The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT BRISTOL. BRISTOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The inquest upon the unfortunate man White was commenced yesterday, before Mr. J. B. Grindon, Co roner. The excitement during the whole of the day was very great, several thousands of people congregating round the police-station, in which place the unhappy woman, Ferris, who committed the foul deed, was con fined, and also round the house in which the inquest was held. The jury, after being sworn, proceeded to view the body, which presented an awful spectacle, the gash in the throat extending from ear to ear. On their return the following evidence was adduced : Henry P. Webb, inspector of police, after deposing to the fact of deceased being a member of the police force, with which he had been connected about seven years, said that, on Sunday evening, I was in the charge room at the St. Philip's station, on duty, about half-past five, and a fly drove up to the door, and Mrs. Ferris got out of it. She rushed into the office in a frantic manner, saying, " Oh, Mr. Webb, you must take me into cus tody." I asked her what for. She said, " I have cut a man's throat." She did not say what man's. She was affected with drink. I asked what she meant, when she said " The man at my house ; go to him, go to him.' I immediately set out, accompanied by a ser geant, and on the road was informed tha t White was dead. Upon that I returned to the station, and placed Ferris in custody. I afterwards went to Lion-street, and found deceased lying on a press bedstead. He was quite dead. I noticed a large wound in his throat, and also that his shirt was saturated with blood. It was evident that parties in the house had been drinking, as there were glasses and spirit bottles on the table. Charles Sainsbury deposed—l reside at 42, Prinees street, and am son of John gainsbury, publican, of that street. I did not know deceased. Yesterday evening I was at a house in Lion-street. I went with James Ed wards to see his sister. I was invited by Edwards to go there. We arrived there about four o'clock. I found his sister in the back room on the ground floor, and a young woman whose name I did not hear. We sat down, and in about two minutes the deceased, a policeman, came down stairs from an upper room. He joined our party, sitting by the fireplace, and with his back to the window. He sat in an arm-chair, and sent for a quart of beer. Elizabeth Jones went for it, at Mrs. Ferris's request:. Deceased said he ,was glad to sse Edwards, shook hands with him, and handed him a glass of beer. Mrs. Ferris spoke to her brother and to me, but not to the policeman. As soon as the beer was brought in Jones had a little, and then left the room. I did not see her afterwards. No dispute arose between any of the parties. The conversation was kept up between Ed wards and his sister upon family affairs, whilst I talked with the policeman. The latter had neither coat nor waistcoat on, neither had he a neckerchief on. After in to the had been there about an hour Mrs. Ferris went the back kitchen, which adjoins the sitting room. Within two minute's she returned. On entering the room she went behind the policeman, and put her right arm round his right shoulder, as though she was about to whisper to him. At this time I was conversing with Edwards, and sitting opposite to the policeman. In a short time I heard him make a sort of groaning noise. Upon looking at him, I saw he was bleeding very much. He was standing up. Edwards immediately jumped - up and said, " Louisa ! my God, what have you done ?" I did not see that Mrs. Ferris had anything in her hand. It was getting dark, and there was no fire or candle. I was very much frightened, and instantly left the house. I did not assist the wounded man, because I had not power to do so. I heard a noise on the floor as of blood run ning from hits. It was clear that he had received some injury, but I did not know the nature of it, neither could I state whether he had done it himself, or Mrs. Ferris had done it. It must have been one or the other. De ceased appeared to be perfectly sober. Mrs. Ferris slid not make any answer when her brother said " Louisa ! my God, what have you done ?'' I have no doubt upon my mind but that she inflicted the injury. She appeared to be sober. I had never seen her before. We had half a pint of rum as well as the beer. After I walked away from Lion-street, and had reached the St. Philip's police-station, I heard a fly behind me, and on turning round I saw Edwards driving, having his sister inside. She put her head out of the window, and called out, " Jem, stop at the station-house." At the time the injury was done, that is at the time Mrs. Ferris put her arm over his shoulder, I believe the policeman was smoking. James Edwards deposed—l am brother to Mrs. Ferris. lam not aware that I ever saw deceased in my life before yesterday. My sister is a married woman, but her husband and her do not live together. They have been separated about twelve months. My sister had several times invited me to see her, and yesterday I went, accompanied by a friend, Ch ar l es S a i ns b ury. I was let in by my sister, who appeared to me to have been drinking. She also appeared as if s h e h a d j ust got up- I said, " Holloa, wh at ' s the matter?" when she replied, " Oh, it's my birth-day, Jem."About five minutes after I got into the house a policeman, who appeared to be lodging• in the house, joined us. He was without coat, waist coat, or neckerchief. We talked together, and drank some beer and rum, and, apparently, everything was friendly amongst us. After drinking some of the beer, Elizabeth Jones, who had fetched it, left the room. About twenty minutes afterwards the policeman also left the room. A few minutes after my sister also left the room, leaving me and Sainsbury and a little girl in the room. In a short time she returned, in a dreadful state of agitation, and said, " Oh, that wretch, is this your promise? they be both upstairs on the bed." My sister again left the room. White returned, and seated himself where he had sat before. My sister soon also re turned. She kept on exclaiming, " Oh, you wretch, you nasty wretch, is this your promise?" She rushed behind me as I was in the act of pouring out a glass of beer, and as I went to put down the glass of beer I saw her hand coming from the policeman's throat. I did not see anything in her hand, it was done so quick. She immediately left the room towards the front. Sainsbury was frightened, and ran out of the back door. I was left alone, and saw and heard the blood flowing from deceased, and I hastened to assist him. He was falling forward. I tried to hold him upon his chair, but he would not be held. He crept on his hands and knees along the passage into the street, the front door being open. I looked for Sainsbury,, but could not see him. I saw the neighbours, five or six, or more, coming up to assist. I stated what had taken place, and whilst I was so employed my sister came from the back of the house, and said, " Jem, drive me to the station-house." Considering that the policeman would be taken care of, and in the agitation of the moment, I did so. She surrendered herself at the station-house, and I went to tell my mother, who is the housekeeper at the station-house. Deceased had been smoking, but was not smoking at the time. I believe that my sister was very much intoxicated. Elizabeth Jones deposed—l live in Lion-street, and am a single woman. Ilodged in the house of Mrs. Ferris. William Stone and William Ferris lived there, also a policeman named Patrick White. Yesterday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, I was at home. I did not hear any quarrel between Mrs. Ferris and the police man. I did not hear her express herself angrily towards him. .After giving e v id ence as to t h e arrival of Edwards and Sainsbury, she proceeded to say—l did not fetch any liquor for them ; as soon as they came in I went upstairs to bed. I fetched t wo quarts o f strong beer at half-past one o'clock, and a third quart between three and four. This the policeman and Mrs. Ferris had been playing at. dominoes for, and he bad won it. The beer was forced upon Mrs. Ferris and me by White ; he took very little. What I had drank affected my head. I was iesensible when I went to bed. I recollect afterwards seeing Mrs. Ferris holding the door of the room. White was at that time standing at my bed side. She left the room instantly, and so did White. I did not hear her speak. The next time I saw White he was crawling on his hands and knees on the causeway outside the front door. I went into the next house, and from thence into a house oppo site. As I was coming from my own bed-room down stairs, Mrs. Ferris mel me nearly at the bottom. She caught hold of me, and said she had a mind to serve me in the same manner, but she did not say in what manner. I then ran out and found that there was blood upon my neck, but Ido no t k now h ow it came there. (The wit ness took off her bonnet, when it was evident