The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-10 00:00:00

...o d o ;0 ,s OVER LAND MAIL INDIA. (From the Morning Herald.) We have just received, by extraordinary express from Bombay, our letters and papers from that place, to the 6th of August, in consequence of a special steamer having been dispatched with Sir George and Lady Arthur, and other additional parties, occa sioned by the protracted and almost hopeless indispo sition of the Governor. We have by this conveyance dispatches and com mercial news from Calcutta to the 18th of July. The Arabs, it appears, made an attack on some of the grounds near Aden on the 10th of last month, but Were gallantly repulsed with a loss of seven killed, and a considerable number wounded. Mehemet Ali arrived at Alexandria on the 24th lil t.) 'when he was received vrith every demonstration of respect. His Highness left on the 29th for Cairo. There is nothing of political importance transact ing in Egypt. Sir George Clerk aniA Sir 11. Pottinger are spoken of in the Indian papers. as likely to succeed to the Go vernorship of BrAnbay. The troops at Kurrachee are now happily entirely exe mPt from c h o l era , b u t Captain J o hn Napier h a d fallen victim.] The cholera has broken out at Hyderabad, where SOO had died on the first day. The Lahore Government does not appear to be making much progre,s in strength or consolidation. The mail just arrived from India is of little inte rest. Sir George Arthur left Bombay for Europe on the sth of August, the Hon. Mr. Reid succeeding him in the government as a temporary measure. The 'coveroor.General and Lord Gough continued at bam-a, whither all the p o liticals on the n o rth- we st b een summoned to a con s u ltation—of w h a t na t ure bad n ot transpired. Alessrs. Lawrence and Greathed, and Major s Lawrence, Mackeson, and Mills were at the hills with Lord Hardinge at the date of the latest advises, and were not to disperse till the end of Ju ly. This is, we think, rather ominous, especially When taken in connexion with the report of the Mended assemblage of an army on our north west frontier in November. Maharaja Ghoolab Singh, whom we raised to the rank of independent S overeign of Cashmeer, for a consideration, is said to have refused payment of the indemnity money a greed upon to be p a id by him on b e h a lf o f th e La hore Durbar, and to have threatened to resist any attempt made to compel him to perform his engage 'tents. Can the army about to be assembled be m eant to c h as ti se th e i nso l ence an d treac h ery o f thi s base villain ? The chief of Mooltan was said to be determined to assert his independence of the Pun ,allh ruler, w hi c h wou ld pro b a bl y cu t ou t some wor k ' b °r th e G overnor of Sinde and his army. The La ore Government was as far as ever from being 4 11.11.1 3' established, but was understood to be a nx i ous ``) get rid o f us. O ur troops would most certainly not remain longer in the country than originally a g re ed upo n , b u t it was ev id en t t h ey wou ld qu i c kl y have to return. The upshot will be that ere twelve months come ar oun d we s h a ll b e o bli ge d t o t a k e th e Country i n t o our own h an d s en ti re l y . Ch o l era ha d nearly left Kurrachee, but had manifested itself I , lt Hyderab a d, w h ere Li eutenant C amp b e ll , 17t h Na pa Infantry, h a d b een cu t off, while Captain John P i er, 62d Foot, on the Governor's Staff, had been -lit Off at Kurrachee. The 17th Foot had suffered so much at S u kk ur f rom f ever, t h at i t was reporte d i n Bo mbay that they were to be sent either to England :V° the C ape . Th e returns o f t h e mortal i ty from • cholera at Kurrachee, which were received by last turn out to have been nearly double what they ? li ght to have been. About five hundred Europeans i n all had perished. India was quiet throughout, and f ene rally he.lthy. The monsoon had proved a m os t you rable one, upwards of eighty inches of rain h some what fallen at Bombay. The money markets were Fade easier, and it was expected that a brisk ' 4 tie would commence on the opening of the season. S (From th e B om b ay 7 i mes o f A ugus t 5.) S. 1311 ` 1 AnY.—The conti nue d s i c k ness o f the Governor, George Arthur, requiring his immediate return to irther°Pe' gives us a dispatch direct which we have IRA rto bees accustomed to, and were not prepared for at the date of last dispatch on the 18th of July. We continue peace poll? aof great measure a ithout intelligence—the the rains, by eir jz tr a ': a G is o a v d er t iz e r : G ., , , neral, and prevalence of ercise of ou- ;g as vantageous to the profitabi ex large. Ctiolera has beneficial to India at l 'actlee ; but disappeared )ae f in the camp at Kur still continues to r a e ttlict the town. Sir Charles Napier has very fortifications to ordered the Tto be knocked down, and the duchies to be filled up. he pestilence has made its wa u the river, and now uesolates Hyderabad. There our troops have hitherto in tt great measure escaped. Fever seems to have abated Sulikur, and her Uajesty's 17th, the chief sufferers ni its effects, are said to be on their a ay back to India. Th ere a view of proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope. t "re is a considerable amount of apprehension expo jenced as t o t h e state o f ma t ters i n th e Punjaub, where Vizier appears to be doing anything rather an ac quiring strength or favour among the people. The I ?°l 3 s continue healthy, and quietude and contentment ;Ign throughout the Company's dominions. mains e . tno r - General and Commander-in-Chief rat ti l l t°l4 ; and it is rumoured that thither for the present seat of the Government will be transferred. The v monsoon is now nearly over, and a very favour gnable one it h as p rove d. T o - morrow i s C ocoa N ut -d ay, en the nat i ves ma k e prop i t i atory o ff er i ngs to the sea, Ic o vessels venture to the northward. The Governor of 1 4 o b ey, Sir George Arthur, this day quits our shores Tbequence of indisposition, and returns to England. hi g - „,"•on. Mr. Reid, Senior Member of Council, takes Si r ace until the arrival of his successor from Europe. of ; George Clerk and Sir H. Pottinger are both spoken th ' 4 former with most probability; we should be most 44141 111 for either. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) BOMBAY, AuG. 5. that last and most important item of intelligence I have to communicate is the fact of one of the ) ,Z. v iest falls of rain having occurred over India has been experienced for years back. You mus t recollect that we never can have too much tikloisture when it comes at the proper season ; when e Proportion t o th e we tness o f ra i n y se a son is the pro ductiv eness o f th e dry. We may, therefore, look tiaforward to a year of peace and plenty. For fourteen YS past it has here poured down in an uninter rupted torrent ; the tanks, wells, ditches, and canals , 41 :e all f u ll , an d we b eg i n now to feel anx i ous for a little fair weather to allow the husbandman to re autne his labours before the latter rains set in. Could 37 ° 11 persuade the military authorities at home to give 4 Passing thought on dispatching troops as to the season witen it would be best for them to 4 'rive, a world of valuable lives would be saved. From the Ist of June till the Ist of Septem ber no man can move out, with impunity, ex cept for mere garrison duty soldiers are useless; 4 ,, t ,' , 1 d fatal maladies are sure to assail regiments from E ngland the moment they arrive, even should they re main at Bombay. If an attempt be made to march th em into the interior, ten to one that they are deci . tria tecl with cholera within the week. In 1842, her , "lajesty's 28th, 78th, and 86th, all arrived in Bombay dur ing the rains; in the course of the first month nearly 300 deaths occurred amongst them. Her Majesty's Bth has just arrived, and the 10th Hussa r are expected. Here we have no cavalry barracks, an d both regiments must be marched 70 miles inland, thro ugh a country one-half of which is knee deep of Rater, where they must encamp on ground wet and so ` ,t a s a quan-mire, with as much rain occasionally 'falling 41 . a singl e day as the average of the year in England supplies in two months. The thing arises from mere ne glect and blundering, as the time taken by ships on an d Voyage can b e rec k one d w i t h grea t cer t a i n t y , dete rminable the b eg i nn i ng an d en di ng o f our ra i n y s eason is uete rrninable to a week. T he Governor of Bombay, Sir George Arthur, h as at length been compelled to retire from th s p h ere of his duties in consequence of severe indis- P R °s A i tion. He leaves this day by thel steamer Alchar ; ; 111 ' so sadly shatterel is his constitution, that it i l e ras doubtf u l w h e th er h e w ill ever reac h E u r o pe. e has been four years amongst us ; and though not er Y Popular here, in such estimation was he held b • 11 3' Lord H ar di nge an d th e au th or iti es at h ome, th a t e h as for some time back been in po ssess i on of a p r ovisio na l comm i ss i on t o assume supreme autho rity in case of a vacancy in the Governor-General it,,,ll3. His im me di a t e successor i s th e Honourab