The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-19 00:00:00

._ -DONCASTER RACES. .... BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. 1 t o THE CUP. 4 agst The lltiro-t I7to 4 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 6 t -,,. TWO YEAR OLD STAKES. 4 agst Slander 15 to 2 agst Sub Liberator 7 to 2 agst Nerissa. 8 to 1 DERRY. 2 0 to agst Van Tromp 33 to 1 agst Old Port 2 2 1 agst Liberator 40 to 1 agst Bingham to 1 2 5 ,_ agst Epirote 40 to 1 agst Gabbler-t 30 .' 0 1 agst Cobweb colt 50 to 1 agst Crozier L° I agst Horn of the 50 to 1 agst Allertonian Ch ase M atch rRIDAY. o.k lOO so h ft, owners up, two miles-Mr. itzuttl,deston's Giselle, 3 yrs, llst 11b, beat Mr. John lirtle 8 Blind Hookey, aged, 12st 81b. Even betting. 21°Tilri a canter. ‘;. G ascoigne Stakes of 100 sovs . eac h, 30 ft ; f or 3 ) ' 8 old colts, Sat 71b, and fillies Sat 21b. St. Leger 1,0 1 ..° 11r 5e.,,- (3 Subs.) Tha.t..t. Russell's Sting Th e 'ark Hill Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for 3 yrs ; 4 1 fillies, Bst 71b each ; the second to receive 1001. lit r. t. ,,, L eg , ir, Course. (38 Subs.) k r .. v,°styn's Ennui (Nat) 1 k r ,"%_, reford's Wilderness ,i,'• Monck's Vanish I,7afollowing also started :-Mr. Cookson's Fair Star, k r Wreford's Witsend, Mr. A. Johnstone's Fair Helen, n' °s baldeston's Giselle, and Mr. Maher's Jeannette. , ..,et t ,;„ ist n •"g* -- --9 to 4 agst Jeannette, sto 2 agst Witsend, 5 tn n ,,'!gs l Fair Helen, 7 to 1 agst Vanish, 10 to 1 agst th r .. - " 1, and 10 to 1 agst Wilderness. A fine race with Wild f ronl the stand, E nnu i w i nn i n g by a n ec k, an d Ittis:tneas good second place by a head. Vanish third, l l' Giselle fourth, and Fair Helen fifth. ' 4 wo Years Old Stakes of 20 sovs. each ; for colts, B st 71b, and fillies, Sat 41b ; the second to save his It s r ta , k ,aa• T.Y.C. (37 S u b s .) At: redley's Foreclosure -1- ,•,,kostyn's Slander sir'ae following also started :-Mr. Brook's Luminous, •In o „ 0 ' Alonek's f by Touchstone, out of Caststeel ! Mr. ta i . l ,l es 'a o Sir Martin, Mr. S. L. Fox's Neb the Nigger, IL" ''glinton's Nerissa, Mr. O'Brien's Liberator, and ehitelock's Prince Alfred. 1 ag e s t t ti i:g-5 to 4 agst Slander, 3to 1 agst Nerissa, 3to ' ii .hcrator, and Bto 1 agst Foreclousure. . - , Teri 1 , *he n 44 got the start, and made play to the distance, , length For eclosure headed her and win cleverly by a e p tb, - ` 4 l ) of 300 sovs., with 50 added for the second; I ,„, e o yrs old, 21b.7: four, Bst slb; five, Bst 12ib; six I NT,aged, 9st . Mares, Ste., allowed 31bs. Two I m il and five furlongs. € Lo•aolin Day's The Hero, 3 yrs (A. Day) 1 ktd Strathmore's Brocardo, 3 yrs 7 1 ,f• Hawley 's Bravis s imo, 3 y rs 6t; h 4 ,,e foll ow i rg a l so started, but were not placed :-Mr. s kg u eriSon's Sheraton, 3 A rs; Major Yarborough's Red • li i e n , , 4 yrs; Mr. Wormald's Quadruped, 3 yrs. e ttal ; t iogll to 10 agst Brocardo, 7 to 4 agst Hero, ;7 1 :IT 1 gst Red Robin. - 1 ; to lad ,a Hero made strong running to the turn where he i• Ao4raten all his horses, he then cantered home and a ttr op v eight lengths. All but B rocar d o were d e f eate d d Ti r ' ~,,tey' had gone a mile. Run in 4 min. 51 seconds. c 1 , e .l •own Plate of 100 soya. for thre e yrs o ld, & c . r ~at., t Heats; two miles. u 4 4, t a oks' The D u k e o f Ri c h mon d , 3 yrs 1 1 g k. • "Ohnston e ' s Si r G eorge, 3 yrs " "I,eiklam's Don, 3 yrs, broke down. I Won easy by three lengths. 1 ,13 ~,, HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. 1. 1., e r i - T and Somerset stag hds., Mon., Y a rd D own ; e , Tiv ... T enon-11. 1 P.ll r t ( Ln hds., Tues , Dulverton. si , Tues., Constantine ; Thurs., Bonithon-10. tl t'11„, S ALES BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL. G s . t 4 41 1 ' 1 °Y Mule out of Rosalia 77 ei h 'lith e! -Y, . t 'fi t t o ., , 5 Yrs, covered by Gladiator city ," I LY, bk mby Voltaire, 4 yrs 5O 11 li jea rlin colt b • Al artin or Provost, dam t o / Ela g ) St. 01 1, It b or 50 s ( it it ,, Tory Boy, dam by Muley Moloch, 2 yrs.,. 20 s ( 30 ft. , earn colt by Tory Boy, out of Rachael ih, rt 3155. A. JOHNSTONE'S YEARLINGS. Ilt,11:1)3, Charles the Twelfth, out of Morsel 5OO in Ilre St. Martin, out of Her Majesty b lt' fb Y Charles the Twelfth, out of Manilla 'r e h Y Charles the Twelfth, out of Wagtail. q e j a Y Charles the Twelfth, out of Lady Eden ,Ai Y Charles the Twelfth, Mustapha Muley, cc at , lI R Cole, or Prince Warden, out of Fury ice l l, Y Charles the Twelfth, out of Quadron .... t b",,,. Charles the Twelfth, out of Frill lOO zr ) ,''t 1, 4 ,. Charles the Twelfth, out of Abigail lOO 0 ! , n r, eharles the Twelfth, out of Lady Lincoln 70 Vi f I; 3 ' Vulcan, out of Jean Baptiste ~h fL Y St. M ar ti n , ou t o f M arc hi oness ijlt f ", lu'Yl out ofift Defence, out of Romaike 55 w ---- Ar. )14 4. 1 , RAILWAY RETURNS. In sc, k i ll tbrtY T RArFic.-The following arc the Total Receipts of Rail- a t Oett; die Past week-that is to say, up to the date to which the t h , ek hl tejeturns are made, together with the receipts of the same vv " 4c Previous year: 01 l'ir t ,, k •ci ni e 'aaln a Lt .8 /TAME OF RAILWAY. week. RC', g ; 11 be \.______ . eg , Iv, _`c.) U. l'ePt•l3 st, /1 ' , X pr Ai X IA Ch ester lte and Forfar 273 Hos o f nhead. • • • • • • • • • • •• 773 762 ef ) I ` s l Lublin and Blrand proglieda.• ••••••• • '' • • •• 3 = 1,T3 fa 13 L ublin and Kingstown :: • • :: • :::::::•• '334 339 en 14 Dundee and and Arbroath .n 8 driand .• •••••• • • • • • . 5 59 6 2,i 5 3 0 2g C't I, Edinburgh and li Eastern Counties Gl a as n g d o 7Or . t . h . E . a . st . e . rn .• :: 9,864 6,185 Wt 1 2 Eastern Union. 465 - D I, I Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 2,465 2,087 1 tie i Glasgow and Greenock ••••••• • • .. • . 1,234 1,101 1., Gravesend and Rochester... ••••• • • • • 552 514 1 2 ' Great Western . •• .•• 20,878 19,534 CO, 12 Hartlepool •• •• 1,096 976 a 1 London and North Western, &c. 44,397 41,530 12' London and Blackwell •.••••• • • • • • • 1,366 1,194 thi London and Brighton. ••••••• • • • • • • • 10,790 8,431 811 12 London and Croydon .••..••• • • • •• '• - -,Z London and South Western. •..• . • • • 8,667 8,623 .„ Ma nchester, Bolton, and Bury •••• • • - 1,078 foi 12 Manchester an d Bi rm i ng h am •.•• •• .. - - letn 13 Manchester, L ee d s, an d Hull Assoc• • 7,944 7,494 01 , Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 21,387 18,256 l2 Ne wcastle and Darlington ••••• • •• • • - - est , N ewcastle and Carlisle ••••••.. • • • • • • 2,259 1,983 13 I s tewcastle and North Shields.. ...... - 603 an 1 2 No -..•••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 2,197 1,413 W I No British .. •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 2,166 - , North Union and Bolton and Preston - - pri 14 Paris, Corb e il, an d O r l eans .• • - - p c' 12 l ' aris and Rouen .••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 8,235 8,220 ' -, P reston and Wy - re ••••• • • • • . - ....................... - mi 12 Sheffield and Manchester •• • ... •• •• •• 2:184 1,610 Set 11 South Eastern •••••• . . . . . ...... ..... 12,081 8,131 nei 12 South Devon ••••• • .. . ......... ..... 1,117 - ml la Taft Vale ...... „ „ .. „ „ .......... 1,409 1,171 12 York . ............................ 733 576 12 ‘,.',',rk and North Midland ..... • ..... 7,009 6.263 p ri 4 ork and Newcastle 5,678 4,920 vei in . BANK OF ENGLAND. th( 14 BANK OF y - o iint (From last Ni \y„ Pursuant to the Act `ek ending on Saturday, k tttli ISSUE DEX k, 'rolled .. X. • • • • • • 29,b61,960 ENGLA ight's Gazette. 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the 12th dayofSeptent , ,er, 1846. PARTMENT. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities • • • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,154,883 Silver bullion . • • • . • 2,710,077 de 17th day of Septembez l't( ) BANKING IX It ij 4l t 'tors , ghl te • c apital.. 1.4,553,000 V hd• 3,"7,789 to 14 g t On' 4:4l4lB4loxneehequer, bobrtsao.f ht. aro— a' A n ,2 4,1 lh- Itc:r cle,: 4 v.nnonts).. 8,198,800 4. 4 1 sit ..... 8 095 • 203 41 1. . 43r and other • • .... 903,872 X 29,864,960 X 29,864,960 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. r, 1846. OEPASTBEENT. Government securt. ties (including Dead Weight Annuity)" 12,961,360 Other securities • • 12,321,816 Notes •.•••-• • • • • • • • 9,846,600 Gold and silver coin.. 488,888 4 35,618,664 b t " the 17th day of Septembe £35,618,664 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. !r, 1846. ,t l 4 L i te fo Earl l'ortesuce is expected at Summerville, wh ence ► proceeds, after a few days, to u to p e ri ltz tle) county Limerick, on a visit to the Earl of ),Y A .; ‘0).,,--‘4l. RICK FROM A HORSE.—Yesterday Mr. W. I h t ",,e held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, re ttili:ng the death - of James Ferns, aged thirty-eight Iths'' a Carman recently in the service of Mr. Wright, ~tjpO' 4111 • L Carrier. On Tuesday night last, about ten Ni e s''' . the deceased . was proceeding along the high road 'It( 11 ,"O• fro m Eltham to London, in charge of a van and Stl: 4 ,ses, when one of them,. a very spirited animal, "ite, - 1 . 41 3? took fright, and in endeavouring to down, the d kifbre 3 f the near horse he was knocked owli, h an 4 e could recover his feet he received a frig tfu the face,which brolse the upper and lower jaws. dmme~tbrough to the alm . )ve . hospit,d, where he expired t liti v , tt telY after his admission. Verdict, ." Accidental ti knit ,4C4r:TALITY AMONGST HARES.—It is a curious t 'i sta nce, as connected with the present season,. that O "ti ° 11 4 ,,, - . 7 has there been extensive and dangerous disease tghcattle, but hares are now found dead . in large e 'itr ez ' s in the fields. On one estate on which the gam it,'efd,,nonerous, about a dozen miles south from Edin 'll4e';ee mortality has been very extensive. —Edinburgh '• ' 5 11' .48 PIKE . —On Thursday, two gentlemen 4 f or , fish at Twi c kenham, succeeded in capturing Vlb - s l arge "jack," among which was one weighing A S. fr, — " E NT FROM A THRASHING MILL.