that a wound had been inflicted lust below the back part of the right ear.) Robert Combes said—Yesterday afternoon I saw a fly in Lion-street. Two young men who were w i t h i t i nquired for Mrs. Ferris. I directed them, and th ey went there. They remained about half an hour, a n d th en went away , returning in about ten minutes. Betw een h a lf- past four and a quarter to five I heard the rattling of the doors of a pony car. I went to the door of my house, and heard a Hyman say, "Oh dear, he 'a a dead man ' I looked round and saw deceased crawling across the road. He muttered something, but I could not tell what. As I ran towards him I saw the blood flowing from a wound in his neck. By the time I reached him Mr. Griffiths caught hold of him, and was wiping blood from his neck with a handkerchief. Deceased at tempted to speak. Mr. Griffiths pressed the wound closely with his hands, and then White said, " Mrs. Ferris has cut my throat with a razor ; pray for me." Mr. Griffiths said, " Pray for yourself, my good fellow," and he then said distinctly, " Lord have mercy on my soul." He muttered that three times afterwards. We placed his head on a pillow in the streets. He was then dying fast. Mr. Griffiths and myself went to search the house. We saw a great quantity of blood on the floor of the back parlour, and a razor on a chest of drawers. When the razor was opened I saw some hair and marks of blood upon it. We then returned to White, and saw that he was dead. A medical man had arrived in the mean time, but could render no assistance. Richard Griffiths gave simile'. testimony to that de posed to by the last witnes. The CORONER remarked that, th oug h no d ou b t pro bably existed in the minds of th e j ury as to the cause was of death, y et it desirable that an important point should be proved, namely , that . death was not occasioned by internal disease, for i's illation. The inquiry sary to have a p ost „wrier examination. adjourned would be neces be adjournetrn ptihne following day. would, therefore, Louisa Ferris was brought moved to Bridewell to abide the result C ,c. l i tcle, and re. e inquest. Major-General Sir Henry Pottinger, the newly appointed Governor and C omman d er - in -Chief at the Cape, will not, according to the latest arrangements leave before the middle of this month. It is expected that ho will embark at Southampton. His Excellency the Earl of Elgin, thane w Governor- General of Canada, arrivtd in town on Saturday last from his Lordship's seat in Scotland. No day is yet fixed for his Lordship's departur e f or N ort h Anieric?. ADELPHI THEATRE, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1846. A new semi-burlesque fairy spectacle, in two acts, founded on the ballet of La Gisclle, and entitled The Phantom Dancers, was produced here last e ve ning with great success. Mr. Selby, the author of the piece, is, we presume, also the author of the play-bill, and he has given us in that same play-bill such an admirable pro gramme du spectacle, that we cannot do better than transfer it at once to our columns. He entitles it a bird's eye view of the action, scenery, and argument :—Act 1, Scene I—A Vineyard, with the Rhine in perspective. To fix the attention of the audience, and, at the same time, avoid the usual opening chorus of " Hail ! happy day ; or, our Noble Lord, &c.," corps dc ballet will, as the sun is shining brightly, and their employer has given them a half-holiday,`express their happiness in a Pas de Vignercns ' • after which they will retire with all the fervour and hilarity for which the Rhine peasants are so justly celebrated—the " serious business of the drama will then commence :—Count Whir ligig, Mr. Wright, (an eccentric young nobleman, has, when out shooting, accidentally seen a pretty young girl, called Giselle, Madame Celeste ; he has, of course, Callen desperately in love with her, as all eccentric young noblemen have done from time imme morial; but knowing the extreme shyness of the village maiden towards town gallants, he disguises himself as a troubadour, and, being a pupil of Lablache and Mario, seeks to win her heart by his musical abilities ; but, alas I he has a rival—a certain Albert Brown (Miss Woolgar) has eclipsed him; he (Count Whirligig) enters the vineyard in search or his beloved, but finding her not, he gives vent to his sorrows in a "pathetic romance," accompanied by himself on the hurdy-gurdy. His tears and his " romance " are interrupted by the arrival of Herr Kaufman (Mr. Stoker), and a party of huntsmen, (Messrs. Horton, Williamson, Freeborn, Sanders, Husk, Conran, 'Morgan, Waye, and Aldridge), who are seeking for their master, the before-mentioned Albert Brown, who is no other than Duke Albert, another Grand Seig neur, who has also, for the same purpose as Count Whirligig, put on a peasant's frock, and assumed an alias. The hunters explain their mission in a recitative and chorus, and pursue their search further afield. Duke Albert then enters, attired in a costume befitting his exalted rank ; but, as he poetically observes, fearing that "Bond-street clothes would frighten his timid fair, who thinks him nothing but a farming blade," he retires into a bower to change his dress; in the meantime, Gisclle, who has hastened from her home to meet him, according to ap pointment, enters, and finding she is the first at the rendezvous, is rather impatient and angry, but consoles herself with dancing a new pas de fanta isle, called Der Zauber tan:. Albert shortly afterwards appears, and Giselle, forgetting her anger, receives him with great kindness, which causes him to sing a sentimental and a joyous ballad. The lovers then retire to ask the con sent of Giselle's parents to their marriage ; they are no sooner gone, than Count Whirligig emerges from a floral bower, from whence he has overheard everything —he vows vengeance on the " rascal duke," and Con cludes the scene with another pathetic ballad. Scene 2. Grand saloon in Prince Noodlehead's Palace; Prince Noodlehead, Mr. Paul Bedford, enters, and, after a pas sionate tirade against street bards, sings a superlatively grand mock Italian scene, (composed by Mr. Alfred Mellon). His son's postillion and valet, Shartgeme, (Mr. Munyard), arrives from a tour, and informs the Prince that his master, Count Whirligig, has been bitten by a tarantella. After a scene of heart-rending woe between the father and son, Batilde, (Miss Marian Tay lor), the Prince's only daughter, enters, and iu an agony of grief, informs the old gentleman that she has heard from her brother, Count Whirligig, that Duke Albert is false; more misery and a trio. Scene 3 A place de village a fête champetre et matinee dansante, to celebrate the betrothal of Albert and Giselle. Ciaodel, Mr. (Cullenford), the grandfkther of Giselle, appears, as is usual with old gentlemen in ballets and romantic dramas, encourages his friends and neighbours to pursue their sports, and in furtherance of this philanthropic object, requests them to invite hie wife, Estelle, (Mrs. Laws), to grace the festivities with her presence. The old lady appears, leaning on Albert and Giselle, and after a merry discussion of domestic matters, relates the legend of the Willis to the great consterna tion of Giselle and the rest of the village maidens, some of whom are about ti faint away, when the call of the orchestra to begin the ball, recovers them, and they join their sweethearts in a pas d'aisernile, which is immedi ately followed by a new pas de deer, La Manola, by Madame Celeste and Miss Woolgar. Count Whirligig then appears, dancing his eternal tarantella, and freling himself in his element, requests the hand of Lurline, (Miss Ellen Chaplin), for the " next dance," but that young lady, being of a very good family and most genteely connected, disdainfully declines the honour ; however, on an allusion to a cab, and sundry other respectable agrements on the part of the young gentle man, the young lady is induced to alter her determina tion, and the result is a Spani,h Bolero, by Mr. Wright and Miss E. Chaplin. This pleasing divertissement is scarcely concluded, when hunting horns are heard, and Prince .Noodlehead, Batilde, and their suite enter, and demand to see Albert Brown. A messenger is dispatched for that too fascinating individual, who, on his appear ing, is recognised by the Prince; an exposé of his villainy follows, which has such a dreadful effect upon Giselle, that she losea her senses, and in a Gi and Scene d'Action, fulfils the prophecy of the legend, and dies upon her betrothal day. Extraordinary magical transformation. The Phantom Daucrs hail Giselle as the Bride. Act 2, Scene I—the haunt of the wilis by moonlight. The attendant wilis are discovered awaiting the arrival of their Queen—some are swimming in the lake, others are swinging on the trees, and others are dancing a pus diabolique. The Queen of the Wilis, (Miss Emma Har ding; rises from the lake, and, after complimenting her subjects on their fidelity and obedience, proceeds to wel come the new sister, Giselle rises from the tomb, and is compelled by the Queen