le 'r se • Reid, sen i or mem b er o f C ounc il , and formerly tt ere tarY to Government—a man of talent, sound ! I t s e, and di scre ti on . W e h ave no t h ear d aut h o - C tive lY who will Le sent out from home to succeed 6,• Sir George Clerk and Sir Henry Pottinger -- " T " been, chiefly spoken of. We could wish no better man than either of them. Should the nomi nation be in the hands of the Whigs, the appoint ment will, of course, be jobbed—bestowed on some personal friend, irrespective of qualification. The appointment of Sir David Pollock, as Chief Justice of Bombay, is generally approved of. He is a man of good standing and experience, and Sir John Hobhouse was not very happy in his selections for the bench. Our intelligence from the Punjaub is less satisfac tory at present than it has been at the date of any dispatch since the occupation of Lahore. The Go vernment of the Maharaja seems to have no hold upon the affections of the peeple. The Wuzeer com bines in his character the vices of a despot, a de bauchee, and a parvenue; he has unruly subjects enough to deal with, but his measures are somewhat rough even for a Seikh governor. The hanging of the Brahmin, on the occasion of the street riot some months back, was at first favourably regarded from the boldness and determination he exhibited. Sub sequent executions, where the criminal was first tortured and then roasted on a slow fire, seems to have made it to be regarded as the first of a series of outrages upon the customs of the coun try. He appears very anxious that our troops should remain in the capital beyond the period contemplated in the treaty ; and I suspect we shall find no alternative, but either to maintain them or permit anarchy to resume sway in the country. It is true, we have extinguished the military power; so that, had the Government possessed any energy or strength, it might have maintained its authority, we having relieved it of the most formidable source of its difficulties. But unhappily the treasury is exhausted, and the soldiers who have been disbanded have not had their arrears paid up. The spirit of turbulence and insubordination is rife from Ferozepore to Attock, and the quietude now existing is mainly due to the presence of the English army. The Governor General was most fortunate in selecting Sir John Littler for the Lahore command. The troops, not withstanding their privations, have been as cheerful and contented in their exile as if quartered in the most favourite cantonment in India ; while not one single instance of misunderstanding or collision be twixt them and the citizens has occurred. The Chief of Mooltan seems disposed to throw off the mask, and set up for himself' as independent sovereign. To him belongs one of the finest provinces in the Punjaub. Ghoolab Singh has been guar rel:ing with his relatives, and experiencing apparently in his new sovereignty, " how uneasy rests the head that wears a crown." The forbear ance and perfect faithfulness to his engagements which the Governor-General has exhibited through out, seems, amongst the Seikhs themselves, matter of loud and universal eulogy. Rumours from time to time rife of a descent of the Affghans, under Akbar Khan, through the Kyber Pass, the grand object of twelve years having been the recovery of Peshawur wrested from them by Runjeet Singh. Though the rumour is general, I greatly question its accuracy ; restless, ambitious, and vindictive as the Sirdar is, and anxious, doubtless, to achieve con quest and obtain martial renown on the battle-field, where, in early youth, he so greatly distinguished himself, the prudence of the old Ameer must keep him in check. Since his restoration to the throne Dost Mahomed has manifested the utmost anxiety to continue on decent, if not on friendly, terms with us ; he knows how heavy and how far inclining are our arms, and can readily understand how light a matter it would be for us to push forward a divi sion from the Jullundur Doab to attack a Jum rood, and make mincemeat of the best of his armies. The Governor-General and Commander- in-Chief continue at Simla, and it is said that he other members of Council are about to join them, as their stay in these parts is likely to be a protracted one. Meantime a large magazine—mainly of artillery stores, is being col lected at Phulloor, and the troops are being kept well in hand, in case of accidents, so that we shall not again be taken by surprise. The public will look FOrward with much interest to the events of the next cold season. Sinde continues tolerably quiet, but much sickness, of a very malignant type seems to exist all over the country. Cholera has quitted the army at Kurrachee, but lingers among the population of the town. I have not, as yet, received any very accurate returns of the total number of deaths among the troops : that for- merly quoted from the Gentleman's Gazette is, I suspect, considerably beyond the mark; while the loss among the townspeople seems to have been underrated. I believe I am pretty safe in saying that betwixt the 14th and 30th of June ten thousand human beings were cut off by cholera at Kurrachee. It has since then been fleeting up the river, and is at present making fearful havoc in the city of Hyderabad. Our troops appear, hitherto, to have escaped. Fever of a ma lignant type has for some time back prevailed at Sukkur, her Majesty's 17th having been the chief sufferers. They are at present on their way down to Kurraehee, and great apprehensions are entertained of the consequences should they chance to meet cho lera on their way. The men are so sickly and broken down, that they are predisposed for the attack of any inalady. It is said they will return to India, and thence probably proceed to the Cape. Her Majesty's 86th will, in all likelihood, be sent immediately out of Sinde, being the ninth regiment, which has within three years been rendered unfit for service by the climate of the Indus. The European part of these are.her Majesty's 17th, 28th, 78th, and 86th, the Bom bay 2d European Regiment and Horse Artillery, the rest being Sepoys. Between 3,000/. and 4,0001. , _ sterling has been subscribed for the re-purchase of the ornaments and attire of the Sinde Princesses now for sale amongst the prize booty at Bombay. (From the Times.) We have recehed letters and papers from Bombay to the sth of August. They came to Suez by an ex traordinary occasion, in consequence of Sir George Arthur's having resigned the Government of that Presidency. 111-health has been the cause of his re tirement. From the 6th of May he was not able to transact business with the various members of the Government. Finding that the chances of his reco very, during his stay in India, were but slight, he at length resolved to resign his place. The Hon. Lestock Robert Reid, the senior civil servant in the Council of that Presidency, succeeds as acting Governor, ac cording to the provisions of the Company's charter. The powerful steamer Akbar was ordered to bring the ex-Governor to Egypt. His debility on embark ing at Bombay was such that he refused all sorts of military honours. The chief political news is, that the spirit of dis satisfaction with the Government at Lahore, of the Queen-Mother, and of Wuzer Lall Singh, threatens to explode in acts of violence. The notorious fanatics, called the Akhalees, were collecting in the neigh bourhood of that capital, and fears were entertained of their commencing a bloody struggle. The months of September and October have been often a signal for butcheries amongst the Seikhs. Ghoolab Singh is surrounded with difficultibs in his new kingdom. Some of his own relatives are clamorous for payment of his brother's legacies to them. The Chief of Mooltan was not disposed to yield obedience to the Government of Lahore, and a contest was expected in the southern part of the Punjaub, in which the British will be compelled to interfere. The army from Sinde is the nearest to Mooltan. year with abundant rain. The newly acquired pro vinces known as the Jullundur Doab has had an ex traordinary fall, which must contribute to its fertility. At Phulloor a large magazine has been formed, which is already filled with military stores. The Seikhs are enlisting into the British regiments ; they are a fine race of men. The country of the Deccan, which is:subject to the rule of the Nizam, continues to feel the results of a most wretched system. His treasury is exhausted, and his troops are dissatisfied. The British Resident, General Fraser, however distinguished for his abilities, cannot devise a plan for the amelioration of that state. The Calcutta journals describe a most extraordi nary act of plunder in that capital. Sixteen men, well armed, entered a goldsmith and banker's shop, wounded several people, and then retired with their spoils. The police of thet city has not discovered the perpetrators. It is openly stated that the shop keepers there pay "Black Mail" to escape from being attacked. This is an astonishing admission in the British capital of India. The city of Poonah was not so healthy this year as usual ; fever of a typhoid character prevailed. The Commander-in-Chief, Sir T. M'Mahon, had re covered frOm an attack of it. The old