinstead, Esq. ; and the Hon. John Jervis Carnegie, of Fair Oak, Seaford. WAnwfcßsuittn.—Henry James Shelden, of Brailes house, Esq. ; Richard Greaves, of The Cliff, Warwick, Esq. ; and Washington Hibbert, of Bitton-grange, Rugby, Esq. WESTMORELAND. —Matthew Benson Harrison,of Amble side, Esq. ; William Hopes, of Brampton Crofts, Appleby, Esq. ; and Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Gandy, of Heaves lodge, Kendal. WILTSHIRE.—Horatio Nelson Goddard, of Cliffe Manor house, Esq. ; Charles Penruddocke, of Compton Chamber laine, Esq. ; and Thomas Fraser Grove, of Ferne, Esq. WORCESTERSHIRE.—The Hon. Charles Grantham Scott, of Great Malvern ; James Moilliet, of Abberley-hall, near Worcester, Esq. ; Ferdinando Dudley Lea Smith, of the Grange, near Halesowen, Esq. YORKSIIIRE.—James Garth Marshall, of Headingley, near Leeds, Esq. ; Sir George Orby Wombwell, of New burgh-park, Bart.; William Frederic Webb, of Pepper hall, Esq. WALES—NORTH AND SOUTH. ANGLESEA.—George Richard Griffith, of Pencraig, Esq. • William Bulkeley Hughes, of Plas Coeh, Esq. ; Robert Davies, of Bwlchyfen, Esq. BRECONSHIRE.—John Evans, of Brecon, Esq. ; Charles Augustus Parkinson, of Sunny-bank, Esq. ; Walter de Winton, of Maesleugh Castle, Esq. CARNARVONSIIIRE.—JDhn Whitehead Greaves, of Tanyrallt, Esq. ; Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, of Gwynfryn, Esq. ; J ohn Priestley, of Braichybib, Esq. CARMARTILENSIIIRE.—AIan James Gulston, of Llwyn berilan, Esq. ; Arthur Henry Saunders Davies, of Pentre, Esq. ; Sir John Dandas, of Velinvole, Bart. CARDIGANSHIRE.—WiIIiam Jones, of Glendennis, near Lampeter, Esq. ; Pryce Loveden Gogerddan, Esq. ; and Herbert Vaughan, of Brynog, Esq. DENBIGIISIIIRE.—James Hardcastle, of Pen-y lan, Ruabon, Esq, ; Charles John Tottenham, of Berwyn-hall, near Llangollen, Esq. ; and Hugh Robert Hughes, of Kin mel, near Abergolo, Esq. FLINTS It I RE.—Howel Maddock Arthur Jones, of Wepre b all, Esq.; Robert Howard, of Broughton-hall, Esq. ; and Philp Pennant Pearson, of Bodfari, Esq. GLAMORGANSIIIRE.—George Grey Ross, of Court-y -ralla, Esq. ; Edward Robert Wood, of Southall, Esq. ; and Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, of Sully-house, Bart. MONTGOMERYSIIIRE.—WiIIiaM Curling, of Maesmawr, Esq. ; Pryce James Drew, of Glanhafren, Esq. ; and James France France, of Yystymcolwyn, Esq. MERIONETIESHIRE.—David Williams, of Dendraeth castle, Esq. ; John Williams, of Castellfawr, Esq. ; and Robert Nanney Hartley, of Llwyn, Esq. PEMBROKESIIIRE.—Georgo Augustus Harries, of Hilton, Esq. ; Edward Wilson, of Haen-castle, Esq.; and James Bevan Bowen, of Llangwano, Newport, Esq. RADNORSIIIRE.—Henry Thomas, of Pencerrig, Esq. ; Henry George Phillips, of Albany Cwmhir, Esq. ; and Georgo Greenwood, of Abernant, Esq. WooLwicir, Nov. 13.—Sir W. Armstr3ng, C. 8., recently appointed, in conjunction with Mr. Anderson (late Inspector of Machinery), to superintend the whole of the royal gun factories at Woolwich Arsenal, has been fre quently in attendance during the past week, for the purpose of making the requisite arrangements rendered necessary by the recent decision of the War Department to suspend the manufacture of the ordinary description of ordnance, and to produce an unlimited supply of rifled guns for mili tary and naval service. The subject ofprovidingan improved description of gun-carriage, to enable the Armstrong gun to be used with efficiency on board steam or sailing vessels, is now occupying the attention of the Ordnance Select Com mittee for experiments. Sir W. Armstrong has produced a carriage composed chiefly of iron ; and three carriages, each differing in construction, have been manufactured at