to join the phantom dancers in their midnight orgies. Pas d' Initiation, Gespemter-tanz in der AliSternacht, by Giselle and the corps de ballet, which is interrupted by the arrival of Count Whirligig, who having become monomaniacal, by being accessary to the death of Giselle, comes to the forest to see her and implore her pardon. Being unable to gain an interview with his victim by mortal means, he sings a Freis chutzean barcarolle, in which he invoices the aid of Zamiel (Mr. 0. Smith), who suddenly appears, and goes at once to business by propos ing the usual post obit, of which dangerous docu ment Count Whirligig for some time fights shy, but being overcome by his love for Giselle, at length consents to " execute." Zamiel then calls for his clerk, Zipper coonzippercoonnickernockernip, who witnesses the in denture, and joins his master and the Count in an Ethi opian serenade. The " Wili Gals" then appear and surround the unfortunate Count, who, being unaware of his danger, joins them in " The Waltz of Death," and " meets his fate," aecording to the legend. Duke Albert then enters, attired in sables, and lost in grief, followed by his faithful valet, Jeames de la Pluche (Mr. C, J. Smith), who respectfully urges him not " to brave his fate," suggesting that it is his firm impression that if he will persist in doing so, he will " perish in the attempt." The faithful valet's arguments are useless, the Duke will not be moved ; the faithful valet is dismissed, and the Duke proceeds to call upon his " lost one" in an affect ing soliloquy. Giselle here appears, but being but " a shadow," an " unreal mockery," disappoints all her lover's efforts to " clasp her to his faithful heart." The Queen and the rest of the phantom dancers then proceed to business, by forcing Giselle to commence a Pas d'Entrainment, by means of which Albert will become their prey. In the midst of this touching scene Count Whirligig, who, since his cruel death, hat been transmogrified into a wili, rises from the lake and joins the phantom band in a Galop Infernal, which is interrupted by the approach of morning. A change comes over the spirit of the scene ; the sun rises and the phantom dancers sink into the earth. Grand Tableau. Giselle takes leave of Albert and rejoins the children of the night. Scene 2.—Another part of the Forest. Prince Noodlehead and Batilde, who are in pursuit of Count Whirligig and Duke Albert, meet with an extraordinary adventure, which leads to an invitation to an evening party at the wilis' rooms. Another necromantic wonder, the forest is transformed into a Salon de Bal, where Gisello and Count Whirligig are restored to life, and introduced to a host of old friends, and with whom they dance a Tarantelle d'Extase, and form a grand Tableau Finale, illuminated (of course) by Flammes de Bengale ! The scenery is beautiful ; the music has been selected with great taste by Mr. Mellon. The dances—but it is sufficient to say that t'ney have been arranged by Madame Celeste—and the cast speaks for itself. If the perfection of a cast be to place proper persons in their proper places, then is this the perfection of casts. It is almost a work of supererogation to add, that the ap plause was enthusiastic —when is it otherwise at the Adelphi?—that the piece was eminently successful—"the memory of man runneth not to the contrary" as regards any Adelphi piece—and that the house was crowded to suffocation—for where is to be found the individual who was able to get a seat if he entered the theatre rive minutes after the doors were opened ? SURREY THEATitE. Mr. Macready appeared here last night in the cha t racter of Virginius. This was the character that made i Mr. Macready, and most certainly Mr. Macready made i Virginius. It is, if not the ♦ery best, certainly one of the very best in his repertoire. To speak of his Vir ginius in any terms save those of the highest eulogium, would be as absurd as it would be unjust—to praise it at this time: of day would be "To gild refined gold." He repeats it again on "i:iatur day, which will be the last night of his engagement at this theatre, and the last night of his appearance in the Metropolis for some time to come. During the week he will appear in many of his best cha:•acters. He was excellently supported by Mrs. Charles Gill, whose Vir ginia was beautiful exceedingly, and by Cooper, wl.o appeared in his original, character of Dentatas, and who was the rough old Roman soldier from the life. M a _ cready will be followed by the Misses Cushman, who are engaged for six nights only, wad who commence their engagement on Monday next. !=t2m2=l:N=7 WANTON AltscrizEr.—A few days ago Mr. Higgs, chymist at Maidenhead, was quietly pursuing his daily avocations at home, when he was suddenly startled by hearing a violent crash, and on looking round discovered that one of the large plate•glass windows in his shop, of the value of sevea pounds, was broken. On running instantly to the door, he perceived a man, somewhat respectably dressed, standing near it, and on asking him who had broken the window, the latter (no one else being near the spot) at once admitted that he had done it in order that he might be sent to prison. Accordingly, he was given into custody, and the next day committed, by Mr. C. Williams, for two months with hard labour. Our correspondent suggests that some more severe punish ment should be inflicted, to protect the public against the outrages of such miscreants. We know of no better re medy than that which is adopted in similar cases of mid day violence,where the whole neighbourhood is bound to indemnify the injured party against losses which it is impossible to guard against. NEW WORK, BY TIIE AUTHOR OF "iWIIITEFRIAR S." Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., C .2E SA It :BOR GIA; AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. By the Author of " Whitefriars." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Zow ready, to two vols., 215., bound, SECOND EDITION of HOCHELAGA, OR, ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD. Editad by ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq., Author of " The Crescent and the Cross.: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all Libraries, in three vols. post Bvo. JOHN OF ENGLAND • A ROMANCE. By HENRY CURLING. Author of " The Soldier of Fortune." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, OCIETY for PROMOTING the AIIIEND- V. 3 MENT OF THE LAW. The First Meeting of the Session, 1846-47, will be held To- MORROW EVENING (Wednesday), November 4, at the Society's Rooms, 21, Regent-street. The Chair will be taken at 8 P.M., by the Right Hon. STEI'IIEN LUSHINGTON, LL.D. By order of the Council, JAMES LEADTIETTER. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. ESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of RM.lway Shares, &c., take place every TtiEdDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favocibi; containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested tote addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered; ami advices of results will be orwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Balfe's celebrated Opera, entitled TIIE MAID OF ARTOIS. Marquis de Chateau Vieux, Mr. Borrani ; Jules de Mentagnon, Mr. W. Ilinison; Sans Regret, Mr. Burdini ; Synnelet, Mr. Weiss; Ninka, Miss Isaacs; Isoline, Madame Anna Bishop. After which will be produced Auber's popular Ballet Opera, called TIIE MAID OF C i SIIMERE. The principal characters will be supported by Messrs. Rafter, Weiss, Ilorncastle, Jones, Bodges ; Mdlle. Anita Dubignon, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mdlle. Adele Benart, Miss Missont, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Ciller the Management of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Wlll be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Yore, Mr. Holl ; Mr. Brandon, Er. Howe ; _Mr. Hardman. Mr. Rogers ; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster; Ttlit Tilley, Mr. Bucksione ; Miss Brown, Mrs Glover; Claribel Oddingtou, Miss Fortescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which a New Comedy, In three acts, entitled QUEEN HART'S BOWER. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Hudson, Howe, Brindal, Braid ; Miss Fortcscue, Miss Telbin, tire. During the evening the Band will perform the Aria, " Vivi To,' Cornet a Piston; the " Grus an Prag " (Polkas) ; the " Sophien Tanze" (Waizer); and the " Lestocei " (Overture).' To conclude with a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtington, Mr. Holt; Sir Arthur Lovel, Mr. Howe ; Scorcup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. ScorcuP, Miss Julia Bennett. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction 01 Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. En consequence of numerous applications, "The Magic 11 ,, rn" will be performed for three nights more. "Mrs. Harris " will appear every evening till further notice. Tills EVENING The performances will commence with a New Comic Drama, 10 PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, and Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Hicks, Miss Turner, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, called MRS. HARRIS. Henry Masker, Mr. A. Wigan ; Mr. Slickey, Mr. F. Mathews ; Binary Shivers, Mr. Meadows ; Funny Platt, Miss Arden ; Mrs. Harris, Mr. Keeley. To conclude with the Burlesque of THE MAGIC HORN. In which Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mo.tthews, Miss Vil tars, MiES Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THEATME ROYAL, ADELPHL UNDER THE DIRECTION" OF' MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS • or, the kN'ilis Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Air. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which will be produced MRS. GAMI"S TEA AND TURN-OUT ; a Bozzian Sketch, in one act. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullentord, Worred, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Miss AI Taylor. To conclude with a new domvstic drains, entitled EUGENIA CLAIRCILLE ; or, The New Found Home. Frederick Stan more, Mr. Worrell; Mr. Ruglcigh, Mr. Cullenford ; Toffey, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Buzzard, Mr. Lambert ; Hugh Matlock, Mr. 0. Smith ; Pegg, Mr. Munyard ; Mrs. Toffey, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugenia Claircille, Madame Celeste. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in three parts, entitled THE NIGHT ➢ANCERS ; founded on the Story of Giselle." The principal characters personified by Miss Cieorgiana Smithson, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Homer, Peron, &c. After which, anew Comic Drama, entitled ALL FOR THE BEST. Mr. Walkinpop, Mr. Compton; Alfred, Mr. A. Harris ; Parchment, Mr. Smith; Isaac, Mr. Homier ; Clara, Miss Homier. To conclude with the Musical Entertainment of THE QUAKER. In which Messrs. Barker, Leffler, Ilonner, Compton, Miss Grant, Mrs. Fosbroke, &c. will perform. FRENCH PLAYS'.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the ensuing 'eason of French plays at the St. James's Theatre will be commenced on WEDNESDAY EVENING, November 11, by the engagement of the favourite Comedian, Monsieur Perlet, who will appear for a limited number of representations, assisted by Monsieur Cartigny (of the Theatre Francais). M. Rhozcvil (of the Theatre du Gymnase) and Mademoiselle Brohan (Premiere Soubrette of the Theatre Francais), her first appearance in this country. Mr. Mitchell has also the honour to announce that, encouraged by the distinguished patronage which has been conferred upon his manage ment, he has engaged the following eminent artistes, who will appear in succession during the season :—Monsieur Perlet, Mademoiselle Brohan, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre, Mademoiselle Ciarisse, Monsieur Lafont, Mademoiselle Fargueil (her first appear ante in this country), Monsieur Alcide Tousez (of the Theatre du Palais Royal, his first appearance), Mademoiselle Duverger, (of the Theatre du Plaids Royal, her first appearance), Mademoiselle AlineVallee (of the Theatre du Gymnase, her first appearance), Mademoiselle Rose Cheri (of the Theatre du Gymnast), whose performances last year were so eminently successful, and during whose engagement, will be produced the new domestic drama of CLARISSA HARLOWE, now performing in Paris with extraor dinary success, and also a new I'lay, written expressly for Mademoi selle Rose Cheri, by the popular author, Monsieur Scribe ; Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Francais), Mademoiselle Denain (also of the Theatre Francais, her first appearance in this country), and the dis tinguished actor, M. Bouffe (his first appearance since 1343) ; in ad dition to which the celebrated Tragedienne, Mdlle. Rachel, for a limited number of representations, and will appear in the popular Plays of " Marie Stuart," by Le Brun ; " Britanicus," by Racine ; " Tattered," by Voltaire; " Berenice," by Racine ; " by Corneille, and other plays of her well-known repertoire. Madlle. Rachel has also undertaken to perform, for the first time, the cha racter of Celimene, in Moliere's Comedy of "Le Misanthrope." The subscription will be for fifty representations, on Monday and Friday evenings, with the privilege of exchanging for the Wednesday even ing performance, an arrangement which has hitherto afforded so much convenience and satisfaction. Application for Season Boxes and Stalls to be made at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•street. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Mr. George Bolton, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Play of THE RELAPSE. Lord Fopping ton, Mr. Walter Lacy; Young Fashion, Mr. G. Bolton ; Loveless, Mr. Leigh Murray; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy, Mr. Wilkinson; Coupler, Mr. J. Cowell ; Lory, Mr. S. Cowell ; Worthy, Mr. Archer ; Nurse, Mrs. C. Jones ; Amaada, Mrs. R. Gordan ; Berinthia, Miss Charles ; Miss Hoyden, ➢lrs. Walter Lacy. After which, a grand BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT and MU SICAL MELANGE. To conclude with the Farce of THE LITTLE JOCKEY. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. The Last Week of Mr. MACREA.DY'S Performance at the Surrey Theatre, and of his Appearance in London for a considerable period. THI EVENING Will be performed ShaksperS e's Tragedy of KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. Macready ; Earl of Gloucester, Mr. Neville; Earl of Kent, Mr. Cooper; Edgar, Mr. Saville ; Regan, Mrs. Tcrnan ; Cor della, Mrs. Gill ; Goncril, Mrs. Daly. To conclude with the Drama of LORD • DARNLEY. Lord Darn ley, Mr. Cooper; Lady Margaret, Mrs. Daly. Box...office open from eleven till four o'clock. ASTLEY'g ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Last Six Nights of " Mazeppa," with an entire change in the Scenes of the Circle. First appear ance of Stall• Master HEINBRECHT, Master of the Horse to the King of Prussia, who has arrived in this country, from Berlin, with his lour highly-trained Prussian horses, and will introduce their extraordinary and graceful feats of training. Mr. BATTY has, regardless of expense, formed an expensive arrangement with this great artiste for a limited number of nights, and he will appear in the circle each evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEVIL'S HORSE AND THE TWELVE WISHES, introducing the Wild Stag-Hunt of the Filet Ages, by Mr. Batty's superb living Deer, trained Camels from Sm) ma, and other at tractive Novelties. Box-Oleo open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. THE WEATHER. --SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 3. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 49; Highest, 55; Noon, 59. BAROMETER, 30.07.—W1Nn S.S.W., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON -BRIDGE T/118 DAY. Morning .. 15 minutes after 1.1 Evening .. 38 minutes after 1. tunity, and, by a very specious plea, precipitate the total destruction of monopoly,"—we maintain that such a proceeding would be opposed to the dignity, the candour, nay, the very honesty of any adminis tration. It vrzs.uld be a disgraceful employment of the prerogatives of office, it would be indefensible by any of the laws of political morality. If, again, it be observed by the upholders of what is mis called Machiavellianism, that a sagacious Ministry should avail themselves of so admirable an opportu nity of ensuring their popUlarity, we maintain such a course would be equally reprehensible. It would be a monstrous tampering with the commercial ar rangements of a vast commercial empire merely for the sake of individual aggrandisement. We persist in declaring that such a transaction, with such an object, would be sufficient to entail ignominy upon any Government. It must be remembered that Ministers, besides being the supreme governors Of a nation, are likewise, in an especial manner ; the conservators of the national interest ; they are the rulers, but they are likewise the guardians of the population ; they are the chief directors, but they are also the protectors of the law. When CALONNE squandered the revenues under Louis XVI., for the purpose of ensuring to his Administration the favour of the Court, he was execrated by the people. They knew that he was personally responsible for every centime contributed to the national exchequer, and that by lavishing those moneys for a merely party purpose, he was guilty of an enormous crime. To open the ports, therefore, with the intention of ac quiring the applause of the community, would be nothing less than a gigantic larceny. The entreaty for the remission of the protective imposts still remaining must, consequently, as we have already remarked, be based upon the supposi tion that starvation would be thereby prevented in Ireland, and a dearth of provisions compensated throughout the British islands. Facts the most un deniable prove, those suppositions to be fallacies. First, it is a fallacy to imagine that the Irish would be enabled to purchase grain imported from foreign countries, when they actually find their incomes