India Navy Mutiny Act must be revised. A court-martial was assembled on board the Hast ings in Bombay harbour, when it was discovered that some irregularity existed, and a reference was made to the Supreme Government on the subject. The Oriental Bank was originally established in Bombay, where the shareholders are now dissatisfied with the expense and conduct of their London directors, and they have, therefore, resolved to put a full stop to the London direction. A notice to that effect has come by this mail, with which, if a ready compliance he not agreed to, a person with sufficient powers will be speedily sent from Bombay to carry the wishes of the shareholders into effect. A new crime has been found out in Bombay : a gang of hardened ruffians poisoned a number of buffa loes, then brought the carcases, which they sold to the butchers in the public market, to be disposed of as meat at the hottest season of the year. They are to be tried at the next criminal sessions. News from the. Mauritius to the 11th of July has been received by this opportunity. One of the most remarkable circumstances mentioned is the expulsion by Sir W. Gomm, the Governor of that island, of a Roman Catholic priest, who, by his skill as a surgeon, performed the Caesarian operation on the body of a dead woman, and saved her child, which survived 24 hours. The newspapers of that colony are loud in their denunciations of this sentence. The affair has produced a sensation in the Mauritius. Amongst the recent deaths in India, that of Meer Sohdar, an ex-Ameer, must be mentioned. He had passed almost the last 30 years of his life in bed, as a cripple. The old intrigues respecting Sinde are still at work, and every means are used to mislead the British people in this matter. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA MONEY MARKET. Bengal Hurharu Office, July 18. The money market continues to exhibit a more healthy appearance, and the rates of interest in the Bazaar have fallen. As soon as the prompt of the last opium sale is provided for, we may expect a quiet state of things, if the advices from home are favourable. Government Securities of all descriptions are rising rapidly in value. Exchange is less brisk. We have notheard of first-rate paper going off better than 2s. 2d. at ten months' date. Bank Stuck looking upwards. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Transfer Stock Paper 5 per cent premium 10 0 a 11 0 Bombay 5 per cent 0 8 a par. Old Sicca 5 ditt o accor di ng to numbers 1 0 a 1 8 New Company's 5 per cent 4 0 a 4 8 Third 4 ditto discount 6 8 a 7 8 Now Co.'s 4 ditto.... .5 0 a 5 8 From Sinde we learn that cholera had ceased to ravage Kurrachee and Hyderabad, in both of which places it had spread devastation. Sir Charles Napier, who has gained golden opinions by his kindness to the sufferers, had ordered the old walls cf Kurrachee to be demolished and the town to be improved. His nephew and secretary Captain John N apier, of her Majesty's 62d regiment, has fallen a victim to the relentless malady; he is much re gretted. The only officer who died at Hyderabad was Lieutenant A. D. Campbell, of the 17th Regi ment Native Infantry. Fever had abated at Sukkur. ller Majesty's 17th Regiment, which had suffered much there, were stated to be about to come to the coast, in order to embark either for the Cape of Good Hope or for England. The Governor-General and the Commander-in- Chief remained at Simla, where they were about to be joined by some of the most experienced officers of the north-western province, in order to arrange defi nitively their plans for next fair season. The whole of the western part of India from the rtuijitlib to Ceylon Appeap to hve been West this BANK SHARES. ' Bengal Bank ... Co.'s Rs. (4,000) prem. 2,675 a 2,700 Union Bank ... „ (1,000) „ 175 a 180 Agra Bank „ (500) ~ 260 a 270 Oriental Bank ... „ (1,000) ~ 150 a 170 North-Western Bank „ (500) „ 100 a 130 PRICES OF BULLION, &C. Sycee Silver, Co.'s rs. 101 12 0 a 105 0 0 per 100 sa. wt. China Gold Bars ... 15 8 0 a 16 8 0 per sa. wt. Gold Dust ... . 15 80a 16 8 0 per sa. wt. Spanish Dollars ... 221 10 0 a 221 12 0 per 100 Mexican ditto ... 221 00 a 221 4 0 per 100 Sovereigns 11 3 0 a 11 4 0 t each Madras Gold Moh urs 16 4 0 a 16 8 0 S THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price BomBA.Y , A UG. 5, 1846.—We avail ourselves of the de parture of the steamer Akbar to issue a short circular on the state of the market sieve our last dispatch; but as the commercial season is only now on the point of re opening, there is little of importance to communicate. The monsoon has been most favourable—the fall of rain having already exceeded the total annual average, and the accounts received from the major part of the agricul tural districts continue satisfactory. Metals—We have few changes to notice in the prices of any denomination of these. We quote tile copper about a a rupee lower than before, and noiles are quite nominal. In iron but little alteration has taken place in the value of any variety. We are informed of a sale of 184 tons of flat bars at rs. 30 per candy; and another of 1,000 bundles of hoop, at rs. 6.10.0 per cwt., is likewise t.ti.d to have taken place. Pig lead has slightly ad vanced in price, and quicksilver has declined to the ex tent of about rs. 5 per maund. Sales of 300 tubs of Swedish steel at rs. 10, and 200 cases of the same at rs. 11 per cwt., have been reported in the papers. COTTON MANUFACTURES. —The market for these has been, till now, almost entirely closed, and we have, con sequently, but few transactions to record. The only sales, indeed, communicated to us, are the following:— Per . 210 pieces grey long c l o th s 38 yds, b y 45 in. at R Piece s. 6 4 0 100 ditto 38 yds. by 39 in. at 54 0 150 do. grey domes. 60 yds. by 26 in. at 66 0 It is expected that the favourable character of the monsoon will lead, ere long, to a renewal of business transactions on an extensive scale—unless counteracted by a renewal of the sc arc ity o f money . Yarns—Prices remain without much change, and no transactions have been reported for publication, though we understand that sales to the extent of about 6,0001b5. of Water, at 71 annas for No. 20, and 8i annas for No. 30, have had effect since our last. Marine Stores—Paints have given way in price about rs. 2 to 4 per cwt., and Cordage about rs. 4, whilst in Coal Tar an improvement of rs. 2 per barrel has taken place. We hear of no transactions. Beer—The dealers having supplied themselves prior to the issue of our last Price Current, sales have been sub sequently very limited, and we have only heard of one of about 50 hhds. of Allsopp's at rs. 60 per hhd. Spirits are unchanged in value. We hear of a sale of 20 hhds. of brandy at rs. 3 1 0 per gallon. Cochineal has slightly declined; we quote the article nominal at 3rs. per lb. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—The transactions in this staple have not been extensive, and there is but little alteration in prices to record. We quote Broach and Surat at 80rs. to 82irs. per candy, which is about l3rs. lower than last month. Other sorts are without change. The quality of the cotton now at market is inferior. In other articles of Eastern produce we hear of no variation in price, save Cassia, which is 4 rs. per lb. dearer, nor are there any purchases of importance to notice. Freights—Freights have latterly sustained a further decline, owing to the heavy arrivals of tonnage. Money Market—Government paper may be quoted as follows: Five per Cent. Loan of 1825-26 Four ditto ditto 1832-33 Four ditto ditto 1835-36 Five ditto ditto 1841-42 Four ditto ditto 1842-43 Exchange—The money market having become easier, exchange on England has given way. Since our last bills have been sold at 2s. id. downwards, and the rate of transactions for this date may be quoted at ls. 1 I—d. to 2s. per rupee, at six months sight. On Calcutta, at 60 days the rate is at par ; on Madras at 30 days, 99i rupees ; and on China at 60 days, 206 rupees to 208 per 100•;z,;. Banks—.We quote Bank of Bombay Shares at rs. 410 premium, and those of the Orientalßank at rs. 155 to 175 premium per share. _ - Price of Bullion—Sovereigns, rs. 111 ; Bank of Eng land notes, per X, rs. 11. THE MILITIA.—The annexed communication, which was issued from the War-office last evening, Sep tember 9th, will put at rest, at all events for the present, any further speculation and excitement regarding . the embodying of the militia. Wh a t th e i n t en ti on o f the present Government may be with regard to the future it is impossible to say, but the fact that nothing can occur until the next meeting of Parliament should be generally known, The later, dated September 9, and signed by Mr. Fox Maule, Secretary-at-War, pro ceeds :—" With reference to the circular communications from the War-office, dated 23d of May and 27th of June last, on the subject of re-organising the staff of the regiment of militia, under your command, I have the honour to acquaint you that it is not intended at present to take any further measures for revising the laws re lating to the militia, nor for assembling that force for training and exercise. I have therefore to request, that in all cases where any sergeant belonging to the corps under your command shall have been admitted to the out-pension; list, you will be pleased to suspend the filling up of the vacancy, and also any vacancies which might have existed from other causes on the reduced establishment of the staff, until the course to be taken by her Majesty's Government in reference to the militia shall have been further considered." FLEET-STREET.