The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-19 00:00:00

GUSTONTNF:TY-TII LE ROUSEE,I LONDON, OCTOBER, - 46. sit ° I4 7,ItLE. BY ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE COMM'S- Ili ~,," OF HER 3 IAJESTY'S' CUST , 'MS, at Twelve o'clock 28j 3 1- -. rrecisely, On MONDAY 26th, TIIFSDAY 27th, WEDNESDAY ..„„ AT.Tattasyqx 29th, FRIDAY 30th October, MONDAY 2nd, and I" D 3rd November, 1846, at file Commercial Sale Rooms, ... n°sl 3-Isne, I:ttE .i.,... , .uLLOWING GOODS FOR HOME CONSUMPION, viz. Attordions A Lacquered Ware brtincial Plower's .iire g , Linen and Cotton Stuff's 13 askets • Meerschum Pipes and Bowls B lister P Musical Boxes B i ter Pao:dr or Molasses Mattink, Indian -orit ms Needlework Lo xes Or bee!eides Coral Beds Pipes and Pipe Tubes cioess , ,a%mnerican and Negligees Pur e Garnitures Bronze Pelieils • Carria ge Paintings on Ivory, &c. Inlaid Porcelai ~ French and Dresden Marble Plated Ware Pap Stain and orcela' . aillelabr ' ll Rugs, er, Persian and Koulaa Writing CartonsaB Ruin Cartyoeou Stocking CrCashmere Fren• h c,,r.rkts. Turkey Squirrel and other Linings Segars 4,14 Ware J Armes ars, Ornaments, Segar Tubes c her, o t t , s r and Tea Sets Silk Caps Cordial , s Bonnets 6.44'._briek H andkerchiefs Shawls h"" 1 -rneu Zaotask Mitts 0 014 Cloaks ttiu dMan.les oider ed Collars E e C ° lo gtie Laces tribr Manufactures C aps Habit S Spa Ware hirts Curtains, &c. Sewing Thread - r e Nther% Ostrich Tayblses, Carved and Dining zUrni t c° igs tire and Dressed Tobacco, Manufactured % Oeri n 11 a Fi nder and Light s Unmanutactured tin h a " 4 I nnonleone .4 e * , cl-1 ,.° 1 7, Oeld and Mock kir '", & e.,0., Carved Lae 'i es e, Antique Pillow Silk Thread Tea Varnish Velvet Cloaks and Mantles Watches, Gold and Silver Watch Springs and Chains Work Boxes . . Wise Woollen Handkerchiefs or Points Cloth Wine Coolers &c. &e. &c. Gold FOR EXPORTATION ONLY Watches, Clocks, Books, Prin's, Relined , Sugar, &c. &c. Tob acco A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CROWN. R ope, Old - Stores and Fittings, an Iron Crane, ?O R EXPO A, Screw Press, &c. &s. r„., RA 4I '",'„,'I,OX, AT BUYERS' PRICES; OR, FOR HOME I ` 4l cal /fl —1 ' "OX. ON PAYMENT OF THE DUTIES. wo ad, m s rtlinents, Spirits, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Lignum Vita:, Log !Vino A,,, ah° ganY and other Woods, Lancewood . and other Spars, rea. Ilecr It B oEo ooks, Miliney of Silk silk Manufactures, t tlu de Co - logne, r Tamarinds, and Succades, Cordials, 4 Q 'keet •V'e ' V e 3at th e Q ueen ' s Warehouse, Custom House, Thames -9 d I ,t , the St. Katherine, Lon 'on, and West India Docks, and „'",., °l3 asso Ground, Rotherhithe.. on Thursday 22nd, Friday lhorato". Sat urday 21th October, 1815, fro m Ten o' c lo c k i n th e frgn Unt il Three o'clock i n th e a ft ernoon , an d on th e d a y s o f . Take " Att i,7 1 Ten o'clock in the morn'ng until Twelve o'clockatnoon. 4fte 2tl ce delivered that the Goods sold at this Sale will not he dn vel 1 2. 4 i no i L"vo clear days o f th e d a y on w hi c h they are so "uter T w - "11 can be paid for at the OtIV e of the Receiver of Imes o f clock in the afternoon ; and on the days of Sale, m oney the paten oo us rec eived by the Receiver of Fines after Eleven o'clock in c o n . hk eMAY be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom House, each. AIRR:ENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. Tb, LOANS OF MONEY. tf koi:rkenhead Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans their nets nor Periods of Five or Seven Years, under the authority of 3 Th. of Parliament, at the rate of Fiye per Cent. per Annum. NTerest will be paid Half-yearly, on the Ist January and Ist ni getti ed ron or elsewhere, as the parties lending may prefer. ai n s „ !Po t .„ en ,ders, stating the Amount and Term of Years for which ""!rs I s Proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commis nelt;:eucrscd " Tender for Loans." By order, had, Sept. 21, 1846. RICHARD HIND, Secretary. -NATIONAL ANTI-POOR-LAW DENT AND BENEVOLENT UNION. ' l lb "L'IC MEETING, to promote the objects of this Institution, Z eit el , l at w _ . at the London Tavern, on THURSDAY, sth- . NOvern i ber eti v e C hair + me lt the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR will pres de. eon,, ' O . be taken at One o'clock precisely. In the meantime, to 4., unication in writing may be made to B. B. CABBELL, 10 1111 , , (1 to ". ; and after the 28th inst. a committee will _be - rran g , heel in Mr. Cabbell's chambers, I, Brick-court, Temple, Proceedings, &c. gT l~vi AL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU.R ACE SOCIETY, 2 6, CoßNum,. LONDON. Tat • Capital £500,000. Intii Innit Empovrered by Act of Parliament. ution embraces important and substantial advantages op to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured 41 4 q tre er4 l ) eeasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for 14°, the Policy, two-titiretis of the premiums paid (see Table) ; idiele of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his hi kitttakr4ia j'aeet other conveniences or necessity. 'ea for terms of years,are granted on the lowest possible _ ,arkable tirvlsioN OF PROFITS. ; to tab led succesS and increasing prosperity of the Society tirth 1; ) °, the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare ti gt, ; " B, Y arYlng from 35 to 85 per cent. en the premiums paid "".ei' effected ea the Profit scale. n.e ro a Bevis Bonus in 5 a 'el Assured added. Cash. z - g may • i 5 ; Zorrow. I 4 t f 4102 0 '. d . 1 1 1:N 3 4 11839 1849 1841 4217 15 1 1 4100 011 1 L16 0 4 1 .£445 0 0 192 3 0' 87 1 41 13 10 2! 395 11 1 165 11 10: 74 1 9 1 11 3 11 346 2 3 116 7 6, 34 10, 718 II 296 13 4 111 6 8, 49 10 01 710 4, 247 4 5 ins ' 4 ' Of Prese 0, Pref itS nt year. Is annual, and the next will be made in F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. s'XAL MERCANTILE LIFE 01,4 b usine s ? , °11 1 , t a i V C OV-iio u S E. Sept era e ' b this Society is now carried j on j, !l ; &%rtor ", e r t e a m ry is . e s ba r 30 , 1846. t l\--. IV ERSAL GAS - LIGHT COMPANY. COMPLETELY REGISTERED. ,' Th e Co 11, Old Jary Chambers, -CZ O fe c r to ß be A r N , 1846 n l Pany are now to ge Siabt . " , rS, Which must read be l e ft at their exchan °dices before the 30th In -41,:11.e Cornba v'sapp aratus is at work at the following RAILWAY 'xil ,• IL results g ive the greatest satisfaction :- 7,, ON Si, where the e ItEnTLEY ditto, i(EGWORTH STATION, / On the Midland Line. ~,4t ,_-"t 4 e TRING ditto, on the Birmingham Line, The Ahe BLISWORTH ditto, ditto / Are in course of wORTHING ditto, on the Brighton Line, j being fitted up, Also at several extensive Mills and Factories at Nottingham, m em., Scc., &C., &c. tjhe b e made to the S ec retar y SHAES are open to the public; application the with tbil details of the advantages to be by t s , g liareholders, to be had at the Of fi ces of the Company, deriv ed and of the 4eitor. J. F. IV. FESENMEYER, Esq., 23, Bedford-row. P t ° AIR. PROIJT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. al, Doncaster, September 26th, 1844. rojert tThilatethfoelvlowing particulars have been handed to us with a might be forwarded to you, with permission for tirkbileatioli, if you should deem.them worthy of such. 4 et ls .,? J. BROOKE an d C o., Doncaster. abeth Brearley, residing in Duke-street, Doncaster, aged ce slll l - 1 f ur /7 and fifty, was severely afflicted ivith Rheumatism, and I ke i. fined fu lier bed for a period of nearly two months, with scarcely tw,pesr tiler lift her arm ; she was signally benefited after taking fil lis -9' " 1. , O f__ RLALR'S GOUT a n d RH EUMATIC PILLS, and after ,1, 11Iia?., t 'f , boxes was quite recovered.' °„t this--We --We recent testimonial is a turther proof of the great efficacy iiphutijhalaable medicine, which is the most effective remedy for iaa ,na‘Tmatis, Sci . atica, Lumbago, Tic , Doloroux, Pains in the ~e n taati:,_4 c e, often mistaken for tooth-ache, and for all Gouty and t o is is also' -tendencies. a. ,t/ei lle „ . gratifying to have permission to refer to the following ',citty, ha g selected from a multitude ( ' others, whose station lit li`'eet contributed to advance this popular medicine in public ;-1°nIbt;.?