—On Tues -1741;1."00n, a ploughman employed on a farm, near , -4 ,1`4 4 r. ef Earn, while superintending the driving of the .1 111 111 g mill, got entangled with a part of the ma and e •ousl , injured, that it was deemed h o Ntbl e t n_ . 0 C W on as ve s ; s hi r m i to ?he Perth Infirmary, whither ar ea I mmediately taken. One of hls legs was jp m ul lY mangled, the flesh having been literally torn 'ctill'e b one b and sadly hacked. The surgeons of the idarY entertained fears that amputation of the limb j1 41 4' b e necessary, but they delayed a day in hopes 11 ,cti l i t „ /31 ,ight be retained to the sufferer, and yesterday i ttlY was given with the same view. The poor )t p t: ; Yearin g up wonderfully.—Perthshire Courier. 114114,EIGI`i STRA.WBERRIES.—A vessel, named the 4 41 - 4 , 4 ,", which has arrived at the port of Hull from rin v i:' had, with other productions, sixteen cases of 154 fries on board. This is a novel article of importa• 4 414; cant the place named, the produce of Prussia; and , t tte e r with reference to the place of growth, or the `tiC r i,ed of the season for the supply of the article, is v gitt: ), l ttar and remarkable an importation as we have " 44t1 9 Cca4i,9il so frequently t 9 ree9rd. VEIE SUN, LONDON,'SATURDAY COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House yesterday forenoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, went to the beach yesterday morning, and took their accustomed exercise. THE REGISTRATIONS. _ LI VERP 0 OL. On Tuesday the Court for the annual revision of the list of voters for the election of members of I'arlisment for the borough, was opened in the Sessions-house, Chapel-street, before T. S. Brandreth, Esq. The busi ness was not proceeded with until Wednesday, when the claims and objections in the out-townships of Everton, Kirkdale, West Derby, and Toxteth-park, were taken. Mr. Bretherton, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Reform party, and Mr. Bremner for the Tories. On Wednesday the Reformers succeeded in striking off 200 from the list for the out-townships. Yesterday the claims and objections for the borough were proceeded with, when the Reformers struck off 35, subject to an appeal, arising out of the following circum stances:—lt appeared that in the service of the notices of objection to the overseers, the solicitor for the Tories required proof of service. The proof given was, that a portion were delivered at the parish office, and an inquiry made as to the time of closing the office on the 25th of August, which was stated to be eight o'clock. On the 20th of July and the 31st of August, however, the office is open till twelve. The notices were taken to the office a little after eight, and it being closed, they were left at the house of one of the overseers, agreeably . to an inti mation which had been given by Mr. Litherland. The overseer received them, and on the following morning delivered them to Mr. Litherland, who inquired what time they were sent in to the overseer, and was informed a little before twelve o'clock. Mr. Litherland being satisfied, published them in the list of objections. The REVISING BARRISTER considered there was not sufficient proof of service, as the overseer was not there who received them, nor the party who served them; he accordingly struck out all who did not attend to prove their qualification, subject to an appeal. Some discussion ensued upon the point. Mr. Bretherton contended that there was sufficient proof, as the notices had come into Court from the hands of the proper officer. It appears that such proof had never been required previously in similar cases, and, the Reformers were not, consequently, prepared with their witnesses. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, attended by Countess Hauck, and Count Puckler, arrived in town at eleven o'clock yesterday morning from Cashiobury park, Herts, the residence of her Maj es ty th e Q ueen Dowager. The Princess was received at the Euston square Terminus by his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the Earl of Denbigh, and Baron Witzleben. Her Royal Highness and the whole of the party en tered two carriages of the Queen Dowager, and drove to the Temple, where the Princess and her suite alighted and paid a visit of inspection to the Temple Church. Her Royal Highness next visited St. Paul's Cathedral, and was conducted through the interior of that sacred edifice. The Princess went to the Bank of England and inspected the different offices of that establishment. Her Royal Highness then proceeded to the residence of the Prussian Minister on Carlton-house-terrace, where a drjcuner was served to the illustrious visitor and thewhole of suite. After luncheon her Royal Highness inspected the Pantheon and Madame Tussaud's exhibition, and then proceeded to the Euston-square terminus. The Princess left town by the London and North-Western Railway, attended by the Countess }laack and Count Puckler on her return to Cashiobury Park. Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday from Wimbledon. Sir George Grey had an interview with his Lordship. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITU TION. Last evening Mr. Sherer g;Ve the first of a series of lectures in this institution, on the general minstrelsy of Scotland, which he illustrated by singing ten gems of Scottish song. We have seen very flattering critiques in the provincial press of Mr. Sherer's talents as a lecturer, and his powers as a vocalist, and the reception which he drew from his audience on Friday evening was suffi ciently confirmative of the truth of all we have heard of him. His illustrations were prefaced by a brief reca pi.ulation of the origin of the peculiar music of his native mountain land, and the history of its songs, with some short account of the authors of these beautiful effusions. Each of his songs he also preceded by an explanation of the circumstances under which it was written, told its plot or story accompanied with a trans lation of Scottish words, and he then recited it with gracefulness of manner and in tones of pathos or arch humour, as the character of the song required. In all these particulars Mr. Sherer excels, and this portion of his entertainment alone would afford no small amount of gratification to an audience of cultivated minds—aye, and even to the uncultivated, who are equally susceptible to the power of elegant elocution. His singing, how ever, is the charm by which he holds his audience in a spell and excites their feelings to their utmost stretch. " Kelvin Grove" was perhaps never sung with more effect, and well merited the encore it received. " The Bonnie House o' Airly" was also given with great spirit. Mr. Sherer's rich humour and comic vein found full play in " Come under my plaidie," " Tak yer auld cloak about ye," and " The barring o' the door." These pro• duced repeated bursts of laughter, and the last was en cored. The quality of this gentleman's voice is full and rich, combining great sweetness and power in both its upper and lower tones, and his execution is in perfect good taste. The borough objections will be proceeded with to-da: after which the claims and objections of th e f reemen w: be heard.—Liverpool Mercury. LINCOLN. Mr. Chamberlain, the barister, revised the city list of Parliamentary voters on Tuesday. Mr. Hitchins ap peared for the Liberal party, and Mr. Brown, solicitor, for the Conservatives. The following are furnished as the results:—Liberal claims 34, sustained 21; Conserva tive claims 9, sustained 9; Liberal objections 23, sus tained 21; Conservative objections 47, sustained 26. Lincoln Mercury. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SOUTH `'PARK. Last night, shortly before ten o'clock, a fire of great extent broke out on the premises of Messrs. Saddler, Firth, and Ross, the extensive mustard and saw mills, situate in Great Guildford street, Southwark, and from be immense quantity of inflammable materials known ,o be contained in the premises the greatest fears were entertained that, as it was bounded on the sides and rear by several small streets and courts, the whole of them must have met with inevitable destruction. From the early period of the evening at which the fire broke out but few per sons had retired to rest, and the greatest activity was soon shown to remove such articles of household furni ture to a place of safety as circumstances appeared to require. The fire-escape from Fleet-street was also in readiness to afford assistance in case it should be needed. The first indication of fire was discovered by one of the workmen, who on going near that portion of the premises used as sawing -mills, found smoke issuing from it, which shortly after burst into flames, communicating to the upper floors, the whole of which were soon completely burnt away. From thence the fire spread to the mustard and crushing mills, which, from the inflammable nature of its contents of oil-cake, oil, &c., were soon in a complete blaze, illumining the vicinity to such an extent that the smallest object on the ground could be observed for a considerable distance around, with the most perfect distinctness ; and so in tense was the heat that an approach to the seat of the fire was for a time nearly, if not wholly, impossible. The engines from the Waterloo-road, Southwark- Tidge-road, Farringdon-street, Chandos street, Jeffrey square, and Watling-street stations were promptly in attendance, the latter, accompanied by Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the Fire Brigade establishment, who, immediately on his arrival, gave the necessary orders for cutting off as much as possible any commu nication. To save the saw-mills or mustard-mills appeared to be quite hopeless, consequently the efforts of the firemen were then directed to the house containing the valuable steam-engines and machinery, and the surrounding premises; and it was hoped from the plentiful supply of water that was obtained that this would have been effected. The quantity of oil which kept continually falling, however, completely baffled them, and the engine-house soon shared the fate of the other portions of the premises, destroying the entire contents of what was inflammable, and rendering the other part com pletely useless from the excessive heat and the falling timbers. The adjoining premises of Messrs. Evans and Co., coopers, the destruction of which appeared at one time a matter of certainty, escaped uninjured, as also did those of persons resident in Russell-place, Essex street, &c. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that a receiving-vat for the crushing-house, which was fixed close to the latter place, containing between 2,000 and 3,000 gallons of oil, although at times almost surrounded by fire, escaped uninjured. By eleven o'clock the fire was completely subdued, and too much praise cannot be awarded to the firemen who had the direction of the hose in the interior of the premises, their situation being frequently that of great peril and difficulty. The readiest assistance was afforded by the immense mass of persons that had assembled, amounting to several thousands, and one or two large firms in the neighbourhood who keep private engines on their pre mises volunteered their use on the occasion. The damage done to the stock and premises it is at present utterly impossible to estimate, but it must be very heavy indeed. Mr. Firth, one of the partners in the firm, stated that the property was insured in one or two offices, b u t th a t he was quite unable to say whether it was to such an extent as would cover their loss. So large a conflagration has not been witnessed in the metropolis for some years, the greater part of South wark being completely illuminated, and its reflection upon the river had a most singular and novel appear ance, which drew so large a number to Blackfriar's bridge to witness it, that the footpath and roadway were rendered nearly impassable. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT ROTHERHITHE.—Yesterday evening, shortly before five o'clock, a fire of a most fear ful character, by which several hundred pounds worth of property was consumed, broke out in the premises be longing to Mr. Thomas Knight Tippett, an oil and colourman, situated at 3, Stringer's-row, Lower-road, Rotherhithe. It appears, that whilst the proprietor of the buildings was passing through the kitchen with a measure containing four gallons of spirits of turpentine, he fell over a chair, and the whole of the turpentine fell on to the floor, and into the fireplace. Owing to the combustible nature of the spirits, not half a minute passed away before the apartment presehted one im mense sheet of flame, and it was with the greatest diffi culty that Mr. Tippett could effect a safe retreat. The engine from the station in the neighbourhood, belonging to the London Brigade, quickly attended, but unfortu nately it could not be set to work for upwards of twenty minutes, on account of a want of water. Meanwhile the flames made dreadful havoc, seizing upon everything of an ignitable character in the shops, and extending from thence to the two upper floors of the building. Several other brigade engines with Mr. Braidwood, the superin tendent the West of England engine with Mr. Connor ton, and those of the parish, arrived in rapid succession, and as soon as the mains in the district yielded any water, the firemen, under their foreman, Mr. Henderson, set to work most vigorously, but upwards of two hours were spent before they succeeded in extinguishing the flames, and not before the whole of the stock in trade was consumed; the furniture, wearing apparel, and other effects destroyed, and the premises entirely gutted. An adjoining house, No. 4, Stringer's row, has the back windows burnt out; and the house in the occupation of Mr. Lilly, straw-bonnet maker (No. 2) is exten.3ively da maged. Mr. Tippett's stock in trade, we understand, was insured for only 4501., and the building for 2001. The other parties were uninsured. FIRE NEAR HOUNSLOW.—Between-twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning, one of two ricks of clover hay, containing about sixty loads each, belonging to Mr. Mathew Sherborn, of North Hyde, in a field in Craw ford-lane, about two miles north-west of Hounslow, 'was discovered to be on fire. The discovery was made by one of the labourers in Mr. Sherborn's employ, who resides in a cottage not far from the ricks, who imme diately alarmed the neighbourhood, and in a very short time numbers of persons arrived in rapid succession, and exerted themselves to the utmost in endeavouring to ex tinguish the flames, but without effect, and the devouring element quickly extended to the adjoining rick, which with the first became one body of fire. The fire conti nued burning throughout the night and during the greater part of yesterday, the whole of both stacks being completely destroyed. The loss is estimated at about 400/., the principal portion of which is fortunately covered by an insurance office. There is no doubt that the fire was accidental, and was occasioned by over heating, THE SUSPECTED MURDER BY POISONING IN ESSEX.—FRIDAY EVENING.—This morning, at ten o'cloctr, Mr. C. Lewis, one of the coroners for Essex, re sumed, for the fourth time, the inquiry into the sus pected murders by poisoning of James and Joseph Chesham, the children of Sarah Chesham, who at pre sent is awaiting trial in the Chelmsford gaol, on a charge of attempting to administer a deadly drug to an infant. Some additional testimony was received, after which the inquiry li'ls ti di o timed fu Que gawith, iTTE. The periodical intimations which the French receive of the incompleteness of their Algerian conquest appear likely to be given this autumn in a more forcible tone than usual. At this season of the year Abd-el-Kader ordinarily contrives to convince the world that he is nei ther dead nor disabled, and he now seems willing to show that his recent retirement from the scene which supplied the French with such materials for gratula tion has been turned to as good purpose as if he had been sweeping the plains of Algiers at the head of a hundred squadrons. From the information which we have published during the last few days , it may be col lected that the E m p eror o f M orocco, so f ar from being in a position to assist his French allies in securing or sub jugating their slippery foe, is actually in danger of being supplanted in his authority by this indomitable chief ; and that there is a probability that the resources of the Moorish empire will be brought up in support of a ge neral rising throughout the very provinces which the last French returns reported as either desolate or paci fied. Abd-el•Kader has two mighty engines at his command by which he can raise the population of the country. The French are obnoxious as invaders and as inti2els. They are considered as much in vaders at this moment as they were on their first landing. Whatever fifteen years service may have done in forming a formidable army, or in gaining glory for the African Chasseurs, it has done nothing whatever towards reconciling the Arab race to the contact of the French. Nor is this in any degree surprising. It would be difficult to point out any moral or social benefit which the natives have derived from the strangers. We do not mean to assert, that in this particular they ever enjoyed such ample oppor tunities of doing good as were found and embraced by the Company's servants in Hindostan. The equitable and patriarchal rule which has been discovered to exist in full vigour throughout the Sahara, and up to the far thest known limits of the real Desert, honourably admi nistered as it appears to be, commended by its antiquity. and admirably calculated for the habits and manners of the people, is not likely to be easily superseded by the Code Napoleon. The Arabs are not plundered by their chiefs or impaled by their governors. Their extortions seem confined to strangers and trespas sers, with some occasional practice a ga i ns t a wea k er neighbour. It is very questionable whether much of the civil polity of the French, either in form or spirit, could be advantageously introduced amongst the itinerant herdsmen of the Sahara, or the more settled population of the Tell. But if the French had not this opportunity of exhibiting themselves in the character of protectors or legislators—if they were net enabled to rescue the oppressed and helpless from the rapacity and cruelty of tyrants, and to convey the ru diments of law and justice to a people who had never experienced the blessings or heard the name of either— yet they might at least have set an example of supe rior civilisation in mitigating the horrers of war, and in rejecting the savage enormities of retaliation and revenge which are reckoned among the virtues of bar barism. This they have not done. They have offered to the natives nothing in the shape of example or in struction which might compensate for the hatefulness of their presence. They will be remembered by nothing but their razzias. They have "spared no efforts, and stopped at no sacrifices, to establish their supremacy in the country, but without any ulterior object of humanity or philanthropy which a native can comprehend. And therefore, they are but invaders still. The Arabs can see nothing but pollution in their presence, or expect anything but indignity from their sway ; and at the first call of a native chief they rush as eagerly to arms for the expulsion of the hated stranger as they did on the day when the first French legion set foot on the shores of Africa. The other element of Abd-el-Kader's power, as it is perhaps the stronger and more widely operative of the two, so it is certainly one over which the French have less control, and for the influence of which they are less to blame. They cannot be said to have pro voked the religious jealousies of the people by any too didactic exposition of their owu creed. They hare not committed the ordinary mistakes of a too zealous proselytism. Their policy in this respect has been a vast deal more like that of Napoleon in Egypt than that of ourselves in India. There is no fear