inadequate to buy the corn cultivated in their own. Secondly, it is a fallacy to imagine that opening the ports would diminish deficiencies in England, when a deficiency does not exist. It is notorious that the wheat harvest of England has been, this year, both plentiful and of more than average excel lence. It is notorious that, notwithstanding the ex portation of considerable quantities of that wheat, and the universal failure of the potato crop, that the farmers still retain a very large quantity cf grain, and that wheat, and consequently bread, has been forced up to the present high prices merely by the shameful retention of that home produce, in the expectation of ultimately realising famine prices, or something very nearly approaching to famine prices. Beyond this, it is notorious that considerable importations are being made in our larger ports from those of the United States, and from Ham burgh, and that, moreover, at minimum duties. The removal of those duties would only form an ad ditional means of nefarious emolument to the speculators, without proving in any degree beneficial to the consumers. We have demonstrated, therefore, that there is no imminent danger of a scarcity in this country, and it is equally manifest to every candid observer, that remote provisions would scarcely find a market in Ireland, at a time when those which are perfectly accessible are without purchasers. Food rendered costly by being the production of foreign ,labour, and by the exorbitant expenses of freightage, would not most certainly be regarded as a boon to those who are unable to buy grain cultivated in their own fields. Under these circumstances, therefore, the decision of the Ministry against opening the ports, is wise, honest, and in every respect laudable. Much has from time to time been said of the un • equal character of the punishments awarded for different offences, of the severity with which crimes of a particular description have been dealt with, while others of a deeper dye have been treated with far greater leniency, in our courts. The comparative immunity afforded to assaults and the most savage attacks on the person, has especially been exposed, the public attention most powerfully directed thereto, and the wide range allowed to the discretion of the presiding judge in apportioning the sentence most deservedly and stringently commented upon. As we have recently stated, it is peculiarly the province of public journalists fearlessly to speak on t whenever the public interests are endangered by any abuse of the power entrusted to police magistrates, either by too great a stretch thereof, and the depriving of the persons brought within their jurisdiction of the protection they are constitutionally entitled to, of vindicating their characters and conduct before a jury, of receiving the benefit of any doubt, and of being deemed guiltless, until convicted by twelve men on their oaths, or, on the other hand, by the magistrates shielding the offender, and disposing in a summary manner of charges, which, if well founded, cannot be adequately punished by any sentence w i thin his power to pronounce, and th e di sposa l o f w hi ch summary jurisdicti on never entered into the the Legisl a t ure. contemplations under o in Some m onths since it wa s our painful of u I duty to com ment upon a case of most he ar tl ess and oppressive cruelty bry a master toward s hi s apprentice, who had taken his own use a su m o f money bestowed on punished lad a s t a h e l re w a a r d in the severest manner d fur his good conduct, and for complaining of the u n j ust appropriation. the The case at the time excited the greatest disgust in the mind ; of every right-thinking person, and a general feeling existed that the most stringent mea sures were necessary for the protection of poor lads, whose future prospects and welfare are so greatly dependent on the manner in which they are treated by those entrusted with their destinies. We cannot conceive anything more deserving of being punished with the utmost rigour of the law, or where the in terests of society more loudly demand that an example should be made of the delinquents, than where there has been a wilful and deliberate violation by the master of the sacred duties he has taken upon himself on signing the indentures and accepting the cervices of the apprentice. On Friday, a brush-maker, residing in the Rings land-road, was brought before Mr. BINGHAM, the presiding magistrate at Worship -street Police•court, upon an adjourned warrant, to answer a charge of excessive cruelty, pursued with the most systematic brutality, towards his apprentice, who, in consequence of the atrocious violence of his master, had been con fined to his bed in the London Hospital over six weeks, suffering under the most fearful injuries. It appeared in evidence that the lad, who was sixteen years of age, had been apprenticed in the month of April last, and that a sum of 51. 10s. had been paid with him:as a premium to the defendant, who forthwith on receiving the money commenced a system of gross ill-usage towards the unfortunate lad ; the most op probrious epithets were constantly applied, and blocks of wood thrown at his head by the master, who de clared that if the boy remained twenty years under his roof he was resolved never to teach him the busi ness, thus deliberately avowing his intention of not performing the contract he bad so shortly before solemnly entered into. It is scarcely credible that this conduct, persevered in for more than three months, had not the effect of procuring the interference of the boy's friends, andof-havingremoved from the house and the service of a person who bad been guilty of such • misconduct. Doubtless the master had calculated on some such result, and that he would be permitted to retain the fee, for which he bad given ) and was resolved to give, no consideration; he was, however mistaken. By the most culpable indifference or inattention on the part of his friends, the lad was still permitted to continue in the power of his tyran nical oppemor who would appear to have determined on some new and aggravated acts of cruelty and violence. On the 3d of August last this intention was carried into execution. The boy wa-5 humming a tune, after leaving off his vrcrk, when the master pursued him with a thick stick, and beat him with such severity that for two days he was unable to re turn to his work. The father was at length aroused, he with d remonstrate • th the oppressor on the impro priety of his conduct, but was met with abuse, and told that he, the master, would beat the boy as often as he thought proper —nay, he gloried in his brutality, and declared that lie would never rest until he had laid his apprentice, whom he was bound to prutect, on a sick bed f o r six months. Surely this ought to have led to immediate steps for his punishment, and for the protection of the helpless lad ; but, no, the measure of cruelty was not yet filled up, and when able to resume his occupation the boy was sent back to his persecutor. Within three short days, while sitting at work with his fellow-appren tice, the attack was renewed; the master suddenly entered the workroom, and, without the slightest provocation, commenced kicking the boy in the lower part of his person in the most savage manner; the pain was most excrutiating, and the unfortunate lad was unable to walk from the scene of violence; he was carried to the house of a neighbouring surgeon, who, on examination, declared that if he was not instantly taken to an hospital he would be dead in less than a fOrtnight ; he was ad mitted to the London Hospital where he had been six weeks confined to his bed, and was still suffering from bad health and debility, consequent upon the frightful assault committed on him. These were the simple facts of the case, which were fully corrobo rated by the witnesses called on behalf of the defend ant, and the magistrate declared that a case of very cruel and unprovoked ill-treatment had been made out against the defendant whose witnesses had entirely failed in establishing the defence he had set up. We never remember to have heard of, we cannot conceive a case more horrifying in all its details, and presenting a greater combination of circumstances unattended by anything of a mitigating or redeeming character. The immediate commencement of perse cution, the distinct avowal of the master that he would never teach the trade, that he would continue to beat the boy whenever he pleased-nay, the threat that he would inflict a permanent injury, and would not rest until he had laid him on a sick bed for six months, a threat too speedily verified—all concurred and demanded that the law should be fully vindicated and avenged. We looked for the punishment, and could scarcely credit our senses when we heard that the magistrate had doubted as to sending the case before a jury, and that he had decided that doubt by dealing with it .!tunmarily, and fining the master 51., or two months' imprisonment. He also directed the indentures to be cancelled, but permitted the master to retain one quarter of the fee paid for teaching a business of which he declared his intention not to communicate any knowledge. We are, indeed, unable to fathom the motives which led to this judgment. Comment ap pears to be quite unnecessary—nothing that we could urge could add to the impression that must be pro duced by the perusal of the simple facts. We can only say that, although the tyrant has been pro• tected by .the magistrate's decision from the criminal consequences of his conduct, he is still civilly amen able, and may be compelled to make a heavy pecu niary recompense for the injuries he so wantonly in flicted on his helpless and unprotected apprentice. Letters from Constantinople, of the 17th, state that a serious misunderstanding has arisen between the Porte and the American Minister, in consequence of the latter having given protection to anArmenian culprit who had been delivered up to the Austrian authori ties, from whom he had managed to es; ape. Madrid papers of the 27th have arrived. It was reported in Madrid that an attempt had been made at a pronunciarnento at Saragossa, which had, however, been suppressed. The cry of the pronouncers was " Viva ESPARTERO !" There is no other intelligence in these papers. MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 27.