•11- Mandan, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster n ; the Rev. Dr. ,/aililit.t,r,a,fs atrhte Chevalier de la Garde ;_M n Air. M . iski brewer and li r __ lty ; ",_ r ford ; Mr. Richard . Ston . e,, Luton John J. Giles, Esq., tiZton Sta cey ` 4 • Inwood, Perbr . ight , William Courtenay, Esq., pr o 'e ret e i ve! near Andover Railway Station, Hants. ; all of whom c and have allowed the utterttelor tke, npertnefigbey ' s; a : l ug-Zug I. t n h e e same , for the benefit of the ra a°lcl t+3 , +ri. Olt by --tfornas trout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ntted 1/14+1,,l'il_respectable Medicine Vendo hroughout the U th l ks. , k r ot grtee 2 8.9 d. per box. the ~,,,.,4-Ilt'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and _observe ith s " r esae d ',."u address et " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand , T-40xnuortuile 'MN, Nigo e l n the Government Stamp affixed to e•%en ho TTilt egyEEN OF SPAIN'S MARRIAGE, ill Is '"arriage of the youthful Queen of Spain And lest deserving of a strain ; +3.--. Q l est you think we're slighting the . " Inflm . ta," ly e , muse shall take the subject up (fistankr, 7,,'_yewnothing that's political in view, , Nv",`,l, will s C leave_o_ mfaokreTnton rs sln th ess o to ' assail her, (I:‘',lr inn 1 ik3 -1 _ness is the business of ato or. , +/-.)Tit to give a hint (as you may guess) _ ),,to, cll , l ftg her royal bridegroom's wedding dress. " . . , S and SON (without a word's dispute) 1a,,..al have the orders for the wedding sui . t. I,,',..,usents like these would make the courtiers st are , The;vould he find their equal anywhere ; 8 l'll d' e ani 'll Queen herself would much admire A diaplay'd in such attire. At . a nd SON (which fac they scarce need state) 1:,,k4 (I,a/lyll,avinorders from the grett borders, 4_,egnolentyopt.ttse Prince,ebtige while visiting our us with his orders. Tak 4 i; the Royal Prince about to marry . liOs t te hint which these few verses carry T h . „ + and SON will choicely execute . -, dace's order Twill choicely wedding suite. LIST OF PRICES. ItEaDT MADE. £ A. d. C'lll'WeQ:4 'raglierd 84T4itre r n t i 4nd °°"4. rjr;ito . n .. i . • ... ----- ......; .12r 2 1 ! 'l O 1 7 8 6 6 Ilitote gi°se:ile'very air r.;gloinnains anti make, 1 2 0 8 1 , 1 ,%es la „ e , Csat 7 c Iti *brnditdrQpattersre:sunite.,rial ~................:..from 0 0 2 2 3 3 tlack anaana l 'graia r - , Vests •••——" • ' ' • •• •• • • 0 4 6 r an,. n. pa,c ,__nditt.e, In endless variety —• • " tlair, d p i ..--i .. ate.o 4 6 r Dek ditto .. ---- ** • • .... .1 . • • • • ' ' • • • • • . 4 . .. .1 0 0 C Oats, of . material DI TO 1[ or n_ ..'. Het ,-vre.r7,adapted for the season, in any 0 16 0 'miltiYv-i •aqic and fro 7 0 19 0 liners dltt, 6d each, or three fur.- •• •• • • :: .. • 8 6 I,ditto, plaeialnaTejefry variety of patte . r . n .. .. .. ........ 0 14 6 0 11:L1o, Cloth or 0 ' r 1 ~a a L m e a r en ditto :::: . ::: • • • • "" • • • • • • •• 0 0 138 6 g,(,:lz .laelt Single-milled ditto .... .. •••••••• • • • • .0 lo 6 Rrialli:?e_Troug,,,, le eve ry Ps.ttern• bre heat 13,411,11c,d and Albert Victoria ditto • • ...... —• • 1 6 0 __ ac N. uress ditt0........ ————•• • • •• ''' •• • • 1 in 0 • • • • • • • ..... ••• • • • 0 19 0 pNis' e°at '' •••.. • ..... ..... .. —--—•••••• " ** '' - 0 e, best Dam, t .... ..... ....• • . 2 15 re, k co t ac ured ...• —— from 1 15 0 best manufactured •• . ... ~.....• • • •—• 3 8 0 liournin t t t t five minutes notice. It, o any ex en , a o *ill b c , rjela purchased or made to measure, if not approved,ao_e_nalclllately exchanged, or the money returned. era _ ' rs, i_ v ,e, L. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drop , two t hitzm etniers, Outfitters, and general Warehousemen, regret be .11At ~,"' gliard the pubPc against imposition, but, haying learned t hat, Te untradesmanlikO falsehood of " being connected wiinth.. 14; e!...it'stheo same concern, has been resorted deoto inexToarltsywitk ..ob,,,.tia,aerin ,ihrvioooutsjtaoszosi they have n dt,i4,11,Q.,1).. n who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent . Loati4•l7' 'talen. call at or scud to the Sliaories. and Aldgate, City, T.l mr,..,_ ahit 0 - ,' eS and SON. Tailors, Woollen Drapers, hatters, Hosier% kilo giwltters, Nos. 154, 155, 156 , 157, Ilinorieq, and 83, 84, 85, N'ertt'aldizate, City, London. artWe4llg,it t•••••'rl'a entrance to the Bespoke Department is at d 4, e ,,. ~, L,,-,e1,,e8a ~..tranaaeted at this Establishment from sunset on ic!or:lo74 sunset on Siktarday evening, when it is reannled No. 16,874, PRICE SD. ..." jj ...... :7 1(.- . Z:-.---- , . • . . --,, 7.0 , Government mad► be assured that t y have as li ground for_ ho ein the support of late Cabinet ~..; , .•,•:-: '• •-,, , . , am • k. • I a as . • ---- ;ix ,T,- -- ' 4' ,•?-,1 ) ~..,4,,, . ..,.. :pc t - "Ict---\,,.,..''''''''' :'‘4C' ' ' :..: 6 : E ,,. --I :.k::,' ..,:-, i ii :::\_ .. T . .... :'', .4;4 2 '''.,,,::\': - , . ~. 4 ,, ~., , . __.. : ____T_N_ ~...., ...r ... , . 1 :74: ...! /ti ; . . 4 19,4 t. ... 4 . \:.:, ( * \ , ? ' 7 ‘..,t*l_ . . 4 7 - .%..!,.,...:: l' ) A ,! 4 i7 , . A 4 ti . EP►s 5 , - , lir -,,- ~ ,,_----. 0 ,,,t \f , • i ICU • *, /- '4- fa' meir party, - ........freesirrthe present. In this sense they ma , y be quite confid en t there will be no " change of Ministry: Although, perhaps, the French Court writers are not altogether wrong when they in clude in the general felicitations upon the late " happy event" at Madrid the minister who really "ga ve away the bride," yet we cannot but think that even Lord Aberdeen must regard such congratulations less in the light of a compliment than as an insulting mockery. Our generous ally distributes promises of office to those whom he considers to be his servants in England just as he sends the crosses of his Legion of Honour to his creatures in Madrid. , This, however, is to mistake our national character—to confound the principles of action in one country with those in another—a blunder hardly to be expected from one who has had such peculiar op portunities of knowing us. The members of the late Government must now feel how completely they have been duped. When they call to mind the successive steps by which they have assisted an ambitious and un scrupulous Power to arrive at an object which they admit to be unjustifiable, which they believe- to be dangerous to the peace of the world, they must feel how grossly their confidence has been abused, and we have no doubt they will, as far as they can, compensate for their error by supporting those upon whom is imposed the duty of repairing its effects. POST.