—Yesterday the paving of this thoroughfare reached opposite St. Bride's Church. The street, it is said, will be opened throughout on Eriday WtudAy. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIVd-, SEPTEMBER 1 1846 WEST LOI 4, :nON RAILWAY COM- PANT. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and also the award of Messrs. Glynn, Hudson, and Stevenson, who had been appointed arbitrators for the purpose of determin ing what course should be adopted with respect to the first and second class shareholders, the shareholders in the Thames Junction line, and also the original share holders ; and also as to what ought to be done with re spect to the Knightsbridge Extension line. H. H. Grounds, Esq., took the chair shortly after one o'clock, and after some discussion, the report of the di rectors was adopted. A resolution was then proposed by Mr. CAMPLIN and seconded by Mr. WHITE, and carried unanimously— " That the directors of the West London Railway Com pany be requested to apply to their lessees to work the railway efficiently forthwith, in conformity with the covenants of their lease." The awards of the arbitrators were then opened and read to the meeting, by which the arbitrators ordered, that with respect to the first class, or preferred shares, a dividend of 10s. per share should be paid in preference to any dividend to be paid on any other shares; that with respect to the second class shares, a dividend of IL per share should be paid after the dividend of ten shillings a share had been satisfied on the first class, o r preferred shares ; that with respect to the Thames Extension line, the shareholders were not entitled to any compensation, and the original shareholders were to have the surplus, after the first and second class shareholders had been paid their dividends. The costs of the arbitration to be borne by the West London Railway Company. With respect to the Knightsbridge Extension line, the arbi trators awarded that it should be abandoned, and the deposits paid to be returned, and repaid without interest by the West London Railway Company. These two awards were, atter some discussion, adopted, ordered to be entered on the minutes, the important parts of them printed, .and circulated among the pro prietors. Thanks were then voted to the arbitrators, the chair man, and the directors, and the meeting separated. COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON MRS. CUMMING. FIFTH DAY. Yesterday morning the inquiry as to the state of mind of Mrs. Catherine Cumming was again proceeded with at the Horns Tavern, Kennington. With the view of bringing this case more speedily to a close, the Court fixed half-past nine o'clock as the hour of meeting, and precisely at that time Mrs. Cumming walked into the court unattended, and took her usual sert on the left side of the Commissioner, app caring as calm and collected as hitherto, but with more evident cheerfulness. Previous to the commencement of the proceedings she was for some time in close consultation with her counsel and solicitor. Mr. James, with Mr. Cole, in support of the com mission ; and Mr. Petersdorff, with Mr. Parry, for Mrs. Cumming, appeared as before. A great deal of evidence was gone into, but eventu ally, on the application of Mr. Petersdorff for an ad journment for the arrival of witnesses from France, after a long and desultory conversation between the counsel, Commissioner, and the jury, an adjournment was granted until the 24th instant, for the witnesses from Paris. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN RAILWAY. NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—The death of the WI- fortunate stoker, Henry Glover, taking place within nine hours after the accident on Monday, on the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway, a jury was summoned for Tuesday afternoon, at four o'clock, at the General Hospital, when an inquest was commenced before Mr. Browne, general Coroner. The inquest was adjourned till Wednesday (yesterday), on which day several passengers were examined, but who deposed to no material fact beyond what was mentioned in our account of the accident. After a wish had been expressed by several of the jury to come to a conclusion that day, The CORONER again said that an inspection of the line of rails must take place, in order to satisfy the people in the immediate neighbourhood, and the public generally, as to the safety of the line. It would, therefore, be necessary to give time, as Captain Coddington is to make his inspection, and consequently he thought the jury could not re-assemble till Monday. Mr. J. F. Bell said he made a report to the Board of Trade of the accident the same evening it happened, and as General Pa,sley happened to be on his way to York, he communicated the circumstance to him, and he investigated the cause of the accident, and was quite satisfied upon the subject. He had before inspected the line, and reported favourably of it to the Board of Trade, and the General thought it would not be necessary to take further trouble respecting it. He (Mr. Bell) had ordered the engine to be at Derby, to be further exa• mined by General Pasley, but the General said he did not think he should want it at all. The CORONER raid he had a public duty to perform, and he must have an adjournment. The jury agreed to re-assemble en Monday morning at ten o'clock. The adjournment took place at half-paa twelve o'clock. LOYAL UNITS]) PRIENDS.—On Wednesday last a numerous party of this highly respectable social order partook of a very handsome entertainment, given by treasurer Garrett, of the No. 14 Lodge, at the Victory Tavern, Canal-bridge, Kingslaud road, on the occasion of the removal of the lodge from the Camel, Philip street. P.S.P. Randle, in the absence of P.S. Burgess, presided, and was supported by the president, officers, and several past presidents of the ludge ; as also by P.S.B. Bull, No. 3, P.P. Delinett, No. 3, P.P. Hill, No. 7, P.l'. Williams, No. 15, P.P. Dormer, No. 7, P.P. Drasey, No. 4, P.P. Aldridge, No. 2, P.P. Dearing, No. 5, P.S. Wintle, D. Dormer, and several other influential friends. After the cloth had been withdrawn, and the usual loyal and other appropriate toasts had been given, and warmly responded to by the company, the Chair man, in a very neat speech, gave the health of treasurer Garrett, whom he congratulated upon the great majority he obtained at the recent election, " with many thanks for his liberal hospitality on the present occasion, and good wishes for his future prosperity and happiness." This toast was received with great applause. Mr. Gar rett, in a few but very creditable observations returned thanks, evidently much to the satisf ac tio n o f his friends ' P.S. Burgess, who arrived in the course of the evening (having come expressly from Gravesend to be present), then in a complimentary speech proposed the health of the worthy chairman, past special president Randle, whom he justly described as one of the most eminent members of the order, held deservedly in high opinion for his integrity, independence, and firmness, and whose courteous behaviour as president during the evening he was much pleased with. The toast was received with much cheering. Mr. Randle acknowledged the honour done him in a few words replete with good sense. Several other toasts were drank, and some amusing songs sung, particularly one from deputy Green ; and at a late hour the party broke up, highly entertained by their excellent host, and mutually satisfied with the evening's proceedings. CORONERS' INQUESTS.—AWFUL INSTANCES Of SUDDEN DRATR.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, held two inquests on the bodies of persons whose deaths were awfully sudden. The first was at the George and Dragon, High-street, Vauxhall, respecting the death of Miza Cowper, aged 42, a single lady, lately residing at No. 9, New Bridge-street, in that neighbour hood. It appeared that on Sunday last, whilst the deceased was in the act of dressing for dinner, one of the vessels near the heart gave way, and she died almost instantaneously. The second inquest was on the body of Abraham Monk, who had been residing at 11, Plea sant-place, Kennington Oval. The inquiry took place at the Clayton Arms, and the evidence proved that, whilst the deceased was driving one of the Kennington omnibuses, he was taken unwell. He returned to his home, and a medical man was sent for, but the deceased died in the space of two hours afterwards. Verdict, in each case—" Natural death." --- REMOVAL OF TIM TOWER ARMORY. - Yesterday the removal of the collection of ancient arms and armour, hitherto kept within the - ante-room of the Tower of London commenced. They will now be deposited in that part of the fortress formerly used as a menagerie, and which has been fitted up for their reception. The ante-room, old guard-house, and the celebrated canteens, called the Stone Kitchen and Golden Chain, are all being demolished to make way for the improvements. DEATH OF A MERCHANT FROM PRUSSIC ACID.— Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Castle, Castle-street, Finsbury-, on the body of Mr. James Met calfe, aged thirty.seven years, late a hop merchant and importer of isinglass, residing at No. 20, Artillery-place, Finsbury-square. It appeared by the evidence that on the 25th instant, about seven o'clock in the evening, the deceased retired to his bed-room, and not again making his appearance, the servant went to call him, but found the door locked. Not answering, the door was forced, and lie was dis Covered lying on the bed full dressed, and quite dead. Deceased for some time had been low and dejected in spirits, and complained of pains in his head. From the suddenness of his death suspicion was excited, and a post-mortem examination was made, when he was found to be labouring under an extensive disease of the heart, but nothing was then discovered of a deleterious nature; but his friends not being satisfied, the contents of the stomach were submitted to Dr. Letheby, of the London Hospital, for analysation, the result of whose experiments fully proved that deceased had taken a large quantity of hydrocyanic acid of Scheele's strength, causing death. Pending the examination by Dr. Letheby, a phial was found under the deceased's bed, which had contained prussic acid. It was stated that he was in the habit of taking the acid for his complaint. There being no positive evidence, the jury, at the suggestion of the Coroner, returned a special verdict to the effect that "Deceased's death had been caused by taking prussic acid, he labouring under a disease of the heart, but whether by taking an overdose, or otherwise, there was no evidence to show." LEGACY DUTY SAVED.—We are informed that a benevolent individual has placed 7001. in the hands of Mr. J. Soul, of the Orphan Working School, to distri bute to the seven following institutions in equal propor tion, viz.:—The British and Foreign Bible Society, the London Missionary Society, the Home Missionary So• ciety, the Religious Tract Society, the Orphan Work ing School, the Society for the Relief of Aged Ministers, and the Society for Assisting Widows and Orphans of Ministers. By this arrangement the friend referred to becomes his own executor, and the societies save the ten per cent. which they would have had to pay on his de cease as legacy duty. He has, moreover, the satisfac of knowing that none of his money will be wasted in litig4ti9n2:4ll4 rpolisla law xpeuses at his death• LITERATURE. ON THE LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICES— their National and Social Advantages—their Principles and Practice. By George J. Soper. The life offices have long needed such a familiar and useful little work as the pamphlet before us. It is the right key to the mysteries of the actuary, and premising that it also furnishes a list of all the life offices existing at the commencement of the year. with their tabular charges and divisions, we cannot do better than extract the following epitome of its contents from the " Introduction." " We have endeavoured to show that the field for life assurance has been much enlarged of late; that it will continue to enlarge with the multiplication of the middle or enterprising classes, the progressive advance of the industrious mechanics, and the division of property among the aristocratical orders; that there are no grounds for app re h en di ng, under any possible circum stances, a crash amongst the life offices, as amongst the railroads, or other speculative undertakings, for the busi ness investments of such life offices do not partake of a speculative' character—even a panic in the money world, which brings destruction upon other interests, must benefit the life offices, by raising the value of money, hich is their only stock in trade.' That character, or moral standing in the directors and officers is the chief reliance, as the re• sponsibilities are mainly dependent on the careful and honourable application of the money received as pre miums, and other investments, not merely in the amount of the subscribed or pledged capital, for such capital must be considered only as a collateral security against possible, not probable contingencies—all such probabili ties are, in fact, calculated and included in the charge for premiums, and the deposits for annuities, &c. That the true life-risk being familiarly known by the pub lished experiences of the old offices, no imposition in that respect could be attempted without immediate ex posure. And in the event of life offices failing to get business, and resolving, in consequence, to close their establishments, the holders of policies therein run little risk, for under such circumstances the office liabilities would, of course, be comparatively small in amount, and the pledged capital, with the paid-up premiums, would be ample security. Even in the worst case, the failure of a mutual assurance company, whose only property is the subscribed premiums, there could be no considerable loss, except through the possible dishonour and dis honesty of the directors and officers, to guard against which every caution and circumspection previously to embarking in any life office is strongly recommended. That mere class associations or particular business or professional offices, are a departure from the principle on which the mortality tables are founded. as these tables are calculated by the common law of mortality, and the life risk is known to vary in different classes and occupations—that, therefore, the acknow ledged class, or pr o f ess i ona l offices, must be considered, to a certain extent, as experimental. That it would be wise and prudent for lif e offices never to raise a question of doubt or difficulty in the case of claims from prema ture death, unless justified on the strongest grounds, for as such chances are an actually recognised risk, and the onus of detecting imposition fairly rests with the office, a failure to establish a fraud would be highly injurious. That nevertheless, as such frauds are often attempted to be practised, and as successful imposition wrongs the honest insurer by affecting his proportion of the profits or participations, if not his real security, every indivi dual concerned in such office is decidedly interested to detect imposition, and to see it exposed and punished when detected. The proprietary, the mutual, and mixed offices are defined, and their relative bearings explained. Accumulative, or deposit assurance, is considered in its practical application, and we conclud e w ith a g l ance at the progress and peculiarities of the existing offices." GILBERT'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY. No. IX. This extraordinary publication proceeds with all its original ability—extraordinary both in extent of information, neatness of typography and moderation of price. GILBERT'S MODERN ATLAS OF THE WORLD. Part V. This serial is one of those aptly dedicated to the million. It will afford endless instruction as an ac curate geographical reference, and endless amuse ment to those who relish imaginary travelling. LOWE'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. A most suggestive subject is selected for the opening paper to this month's magazine—" Chris tianity and Railways." At first the title might be regarded as a forced antithesis, but intrinsically the article is one of the deepest importance. It will be perused with interest, as will most of the other con tributions. ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF EUROPE. Pari V. This splendid series of engravings, copied from the canvass of eminent masters by the needles of eminent engravers, is not merely as excellent as upon its commencement, but is infinitely more merito rious. " The Jew's Harp," by Sir David Wilkie, is capital. The cross hatching is clear and neat, and the effect of the whole true to the original. The player looks the vibrations of the harp's tongue ! A most . interesting picture of Napoleon in the prison of Nice, 1794, followq Tt is a clevpr woprc..ntation of not the least singular or romantic incident in the history of the greatest of men. " Going to the Ferry," by Wouvermans, is an engraving worthy of accompanying the two preceding ones ; the original painting is too notoriously admirable to require any commendation. THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Part VII. With this seventh part concludes the first volume of this admirable periodical. The public will cherish such an intellectual weekly organ, if it can discri minate—which we believe. To the eminent writers, the accomplished editor, and the enterprising pub lisher, we tender our congratulations on the prosecu tion of their "labour of love" so far, and our ac knowledgments for the pleasure and information they have afforded us in so doing. TIME TABLES, ON A NEW AND SIMPLI FIED PLAN. By Thomas Reader. These tables show by inspection, without any cal culation, the number of days from any given day in the year to any other day, and