—Three per Cents. 34% money, 34Y 3 paper; Four per Cents. 2l ; Five per Cents. 21. 1 ; men:=y, with the current Coupons ; Debt without Interest, 6 3 / 4 paper ; Vales, not Consolidated, 8:!Li money ; Bank of St. Ferdinand, 127 ; 'ditto of Isabella, 115. Exchanges— Paris, 15 18 ; London, 36% ; discount six per cent. per annum. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. It is said that the coolness between the French and English Governments still continues, and that M. GUIZOT has ordered Count ST. AULAIRE to return to his post at London, as his cooler judgment is needed to tame the impetuous zeal of the Count DE JARNAC. The following appears in the Constitationne/ on the subject of the rumoured modifications in the French Cabinet : " Some days ago we announced some Ministerial changes as probable. On one point only were we in error. It appears that there is no truth in the retire ment of M. Lacave Laplagne, and the entry into the Cabinet of M. Passy. But the retirement of Marshal Soult, and the promotion of M. Guizot, were quite de termined. A few days ago this fact wn.r ocrtain, but to day it is no longer so. The Ministry appears to buy) adjourned all projects of modification, and especi ally the advancement of M. Guizot. Different ver sions are given as to the cause of the postpone ment. It has been said that the objections were raised in the Cabinet itself, but we do not think that these are the most considerable. Amongst the men of the Minis try, M. Guizot is the eminent one, and it is natural that he should preside over the council. It is said that the obstacles come from England, th a t th e B r i t i s h Ambas sador paid a visit to the King, and expressed a hope that M. Guizot should not be named President of the Council. We do not believe that matters passed so ; England is a constitutional country, and it is difficult to suppose that such a request, under a form almost official, should be made to the King by her representative—it would, in fact, be a sort of direct intervention in the choice of Ministers. But it is confidently stated, that it was to M. Guizot himself that the English Cabinet de clared the impropriety which would appear to be con nected with his succession to the Presidentship under present circumstances, in the midst of the discontent of the English nation. On this advice, M, Guizot, it is said, has resigned his promotion, and has postponed, at least for the present, his Presidentship. Notwithstanding his temporary resignation of this office, M. Guizot appears to hrve bitterly felt this opposition of the English Cabinet to his personal views." It is so absurd to imagine that the British Am bassador should at all trouble himself on the subject o M. GuizoT's promotion, that we at once express our disbelief of the story. Another story, equally im probable and equally untrue, is going the round of the salons, to the effect that the Count DE JARNAC had presented to Lord PALMERSTON a note, com plaining of the tone adopted by the English journals in speaking of the Montpensier marriage. Both Count DE JARNAC and M. GUIZOT have been lo.ng enough in England to know that neither Lord PAL MERSTON nor any other Minister has the least power to prevent the journals publishing what they choose, and in what manner they choose. We have no laws of September here. The Debats announces the following diplomatic changes : M. Bois LE COMTE, ambassador at the Hague, to succeed the Comte DE PONTOIS in Switzerland—the latter to be created a Peer. M. BUSSIERRE goes to the Hague. M. D. ERAQUES to remain at Dresden. M. LANGSDORFF replaces M. DE BALINVAL at Carlsruhe, the latter going to Rio de Janeiro. _ " A week since," says our Paris letter, " the French Three per Cents. were at 82f. 60c., and the English Consols at DM. to 95if. To-day (Sunday) the French Three per Cents. are at 82f. 80c., while Consols are announced at 94if. This will show you how successfully the Funds are maintained by a party, in presence of circumstances that would have justified a fall of a franc in the Three per Cents." BansEzra.as, Ocr. 26.—Marseilles and Avignon, 830 f.; Northern, 680 f. EAST COAST RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) An adjourned special general meeting of the stiare holders in the East Coast Railway Company tvas held this morning, at the offices of the company in Moorgate street, for the purpose of considering and determining upon the propriety of breaking up the concern, in ac cordance with the provisions of the Railway Companies Dissolution Act; Mr. Morley, one of the directors, in th e chair. It was found, however, after waiting Upwards of an hour ) that there was not a sufficient number of share holder) present to Constitute a Intt_stine, but it wits sug gested that the chairman should continue to attend throughout the day till a meeting could be made. ----- EAPERIMENt WITH IiAPTAIN WARNER. + S LONG BANGE.—cOIOIIOI Chalmers, attended by Captain Warher; it telectbil a range of marsh on the east side of the Essex coast, where no danger oral from the experiments. with the, 19ng range. Th e L or d s o f t he Trz,,atntry haVe granted the awn of 1,500/. to defray r t e.:" expenses consequent upon those trials, which are to take place in the cottrei of a iew days, and hdth the Gallant Captain and the Government have, it is stated unani mously selected Colonel William DiindaSi Oa Royal Artillery, inspector of Artillery, to carry out and decide upon the merits of these experiments. v. 1- • newspaper; Wilier was ;farted a y,ear ago as a half-price news f paper, dissolved partners4l, and was acid on Saturday or 8,1001., to M. I.)eville, pro prietor of le Droid. The ' Epoqtic, notyvithstanding a circulation of upwards 'Of ' 1 . 1,0d0, 'proved a losing c meern, THE EMOST EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGES ON 11- cono.—The new Clyde ship Deocr ' aurn, built by Alessi' William Simon an d C o., sailed from Greenock 22d Septemb,lr. 1845 ; arrived out in Calcutta in ninety days 228th January, and arrived a t G —r'-'en''c'c 19th Mry; left there again 13th June ; was out at Calcutta or, the 12th of September ; thus making the three passel, t a including the time in port, in 355 days. fa, , 40, .. ow- t ‘07)14-.. 1 ! :. e,qt-l'..- :.? , -go:, r, . 7 - to.. A'r • Igo w. •, - , 40.1117 - 4.t0 , ',, , - ..- _ Apn 4 1r britittln C LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1846. Against the propriety of a further prorogation of Parliament there are no dissentient voices whatever In reference, however, to the determination of her MAJESTY'S Ministers to abide by the recent decision of that Parliament as to the continuance of a variable duty upon importations during the three years. ante cedent to the realisation of a perfect comut'acial free dom, we observe that there are still individuals so perverse as to gainsay the necessity for such a deci sion. Let us examine the matter for a moment sim ply and dispassionMely. Let us see clearly the rela tion of the objee,tions to this proposition, and the ad vantage , such a remission of duties is intended to insure. (Why is there this earnest adjuration to the Government to avail themselves of the extraordi nary authority with which they are invested, and to open the ports ? It must evidently be from an anxiety to prevent starvation in Ireland, and to supply certain presumed deficiencies throughout Great Britain. No other reason could be advanced with any degree of plausibility. If it h:... said by the ultra free-traders—" Never mind whether the panic be actual. Dr deceptive, avail yourselves of that oppor- MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, including 600 American on speculation. The market was steady, but quiet.; American sorts realised 4d. to 64d. per lb., and Surat 31d. to 4id. per lb. Shares