—Attempts are daily made by a section of the influential Irishism of the sister kingdom to fix upon England the whole responsibility of checking the famine which is decimating their unhappy countrymen., The p parn e i o dc p e l n e ofo a t r f e oto t hd a e u d g es h pea t ern t cd o isty b: o l wt ie h v u iepehotnhstarves s m ot t h h ue e nmt G rf ov is e mb rn apt m ortath en e- t Lions from abroad, but upon the reality of English sym pathy, and the incli na ti on o f t h e I mper i al Parliament to do "justice to Ireland." In their political discussions, the settled misery of their condition as a nation is traced, as to a sole cause, to the " domination of the stranger," and if the occurrence of the potato blight is not directly ascribed to the same source of evil, we are significantly assured that the onus of administering effec tual relief lies properly at our door, and that we are justly held accountable for the consequences of possible failure. We deny the soundness of these conclu sions ; England is properly responsible for so much of the famine as can be shown to have resulted from the denial of seats in the House of Lords to Catholic prelates, or the non-assimilation of the political rights enjoyed by the inhabitants of both countries. Trace the connexion of the dearth with the want of a domestic I.< gislature ; show that the genius of famine is enlisted in the cause of repeal, and that O'Connell has won over to the side of his profes sions the powers of the air, and we will admit at once, that the starved peasant who shouts for a dissolution of the Elvion, is a martyr in defence of his country ; but until these facts are established, the efforts now made to relieve Ireland will be considered as so many sacrifices on the part of the State to assuage misery, which it had no share in creating ; which could never have existed, if Irishmen of all classes had done their duty; or which, if inevitable, ought to have been alleviated without the aid of Government ' charity, or help of any ki n d, save that which native interests could furnish. It is at the present moment that the interference of England is truly degrading to the patriotism of Conciliation Hall. The value of good advice is great even in a time of national scarcity ; but we are at a loss to know the grounds upon which the " Liberator" con. tinues to urge, despite the recent measures of the Viceroy, and whilst rejecting the idea of calling Par liament together in extraordinary session, the assem bling of the Irish landlords in Dublin, to "direct and control the Government" in the present emer gency. We should have no objection to the calling in of landlord-counsel, provided it were landlord-purses which had to find the means of carrying into effect the result of their deliberations ; but as it is the wealth of the national treasury which must rescue the people from starvation, the Government have a right to say to the Irish landlords, " Stand from between us and the inter ests which you are not able to protect. You have, socially, at least, ruled the land for ages, and this is the result of your supremacy—an inability to supply the want of 'lumpers."ralk not to us of the uninalienable title which you have to the possession of the soil ; the existence of a perpetual right involves the performance of a perpetual duty. If the land is yours for ever, the necessity of finding food for the human beings who were born on it rests for ever with you also. If they die of famine, whilst it can be made to grow something more life-sustaining than weeds or hemlock, it is you who are justly chargeable with the guilt of their destruc tion. They now appealed, as a last resource, to the supreme authority of the State, which can dispose of all rights, whether of property or existence, when the general good is in peril. Give way then, and pass into oblivion, wanting the charitable benison of—' Heaven bless you !' " SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING (CONCLUDED). SATuan.ky.—Matcb, 500, Bst 71b each, Ab M.—Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser (Marlow) beat Mr. Clifton's Valerian (Butler). Valerian made the running to the bashes, when The Traverser passed him and won in a canter. Match, 500, 200 ft,7st each, Ab M.—Mr. O'Brien's Needful received forfeit from lAr. Clifton's Nottingham. NORTHALLERTON RACES. —FRIDAY. Match, 100, h ft, I Ist each, four miles—Mr. H. Smith's Seaweed , (Mr. H. Scott), beat Mr. Cookson's Barton. Match, 50, h ft, one mile—Mr. W. Lonsdale's b f by Kremlin, 3 yrs, 7st 61b, received forfeit from Mr. Walter's Ratcliffe, 5 yrs, 9st 31b. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 10 added; for two yrs old, 6st 81b ; three, Bst ; four, Bst Gib ; five and upwards, 9st; fillies allowed 31b. Once round. (6 Subs.) Captain Williams's Jinglepot, 4 yrs (Lye) 1 Mr. Harland's Cossack Maid, 3 yrs Captain Pott's Isabella Noel, 2 yrs 3 The Selling Stakes, of 7 sovs, each, with 10 added, two years old, 6st 101 b; three. Bst 101 b; four, 9st 51b; five and upwards, 9st 121 b. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs., if demanded. &c. One mile and a dis. (7 Subs.) Mr. Ilesseltine's The Slayer's Daughter, 3 yrs...(Bumby) 1 Mr. Ilargreave's Bit-nibble, 2 yrs 2 Mr. Peart's Volga, 3 yrs The Silver Cup by subscription of 5 sovs. each. Three yrs old, 7st • four, Bst 31b ; five and upwards, Bst 101 b. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Heats two miles. Sir J. Gerard's Curiosity, 3 yrs (Lye) 0 1 1 Mr. Heseltine's The Helmsman, 4 yrs Mr. Yea's Little Jack Horner, 3 yrs 1 2 dr Mr. Lamb's Lady Flora, aged 0 3 dr Mr. Meiklam's The Parson's Clerk, 4 yrs 2 dr Mr. J. Scott's Waxholme, 3 yrs Mr. Smith's Charley, 3 yrs 0 dr COURSING. BIGGAR. CLUB. The Puppy Stakes (8 Subs.) were won by Dlr. Handy side's Fairy and his Hotspur. _ _ The Challenge Cup was won by Mr. Dickson's Friday beating Mr. Gillespie's Huron. The'Stirling Stakes (6 Subs.) were won by Mr. Woddrop's Lochinvar. Mr. Dickson's Johnnie Fa ran up. The Castlecraig Stakes (8 Subs.) were on by Mr. R. Gillespie's Tecumseh. Mr. Dickson's Maid of the Mill ran up SOUHPORT (SOUTH LANCASHIRE) CLUB, OCT. 14 AND 15. The Annual Dinner Stakes (16, all aged dogs) were won by Mr. Craven's Clarina. Mr. Robinson's Difference ran up. The St. Leger Stakes, for 16 puppies, were won by Mr. Adamthwaite's Dusty. Mr. Taylor's Brutus ran up. The Produce Stakes, for 16 puppies, were won by Mr. Eden's Euterpe. Mr. Rouchette's Rosey ran up. The Churchtown Stakes, for 16 (all aged dogs), were won by Mr. Slater's Sentry. Mr. King's The Baron ran up. The Consolation Stakes (8 Subs.) were won by Mr. King's Supervisor. Mr. Coupe's Clara ran up. The Crosser's Stakes (8 Subs.) were won by Mr. Bradley's Burgundy. His Ben Hart ran up. The Marshside Stakes (8 Subs.) were won by Mr. Ardem's Monarch. Mr. Coupe's Handy ran up. X3IESBURI; MEETING. The Produce Match was won by Captain Wyndham. . The Druid Bitch Puppy Stakes were won by Mr. Law rence's Lucy Neale. The Druid Dog Puppy Stakes were won by Captain Wyndham's Woggarwolfe. The Stonehenge Dog Puppy Stakes by Captain Wynd ham's Winks. The Amesbury Cup by Mr. Lawrance's Catalet. The Beacon Hill Dog Puppy by Mr. Parkinson's Pic caroon. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Somerset Subscription Hounds—Tues. Buncombe Hill; Fri. Black Down, near Williton—half-past 10. B. V. H.—Mon. Bagbere Common—half-past 10. Taunton Harriers—Mon. Walford Gate; Thurs. Knapp-10. Cheltenham Stag Hounds—Mon. Beach Tree, Westwood; Wed. Elston('; Sat. Shipton—half-past 11. Devon Hounds—Mon. Oxton Lodge; Fri. Ogwell-11. Clevel and Hounds—Mon. Kilton Mill ; Thurs. Hutton Low Cross. Durham County Hounds—Mon. Elemere ; Wed. Plaws worth Bar; Fri. Esh—half-past 10. Mr. Horndon's Hounds—Mon. Trebartha Village; Thurs. llornisote Chapel—half-past 10. Earl of Harewood's Hounds—Mon. Harewood Bridge; Wed. Collingham Bar ; Fri. Scarthingwell Park—half- past 10. Mr. Roe's Hounds—Wed. Kennel; Sat. Batisborough cross. Herefordshire Hounds—Fri. Westhide ; Sat. England-gate. Radstock Hounds—Tues. Radstock •, Fri. Postlebury. York and Ainsty Hounds—Mon. Melbourne; Thurs. Gil ling; Sat. Skipwith-bridge—half-past 10. Sir Henry Seale's Hounds—Thurs. Mount Boone Kennel. Mr. Trelawny's Hounds—Tues. Leather Tor; Fri. Bata ford-bridge. Sinnington Hounds—Tues. 0 wingham ; Fri. East Newton gate. Tiverton Hounds—Mon. Stockley Pomery-wood-bridge ; Thurs. Ips. 10. Mr. Face's Harriers—Tues. Dashwood-hill • , Thurs. Tucker's Moor (Oakford den-field ; Sat. Baeage-way. MonNewhaven Barn; Fri. Ripe Gl yn b our ne Harriers— • )—half-past -11. Brighton Harriers —Mon. Patcham ; Wed. Race Course; Fri. Dyke. Brookside Harriers --Mon. Newmarket-hill ; Thurs. Tels combe Tye. Dulverton Harriers—Mon. Nightcott ; Fri. Kingsbromptott FaT am. Eastbourne Harriers—Mon. Paradise ; Thurs. Friston Mill; Sat. willingdon Old Mill—quarter to 11. • SPANISH BONDHOLDERS.—Adeputation from the Spanish Bondholders' Association left London on Sa turci:Ly for Parts. Their design is to solicit the inter ference of the French Government in obtaining som e settlement of their just and long. standing claims. The British Government have already communicated with Senor Mon on the subject, through the medium of Mr. Bawer ; and as there are subjects of France quite as deeply interested in the Spanish debt as ourselves, it is to be expected that M. Guizot will lend every assist ance. The committees of Spanish bondholders in Paris and Holland have already declared that they will co operate with the London Association, and the deputa tion have departed armed with the highest letters of introduction and an announcement from the Count de Jarnae that M. Guizot is ready to receive them. The members are—Mr. Heming (chairman of the associa tion), Mr. Chard, and Mr. Henderson, the last-named of whom will proceed to Madrid when the business at Paris is settled. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, on Saturday, for Windsor Castle. LONDON, MONDAY .41 / 4 - tAr 1! 9 OCTOBER 19, 1846. THITTINGTON CLUB and METROPO LITAN ATHEN/EILM, combining all the comforts atui convenience of a Club, with the advantages of a Literary and Scien• tile Institution. Annual subscription—Gentlemen, One 'Guinea -- ; Ladies, Half-a •G nines ; Entrance Fee (for Gentlemen only), at pre• sent Half-a-Guinea. The names and entrance fees of persons desirous of becoming members will now be received by any member of the Committee, or between the hours of 10 and 5, by any of the following gentlemen, from whom prospectuses can also be obtainel :—Edward Moxhay, Esq., treasurer pro tern., Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street ; Robert Belli'', Esq., 69, Cornitill ; Mr. Laidman, 119, Chancery-lane; MesFrs. Miller and Jones, 158, Oxford-street ; Win. Eykelboseh, Esq., 3, Moore-place, Kennington road ; and between 10 in the morning and 8 in the evening,"ht the temporary Office of the Club, 53, west side elf Lincoln's Inn-nerds. 0ct.16, 1846 By order of the Committee, C. PAGET, Hon. See, ACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. LY On WLDNESDAY, November 4, 1846, will be performed, a iiELECTION of SACRED MUSIC, from the Works of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Handel, Mozart, Leo, Hummel, &e. ; with Spohr's Oratorio, " THE LAST JUDGMENT." This being the commencement of a New Season, a favourable op portunity offers for persons desirous of becoming Subscribers, who are requested to apply at Exeter Hall, To-morow (Tuesday) Evening Next, from Eight till Ten o'clock (during the Rehearsal, which will be held in the Large Hall), or to Mr. Rowley, 53, Charing-cross. The Subscription is One Guinea, or for Reserved Seats in the Gal lery or Area, Two Guineas per Annum. During the past year the number of Subscription Concerts was Eleven. THOMAS BREWER, Hon. Secretary. N EW SECURE. ENVELOPE FOR NEWS PAPERS. DE LA RUE and CO.'S New Registered Envelope for News papers, price One Shilling per Hundred, may be had of all respectable Stationers. OU TH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION Ly RAILWAY COMPANY and TRENT VALLEY, MID LANDS, and GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that the Amalgamation of the above Com• panies has sow been completed ant finally ratified, In pursuance 01 the powers contained in the several Acts of Incorporation, and that such Companies are now united under toe name of " THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY," by which title the Amalgamated Company will in future be described andreferred,to in all proceedings and advertisements. All Holders of Scrip in each of the first above-named Companies are required to forward the same to this office for registration, on or betbre the third day of November next. The Holders of Scrip in the Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway Company will b 3 entitled to be registered for one share of 121. in the • Amalgamated Company in lieu of each share of 201. originally allotted. The Holders of Scrip in the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Company will be entitled t , be registered for shares in the Amalga mated Company in the proportion of three shares of 121 each in lieu of every two shares of 251. originally allotted, or as near thereto as such claimant's number of 251. shares will admit in relation to the original and reduced amounts of the capital of the Company. All Scrip transmitted must be accompanied by a letter (in the an nexed form), containing a description of the same by numbers and amounts, and a request to be registered in respect thereof for the due proportion of new Mares as above, and SIGNED in FULL, with the NAME, ADDRESS, and DESCRIPTION of the CLAIMANT. Receipts will be given far all Scrip transmitted, and sealed Cer tificates will be issued forthwith after the completion of the registry. All shares in respect of which the scrip shall not. be sent in for re gistration on or before the third day of November next may be regis- tered in the name of the original allottee. HORATIO BARNETT, Secretary to the South Staffordshire Railway Compny, South Staffordshire Railway-office, Bradford-street, Walsall, October 13, iS46. FORM OF APPLICATION TO REGISTER. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY CORTANT. Sir,—l hereby deposit Scrip Certificates for Shares in the* Railway Company, namely— No. to Shares. I No. to Shares. No. to 1 No. to And I claim to be xegistered in respect thereof for the due proportion of shares in this Company, in conformity with your circular and ad vertisement dated the 13th instant, subject to the General Rules; Regulations, and Conditions contained in the several Acts of Incor poration of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Company and the Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway Company, and in the several agreements for the amalgamation of the same Companies, all of which I hereby agree to fulfil, discharge, and con form to. I also require sealed Certificates to be prepared in exchange. Christian name and surname at full length• • ...• ...• • • • • .... Description • Address .. •• •• • ••••••••••••••••••• Usual signature ...... • • • • • • ....... •• • ..... Dated this day of October, 1846. To the Secretary, South Staffordshire Railway•olllce, Bradford-street, Walsall. * " South Staffordshire Junction" or "Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction," as the case may be. EXETER, YEOVIL, and DORCHESTER RAILWAY. Netice is hereby given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the EXETER, YEOVIL, and DORCHRSTg RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopso• b ate-street, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of October, 1846, at One o'clock in the afternoon, when a report of the past pro ceedings of the Directors, and of the financial affairs of the Company, will be 11111 before the Shareholders. And such meeting is convened for the purpose of taking into con sideration and determining on the propriety or otherwise of continu ing the application to Parliament in the next session, for an Act of Incorporation for the construction of a line of railway from the city of Exeter to the town of Yeovil, with branches. And for the purpose of considering and approving any augmenta tion of the capital of the Company, and any variation from or addi tion to the agreement - with the London and South-Western Railway Company ; and for adopting any resolution or resolutions which the majority . of the shareholders may deem advisable. By order, Exeter, Sept. 34,1846. JOHN CLENCH, Secretary. This day is published, price 15.,0r Is. 4d. by post, WAYS OW TO OF G GET MAKING ON A Y R A ; l o D r , FORTUNE - SUR E A TrtIFLING CAPITAL. This work is addressed to the thousands daily cogitating over the old problem—How to make a fortune ? The different modes that lie open to the enterprising, with small capital, are examined and con sidered. Directions are given, in detail, for putting the most pro raising into practical operation. This work is the only one published giving similar i nformation. It contains the most valuable advice for speculating with safety and success ; together with plain directions for hitting the public taste in a variety of ways, so as to ensure im mense returns on a trifling outlay; and the system of advertising as a certain means of making money rapidly, without risk, is clearly demonstrated. PLATE SUITED FOR PRESENTATION. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing es Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, submit for inspection in their show-rooms, every va riety of SILVER PLATE adapted for this purpose, embossed and plain Salvers, Silver Tea Trays, Silver Centres, Epergnes, and Can delabras, Wine Coolers, Dinner Services, • including Corner Dishes, Soup Tureens, &c. ; Bread and Cake Baskets, Silver Sailing and Racing Cups; Silver Inkstands from 101. to 401. always ready for selection. Drawings of any of the above articles are scat for the approval of committees to all parts of the kingdom. CAUTION TO MOTHERS. MRS JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP. This efficacious remedy has been in general use for upwards e Thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Children when suffering From Convulsions arising from painful Dentition. As soon as the Sp. Nu is rubbed on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, the Gums , pled, met the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as efficacious, tending to produce the Teeth with ease ; and so pleasant that trio Child will refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parents suo.uld be very particular to ask for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTUISO SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Far dngdon-street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has said the recipe), are on the Stamp affixed to each Bost R. Price 2s. 9d. per Bottle. LADIES TRAVELLING. Visiting the Sea Coast, or otherwise exposed to the scorch*. rays of the Sun, will find ROWLAND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing preparation for the Complexion, dispelling the cloud of lan guor and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability. and immedi ately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity of the Skin. The numerous varieties of Cutaneous Eruptions, Sun burn, Freckles, Tan, and Discolonrations, are pleasingly eradicated by the Kalydor, and the skin rendered delicately soft and clear. Its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selec tion by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Continent of Europe, together with the " elite" of the Aris tocracy and " Haute Volee," from the sultry climes of India, and the Drawing-rooms of Calcutta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the Czar and the Salons of St. Petersburgh and Mc scow.—Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. **s Beware of spurious "Kalydors" eentaining mineral astrin gents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their repel ant action, endanger health. The only genuine has the words "ROWLAND'S KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. ROWLA.ND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire et the Hon. Commissioners) en the Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by respectable Chemists and Per fumers. All other " ICalvders" are fraudulent counterfeits. SKYE.—A correspondent writes, that in this island, up to the 7th last., the weather has been favourable for leading, and nearly all the oat crop has been safely got in ; and from all accounts the crop is a good average one in weight and quality. Meal brought from the south is readily purchased, and several vessels have this sea son unshipped cargoes of it. Herrings have appeared in considerable shoals on the southern side of the island, and great quantities have been taken, lint from the scarcity of potatoes to eat with them, the demand is greatly lessened. The poor people are, besides, anxious to buy what meal their stinted income will allow. Our correspondent adds; that a great numb e r o f th e men w h o i quitted Skye for the fishing n the east, and the harvest work in the south, have procured work on the railways, and have not returned home as usual ; and others are ready when the crop is all secured, to leave Skye for similar employment. Macleod of Macleod, Talisker, and Lord Macdonald, are said to be making great exer tions for supporting the poor throughout the winter and spring, since there is no prospect of receiving aid from Government —lnverness Courier. GREATER AND LESSER SINS.