of any Vellore in Algeria. If we are not deceived in our recollections of a statistical paper concerning the affairs of this Mediterranean province, is..ued by authority some time ago, mosques were enu merated amongst the public buildings which had been raised at the expense of France. But the blaze kindled by Omar and Amru still burns with a fierceness over its native and congenial sands which was seldom found amongst the isolated and degene rate invaders of Hindostan. Neither Mussulmans nor Brahmins on the banks of the Ganges ever gave us so much trouble as the sincere fanaticism of Morocco and Algiers is apparently preparing for the French. Abd-el-Kader has but to point to the infidels, and the holy war is raised in a moment from Tangier to Boua, and his exasperated squadrons rush upon the Christains with as much zest and zeal as ever Mahomet commanded or Kaled taught. So powerful is this feeling in the breasts of the Arabs and Moors that it appears not unlikely to overwhelm the sentiments of loyalty which attach the latter people to their Sovereign. A Mussulrnan and a warrior who promises to lead them against an infidel and a foe obtains in their eyes a popu lar legitimacy, and a practical claim to homage, superior to that due to a vacilating or inactive Emperor. They would rather be Abd-el-Kader's soldiers than the Em peror's subjects ; and at this moment a powerful French division is concentrated on the borders of Morocco in the expectation that to their tasks will be added that of interfering in the affairs of the empire, and combating the resistance of a population which is passing en masse to the ranks of their most formidable foe. Such is ap parently the programme for the ensuing season, and suc h the price which France is paying for those advantages and prospects of her Mediterranean settlement which we explained a week ago.—Times. WAR IN AFRICA. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 16, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine to be Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of her Majesty's provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and of the Island of Prince Edward, and Go vernor-General of all her Majesty's provinces on the Con tinent of North America, and of the Island of Prince Edward. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 18. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Partridge, Esq., to be Deputy Commissary of Police for the Island of Mauritius. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 16. The Queen has been pleased to nominate, constitute, and appoint the Right Hon. Sir James Robert George Graham, Bart., to be one of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Eng land, in the room of the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., resigned. The Queen has also been pleased to nominate the Right llon. Sir George Grey, Bart., being one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, an Ecclesiastical Commissioner for England. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 16. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Edward Pine Coffin, Esq., Commissary General of her Majesty's Forces. WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 18. 9th Light Dragoons, Richard Hoghton, Gent. to be Cornet, without purchase, vice French, promoted, Sept. 18. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign Edward Heneage Dering, from 68th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Verner, who retires, Sept. 18. 14th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant William Douglas to be Captain, without p urc h ase, v i ce B revet Major Martin Crean Lynch, who retires upon full-pay, Sept. 18. 29th Foot—Brevet Major Edward Lugard, from 31st Foot, to be Captain, vice L'Estrange, who exchanges, June 20. 31st Foot—Captain Harry Piesley L'Estrange, from 29th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lugard, who exchanges, June 20. 34th Foot—Lieutenant Mawdistly Gaussen Best to be Ad jutant, vice Bourke, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Sept. 18. 44th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward Robertson, M.D., frum 69th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Murray, promoted on the Staff, Sept. 18. 47th Foot—Captain George Thomas Evans, from 74th Foot, to be Captain, vice Patton, who exchanges, Sept. 18. 54th Foot—Edward John Mathias, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Marriott, appointed Quartermaster, Sept. 18. 61st Foot—Lieutenant Christopher Rowland Richardson, from 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Maunsell, who ex changes, June 15. 62d Foot—Lieutenant Richard Maunsell, from 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Richardson, who exchanges, June 15. 68th Foot—Charles Ughtred Shnttlewortb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dering, appointed t o th e Cold stream Regiment of Foot Guards, Sept. 18. 69th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Lieutenant George Losack ; Lieutenant William James Bury M'Leod Moore, Sept. 18. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Lieut. Frederick George William Fearon, from 57th Foot; Ensign Gordon Henry Evans ; Ensign Denis Dunne, vice Losack, Sep tember 18. To be Ensigns, without purchase—James Hamilton Bel ton, Gent., Sept. 16; Charles Gilborne, Gent., Sept. 17; Richard Fitz Gerald, Gent., vice Evans, Sept. 18; Oliver Coathupe, Gent., vice Dunne, Sept. 19. To be Assistant Surgeon—Assistant Surgeon Robert Vil liers George, M.D. trom 3d West India Regiment, vice Ro bertson, promoted in 44th Foot, Sept. 18. 74th Foot—Captain Walter Douglas Phillipps Patten, from 47th Foot, to be Captain, vice Evans, who exchanges, Sept 18. both Foot—Ensign Robert Glifton Gordon to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Bodle, appointed Quartermaster. June 20; Quartermaster-sergeant Robert Crawford to be Ensign, vice Gordon, Sept. 18; Lieutenant George Bodle to be Quartermaster, vice Hayes, deceased, June 20. 84th Foot—Ensign David O'Brien to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice M'Cann, deceased, May 20. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign Thomas Parker Wright to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Potts, deceased, Aug. 7. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Serjeant Major Patrick M'Loughlin, from Coventry Recruiting District, vice Dagg, promoted, Sept. 17. William Henry Penoyre Strachan, Gent., vice Wright, Sept. 18. ad West India Regiment—Anthony Concannon, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice George, appointed to the 69th Foot, Sept. 18. STAFF—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Havelock, of 53d Foot, to be Deputy Adjutant-General to her Majesty's Forces serving at Bombay, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Martin, deceased ; Veterinary Surgeon Charles Brett, from 12th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary-Surgeon to the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone, vice Black, deceased, Sept. 18. hOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon Denis Murray, M.D., from 44th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the First Class, vice Charles Quartley Palmer, who retires upon half-pay, Sept. 18. MEmortANDum.—The Christian names of Ensign M`Beath, of the 25th Foot, are John Home. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 18. List of Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of her Majesty's 10th Regiment of Foot, killed or died of wounds, received in Action with the Enemy on the Sutlej. William Anderson John M`Coy Anthony Betts Samuel Mick Robert Blaster William Moore George Bradley Frederick Norman John Brady Thomas O'Connors Terence Cleary John Oldnow John Connors Michael Piggott Edward Evans Thomas Pilkington Patrick Fitzgibbon Richard Robinson John Gleeson (Corporal) John Shepherd W. H. Graham (Sergeant) William Smith henry Hartley Henry Starkie George Hickson John Thompson Thomas Kelly Hugh Thornton Martin Kiely John Turner (Corporal) Philip Kirby John Tyres OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Sam.. 16. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant Edward Eldon Robert Dyneley, to be First Lieutenant, vice Mackie, deceased, Aug. 4. BANKRUPTS. James Joseph Fryer, stockbroker, Birchin-lane, Cornhill, to surrender Sept. 30, at one, and Nov. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Lindsay and Mason, Cateaton-street. James Blunden, grocer, Basingstoke, Sept. 30, and Oct. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman - street-building s ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, King's Bench-walk, Temple. John Hatcher, butcher, Poole, Oct. 7 and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankr uptcy. Edwards, official as signee, Fr ederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Holme, Loftus, and Young, New Inn, Strand; Parr, Poole. John Edward Campbell Koch, East India merchant, Win chester-street, City, Sept. 28, at twelve, and Oct. 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. G ra ham, official assig nee, Coleman-street, City ; Ilelleary's, Fenchurch-street. Leopold Anton Victor Rudolphi, merchant, Sunderland, Oct. 2, at eleven, and Oct. 30, at one, at tile Newcastle- upon- T; Loveland and Beckitt , • WakleY, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Cooper, Sunderl an d yi Lincoln's s s t i r n i c n t . l e i e o l u d r s t. OPENING OF TIIE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TO BARRISTERS.