were much the same. Intimately connected with City matters and the extension of liberal principles in banking matters, the name of Patrick M. Stewart has, for years past, stood pre-eminent. And deep is the regret which hundreds of people moving in the higher walks of commercial and monetary transactions felt at the news received of the demise of this talented and estimable gentle man. To him, and to J. W. Gilbart, the manager of the London and Westminster Bank (the deceased gentleman was, we believe, chairman of the bank named from its commencement), the public are indebted for organising under great difficulties—under opposition the most intense from various quarters — the principle, which is now held to be most safe, of joint stock banks being suitable to the mercantile and trading wants here as well as in Scotland and else where. The deceased, affable in every respect, required but an introduction to impart to those who asked it every species of information which he possessed. And the writer of this article has upon many occasions been indebted to the late Mr. Stewart for many articles of in formation given with the freedom and promptitude which rendered interviews with him a source not only of intel ligence, but of delight. Too much is it the case that in other banking quarters strict reserve is the rule—to give information the exception. In concluding these few remarks with respect to the memory of the man deservedly esteemed by all who knew him, we feel it a duty to express deep regret at the termination of the life of the man whose public and private career has endeared him to all who had the pleasure of his ac quaintance. . _ Thcre are not any late colonial arrivals announced in the City this morning. The market for the Public Securities has been very animated this morning. Indeed a very large amount of business has been transacted. Can- Bois for the Account have been quiet at 94 1, but for immediate transfer the more current value just now is 941. There have been some sales of the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 95k, and of the Reduced Three per Cents. at 931. Ex chequer-bills have ranged from 6s. to 9s. premium. Bank Stock opened at 205, and is now at 204. India Stock is quoted at 257, and the Bonds of the Company at 225. premium. Many trans actions have cccurred in the Foreign Funds to-day, but the fluctuations in prices are slight. Spanish Actives are at 26, the Three per Cents. at 37, the Mexican Five per Cents. at 22k, the Dutch Two and-a-half por Cents. at 59, and the Four per Cents. at 91i to 91*. The demand for Railway Shares is good for the more approved lines. For the accurate prices realized to day we refer to the authorised list, which is annexed. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .205 204 204 3 yer Cent. Reduced Ann 5........ 93% 1 /% 93 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94% %A 94% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 95 1 / 2 % 1 4 95% Long Annuities tooxpireJan.lB6o 9 13-16 % 9% Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 Endia Stock 257 255 India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001... -. South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account 94%% 94% India Stock for Account... ...... Exchequer Bills, 10001. I%d 8 9 6 9 p 10 p Ditto, 5001 8 9 6 9 p 7 p Ditto, Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN f LTNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 85% 85% Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 20% 20% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 2 1/ 22 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. Ditto, Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Do., 1838-40, dir. frm. Nov., '4O 25 25 Do., 1842 Do., 1845 20% 20% Ditto, Passive Ditto, Deferred l7 Ditto. 3 per Cent 37 Ditto, Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92 91%% 91% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING IsAILWA.Y SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen • Amber.. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%...... 2 3 / 4 3 2 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% -- Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% Belfast & County Down 4 3 / 4 Birmingham and Dudley 42e. ... .. Binnin. anti Gleucester..loo Ditto New 17% —......— ..... 37 37% Birmingham and Ox- ford J unction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 / 4 . Boston, Starnfd, & Birm. 225. — Bristol and Exeter Di ttu, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 50 1 A ........ ...... 50% Bristol and Liver. Junc.. 21,' ! ...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares.— 2 1 / 2 21,4% 2% Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... Chester and Holyhead... 27 1 11 Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. ••• Cheltexham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction.. ... 20 Cork, Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% . ~ Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 / 2 Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... rn 2 1 ...... — 134 Cornwall & Cent'l Devon 9 /8 I )erby and Crewe 2% Direst Lincoln, East Ret- • ford, and Shedd. June. 2% — Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast June. 10 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 ...... Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 EasteruCounties 141. 16s. 2 2%%z Ditto New l2l. 165... . ... 4... 1% Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 6L 13s. 4d... 3 / 1 p Ditto ditto, No. 2, .. 61. 138. 4d... 1 ,4 p... Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 3A% EastDereli'm andNoech 1 Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 8% — Do. Exten.(llarwich) 1 7 4 3 — ......... ..... Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% — East Lancashire Ditto, N ew East Lincolnshire East & West of England 17 — ............... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ••••• •76 ............ .. - 7 6 Ditto Half Shares ~. 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 % - Edinburgh &N orthern.. 10 ••• ......... ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... .. Ely and Huntingdon ... 1211,-- l2 .. ...... - ......... •• Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 / 2 _ .. 3% .... E x eter,Yeovil,& Dorset 5 1 4 ........... ......... G lasgow, Kan ar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New ............... Do., 1 4 Shares (5 per .............. cent. guar.) ... ...... 12 1 / 4 .. 4 — Glouc.,Abetystwith,and ............... Central of Wales 1%...... Goole, Doncaster, &c. Grand Union (Nottin g - ............... %dis and Lynn Great Eastern &Western 21/2" •• ........... GreatGrimsby and Sh e f- ........ ". .. field Great South. and .West, d• ( I rel and) Great Munster Great N ..aa, _,orth of Scotland 2 1 A.,.... % Great North of England..loo 23 6 1,% Ditto New 5 Ditto, New . . ......... 15 - Ditto, New Great Wester n B5 Ditto % Shares Ditto 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto, New ... 2 Hull and S e lby Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 25 ipSWich & Bury St. Edm. 11 1 2 — Do., de , and Norwich 2% Killarney Junctions l l4 Kendal and Windermere 1 1 /0 Lancaster and Carlisle... 45 Do. If ew Larne, Belfast, and Bal- 230 ; 6 61 hill tna Leeds and PrAcifore Leeds and Carlisle Leicester & Birmingham 225. ... •••••••••.• Leicester and Bedford 22s. ..... . 1 / 1 dis ILA dis. Leeds and Dewsbury ... 22% 4001., Ainchstr &New castle Junction Liverpool and Bury ....,14 .. ... .. London and Blackwall. 16/. 135.4 d. 9%4 Do. New Ditto Extension ~ 7 - 1 / 2....- -- — London], Brighton, and South Coast Ditto. Fifths ...,.... 40 ...... 48% 47% London and Cfttytion, 13i. 15s. 9d. ODo.Guaran. s per cent. 9 ...... ..„. .. Loudon and Greenwich 12 / 1554 d..., OA Do. Preference ...18117s 2d London, Hounslow, and Western London and N. Wcsternloo l9B t , .' 2 iXi Do. Quarters Do., do., New Shares.. 2 .•• 16% Pitto Fifths ..... .. 2 Mae), Eighths (G... J.) 12% — , — Do., New .1 , 1 Shares (G. J.) - Do 40/. Shares (L,111.) 8 Lend. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 6 8 1,E 67 x n .. Do. New Consol. Bths 40 --. ..... - ' 67xit awe fi° Lou lyn I n o a n n d d err E cand Ennis killen . .. 000000 00000 _ l5 ...... ....... 0 ""'"-- 104 Lynn and Dereham l5 .... —1 • .... ''' Manchester and Leeds - 49 Ditto I'. Shares - 1 6 Do. Quarters 2 ...... 6 ........... •••••- 13,4 Do.:Fifths 3 ...... 81-AM ........... .-t• ...• Do. Sixteenths 6 ...... •••••- ........ ' 1 P Do. Extension 425....... 1 1 ,-4 1 p ......... . T i Manchester and Birmin 4O ...... 75 ............ •.• • , 10 Do. Quarters (A) 5 ...... 12% .............. ~, Do. Quarters (B) - ' , l V Do. Quarters (0) Manchester,Baxton,and Matlock 425. •••••• % p ............ Manchester, Birm., and .0,, Mould Junction Manche3t. & Southampt: 2 .. . • •••• .. .. .. 1% ........... ••• 1 , 5! Midland lOO -- ..1331/2 ..... ........- , Do. Fifths 2 ...... ............... 34% Do. New - ...... ... - Ditto, New — ..... .... Do. Birm., and Derbyloo ...... ..... 