—Dr. Brisbane says that when be was in South Carolina, one of his Baptist brethren underwent a church trial for a very serious offence. This Baptist brother bad been the means of separating a slave husband end wife for ever. Ho had been importuned not to do it—to sell them both to one master, and not wring their hearts with the agony of separation ; but ho said he " would see them both in hell first ! He was brought up before the church, and:tried, for what, think ye ? For the inhumanity of sundering man and wifo ? No ; but for using profane language ! His spiritual advisers and co-workers took no thought of the crime of parting what God bad joined together, but they were very much horrified at the profane expression used by their brother!—.Emanci pator. PHESENTSTION or PLATE.—we have great plea- Sure in announcing that the congregation of the Philan throic Society's ch,tpel have testified their great esteem for the Rev. Dr. Rice (head rna.ter of Christ's Hospital) by presenting him with a silver salver and other plate to the value of 2001., he having filled the office of morning preacher to the above chapel for the last 20 years. THE GREAT WESTERN IN A STORM. The following is the detailed account of the terrible storm encountered by the Great Western, of which we have already given an abstract : Saturday, Sept. 12. The steam-ship Great Western, B. R Mathews com mander, left Liverpool at four o'clock P.M., having on board 126 passengers, captain, 5 officers, 5 engineers, and 74 crew, in all 211 persons. The weather generally was pleasant for the season of the year, and our progress good, averaging 200 miles a day. " Saturday, Sept. 19, lat. 48 34, long. 37 43, 4 P.M.' Light airs fiem the S.E. and foggy, with light drizzling rain. Got the yards aloft, and set the jibs and tore spencer. Breezes refreshing. At 6 set the single-reefed main spencer and the square sails, with two reefs in the topsail. " At 8 P.M., the wind increasing and variable to the westward, took in the square sails, outer jib, and main spencer, At 10 P.M., freshening gales and ugly weather; sea getting up and tossing high. At midnight, increas ing gales and heavy squalls ; took 'in the fore spencer, the outhall having broken; in the meantime, the inner jib stay bull's eye hook broke, and the sail became use less ; hauled it down, and set the fore staysail." The above is au extract from the captain's log-book, and gives an account of the commencement of the awful storm which the Great Western surmounted on her pas sage from Liverpool to New York; one so-terrific during its continuance, and marked by such a signal deliverance in the end, that it should be carefully related. " Sunday, 20th, at forty minutes past two, a.m.," con tinues the log, .‘ split the fore staysail ; took in the re mains of it, and lay to under bare poles, the sea rising frightfully, and breaking over and against the ship. At four o'clock the wind increased to a heavy storm, and the sea running most furiously at the ship ; the wind veering to the north-west at the same time, and the ship breaking off into the trough of the sea, rendered our situation more critical. A great quantity of water got into the engine -room from the sea breaking over the ship, which was pumped out by the lee bilge pump. " Sunday morning - most of the passengers assembled in the can and saloon. Their haggard faces told too surely of the sleepless and anxious night which had passed. Even those most ignorant of nautical affairs could not fail to discover that we were in the midst of great peril. Few could dress with their accustomed care, owing to the violent pitching and constant rolling of the vessel. The stewards abandoned any attempt to prepare the breakfast table, and both then and through out the day were obliged to content themselves with bringing such articles of food as were most convenient to those who felt any disposition to eat. " Eleven o'clock, A.M.-A heavy sea broke over the fore part of the starboard wheel-house or paddle-box, which started the ice-house and large iron lif'e•boat from their fastenings, and washed them to leeward, and with much difficulty they were temporarily secured." To understand this, the reader must bear in mind that the Great Western is, so to speak, three stories high forward and aft, and two in the waist, or middle of the ship; aft, there is the lower story or cabin, above it, the saloon, the roof or covering of which is the quarter deck, and may for the purposes of description be consi dered as a third story. In the waist, or middle, the lower story is occupied by the engine-room, the roof or covering of which is the main deck. On this main deck, in the centre, are placed the chimneys, galleys, and ice house. The various offices appertaining to the stewards and police of the ship are at the sides. This part is open above, and protected by the wheel-houses and sides of the ship, which rise to the height of fourteen feet. The width of the paddle-box is al)out twelve feet. The ice-house contained some seven or eight tons of ice, and was fastened by cleets and stanchions. Let the reader imagine the force of the sea, and the height of the ware, which, rising over the paddle-box, struck the ice house and the large iron life-boat above it, twisted them from their fastenings, breaking th e ice-house into two parts, ripping off the planks, Crushing the starboard com panion way, and only prevented from making a clear breach in the sides of the ship by a sudden lurch to port. Meantime the wind howled most frightfully through the rigging. " At 11 o'clock and 15 minutes A.m. attempted to wear ship, to get her on the other tack (thinking she would be easier), as the wind still continued to veer to the northward. Lowered the after gaffs down; manned the fore rigging, and loosened the weather yard-arm of the foresail, to pay her off, but found it had no effect. There fore let her come to again. In the meantime the square sails blew away from the yards. " Half-past 11 A.M.—The lee quarter boats were torn from the davits by a heavy lee lurch of the ship, bending the davits, and tearing out the ringbolts from their stems and sterns. " Word was passed among the passengers that two of our boats were gone, and the others were likely to fol low, the davits and bolts beginning to give. But not a remark was made; each spoke to the other only through the e3e; and the ominous silence which pervaded the whole company told how sensibly all felt themselves in the very presence of the King of Terrors, uncertain of their doom. " At noon, storm and sea raging in all their fury, sea still breaking over the ship; a heavy sea struck the lar board paddle -box and smashed it to atoms; sprung the spring beam, breaking the under half; shattered the parts of the ship attached thereto. A splinter struck the captain on the head while standing on the poop, and the force of the blow, together with the sea, carried him over the lee quarter, and he was only saved by the netting& " A . fter this sea had passed over, we found the water had gained on the pumps ; the wind appeared to lull a little and the ship a little easier, but still blowing a storm. All the hatches, except those made use of for passing into the engine-room, were battened down, and the skylights partially covered. The weather continued the same until midnight, at which time it lulled for half an hour. " Monday, 21st, 12.30," continues the log, " the storm commenced raging again in all its fury, and the sea a perfect foam, until eight A.M., at which time the clouds began to break and the squalls less furious. Got the ship's