the Royal carriage department, to be experimented upon at Shoeburyness. One of these specimens is from an idea sug • gested by a workman in the establishmen named Allen, and which has been highly approved by several practical and scientific men. Mr. Viningham, foreman of the foundries at the 'Dial-square, has been appointed by Sir W. Arm strong to proceed to his works at Newcastle, t) be employed in a shnilar capacity ; and Mr. Ideate, who has for some years superintended the casting departmenotu,rhasswreerseigyneesd. office under the new direction. I n consequence of the altered arrangements, 20 artis ans an d 40 laber terday discharged frcni the Royal gun factories, THE PENINSULAR MAILS. The Tagus :titearmthip (belonging to the lar an(l Oriental Company), Captain I\ r • 13 ' li ` arrived at Southampton at 6 a.m. vestcrdavt w - ` 1 (1 " .. mails in charge of Mr. Cheolvyn, master, 1 1 :N. , rniralty agent. She left Lisbon on the 7th and Vity on the 9th ; had no communication with Oporto' Outwards the Tagus encountered heavy wes tei g gales, with much rain ; homewards, strong sou' easterly gales, and cloudy, with very heavy r ) running. The Tagus brought 21 passengers, Ex eluding his Excellency B aron C ar olais and his cellency Baron Minutoli ; on freight she h ad packages of specie value £7,565 sterling, 3 1)( 1 - precious stones value £230, an d a cargo compr is L ll A 556 chests of oranges, 170 bags of chesnuts, boxes of eggs, and 22 packages of genera l merchan t; disc. The Tagus spoke no ships during the v n Y ub home. The Tagus brings Lisbon dates of the 7th, wh c t il the Cortes had not completed the preliminaries ° enable them to enter upon their legislative fll nc i tions. After three divisions the Vice-President° last session, M. Rebell() de Carvalho, was placed , the head of the quintuple list for the Presidency by 32 votes, being a majority of one over M. partis 3 , 33 Caldero, the ex-President, but both arc of the late rather than of the present Cabinet. Tlf Royal Speech does not contain anything of intere°' or indicative of the Government Bills to be rat duced this session. His Majesty was so d ee p ly affected at the commencement of the Speech, wi', e it refers in touching terms to the death of the Queen Estephania, that he had the greatest d culty in making himself heard. for Velley Lisbon exchanges by this packet are q uoted , three months, on- London, 531, bills over • tan s :, 537; Hambrough, 471 ; Amsterdam, 41Z: j-ur 6 - 1. per Cent. Stock, registered, 471 to 48 ; coupons, 4.1 to I ; deferred, 33 to 333-. Lisbon Bank sharel ° to 9 per cent. premium ; Oporto ditto, 26 to 26 1: 10 , The usual Portuguese squadron was lying V a . river Tagus ; also the French war steamer °5: 4 , geu.r, and the British ship Taymouth Castle , t he " soldiers' wives, from Southampton, bound fo r East Indies. The English yacht Isis was at Vigo. THE MOORISH JEWS AT GlBRiarli" • Mr. Alderman Salonms will feel himself greathlle obliged if the Editor of Th e Sun will insert to u reply which he has sent to Sir William Codrillg' by this evening's Gibraltar mail. Lothbury, Nov. 11. " Broom-kill, Tunbridge Wells, Nov. 6 1 18 1,; "My dear General,—l f ee l ver y great Pl e 'l r ot in acknowledging y our generous a nd benev9,.. e vr o communication en the subject of the Morocco Je that have sought the British protection in i ° hospitable and invulnerabla fortress. .. n oue " I will forward your lette r to the Sin a p — es authorities in London, and w ill IllYs e " . a s te what can be done to help th ese poo r unfortunhat refugees, It strikes me that the best thi n g t b e it could be done for them wor i ld b e to facilitat e t tbe