—Iiitherto no counsel had the privilege of pleading at the bar of the Common Pleas except ser geants-at-law ; but an Act passed last session (9 and 10 Vict., c. 54), abolishes this exclusive privilege, and next term juniors will have right of " audience." This Act is unusually concise. It runs thus :—" Whereas, it would tend to the more equal distribution and to the consequent dispatch of business in the superior Courts of common law at Westminster, and would at the same time be greatly for the benefit of the public, if the right of barristers-at-law to practise, plead, and to be heard extended equally to all the said Courts ; but by reason of the exclusive privilege of sergeants-at-law to practise, plead, and have audience in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster during term time, such object cannot be effected without the authority of an Act of Parliament ; be it therefore enacted, by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this pre , sent Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this Act all barristers-at-law, according to their respective rank and seniority, shall and may share and exercise equal rights and privileges, of practising, pleading, and audience in the said Court of Common Pleas at Westminster with the said sergeants-at-law; and it shall be lawful for the justices of the said court, or any three of them, of whom the Lord Chief Justice of the said Court shall be one, to make rules and orders, and to do all other things neces sary for giving effect to this enactment." COMMONS INCLOSURE.—By the Act of Parliament which came into force on the 26th ult., " to amend the Act to facilitate the inclosure and improvement of Com mons," power is given to the commissioners to vary or amend their provisional orders at any time before they certify in their general annual report that the proposed inclosure would be expedient to be made. By the 4th section it is enacted, with respect to allotments for exer cise and recreation, "that where allotments for exercise and recreation, or for the labouring poor, or for any other public purpose, shall have been made the condition of any provisional, or any supplemental provisional order, it shall be lawful for the commissioners, on the ap plication in writing of the valuer, at any time before such valuer shall have made his award, under seal, to allow an equal quantity of the land proposed to be in closed to be allotted for either or both of the purposes aforesaid, or for any other public purpose in lieu of that which may have been directed to have been al lotted by the original or any supplemental provisional order." There are 15 sections in this Act to amend the Act of last year. Thomas Barrow, shirt-maker, Manchester, Oct. 1 and 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple; Goulden, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. Oct. 16. C. Moyle, linen draper, Whitechurch, Salop, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—Oct. 12. J. Wilkinson, grocer, Manchester, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—Oct. 12. R. Priestly, grocer, Manchester, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CE RTIFICATES. Oct. 12. C. Airs, innkeeper, Newport, Isle of Wight, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, London.—Oct. 13. G. B. Wadsworth, apothecary, Broad -street, Golden square, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, —Oct. 12. W. Kennett and J. H. Reynolds, ta l low - chandlers, Lamb-street, Spital fields, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.—Oct. 12. G. Sex, livery-stablekeeper, Stone -cutter-street, Farringdon street, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.—Oct. 9. J. W. Ellis, warehouseman, Lawrence -lane, Cheapside, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. —Oct. 13. R. Knight and A. Knight, jun., stationers, Budge-row, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.—Oct. 13. C. APKinnell, wine-mer chant, Fenchurch- street, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy.—Oct. 16. E. Brailsford, music-seller, Old Steine, Brighton, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.—Oct. 13. T. Winfield, tea-dealer, Bristol, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court.— Oct. 10. R. K. Frankish, builder, Scar borough, Yorkshire, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. - - PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED. J. Robson and Co., South Shields, brass founders—T. Waterman and J. Ellerby, Wellington Chambers, London bridge, Southwark, hop merchants—A. Brodie end F. Allen, Bromley, manufacturing chemists—T. Jones and W. Jones, Chester, millers—J. Backhouse and P. M'Donald, Man chester, fustian manufacturers—W. Lupton and Co., Sal ford, Lancashire, common brewers, so far as related to th e said W. Lupton—W. Aitki n an d Co., Lancashire, cotton manufacturers—J. Hunt and H. Madicom, Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, woollen drapers—R. Hall and J. Hall, Basing. stoke, whitesmiths—F. N. Johnstone and F. Marshall, Great Tower-street, City, wine merchants—W. Barber and C. Barber, Macclesfield, small ware manufacturers—R. Walton and J. Schofield, Warwick, hosiers—H. Harper and Co., Lancashire, iron founders, so far as regards the said S. Kay and C. Atkinson—J. Clissold and W. Thomas, Glou cestershire, malsters—J. Morton and R. H. Townsend, Warwick, contractors—T. Hindle and W. Davis, Bradford, tailors—R. Smith and T. Heaton, Manchester, pawnbrokers —R. H. Barker and Co. Wakefield. ma nu f ac turers of worsted yarns—J. H. Palmer and Co., as far as regards Wilkinson Dent—J. Hook and R. Ible, Liverpool, brick layers—T. Beames and A. Ilatherell, Bristol, mercers— T. Coleman and Co., Lime-street, leather merchants—T. A brutal - assault was committed on Tuesday by a paviour, named Simon, a man remarkable for his mus cular strength, on a woman named Brone, of whom he had become amorous, but who had resisted all his so licitations. In the absence of the woman's husband Simon entered her room, and on her still refusing to yield to his wishes, gave her a violent kick in the abdo men, although in an advanced state of pregnancy. She fell senseless to the ground, and in the course of the day gave birth to a dead child. Some neighbours rushed in, and notwithstanding the strength of Simon, succeeded in overpowering him, and handing him into the custody of the police. The medical men who attended the woman in her delivery have given their opinion that the child was killed by the kick given by the ruffianly assailant of the mother.—Galignani. COMMITTAL OF A GAME-KEEPER FOR SHOOTING A YOUNG WOMAN. —William Ilayter, the game-keeper of the Rev. Walter Radcliffe, of Warleigh, Devon, has been committed for trial at the next Exeter Assizes, charged with wilfully and maliciously wounding Marina Hacker Indies, a girl of sixteen yearS of age, by twice shooting at her on the 4th of September last. The fol lowing extract f rom th e report o f th e examination of the prisoner, which appears in the Plymouth Journal, will put the reader in possession of the facts of the case :—The complainant was the daughter of a person who rented land of the Rev. Walter Radcliffe, and he occupies a portion of garden ground which abuts upon a plantation. It appears that between this piece of ground, so cultivated, and the plantation, there is no fence of any description, and on the 4th of Sept. the complainant thought it no harm to enter the plantation to gather blackberries. She had ascended some distance upon the incline, when the defendant made his appear ance, and called out to her in language of a very bad description, and ordered her to start from that place. The poor girl was somewhat surprised at such a saluta tion, and she endeavoured to make the best of her way off from the place, and in her attempts to get away, the defendant discharged one of the barrels of the gun at her, and though fortunately it did not take effect, he was not content with that. His intention was not to frighten her merely, for when she got further down the hill, he fired another barrel at her, and the consequence was that two of the shots entered her person —one entering her thigh and the other one of her fingers. F or t u nately for the defendant, the principal c h arge entered a tree, near where the complainant was standing at the time, and a very large number of shots were found in that tree. Coleman and Co., Fenchurch-street, wine merchants—G. Poore and IL Chapman, Liverpool, stationers—J. Lees and A. Bottomley, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton spinners. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. - - James White, furrier, Edinburgh, Sept 22 and Oct. 18, at twelve, at Stevenson's -rooms, Edinburgh, , Thomas Lorimer, accountant, Glasgow,Sept. 24 and Oct. 16, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Buchan, Glas gow . Alexander Gall, draper, Fraserburgh, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15, at the Soultoun Inn, Fraserburgh. Alexander Dewar, accountant, Dingwall, Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Caledonian Hotel, Dingwall. --- PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pro duce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending September 15, 1846, is 325. sd. per cwt. DARING ROBBERlES.—Yesterday information of the following robberies was received by the police:— From the store room of Mr. Peter's coach factory, Adam street West, St. Mari lebone, about fifty yards of crimson Chelsea, six six five pence in ign lutestring silk, eleven yards of fine drab c l ot h, and a pair of Wellington boots; from the office of thecsloervkerteothse, Board two hoafl f.sovereigns, 6d. Luls e n copper, and a black dress coat; from the house of Sir John Hall, her Majesty's Dockyard, Deptford, a 10/. Bank of England note, No. 96,005, dated the 4th of July, 1846; from the house of Mr. Brooks, 4, South-row, New road, five silver tablespoons, six dessert spoons, three teaspoons, three saltspoons, and a soup ladle, all King's pattern, and four dessert knives and four forks, with pearl handles. Bordeaux was visited by a violent storm during the night of the 9th. The rain fell in such torrents that for more than an hour the streets wero perfectly impassable. At Lajarre, near Saintes, the light- ning struck the mallepost and overturned it. The courier bad both his arms broken by the fall. The horses released themselves from their harness, and ran off. COMMENCEMENT OF THE JEWISH YEAR. —O❑ Monday next, -the 21st inst., the year 5607 of the Jewish era begins, EVENI NG, SE PTEMER ig, 1A46. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZE NE W ZEALAND. There has just been issued in a printed rorm (pursuant to an order of the House of Commons, dated 26th lilt.), a document colitaining further papers relative to the affairs of New Zealand, and which were recently pre sented to Parliament by command of her Majesty. The following are extracts therefrom, presenting the most interesting and important portions of the COT respondence : PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION. COPY OF A DISPATCH FROM LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR GREY TO LORD STANLEY. Government House, Auckland, Jan. 27. My Lord,---There is one subject of much importance to this colony, to which I am anxious to request your Lordship's early attention ; this is the difficulty I forsee that I shall experience in administering this govern mrnt in such a manner as to satisfy her Majesty's wishes, sinless some chance is made in the constitution of the colony. If, in the present state of New Zealand, the framing and enacting of laws was left solely to the Governor and his Executive Council, it is pos sible that the Governor, by having a steamer at his disposal, and frequently making visits to every portion of New Zealand, might administer the Government in such a manner as to be satisfactory to her Majesty and consonant with the interests of the colony. This, how ever, would be a very imperfect arrangement, wholly dependent for success upon the energy and health of the Governor. I am, however, now quite satisfied that I shall find great difficulty in carrying out the government of the whole island with my legislative council, constituted as it is at present. New Zealand is divided into several settlements, sepa rated by long intervals, having, in some respects, interests totally different from each other, and none of them ex ceeding the other so much in wealth and importance as to possess preponderating influence and recognised su periority. From the very limited nature of the society in these s:nall settlements, I cannot hope to find in any one of them gentlemen of such extended information and ac- quaintance with the whole island, and of such large views and forgetfulness of local interests and local clamours, as to be able in all instances to legislate with a view to promote the interests of these islands as a whole, perhaps in some cases even to the apparent de triment of their own peculiar fettlement in which all their fortune is embarked. Nor can lat present indulge any hope of finding gentlemen in sufficiently affluent circumstances to abandon their hopes for the purpose of repairing to another settlement to fulfil protracted duties in the legislative council. Nor can I, referring to the very imperfect means of communication which at present exist, ever hope to be able to keep the inhabi tants of the distant settlements so sufficiently informed upon the intended legislative measures of the Govern ment as to enable them to acquaint me with their views and feelings with regard to such measures previously to their being passed into a law. I beg further to state, that I feel doubtful whether the creation of municipal bodies, with extended powers of passing bye-laws, will remove these evils. I fear that this measure would rather increase them, and that the municipal bodies, feeling that just grounds of complaint existed regarding the imperfect mode in which the legislative body discharged its duties, would endeavour to usurp an authority and power which did not belong to them, and neglecting their own duties, would busy themselves with those properly belonging to the Legisla ture. I also feel satisfied that they would soon contract large debts, the settlement of which would ultimately prove very embarrassing to the Government. Upon the whole, a simple mode of avoiding the diffi culties which exist in this respect, would be to create a Lieutenant-Governorship in New Zealand. The Governor-in-Chief and his Council would then exercise supreme legislative jurisdiction in one portion of the island, whilst, in another portion, the Lieutenant- Governor, previously to assenting to any Bill passed by his Council, would in the usual manner transmit it to the Governor-in-Chief, in order that he might decide whether any amendment should be insisted on, as a necessary condition on which alone the Lieutenant- Governor should assent to the Bill. I think it would be indispensable to the general welfare of the colony, that uniformity of legislation upon subjects connected with the aborigines, administration of public lands, and other matters of general interest to the whole islands, should be secured by some provision of this nature. Undoubtedly some increased expenditure would, if this course were adopted, have to be incurred for the creation and maintenance of a separate Government establish ment, but I think that by judiciously curtailing that now in existence, no very large additional expenditure would be necessary, and the executive, as well as the legisla tive duties of the Government, would be so much more efficiently performed, and the development of, the re sources of the colony would be so much more rapid, that there is every reason to think that the whole colony would, under the proposed arrangemcnt, be able to de fray the whole of its expenditure at a much earlier period than it could otherwise do ; so that an ultimate saving would result to the British Treasury. Indeed I feel quite satisfied that New Zealand will soon yield a large revenue. (Signed) LETTERS FROM NATIVE CHIEFS ; THEIR DESIRE FOR G. GREY. BRITISH LAWS. Lieutenant-Governor Grey, in a dispatch to Lord Stanley, dated Port Nicholson, February 17, 1846, writes as follows : I beg to transmit for your Lordship's information, the copy of a very remarkable letter, which has been addressed to me by fifteen of the most influential chiefs in this part of New Zealand ; indeed every chief of great im portance but one has signed it. These chiefs express, in the most deliberate and decided manner, their desire that the laws of the Queen should be firmly and permanently established among them, in order that they may be raised to a more enlightened state. I have quite satisfied myself that this letter is entirely their own pro duction, and that the idea of addressing it to me origi nated with themselves, and that it was written at a dis tant native village, where they were not in communica tion with Europeans. It, however, accorded so entirely with my own known and recorded views, that I enter tained in the first instance some suspicion that it might have been an artful piece of flattery, written with some ulterior object. Subsequent events, however, convinced me that it was written in complete sincerity. Mr. Kemp did not reach the pah of Taupe until late on the evening of the 16th, when both my letter and message were received with a satisfaction which left no doubt whatever of the sincerity of the fifteen chiefs who had written to me, and my letter was immediately forwarded by a messenger on horse back to the chief signing the letter, who lived nearest to the pah of Taupo, at which my reply had first been re ceived; whilst Puaha, a chief of great influence, to whom Mr. Kemp had delivered my letter, started at once, and travelled all night, in order that he might wait upon me this morning. It was impossible that any one could have expressed himself with greater propriety than Puaha did when he saw me, and I have every reason to believe that he will exert the whole of his influence to preserve tranquillity and good order in this part of New Zealand. I have, &c. (Signed) G. GREY. P.S.—Since writing the above dispatch, I have re ceived two letters, copies of which are inclosed, from Te Rauparaha and three other of the principal chiefs in this part of New Zealand, from which your Lordship will see that they participate in the general feeling of satisfaction at the determination of the Government to require from the natives as well as Europeans obedience to our laws. G. GREY. (Signed) (Translation.) Taupo (Porirua), Jan. 19. Friend, the Governor—We salute you. We are now living in considerable uncertainty; we are living in con siderable anxiety in reference to your intentions, as to what they really are ; this was not the case formerly while our friend and guide Mr. Hadfield was dwelling in the midst of us ; we used to hear what your (the Go vernment's) intentions really were ; then our minds were free from anxiety, and however frequently it may have been said to us by white persons, " Your land will be forced from you, you will be destroyed," or expres sions of like character have been used, Mr. Hadfield used at once to say, " Regard not these expressions," whereupon our irritable feelings became calmed. There fore, our request to you now is, that you may be pleased to provide for us some friendly adviser who shall be able to understand both our customs and those of the white people, that he may constantly explain to us the laws of the Queen ; we are anxious that the laws of the Queen should be firmly and permanently established among us; that by that means we may be raised to a more enlight ened state, for we have already ministers of God teach ing us the laws of God. We now end this communication, deliberately con sidered. (A true translation.) (Signed) 11. TACY KEMP, Protector of Aborigines, South Division. (Signed) THE NGATITOA TRIBE: TE RAUPARAHA TE WATARAUKI NOHORUA RAWIRI KINGI PUAIIA HENRY MARTYN TE WWI ROBERT IIuRUMUTU THOMPSoN TE RAUPARAHA NOBLE TE TAIEPA PAEA. THE NGATIAWA : WILLIAM KING WM WATA TE HERNPOUNAMU RIWAI TE AHU TUE NGATIKAUKAWA: TE WATANUI ZACUARIAII TE REINGA SOLOMON TOREMI. Wellington, Feb. 16. I have received your letter of the 19th of January last, I am much pleased at the sentiments which that letter contains ; I feel satisfied that those who wrote such a letter must be men of sufficient intellect to understand the measures I intend to pursue, and that they will readily assist me in conferring benefits upon their coun try, and will be glad that they themselves can take a share in raising New Zealand to