will therefore won derfully facilitate all operations connected with the discounting of bills, and the calculation of interest on banking and current accounts ; and from their simplicity of arrangement, facility of reference, and extensive applicability, cannot but be of the greatest service in all cases where calculations of time are re quired. Indeed, no counting-house can be considered as completely furnished if these tables are not to be found on its shelves. KNIGHT'S MONTHLY VOLUME. Part 111. This part consists of a reprint of Lord Brougham's two celebrated discourses; the first, on the Objects, Advantages, and Pleasures of Science, which was originally published as the introductory treatise to the " Library of Useful Knowledge ;" the second, on the Objects, Pleasures and Advantages of Political Know ledge, which was published at a later period in an in troductory treatise to Lord Brougham's " Political Philosophy." RETURN OF HER MAJESTY AND - - - --- THE COURT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Soon after nine o'clock this moraing, the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with the royal standard flying, and accompanied by the Fairy, Black Eagle, and Garland steamers, was observed stand ing round Egypt Point, West Cowes, and immediately after the batteries at Cowes Castle and Fort Monkton fired royal salutes, and the vessels of the Yacht Club began to decorate with flags. At nine o'clock the Vic toria and Albert anchored off Trinity Wharf, and the royal barge being hoisted out, Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence had the honour to steer her Majesty, Prince Albert. their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and Prince of Wales, with some of the royal suite, to the shore, and her Majesty's carriages being in readiness, the Queen and the royal party stepped in, and were driven immediately to Osborne House. At half-past nine o'clock the royal standard was displayed on the tower in the grounds. The ladies of her Majesty's suite, with Earl Spencer and Lord Palmerston, and the equerries and attendants, and their baggage, were dis embarked without delay from the four steamers, and those vessels will come into the harbour to coal and pre pare for any further service that her Majesty may re quire of them. The Black Eagle will probably go to Devonport to attend on the Admiralty. COURT CIRCULAR. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar left town yesterday morning for Cashiob u ry P ar k, Herts, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, accom panied by his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the Earl of Denbigh, and the ladies and gentlemen of her suite, partook of a dejeuner in the Tower of London on Monday afternoon, on the return of her Royal Highness from her excursion on the Thames. The Earl of Elgin had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Col9nial-office. - The Right Hon. Sir George Grey left town on Tues day evening, on a visit to the lion. Locke King, at his residence, Woburn, Chertsey. Lady Montagu has left Farrance's Hotel, for her seat, Ditton Park, Windsor. The indefatigable Joseph Ady has selected a new sphere of action, he has determined to practice on the innocent credulity of the Templars. We have just seen a letter directed to a barrister, stating that the undersigned is able to inform him of something to his advantage, value 1,0001, and upwards, on receipt of twenty shillings for his cost and trouble, signed Joseph or l k v - i sthtreth usual notice that et e , Charlotte -street, all postages must be paid. It appe ars t h at the various Ady, whi t echttpei and concluding difficulties in which he has been pla ce d h ave not damped his ardour, nor deterred him from th e pursu i t of his accountant,No's' York-street, favourite practice. Ile must be sharper than the needles manufactured in his vicinity if he succeeds in extract ing anything from the pockets of the class towards whom he has now directed his attentions. The Lincoln Conservatives state that the agent of Mr. Seely has discovered that their notices of objection Were served a day too late, and that consequently they will be inoperative. We understand that the claims and 9b.itcti9A 4so AOTeryUlWae/M•—cconkfdge4(lvertiaer. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A new comic drama in three acts intitled Love's Telegraph was produced here lest night. The scene is laid in some petty state of which the Princess Blanche (Madame Vestris) is sovereign. She has been brought up in a convent, and on the death of her uncle leaves the convent for a throne. She brings with her sundry of her companions, among others Alice (Mrs. H. Hughes). Her accession is announced to her by Arthur de Solberg (Mr. C. Mathews), confidential secretary of the late so vereign, and who has been recommended to her by him as one on whom she can depend to guide her safely through the mazes of intrigue which will beset her path. She ,appoints him her private secretary, and falls des perately in love with him. But Arthur, who has never dreamed of sharing his sovereign's throne, loves Alice, and his love is returned. The lovers, however, have few opportunities of seeing each other, and Alice suggests a telegraphic method of communication, so as to carry on a p r i va t e conversa ti on even i n p u bl i c—to wit, all that she says while playing with her fan is ad dressed personally to Arthur ; and all that he says while playing with his glove is addressed personally to Alice. Arthur is delighted with " Love's Telegraph," and his rehearsal of the " Telegraph" is most amusing. The Baron Pumpernickel (Mr. Compton), a formal old pump, imagines that the Princess is in love with him, and therefore watches Arthur narrowly, and endeavours to circumvent him; and Maguerite (Miss E. Stanley), the Baron's niece, a spiteful diplomatist in petticoats, makes the Baron her t oo l i n carry i ng out h er po li t i ca l in trigues. The ministers :wish to form a royal alliance, and to marry her to the Prince of Heinalt (Mr. J. Vining). Now, it so happens that the Prince, who is known to Arthur as Count Theodore, an old college companion, is at the court of the Princess as the friend of Arthur, and is made the confident of Arthur's love for Alice. The Princess suspects Arthur loves some one, but she knows not who, and makes Alice her confi dent, so that all her plots for discovering her rival are immediately counterplotted. At length, however, she discloses to Arthur her love for him, under the pretence of dictating a letter to him, at the same time ordering another letter to be written to the Prince of Heinalt, giving him his dismissal. Arthur gives to the Prince the letter of love intended for himself, and the Princess is surprised at receiving from the Prince, whose disguise has been discovered, a declaration of ardent attachment. In the meantime Marguerite has discovered the secret of " Love's Tele graph," and communicates it to the Princess, who in the first moments of the agony of " despised love," orders Arthur to be arrested, and Alice to return to her convent. She, however, has an interview with Arthur, and, determing to sacrifice love to reason, unites herself to the Prince, and permits Arthur to wed Alice. The piece was admirably acted throughout. , Compton, as the Baron, was quaint and very amusing. Miss Emma Stanley, as Marguerite, acted the spiteful clever intrigante to the life ; and Charles Mathews, as the Secretary, was admirable. Madame Vestris, as the Princess, in the later scenes, came out in quite a new line. The mingling dignity and pathos in her manner of order ing Alice from her presence, on discovering that she was her rival, was true tragedy ; and then, when Alice on her knees implored her pardon, the princess was sunk in the woman—the woman whose affections were blighted—and the audience paid homage to her truthfulness to nature by their tears. We never gave Madame Vestris credit for the possession of the in tensity which she exhibited in this scene. In this try ing scene Mrs. H. Hughes acted up to Madame Vestris admirably. We never saw this lady to greater advan tage. There are few actresses on the stage who can ap proach her in those intensly sentimental parts. The piece was excellently well acted and admirably put upon the stage, and to the artists and the manager it is in debted mainly for its success. It, however, stands much in need of condensation ; the dialogue is spun out un conscionably, and there is no repartee to relieve it. This makes the piece drag somewhat, particularly in the earlier scenes. If the scissors are used judiciously the piece will have a run. WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Like all the rest of the world (about Westmin ster), I have been observing . the old bridge. It is not much to the credit of engineering science, to find that the piers, around which coffer-dams have lately been constructed, and extensive repairs done, should now be failing ; it would seem as if they had been weakened, instead of strengthened. However, if there be a sink ing of the foundations which cannot be repaired, what can be the cause of such sinking ? We are told that be neath the chalk which supports