emigration to Algiers. That would aPPe ar most congenial place, if the authorities there W ° ll ia receive them. The language and climate wi,'„ia favour them there, and the laws of France W'.' t give them all the protection they require, and of the nearest place as regards the convenience t - h oss s voyage. I will, however, consult wit", , r ipt. able to advise, and will add a line in a pos' s ,:ieg In the meantime, I have great pleasure in PT i b i i. in your hands the enclosed draught as a c" t or. tion to the subscriptions which exist at Gibr a ' 44 I am, with best wishes, yours truly, . 6.8. s A LotoS P " Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Codrington, Bart., &°' al " P.S., Nov. 2.—1 have rea d your letter to Woe influential persons, an d s h a ll send it to the Il ths t papers. You will observe by this day's PaP! "'rrefs' something is being done to h e lp these po gees." 0 131 THE RIFLE CORPS AND(' THE -- _ • if the The Times of Saturday claims for its e i .; for credit of having been the first to suggest th- -- is $ oration of Rifle Corps in this country'. Th ere f cool effrontery in this of which none but the - 4 e i r $ could be guilty. We had for years, before ri ot syllable appeared in the Times on the subj ec. ; T iese only suggested, but urged with all the e arner tha t and energy which we could give our words'rds' the the formation of Rifle C or p s was es sential t° vire safety of this country from foreign invasion' , flo of expect to see the Ti mes com i ng forward , sti l l% these days, with no less audacity, and ci nrs t to itself the credit f or h av ing been t' e to warn this country of th e dangr of a-n We , vasion of our shores by Louis Napoleon; tie for as our readers will bear us witness, stood al - dieg years among the journals of England in 5„°110-iora that alarm, when the Times was not only 1 "i the holdingsite of Louis Napoleon, and as our world as a paragon of loyalty to England and d IV faithful Ally, but when we were represents ; 0 , in many as labouring under a sort of uzonotnaniios our distrust of Louis Napoleon. It is now 011 r s o l o to triumph. There is not a man in the countl,i s eli does not now look on Louis Napoleon in r i c d him - the same light as that in which we have l' e A ' e d, by up to the public gaze, ever since he aseF ° "„ - pitr perjury, perfidy, and bloodshed, the perii°, u- t front nacle on which he is at present placed, ' l ,l from which he may be hurled at any hour, which he will be hurled before long Advertiser. 7:..,4 ....- - c DISTURBANCES BY FOREIGN' '— MEN AT CARDIFF. -4- ,, n e of The port of Cardiff has again been the s. c e ,'„7" li cet riot, arising out of the political affairs of ' l3 ' - isre° Austria, and Italy • and, as in the course of it is- t bu t f were freely used, ;here can be little doubt tli.,!‘ — Mr. or the discreet and energetic measures taken Lfi bis Inspector Stockdale and the police force itul c ol. command, many lives would have been suc, n i/ed, It would seem that the accounts recently re' n ,. a of the mockery of freedom which the EulP ei t .- u listt States,.h proposes to impose upon the! e tioll has given rise to very great edxispsraelsi:3o,:sieni: layminoangisht the e e pseearmt.enNoefttheehnlyumheaiN•ovus Italiat i , B ng of together towards Louis Napoleon been indulged ht; with loud " vivas" for Garibaldi tu l s piv patriot compeers, but, in order to show' the ir m oo pathy with the popular feeling in Italy, the c , se , - , of generally have mounted the tri-colour. Some of the n il ot ° I) ; s them were very pretty badges, having St. Mark in the centre, while.those who earl - 5 a nd tain such perfect emblems mount in their c log, a on their coats scraps of tricoloured bun many practice in which they are followed by ~ol i lst sailors of the English nation. This practicei' jut' i i t has kindled great enthusiasm amongst t."