a higher state of civi lisation, and in preventing the recurrence of those atro cities which formerly so much disgraced these islands. As you felt in doubt as to what my intentions were, you did well to apply to me to remove those doubts ; always follow the same course, and whenever you are in doubt, write to myself or Major Richmond. We will give you an immediate answer ; the Queen has directed me to do all in my power to insure your safety and happiness. Maoris and - Europeans shall be equally protected, and live under equal laws; both of them are alike subjects of the Queen, and entitled to her favour and care ; the Maoris shall be protected in all their properties and pos seni9lls, and no (nact Allan be allowed t 9 take gnYthiug away from them or to injure them ; the Europeans sh aII be protected i❑ their property and possessions, and no one shall be allowed to take anything from them or to injure them, nor will I allow Maoris to injure one an other : an end must be put to deeds of violence and blood. You will always find me ready to aid you 'as far as lies in my power ;. if, therefore, you are at any time in doubt and difficulty, do not hesitate to write to me ; you shall receive a kind and friendly answer. I think that it would be well for you to send some of your number to Wellington to see me ; I can then say many things which are too long for a letter, and after having met one another, we should be more intimately ac quainted. (Signed) G. GREY. Otaki, Feb. 17. My dear Friend, the Governor—Salutations to you. We have received your letter ; we have heard your. words, like the light of day to us ; our hearts are glad at your words ; friend, now will I bold fast your words for good, and for living in quiet, both of natives and Europeans ; but your protecting word has come forth, for one and for the other ; your kind words are a light to us. Now, for the first time, I can say there is day light to the natives ; and now the errors of this place will not come forth through me—l mean the errors of the natives ; if you cannot come here, will you write a letter to me; that is all. Written by me, (Signed) TE RALTARAII.A. To the Governor. (Translation.) Kaiwarawara, Port Nicholson, Feb. 21. The Governor, This is our deliberation. We have decided that the natives of the faith should hearken fully to the laws of the Queen, which proceed from your mouth, from the Governor. Leave us below under the wings of the regu lations of the Queen and yourself. Let a good regulation be commenced, that the faith may grow among us ; that we may not profess faith in God while we are reverting to error, because there is no one to use the scourge; that our race, the native people, may grow; and that we may forsake our evil customs, great and little quarrels, such as taking away land, removing land marks, robbery, murder, and very many other of our customs among ourselves. Now this is our consideration; it is for your good customs to beat down our evil customs, with the help of God, that the work left for us may be the culti vation of provisions for the life of the body, and the faith of Christ for the life of the soul. It is for you and for the ministers of God to make these evil people grow (in good), that they may grow; then they will hearken to the truth, to the Queen, to the governor, and to the minister. It is for you to observe these considerations ; it ends here. From the people of your tribe, the ggatiawa. (Signed) WILLIAM KING WITI. LEVI TE AHU. THE TEACHER OF WAIKANAH. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. IMPORTANT MESSAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY NORTH DURHAM. R. Mathews, Esq., the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters for the county of Durham and the bo roughs therein, opened his court at the city of Durham on Tuesday last. Mr. Coxon, the Secretary of the North Durham Re form Registration Society, appeared on behalf of the Liberals and Free-traders; Mr. Tiplady, for the lion. 11. T. Liddell; and Mr. Stafford, for the Marquis of Lon donderry and Lord Seaham. Both sections of the Tory party, although opposed to each other, are equally strenuous in their opposition to the votes of the free-traders. The following was the result of the revision for Durham polling districts:— Objections made by the Liberals 7O Objections made by the Tories 39 Total lO9 The Liberals sustained fifty-three objections and failed in fifteen. Two of the Liberal objections stand over for final adjudication. The Tories sustained twenty-two objections, and failed in seventeen. Majority in favour of the Liberals thirty one. The result of the revision has not been so favour able to the Liberal party for several years. THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of the Thames Haven Dock and Railway Company was held yesterday, at the Company's offices, Basingball-street, for the purpose of empowering the directors to sell and dis pose of certain shares in the company, according to the directions of the Act, the forfeiture of which shares was confirmed by a resolution of the shareholders, at the half yearly general meeting on the 31st of August last. Shortly before two o'clock, James Esdaile, Esq., took the chair, and the minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, a resolution, empowering the direc tors to sell the forfeited shares was proposed, seconded, and unanimously agreed to, and the meeting broke up. GLOUCESTER, ABERYSTWITH, AND CENTRAL WALES RAILWAY. A meeting of the seripholders in this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of determining whether or not the company should be dissolved. After some discussion, Captain Berkeley, M.P., chair man of the company was called to the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, Messrs. Clark, J. T. Saunders, and J. Bentley were appointed scrutineers. Mr. LEWIS moved that the company should be dis solved forthwith. Mr. FISHER seconded the resolution. Mr. CLARKE here read a letter he had written to the solicitor, apprising him of the present meeting, request ing his attendance, and calling upon him to furnish the accounts of the company at the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said they were prepared with the ac counts, and the reason that they (the directors) did not call the meeting was, that there was a great number of the claims not settled. He mentioned these things to show that they were anxious for, and courted inquiry. A statement of the accounts was then read, from which it appeared that the amount paid on the shares (in number 28,893) was 40,8781. 10s., while the claims upon the company would leave a balance of 7,7171. 15s. 10d. The CHAIRMAN said he thought that whatever opinion night be entertained, they could not decide on the ques tion of the accounts at the present meeting. Mr. LEWIS said that it was desirable that the item of 16,0971. 18s. 3d. investment should be fully and satisfac torily explained. He thought the meeting were entitled I to know what these assets were, and where they were placed.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said there was a difference between his legal advisers on this point. The secretary was of opinion that the wishes of the meeting should be com plied with, while the counsel considered that he was not entitled to give the explanation here required. Now, he would take the advice of the former, which was in conformity with his own wishes. The only delicacy he felt in giving the explanation here required was, that the gentleman who filled the chair of the com pany before him was absent, and, consequently, unable to meet any accusations, or to explain away any suspicion. He begged leave to state that the investment was made before he was a member of the provisional committee, or even before he belonged to the company. (Hear, hear.) That investment consisted in purchase of scrip. —(Cries of " Oh, oh.") Now, having stated so much, he must, in justice to himself', request the meeting to give him a full hearing. The investment was made during Major Lindham's chairmanship. He would here state that he gave that gentleman full credit for the rectitude of his intentions. The fact was, those who had had the arrangement of the affairs of the company had taken upon them selves to speculate with the funds in their possession, and to engage in that species of gambling which was had recourse to upon such occasions. In fact they were in the positio❑ of persons who had certain funds entrusted to them, which they used in a way that they considered would be most advantageous to the owners. If they had succeeded their zeal and trustworthiness would have been applauded, but in the present case it so happened that they were unsuccessful. lie understood that not one of the directors had sold his shares. A SHAREHOLDER said that he believed such was not the case. The CHAIRMAN said, he was instructed that what he had stated was correct. He trusted, in conclusion, that, as he had had no hand in the transactions of the com pany anterior to his having become chairman, that he would be exonerated from any blame, and he trusted that the strictest scrutiny would be exercised in this matter.—(Hear, hear ) Mr. LEWIS said that he could inform the meeting that the late chairman had sold his shares, in conse quence of which several of his (Mr. L.'s) friends had been ruined. Mr. CLARKE said, he would beg to ask the chairman if the whole of the sums to which the shareholders were entitled were invested in scrip ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. A long discussion ensued as to whether the scrip in question should be used in taking the votes. Mr. LEWIS contended that it would be extremely un. fair to do so, the same having been purchased with their money, which was turning their own weapons against themselves, and proposed a resolution to the effect that the scrip should not be used. A long and desultory discussion ensued, which ended in the meeting being adjourned, the scripholders present having adjourned, under the Act, to investigate the accounts. The Earl and Countess Grey left town yesterday for Howick Hall, Northumberland. PORTLAND BREAKWATER.