the London clay there is water, and that has been drawn up lately by the ap plication of engines to artesian wells. There is an in stance stated of a well at one of the breweries, the water of which sank sixty or seventy feet, after the opening of some other deep well. Now, water is competent to sup port anything it may have resting upon it, and to with draw such support, would be to induce the yielding of the chalk or clay so supported. Let us suppose the London clay thinner than usual at Westminster-bridge, and the chalk also. I should like to know the difference of thickness at Westminster-bridge and at Trafalgar-square —that is, the depth to artesian-well water. Suppose, I repeat, the clay and chalk thinner thereabout, and the supporting water withdrawn, why the bridge must sink (perhaps by and by the new Houses of Parliament may sink), nor could the greatest engineer have found means to prevent it, with or without a coffer-dam. That an immense quantity of a peculiar water is being pumped up, at various places not far from Westminster-bridge, is a notorious fact.. Has this pumping produced any peculiar effect ? It is a question of some importance. If a space should be found below the clay and chalk, and the said clay and chalk be perforated in the river's bed, why the river might run into it. Then, what would become of the navigation ? I have no better means than the vehicle of your paper for the circulation of these crude thoughts, which, now tIA dog-days are past, and Parliament up, may possibly find space.—Yours, A. F. DEATH of the MARQUIS of AILSA• We have to announce the demise of the Marquis of Ailsa, who, after an illness of several months, expired on Tuesday last, at St. Margaret's, his Lordship's seat at Isleworth. We learn that, although the Noble Mar quis had gradually declined in health for the last three years, he, up to the close of July, remained in much the same state, so as not to cause any immediate alarm to his family. Since then his Lordship has rapidly sunk, and his approaching dissolution became apparent, and in consequence of anticipated danger, an express was dispatched to the Earl of Cassillis, who is abroad, to inform him of the alarming illness of his grandfather. The deceased, Archibald Kennedy, Marquis of Ailsa of the Isle of Ailsa, county Ayr, and Baron Ailsa of Ailsa, in the peerage of the United Kingdom ; Earl of Cassillis and Baron Kennedy, in the peerage of Scot land ; and a baronet of Nova Scotia, was eldest son of Archibald, 11th Earl of Cassillis, by his second mar riage with Anne, daughter of Mr. John Watts. He was born in 17f0, and on the Ist of June, 1793, he married Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. John Erskine, In December, 1794, he succeeded, on the death of his father, to the ancient Scottish honours of the family. He is succeeded in the family honours, and extensive estates in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, Forfarshire, &c., by his grandson Archibald, Earl of Cassillis (now, of course Marquis), eldest son of the late Earl of CassiliS, son of the deceased Marquis, and Eleanor, only child of Mr. Alexander Allardice, who only survived the death of her husband three months. The present Marquis was for merly in the 17th Light Dragoons, but retired from the army in 1842. WHITTINGTON CLUB. _ - A very crowded and respectable meeting of the pro moters of this association was held, on Tuesday evening last, at the Southampton Coffee-house, Chancery-lane. Mr. W. EYKELBOSCH, who was called on to take the chair, commenced the proceedings by stating that the object of the meeting was to obtain suggestions and com munications from promoters of the plan suggested and developed in seven articles, contained innumbers one to seven, of Douglas Jerrold's 'Weekly Newspaper ; that all classes and denominations of men are alike eligible to membership in the proposed club, employed or employer, clerk, assistant, tradesman, or mechanic, makes no dif ference, so that the candidate possess character, pro priety of conduct, and be capable of appreciating the value of co-operation upon a very extended scale, in pro curing for themselves and others the advantages of a superior industrial education, and also a place of social recreative resort, where dinners and other refreshments required will be obtained at a cost amounting to about one-half the ordinary charges. He repeated, the Whittington Club would be open to every man who was desirous of advancing himself on the social scale, or aiding others to do so. The suggestion offered by him as to the course of proceeding most prudent and prac tically useful for the well-founding the association was, that each person present should cast about him, and ascertain, in the first instance, who would be the most able, active, and effective men, if placed on the commit tee, to be chosen at the public meeting to be held in the beginning of the next month ; that the various institu- tions amongst the middle classes in London have already brought into notice many men whose support, when ob tained, would confer sanction, authority, and confidence upon all their subsequent proceedings. After reference to the proceedings of the former meeting, "Mr. EDE, as one of adeputation from the Clerks' Club, then informed the meeting, that in answer to the invita tion made to that body, the committee of the Clerks' Club offered to merge their exertions and influence, with above three hundred candidates for admission, into that society, in promotion of the Whittington Club. It was stated that the secretary is receiving from thirty to fifty letters daily from parties desirous of being entered as candidates for membership, and that all such parties would receive due notice of the tinip of enrolment of members, after the committee, to be named at the next meeting, should get into operation. After an active discussion of various practical ques tions and suggestions, by Messrs. Cudden, Cooke, Yapp, Carse, White, Valentine, Farnell, Cull, and Steplings, a provisional committee of thirty-two was appointed to act until the next meeting, which is to be fixed for such time within one month as the committee determine, the same to be duly advertised one week previously. A MINIATURE NEWSPAPER.—In Alyth, a village in the north of Scotland, there is a regular weekly news paper published, price one halfpenny, and about half the size of an ordinary street ballad. A file of this minia ture journal is in our hands. It is entitled the Alyth Recorder, and as it takes a brief notice of what occurs in the district, is chiefly intended " to be transmitted by letter to friends at a distance." It 'records the fairs, public meetings, accidents, weather, births, marriages, and deaths, taking place iu Alyth ; together with occa sional anecdotes, scraps of verse, and riddles,—Glasgow Citizen, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE RADCLIFFE RACES.—TUESDAY. The St. Leger, of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added. Mr, Clarke's f by Stockport, out of Columbine ...walked over The Manchester Cup, added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, &c. Mile and three-quarters. Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa Mr. `Worthington's 5 0 0 ton 2 The Smyrna Stakes of 5 sclvs. each, with 20 added. Heats, a mile ai:d a half. Mr. Carter's Fair Rosamond... ............... (Williams) 1 1 Mr. Wood's Maid of Auckland Mr. Abbott's Delaine The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats, a mile and a half. Mr. Russell's Grand Seignior (Simons) 1 1 Mr. Thompson's Hudibras 2 2 Mr. Dawson's Sleepy ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. TUESDAY (CONCLUVRD). A Handicap of 10 sous. each, h ft, and only 2 if declared, &c., with 50 added. The second to save ills stake. Mr. J. Bentam na Pimento, 5 yrs, 7st Mr. Dockeray's Lady Charlotte, Bst 91b Mr. Smith na Tell, 3 yrs, 6st 81b 1 3 4 2dr Mr. Knowles's The Widow, aged, 7st 91b Mr. Jackson's Syntaxina, aged, Bst 81b First heat won by a head, the second a dead heat between Pimento and Lady Charlotte, the third won on the post by a head, the fourth by two lengths, and the fifth easily by six lengths. WEDNESDAY. The Gold Cup by Subscription of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added ; three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 51b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the second to save his stake. Heats, one mile and A half. (5 Subs.) Mr. Booth's Tit-bit, 3 yrs ... (Planner) 1 1 Mr. Dockera3- na Polka, 3 yrs Mr. Dorricn's Laird o' Cockpen, 4 yrs 3 3 First heat won by a neck, the second by a length. The Railway Plate of 35 sovs , added to a Sweepstakes Of 3 sovs. each. Once round and a distance. Mr. Nunn's f by Samarcand, out of La Fille mal garde, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (carried 12st) Count Bathyany's Muster, 3 yrs, sst lalb Mr. Dixon's Devil-among• the-Tailors, aged, Bst Mr. Drew's Concealment, 4 yrs, 7st 1 llb (carried Bst 21b) 4 Mr. Messer's Rochester, 3 yrs, Est 91b; Mr. T. Dolt's Alexa, 3 yrs, Gat 81b, also started but were not placed. Won easy by two lengths. • The West Kent Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 25 added ; three yrs old, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 41b ; mates and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra. The second to receive 5 sovs. from the fund. Heats, once round. (6 Subs.) Mr. Dixon's Devil-among-the-Tailors (Hackett) 4 1 1 Mr. Hawkes's Primrose, 3 yrs Mr. Nunn's Dalesman, 5 yrs Mr. E. Haworth's York, 4 yrs First heat won cleverly by a length, the second by a neck, and the third by three lengths. The Hunters , Stakes were not run when our account left, the course. RATCLIFFE RACES.