head to the N.W. and hauled the yards round, the sea still raging as before, and nearly ahead, curling and breaking over the ship in every direction. At noon the storm ceased ; but the sea continued more violent till two P.M., at which time it ceased gradually with the wind, having lasted about thirty-six hours; during which time it gives me much pleasure to state my officers and crew conducted themselves with great coolness and pre sence oi:' mind." At laalf-past five o'clock on Monday morning we were in the greatest possible danger. Mr. Stevens, one of our passengers,, who was an eye witness, says of it—" A peculiar lifting of the haze in the east, with an appearance of an amber coloured p belt of light, low down on the horizon, warned us of an ap proaching blow. Presently it came, a perfect tornado, driving before it the clouds of spray, and, as it neared us, fairly lifting up the white foam from the waves, like a shower of rain. As the squall struck us, the ship careened over and buried her gun-wales in the ocean, and lay for a few moments stricken powerless, and ap parently at the mercy of the savage waves that threatened to engulf us. This was the trial, the last round fought between the elements and our gallant vessel. At this critical moment the engine was true to her atty. Still went on its revolutions, and round and round thundered her iron water wings. Gradually recovering her up right pssition, the good ship, with head quartering the sea, came up to her course, and all was well ; it was the climax of the storm ; the last great e t fort of th e whirl wind king to send us to the sea giants cave below." On Monday, about 12, the storm had abated suffici ently to admit of standing on the upper step of the com panion-way with safety. It was a sublime, but an awful spectacle. The ocean still laboured under the effect s o f the hurricane. 'The wind veered 20 points in 36 hours ; it is impossible to imagine or describe the wild and tangled confusion of the waves. Rising to a height ap parently greater than that of the mainmast, they leaped and roared around the ship, as if hungry and maddened at the loss of their prey. At times the Great Western seemed as if lowered by unseen spirits into her watery grave ; and every moment you expected to be filled in, and her requiem sung by the winds amongst the wilder ness of waters. But our danger was past, and with grateful hearts, on Tuesday morning,. all assembled in the cabin to render au act of common prayer and thanksgiving. After the religious F ervi ces were ended, Mr. Archi bald Gracie, of New York, was called to the chair, and the Rev. Mr. Marsh appointed secretary. On motion, it was " Resolved—That a committee be appointed to draught a resolution expressive of our gratitude to Almighty God for his great goodness in our almost miraculous de liverance from destruction, and also to the captain, offi cers, and crew of the ship for their arduous labours, and their skill, firmness, and perseverance in carrying the ship through her late perilous condition." The same committee was charged with the duty of reporting a suitable memorial of our gratitude to the captain, officers, and crew. The Chairman, Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Beecher, of Cincinnati, the Rev. Mr. Balch, Dr. Washington, and Dr. Dettnold, of New York; Mr. Hutchinson, of Geor giana ; Mr. F. Mather, of Geneva ; and Mr. Rawlings, of England, constituted the said committee. The Rev. Mr. BALCH, at the request of the committee, stated, at a subsequent meeting of the passengers, the conclusions at which the committee had arrived, when, subsequently, it was resolved that two subscription papers be opened, one for the purpose of giving a suit able testimonial to the captain, officers, and crew, the other to form the nucleus of a fund for the relief of the families of those whose heads and supporters have been lost at sea, and to be called " The Great Western Fund ;" said money in the meantime to be deposited in the hands of James B )orman, Pelatiah Perritt, Rev. Lewis P. W. Balch, James Lennox, and Robert B. Minturn, of New York, as trustees. In pursuance of the above resolution, Mr. Gracie ad dressed the following letter to Captain Mathews:— "At Sea, on board the steam-ship Great Western, Sept. 28, 1846." Sir,—As chairman of the committee appointed by the passengers on board of this ship, I have now the pleasure of informing you that the stun of 2001. 10s. has been subscribed by them, to be presented to the ' captain, officers, and crew of the Great Western,' as a token of the estimation which• is entertained of their valuable services during the late perilous scenes through which we have passed. To those services, as well as to the great strength and other admirable qualities of your noble ship, we are (under Providence) indebted for the preservation of our lives. " To yourself in particular (without overlooking the meed of praise due to others) we would express our feelings of admiration of the coolness and skill displayed by you during the trying period of peril, when, while endeavouring to prevent alarm among us, you did not, when called on, withhold from us your sense of the danger to which we were exposed. "Of the above subscription in behalf of the passen gers, I ask your acceptance of the sum of 801., now presented to you by the treasurer, in the beautiful purse which has been worked for the occasion by one of our fair passengers; and to distribute the remainder, which is•contained in another beautiful purse, presented by one of our fair passengers, among the officers and crew under your commagg, agreeably to the schedule which accompanies it. "At the saine time it gives me pleasure to inform you that a liberal contribution has been made, with the view of creating a fund for the relief of families whose heads and supporters have been lost at sea, and that in compli pliment to yourself and this ship, as well as in comme moration of the signal mercy we have experienced in her, it is to be called the Great Western Fund.' ~... " With sincere wishes for your continued health and prosperity, I remain, with great regard, "Respectfully yOurs, " ARCFIIBALD GRACIE, Chairman. " To Captain Mathews." To this letter Captain Mathews returned the following answer : " Great Western steam-ship, at sea, Sept. 28, 1846. " Sir,—Your letter to me, in behalf of the passengers by the Great Western steam-ship under my command, I feel as a very great compliment to my ship, officers, and self, and, in reply, I beg to tender most gratefully our best thanks and warmest regards. " It is to Divine Providence alone that we are all in debted for our safety ; for during my long experience at sea I never witnessed so severe a storm, and had it not been for the good qualities of my noble ship, under the direction of God, she could not have weathered it. " I am more than pleased at the step your committee have taken to promote the interest of the widows and orphans of seamen and others lost at sea ; and I am sure that the directors of the Great Western Steam-ship Co.o. pany, with myself, and all interested in this ship, will consider it a high compliment which you have conferred upon her : and I, for one, will contribute my mite to this glorious undertaking, and I have no doubt but my officers and crew will follow my