--A number of gentle 'en, surveyors and engineers, are now in Portland, a nsurveying the site of the intended Breakwater. Owing to the roughness of the sea, they were only able to be gin their soundings of the bay this day (Tuesday) ; hitherto they have been employed in marking out the tramway by which the stone will be transmitted to the Pier. They expect in three weeks to have it com pletely surveyed, and then we may expect active operations will commence forthwith. Large quantities of rails, wheelbarrows, &c., continue to arrive for the purposes of the railroad. We hope soon to see a be ginning here as well as at other places,—Sherbourn Journal. GHOST CAUGIIT.—For many months past, since the death of the late Mr. Nicholas Harris, of Sinus, Redruth, it has been reported that the house was " haunted." Terrible noises, and alarming screams have often been heard about midnight, and after that bosr. Suspicions were awakened that these nocturnal distur bances were occasioned by wicked and designing rascals, for interested porposes, and early on Saturday morning last, a man, called Gordon Chadwick, was apprehended, brought to Redruth town about three o'clock in .the morning, and lodged in the lock-up. In the forenoon he was taken before the Rev. George Treweeke, at 1110 gan, who severely reprimanded him for his foolish con duct. Chadwick offered a very humiliating apology, and for the present the case stands over, but it may be brought vu At the sessious,----feraance Gazette. THE GOVERNOR. By the Cleveland, arrived from Port Adelaide, papers have been received, containing most important news from that colony. A. claim had been put in on the part of the Crown, to the right of royalty to the produce of the mines. This step is exceedingly unpopular in tho colony, and strong remonstrances will be presented to the home government aainst its enforcement. The fol lowing is his Excellency message : "Government House, Adelaide, South Australia, " April, 1846. " One of the first subjects of importance to the future welfare of thi s p rov i nce , t o w hi c h my attent i on was directed, on my assuming the administration of its Government, was that of seignorage, or royalty, on metallic minerals discovered on the waste lands of tho Crown. " The correspondence handed to me by my predeces sor in office showed that this source of wealth had at- tracted the attention of capitalists in England to no inconsiderable extent. A company in London had proposed to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonial Department to treat with the Government for a monopoly of all mines in South Australia. belonging to the Crown upon the basis of a lease, with rights of mining, upon payment of a seignorage or royalty, upon the produce of those mines. This proposal was rejected by Lord Stanley ; but the question of re servation of royalties, with a view to the ulterior benefit of the colony, was submitted for the consideration of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and to the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, as well as to one of the first geologists in England, and sub sequently to her Majesty's law advisers. " The result has been to elicit some important infor mation as to the system of royalties at present in force, in the United Kingdom, as well as to a joint opinion of her Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor-General removing certain doubts suggested to the Colonial Land and Emi gration Commissioners, as to the power vested in her Majesty, under the Act of Parliament now in force for regulating the sale of Crown lands in the Australian colonies, to reserve royalties upon minerals upon tho alienation or conveyance of Crown lands. This opinion meets also anotker question which has been mooted in the colony, upon the provisions of the 12th clause of tho Act 5 and 6 Victoria, c. 36, whereby it has been con tended that it was imperative on the Governor to sell on demand lands that had been offered for sale at public auction and not sold. " I do not anticipate that there will be much difference of opinion amongst the colonists upon the question of the expediency of reserving a moderate royalty on me tallic minerals, when it is declared under authority that the proceeds thereof, after deducting the cost of collec tion, will be applied to the same purposes as the gross proceeds of the sales of the waste lands of the Crown, under the Act 5 and 6 Victoria, c. 36. " Instead of large present receipts, founded, perhaps, on gambling speculation as to the chances or probabili ties of future results (which receipts will cease as soon as all the mineral land has been selected) there will bo provided, in aid of a constant stream of emigration from the United Kingdom, a growing income apportioned to the advancing wealth of the colony. Such is the view taken by the Commissioners and by her Majesty's ad visers, and in which I entirely concur. With regard to the proportion of metals and metallic minerals proper to be reserved to her Majesty, the practice in England and Ireland is almost too varied to be other than an approximate guide. In Cornwall the royalties range from 1.10 to 1.25 of the produce ; in Devonshire, from 1-8 to 1-18 ; in Cardiganshire, from 1-7 to 1-12 ; in Derbyshire, from 1-8 to 1-12 ; in Cumberland, from 1-8 to 1-12 ; in Yorkshire, from 1-6 to 1-12 ; in Ireland, from 1-8 to 1-15. A mean proportional between these various fractions would be about 1-11. Her Majesty's Government, however, consider that 1-15 would be a fair proportion to reserve in South Australia, from which I see no reason to dissent. " Wherefore, acting with the advice and consent of the Council of Government, I have framed a few short rules based upon this principle, for the future deposal by this Government of the waste lands of the Crown in South Australia. " FREDERICK R. ROBE, " Lieutenant-Governor." " REGULATIONS. " His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of Govern ment, has been pleased to establish the following as the regulations under which all Crown lands will be here after disposed of by him under the provisions of the re cited Act : " On waste lands of the Crown hereafter to be alien ated or conveyed, for any estate or interest, there will be reserved to her Majesty, her heirs, or successors, one fifteenth of all metals, and ores containing metals lying upon, in, or under such lands, payable in kind, at the mouth of the pit, shaft, or quarry from which they may be raised ; this, together with reserved rights, will be in serted in the deeds of grant. " A right of free access to all mines by duly appointed servants of the Crown. " A right to select for free occupancy a portion of land not exceeding one quarter of an acre, near the mouth of every pit, shaft, or gallery, or quarry, from which metallic minerals may be drawn, for a residence or store for such person or persons as may be appointed to receive the Queen's dish or dues, but for no other purpose, with privileges of access, or building thereon, and of removing outbuildings so erected. " All questions regarding the commutation or corn position of royalties will be considered and determined by the Governor in Executive Council ; and applications for that purpose must, therefore, be addressed to his Excellency the Governor in Executive Council. " Lands will in general be sold as heretofore, but with the reservations already stated. " Lands known to contain metals and metallic ores may be obtained by lease, with the right of mining, for periods not exceeding twenty-one years, if so desired by capitalists. " On applications for leases of lands with mining rights being approved by the Governor in Council, the leases will be proclaimed for sale at auction, in the same manner as lands intended for sale in fee simple. " All leases so to be granted will contain clauses of forfeiture, and provisions for re-entry for non-payment of royalties, or for underletting or assignment of the whole or any portion of the lands by the I:.l&seet without license in that behalf first obtained from her 1 / ijesty, or the Governor in Council, acting on that behalf fol . her Majesty; also a proviso that it shall not be lawful for her? Majesty, or any person acting on behalf of her Majesty, to sell the reversionary estate expectant upon the deter mination of the lease, without the consent, in writing, of the lessee, or other party to whom the lease may belong." IRISH SUPPLIES.—The importations of Irish pro visions into the port of Liverpool during the week end ing the 11th inst., comprised the following list of ar ticles :-8,783 firkins, 248 half. fiikins, 1,093 casks, baskets, &c., and 106 boxes of butter ; 109 tons weight, 1,640 bags, and 107 quarters of wheat ; 1,482 sacks of flour; 163 quarters, 260 sacks, and 1,290 barrels of oats; 205 bags, and 313 other packages of oatmeal ; 217 bar rels of barley ; 100 sacks of malt ; 24 casks of hams ; 173 packages of bacon; 147 of lard; 61 of whisky; 158 sacks of meal ; 2 oerces of beef; 119 barrels of pork ; 602 packages of linens and cotton; 186 bags cf farina, flour ; 158 sacks of meal ; 41 sacks, 39 tierces, and 300 barrels of seed ; with a variety of other articles of lesser interest and importance. The importations into the port of Bristol in the same period comprised 2,222 packages of butter ; 614 barrels and 229 sacks of oats ; IS2 pack ages of bacon; 71 of lard ; 160 of flour; 41 barrels and 160 sacks of barley; and various other articles. The arrivals at the port of London during the week, ending the 15th inst., from Ireland, have consisted of the fol lowing:-203 packages of porter ; 1,524 packages of bacon ; 1,602 boxes and baskets of eggs ; 142 casks of pork; 19,300 firkins and other packages of butter; 2,030 packages of lard; 149 of hams; 38 of waste; 11 2 of malt; 376 of salmon; 119 of general provisions; 2,936 barrels, 28 bags, and 5,970 quarters of oats ; 53 lambs, and 117 pigs ; with a variety of other productions, both of food and general merchandise, too numerous to be further particularised.