-- WEDNESDAY. The Railway Stakes of 3 soya. each, with 30 added ; two yr old colts, 7st 51b; fillies, 7st 21b; three-yr old colts, 9st ; fillies, Bst 111 b. The second to save his stake. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Worthington's Sharston, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Cranston's Comme-il-faut, 2 yrs 2 Mr. Thompson's b c by Stansty, 3 yrs 3 The Lancashire Stakes of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft ; three-yr olds, lOst 41b ; four, llst 21b; five, list 101 b; six and aged, 12st 21b. The second to save his stake. Twice round and a distance. Mr. Carter's Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs 1 Sir J. Gerard's Perpetual Motion, 4 yrs The Stanley Stakes of 40 sovs„ added to a Handicap Sweep stake of 10 sovs. each, h ft. The second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. A. Johnstone's Obscurity, 5 yrs 1 Mr. Orrell's Factory Girl, 4 yrs Mr. Johnstone's Rowena, 5 yrs Mr. Hopkins's Brown Flys, 3 yrs The Innkeepers' Purse of 10 soya., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, for beaten horses. Heats; one mile and a distance. Mr. A. Johnstone's Sir Henry, 4 yrs.. Mr. Sutcliffe's Alpha Mr. Hopkins's Brown Flys, 3 yrs 2 dr Mr. Thompson's Hudibras 4 dr ABINGDON RACES.—WEDNESDAY. _ _ The Pusey Horn Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added. Three yrs old 7st, four Bst 31b, five Bst 111 b, six 9st lib, and aged 9st 41b. Mares and geldings allowed 3lbs. Winners extra. The winner to be sold for 2001. if demanded, &c. Two miles. Mr. H. Duffield's Milliner, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Treen's Wild Rose, 4 yrs The Marcham Park Stakes of 20 soya. each, with 40 added; the second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. Treen's Buttress, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Goddard ns Bu,cot Buck, 5 yrs Mr. Wall's Zela, 5 yrs Mr. J. Day's Regalia, 3 yr. ••• 4 Mr. S. Scott's Mosque, aged . . ... . 5 Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 25 added ; for two yrs old, 7st 31b; and three yrs old, Ott. ; mares and geldings allowed albs. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Elwes' Camelia, 3 yrs .. Mr. Thompson's Mr. Newman, 2 yrs Mr. Clarke's f by Sir Hercules, 2 yrs Mr. Thornhill's Crown Jewel, 2 yrs The Berkshire Stakes of 10 sous. each, h. ft., with 15 added; the winner to be sold for 80 sous., if demanded. Heats, about a mile and a half. Mr. Wall's Etona, 4 3-rs Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 4 yrs... 0 1 2 Sir C. Cockerell's Amazon, 3 yrs (h b) Mr. Waller's ch cby Coronation, 3 yrs ... .. A Hurdle Race of 3 sow. each with 20 added; list 71b each. Thorough bred horses 7lb extra. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded. Heats, two miles. Mr. Simmonds ns Tincton, aged (h b) Mr. Flanagan's Baronet, age (h b) Mr. Tollett's Beeswing, aged dist ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. —WEDNzsDAY (CONCLUDED). The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 40 added. The winner to be sold for 120 guineas, if demanded. The second tg save his stake. Heats, twice round and a dis. Captain Somerset ns Ranger, 6 yrs Mr. Hall's Pedlar, aged Mr. Harper's Miriam 1 dis Captain Jones's Bushranger, aged Mr. Hill's Condor Mr. l'ybus's Priam, aged MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. The affairs of Mexico, though no fresh intelligence has been received, continue to occupy a prominent po sition in City discussion. The stock is flatter than it has been since the late rise, and there seems a general belief, supported by the opinions of persons who evi dently pay much attention to the movements in the Spanish American Republic, that the return of Santa Anna to power is a contingency for which every one ought to be prepared. His departure from the Havan na') at the special invitation of the inhabitants of Vera Cruz, and the known fact that for a length of time his friends in this country have been most sanguine as to the success of an organised scheme of revolution by which they might profit, with the additional cir cumstance that the declarations in his favour through out the republic, are making a decided impression on the public mind, and the fear of the consequences that might result from such a change, will explain in a mea sare the quotations of the present day. Even when the public accounts from America stated that Santa Anna had abandoned all ambitious projects, and in tended to live in retirement at the Havan nah, a numerous party in this country denied the truth of the assertion, and stated that he was only " biding his time" for the special developement of his plans. It is now rumoured that so confident is he of being again placed by the Mexican people at the head of affairs, that he has ar ranged a kind of regency, which, having himself as the chief actor in the back-ground, would make another person (some say, Senor Almonte) the representative of his views. Should Paredes be deposed, and S anta Anna elevated to power, it remaius to be seen how affairs would stand between Mexico and the United States. This is the way in which the matter is talked of in the City among parties whose information in affairs of the sort is generaly found to be pretty good. When people who have entered into a contract find themselves imposed upon, according to the c pin o r nt c ra ip e l t es its o e f lf com to mo d n isc se o n ve se r , t i h f e quibble that will put them out of court. Thus the u e i n s t l a y n y t u r t n e e t h o n i t c h a e l y th fr e e r ci e English creditors of Portugal convinced of the utter absurdity of a country levying an income-tax on the interest which it pays on its foreign debt, have been looking over the decree endorsed on the bonds of 1841 (5 per cent.), to find if there is any unlucky clause that will make a special case of their position. Nothing of the• sort is to be seen, the words of the decree being aal plainly against the new tax as possible. We give the last clause;— " And I do hereby further declare for her said Ma jesty Donna Maria the Second and her successors, Kings and Queens of Portugal, Algarves, and the dominions thereof, that this present obligation shall be kept in violable, and shall in no wise be affected by any poli tical change or circumstance whatsoever, and shall be held equally sacred in peace as well as in time of war between Portugal and any other country in or out of Europe, and I hereby bind her said Majesty Queen Donna Maria the Second and her successors, Kings and Queens of Portugal, Algarves, and the dominions thereof, in the mest solemn manner to the faithful performance of all the foregoing engagements ; and do declare that no judicial pleas whatever, privileges in suits, or any pretence, shall avail her said Majesty and her successors, Kings and Queens of Portugal, Algarves, and the dominions thereof, in pleading and counter-pleading, all which I formally and deliberately renounce, as well as any plea by whatever name it may be called, and which is contrary to this bond, by virtue of which all laws, opinions, and decrees to the contrary notwithstanding are declared of no effect, and as if each had been separately declared and specified. "In faith of which I, Manoel Gorcalves do Miranda, have hereunto set my hand and seal, in Lisbon, on the 13th day of February, 1841." There it stands, as plain as can be, that no "political change or circumstance whatever" can affect the obliga tion in question; and yet, in the face of this contract, tande Portuguesei n opposition have to cut all off o notionsne one-fifth f f t h o f a all theinternational foreign r ght, h creditors' interest. We are glad to hear that the prin cipal bondholders keenly feel the injustice of the arbi trary measure by which their property is invaded, and that they are about to call a general meeting to express their dissent. Then, no doubt, the truth will be spoken without disguise.— 'limes. SHOCKING SUICIDE WITH CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE. —Yesterday morning, a female named Jane Robertson, twenty-three years of age, expired in the accident ward of Guy's Hospital, from the effects of taking a large quantity of corrosive sublimate. It seems that the deceased had been leading an irregular life for some time past, and on the afternoon of Monday, the 31st ult., she purchased a quantity of the poison, which she took to:a coffee house in the Westminster - roa d and swal lowed. Sho was discovered by the proprietor, who gave her in charge to the police, and she was conveyed to the above hospital, where she died in great aptly yesterday The body awaits an inquest. oil. rec . , of f 000 10 0 Or el 1 0i° 10' t ; -