! f ier tans, has given great offence to the Austria“'iaart, men, who are also a numerous body in tile and it was intimated to the police-11•001:;biliti, quarters that a collision would in all prole put take place. Mr. Superintendent Stockda f . t bo himself in communication with the Consu ls tr ong respective nations, and kept under arm s a 'Utioo° body of police, and, as will be seen, his Pr ec3 satur" proved eminently necessary and useful. O„cith day night the men met in numbers, arnieL,L er ja. knives; but a strong body of constables, 1 - 1 1' t heta spector Gifford, interfered and separztea, On without much mischief having been cause u• t l 5O Sunday the disturbances were renewed. Abc li o ther foreigners, armed with dirks, knives, arl, b i, s weapons, assembled near Herbert-stre et. . 0 g All perintendent had taken the precaution of 11 ° °11 0 4 the publichouses, beerhouses, and cafes closed against them, so that they could not get drink. i ov a marched . down Bute-street towards the docks,olice, in Bate-road were interfered with by the as or and only just in time, for in a few morn ellts its. la posing party came up the road from the doe „Iw o the melee blows were struck, and kuiv i es oil og ° and used, but fortunately the firmness and c lac ier/ of the police had the effect of preventing' b een al' and several of the ringleaders rested, the rioters were ultimately affray, as may be supposed, caused greatherins.lo; _apprehension amongst the residents of ve ' be but from the energetic measures which hallo dig employed t it is hoped that any renewal of t urbances will be prevented. ~....._--------". of GAS IN WALES.—On Saturday the ouoce Llanidloes was the scene of much rejoicing in c °llB6-1 111° s treetl o tedt of the introduction of gas into the public hdaisvpinergsecie_orlacilide Town Halls (both old and newlwere brilliantly ili t i ar , and bands of music paraded the town until u late ' 1 c t oe Millsl'HE CROPS IN N ORFOLK.--MeSSrS• Meallinoll‘l issued on in s their d anyn evening i ng , circular observe( t...i..e,,el"°Ps in a 0 )1 '13 rain,l The, larger varietye a la n r d a g l s ei ,I,4.the weg n ' o ,' p etc re from the appearance of the samples. n_ lb. to 21b. less per bushel than had bee , # 4 1: be N I : : : . 11i i : c i , e c a po p on e rl e it ts wheat, per in The ,"-''' b olw 0 _doress r e a d lly from 581 b., 601 b., Glib.,' up to iri. 2 g g oo ' rtd ,,P i c e b c o e n fo icii ii: tiii t e li r t :i e production, nti:gukti on\graisnntd:(lll3ntitKaNeetbolivl off in many cases, must be considere.diTricyf frio, r o a vc general]i d () e un t t i a yt ll i y i e iolow an average. In respect to the crop of l''' o lity a l e its being exposed to great heat in July, the iced t o ..0 been much deteriorated. In that whioh was cxr,l3,. s , ou„ rain where it was laid, and on the swathe, sproa"Jpo.e:, took place, and the r • is unfit fir n a lting r is velJ ain off .iii before the rain 0_ the That which was housed g good soi. stnal, and ti p , ri oso fine, but the qaantity isorts tban°c,l6ll'',' whole there will be mu s eli comparatively ieft g. ' been accustomed to have The weight VariCS f,r°enoirodlloci 481 b., 501 b., 511 b., s')lb , .to 53ib. per bushel. lb a r e ab°,,,,, is not quite an averag . e. Beans, are and oats and Vof an average production. They are housed 11'. s toe if fair i f dition, and the quality is fino. There was a tof old wheat in the farmers' hands at harvest, ha there was none remaining."