0 .. Midlnd& East. Counties 2%...... -- .......... •,,„ Midland Great Western ...• (44 1). Irish - ............ / Ne we tstle and Berwick 20 ... 32% 3 3 3 ` 7. •.... Do. North Shields Yewcastic and Carlisle 100 Newmrk et &Chesterfrd 5 Newport & Abergavenny 2 % — ......... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newark, Sheffield, and .... Boston ... .. .- ........ 1%,, „,„ . .... ... Norfolk . Do. Half Shares .....7 -- ..7 ... - .... Do. Extension ..... ...... North British . ....... ... 25 Do. Half Sham ll ...... 16% 5 A; I v Do. Fifths Do. Quarters Do. Extension %.,.... 3 5 0;4 . .. ..... . 0 Northern and Eastern ...... Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% --. ............ ... Do. New . . 1 North Sttflardshire 425...... ~2 Nt'is r" ... .. 1 4 ...... North Wales Northern and Southern .•'•'.. Connecting Northampton, Banbury, ........ and Cheltenham 2 — ....... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and . ...... Cheltenham.... ... Portsmouth Direct 3% — ........... Preston and Wyre 25 Do. 1 / Shares Reading, Guildford, and . ....• Reigate 3/. 123. — dis. ... .... Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% — .7,•"' ........ . 7 Sottish Central ...... Scottish Midland 12% - • ....... Sheffield, Buxton, Leek ..... •• Potteries, andCrewe... 1% — ............ .' Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire Junc. 1 1 4 — ....... . ...." Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 ' .. ...... ,„. Do. do. Extension 425. Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... Shropshire Union Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Staffordsh. June. 2% - ••••" Sligo and Shannon l% -- ........ South Devon... 35 .. ..... 0. 5,, South & Midlands June. 425. - .... .... .." / South StaffordshireJunc. 2% — ....• ... ..... , South Eastern & Dover. 33% 3B .••..... .." De., No. 1 26 Do., No. 2. - • .' ' 0 ..0 Do., No. 3 - ,„.. ... , .....' / Do., Ne. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield,and /.s‘7' Hertford Junction ... 425. '.-- . ...' .l) Staines and Richmond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — v - ..... •"' / South Wales ..... -..!.• ... 5 - 4 3 7e" '...'. ' / 54.,,, .............. .•......1::.......: ............ Swans. & Loughor & Ca- . ..••• meron's Stm. Coal. ... 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 2 - ••• ' .- / Tring, Reading, and .. ..... Basingstoke su --- •.• • • . • , .. Vale of Neath 2 Wakefield, Pontefract. & ...... .• '' Goole Warwickshire & London 425. — . ..... ' .... • ..... Warwick and Worcester 425. t•-• ..... ....". Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . .... ..... . ••••••- ....• ' Waterford and Limerick 22% - ... Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, ... '''' and Dublin W aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley , 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union ...••• 4 2 2,5 1, ...... — l% . ; .... : . ....... ......... .. West Cornwall 2 •—•— West London,Old Shares 20 ..... ........... .• Wexford and Carlow Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- . mouth Worcester,Warwiek, and ..... '' Rugby ••••• • , York and Carlisle 2 34 —0:, 4 13..-i, York and Newcastle 25 ... . 424 18 17' 174 Ditto New Do. Preference ..., York end Nortu Midland 50 Ditto %Shares Do. Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby ... Do. Extension Ditto, Preference ... . 2 Do. East and West Rid o 191/0 Oki". lag Extension FOREIGN RA1LWAY5.0....,,,.• Anglo-Belgian 4 -• • ..... ..".. Barbadoes 1 ...... --- ............. .• Belgian Eastern Junctn 2% Boulogne and Amiens... 16 ...... Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 - ile Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. .. '. • Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, smdWest . ...".... / Flanders ... 2 ****•• •-- ..... Calcutta and. Diamond Harbour ..... ... 75....... --- ..... ........' /1 Callao, Lima, and Pacific ..... .. / Coast 1 ••"" ••••• 1 Central of Spain ... Ceylon .. .. ss. - Demerara 2 l /2 ...... -- .. .. .... ............. :: r / .... b Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and ... ••• " Madras ~„,, / Dutch Rhenish ' .. East Indian ... ..... .... ss. ...... . ,•... ',. ,/ Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. .... Great Western Canada... 34 .....• ...... , Italian and Austrian.... 4 --''" ..... .'" / l 4 ••• I. .... ./ 0 , Jamaica S.Mid. Junction • 1 , Jersey I way= ala Sambre • ... 6 ... • ... '' ' ~ , / N I .... „,,, Luxembourg...... ..... .. 4 .2 4 ... „. Lyons and Avignon 2 Madras ... 1 _ ..... / Madras, Nellore, and Arcot t i Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... Mauritius .. Namur and Liege Nn of France Constituted 5 ...... 1134 '2B °*:,,...'", • .... ,••'' North Jamaica... ...... Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 •'.. „,..• „ Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 .....• 7 '4 '. .". ........ ,„, Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d .. ~ Paris &Lyons Constituted 5 .... Paris and Orleans 2O . .. Paris and Rouen .. 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 0' .. ', , Constituted , Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ...... •• ........ Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 ...... St. Laurence & Atlantic -- Tours and Nantes Con stituted ..-....- ..... 5 - - Tournay, Jutbise, Lan ..... .-- '''''' ''''' 5 . 0 " den, ind Hasselt. 8 Trinidad - ..... ..„ -- .. .. / W .... •—• Wiest Flanders .. 6 4 4 JOINT STOCK BAIL SS• .. -•''.• / Australasia British North American 50 ...„., Commercial of London 20 - ...... . .„...• $6, Colonial 25 London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 ..... •—' ....... . '.- •• , Union of London lO •11%. ...... • MINES Real del Monte = s d rre — ."''' '.0,40,11'? ifi 15 ; 01 .4 ,10 ; / LLOYD'S sHIPP I.N G.—, hr esze . ,,, , ,anr A LONDON, Nov. 3.—Wind S.S.W. pe t s W., P- $ 01 : - If) DEAL, Nov. 2.—Wind S. by E. ' t0.,„. 1 ',," i t ita s ;s o7 ,. I; Arrd. Union, Rio Grande ; Ann, r" cs i ;',.,;glit , .01 1 _1191 Hammond, Miramichi • Switzerland, -"'"-- St u d or led f or 0 0 • ai t Cumberland, Coates, Quebec, and sal bee , flo c g: y - df Metcalf, Quebec; ritannia, Gillies, Qt aoc i Co- , Hull. Sld. Lynher, Strachan, Cape..,.o f , ps, l' el joistk 0 r P a a r r a k ; , Felly, irvar io s r i , er T ra a L io e r o , ne J;amJaaimcaes stiooe'lli;aobaerort o f 10# 0 , wold, New York. ffr li DOVER, Nov. 2.—Wind S. to S.S.g• - " .° o.,.. ift e 'ci4 Quebec. s. for, .r,04 PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind S. to . 9 * nastwiforr'ir ' APKinlay, Quebec; O'Connell, Percy, I Cefi it 11 gena, leaky. Off port, Mediator, tar , net k 1000 4 A Majesty's steamer Cyclops, has got of Gt ir Anip 0 assistance, and proceeded. .„.. Alici a ' 0 00 A i k SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 2.—Wind P••'-',.. - ;,g, '1" 000 01* - - , tr!'. Clark, Quebec ; Countess of Durham , -"'" r )-- t Medway steamer, Andrews, West Indies. co ol, $1441,•7 PLYMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind S.—Ar.,l__.jur c kfel 0 •At P 1 6 r LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2.—Wind S.S . Y.,;•,,1ey, Oa t l o of Peabody, Savannah ; Aderondack, ~.,",.1 1 " ,a1ine,,..,,i• .•-- i Phantom, Richard, New York; lgarl i L' Th oireral v i qi:a 1 .4° John's, New Brunswick ; Abbey Lail""" a stao c ipdle ; t.d King ; llouzliton, Quebec; Jane Glesrlo'bire,,raceNe, r flerinicne, Brough, Ibrail. Sid. 1° gilo, neJtil' York ; ' Liverpool, Seawright, Jamaicar(piet, isi, I Off port, Yucatan, Miramichi ; 1 3 ' b il ip Trinity yacht. t d. RIVER DEK.—Arrd. Carrick, Cilleb„ec• W.......1tr WHITEHAVEN, Nov. I.—Wind . P. , Ski ej, anodFlFVilsliAanLci,otrrliEt,hwNaiotle,,. Q2u.e_bef,?iicldaebsec..W.--........t ri,,04, Knight, New York; Ocean, Javeli,,rong bre ce , o, P A p oi f FALMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind S•, s'a ent . 12 . , V, 0 1(1 1 $73: :00 1.,, Gull packet, Rio !Jainiro ; sailed :, , 6oo/. I n ilfe ~, ~,oli l A i: e c r .ri n d " s n ; -'l)uc ° Kestrel, 2 9 l o V n a Wallace, e g , h P t ort about- ri::• n r l a n d e s I f i lle 1117 for o urn ' rP iIC .: 9 ' .1 Std, Q i' PoßrtlTlDl'Eawr%agroin; Doucnin..,:gLGirrraTll-ings:l: A:iebec, Edward's Island ' . n 117'nci S., lig ht ''' . trewfo r BRISTOL, Nov. .-.. I • )101' - 0 1 1 11 St. John's, New Brunswick. " Trinnipb, t. j GLOUCESTER, NOV. 1.--4-al'....,ouniand, bpiriiie.l.,4 DumFßius.—Arrd. Frances, `-' ~ ' Itfirs'" 4 Brunswick; Diana, Cowan, Qiiebe,u: nifordt,Fan, Lim Eracic, OCT. 31.---Arrd. LaoY Arrd . j ; ii • e4; 41 PENTLAID FRITH, OCT. 2 9 ' Quebec, for Hull. ,Is an d fT 0 . 0 001 4 i CoSiinutesLsi),..siulNgroL.e,2Q•TieNiViej_en,_dcil,Slnd.:nll.°' t a f b rie ll i 'si e rc o t p t "" Ai : lll7l °S' reported. Sld. Oct. 31, Kant f 1 , Jane Green, liarrifi9l3, Gaye''' . '.. Do. New Do. New Loo.don and York De, i 2 Shares ...... Loodoli a!!(1 1V111(1,,or . Usf i . London, StdiU)ury, and Yeovil ..... 2%...... L9Wl9nderry&G;ler . able 15 2 IX 22% 3 4 P % p 35 , As - 8% 1 11% 3% 53% 70 10% 74% 9 1 % -- 91A / / / / / ~~ y~ 1 1 7