example. "I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " BARNARD R. MATHEWS. " To A. Gracie, Esq., Chairman, Sm." Mr. Gracie also handed to Mr. Balch, as one of the trustees of the Great Western Fund, the following letter : " On board the steam-ship Great Western, Sept. 29, 1846. • " Gentlemen,—l have been directed to inform you by the committee appointed by those passengers on board of the Great Western who have made a contribution for the purpose of forming the nucleus of a fund ' for the relief of the families whose heads and supporters have been lost at sea, and which, in compliment to the captain and ship, as well as in commemoration of the signal mercy we have experienced in her, is to be called the Great Western Fund," that they have unanimously named you trustee of the said fund. " That subscription now amounts to 580 dollars,which sum will be handed over to you by the treasurer, Mr. Robert Hutchison, to be invested in such manner as you may deem best, in order that the interest accruing from this and subsequent subscriptions may be applied to the object proposed. " We doubt not you will lend your valuable co-opera tion to the furtherance of this noble charity, which de serves, as doubtless it will receive, the cordial support of the community at large. I have the honour, gentlemen, to remain, your obedient servant, _ ' 6 ARCHIBALD GRACIE. 'To Messrs. James Boorman, Pelatiah Perritt, Rev. Lewis P. W. Balch, James Lennox, and Robert B. Alinturn:' The following resolution, expressive of our gratitude to Almighty God, and of regard for the captain, officers and crew, was, at a meeting of the passengers held on board of the reat Western, Sept. 29, 1846, unanimously adopted,— " Resolved,—ln view of the perils of the late gale, which threatened the termination of our earthly plans and endeared social relations for the allotments of eter nity, and of our deliverance, with the cheering prospect of restoration to our families and friends, we desire desire with grateful hearts to render to God the homage of our devout thanksgiving ' • with our sup plications that He will sanctify to us the admonitions of His providence, and render them subservient to our pre sent and future well-being. We would also render praise to Him for the calmness, and decision, and endur ance granted the captain, officers, and seamen of the ship, through the whole period of this protracted storm ; and for the solemnity, and equanimity, and good con duct which, amidst such protracted and appalling dan gers, characterised the passengers and inmates of the ship." Lieutenant Crawley is appointed to the Gladiator steam-frigate at Woolwich, and Mr. 11. G. Cunningham Second Mate to her. Sir H. Pottinger will embark in the early part of the week. The Sidon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, has un dergone several alterations since her experimental trip; but it is found difficult to get her to a sufficient depth in the water to give her stability. Forty tons extra of water was taken on board on Thursday, when trying her engines at her moorings. The vessel is admirably con structed for a war steamer; but her extreme buoyancy, hich it was at first imagined could be overcome by having sufficient weight on board, has been found more difficult to master than was anticipated. Vessels in Harbour—The William and Mary yacht, the Sidon steam-frigate, the Gladiator steam-frigate, the Black Eagle, the Lightning, and the Dwarf steam-vessel, the Plover surveying vessel, and the Ceres depot. In the Basin—The Sphynx, the Geyser, the Rosa mond, the Medea, the Amphion, the Vixen, the Kite, the Grappler, the Violet, and the Ariel steam-vessels. In Docks—The Monkey and the Garland steam vessels The Vindictive, 50 guns, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir W. F. Austen, K.C.8., by the latest accounts was at Quebec. The Admiral had gone with a party of friends to visit the fills of Niagara, and on his return the Vin dictive will sail for Halifax. The Countess of Cathcart was on a visit to the Falls at the same time. Mr. John E. Haig, midshipman of the Vindictive, fell overboard that vessel on the 24th of September and was drowned. Every exertion was made to save him by throwing over a life-buoy, but he never rose again. The Gulnare surveying schooner, Captain Bayfield, had arrived at Montreal, from surveying Lake St. Peter. The Belleisle troop-ship, left Quebec on the 15th of Sep tember, with 400 invalids on board, from regiments serv ing in Canada, and sailed for England. She will touch at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and take on board 100 invalids from that garrison. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. EXPENSE AND ALLEGED INEFFICIENCY OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. On Saturday a very full meeting of the Marylebone Vestry took place at the Court-house, Marylehone-lane, for the purpose of considering a notice of suction given on the previous Saturday— " To consider the propriety of appointing a committee to investigate the very numerous complaints of the in efficiency of the police as at present constituted, and to ascertain the number of police employed in the parish, and to compare that number with the large amount chargeable for their services ; and also to take into con sideration- the extraordinary regulations under which they act, and whether these rules, which militate against the interest and protection necessary to the parishioners and the public at large, ought not to be revised." Mr. Gomm having been called to the chair, Mr. NreHoLAy rose to submit for adoption the fore going resolution. He observed that the vestry con sidered the subject one of the most vital importance, not only to the ratepayers of Marylebone, but to the inhabi tants of the metropolis generally. He was sure there was no one who had paid the slightest attention to the matter but would agree with him that the present police force were a most inefficient body for the public protec tion, and at the same time an enormous expense, whilst the regulations that guided the officers in the perform ance of their duties were the greatest tissue of absurdities that could be contemplated. The question was, whether these foolish regulations emanated from Parliament or the commissioners. If from Parliament, then it would be the duty of the vestry to go to Parliament; and if from the commissioners, then they must call upon Par liament to correct the absurdity of the commissioners. Mr. Nicholay here at great length went into a variety of cases where robberies and other misdemeanours had arisen, in the Marylebone district, and where in frequent instances half an hour and sometimes three-quarters of an hour elapsed before a policeman could be found. Another strong ground of complaint was, that although that and other parishes were called upon to pay double the amount they ought to pay for the maintenance of police, on state and other public occasions they were drafted away for many miles, and the districts which paid were left entirely unprotected. The many com plaints whith could be substantiated showing the gross inefficiency of the police he hoped would induce the vestry to grant this committee. Mr. HICKMAN, in seconding the resolution, remarked that before the new police came into operation, the cost of a much more efficient police in Marylebone was under 10,0001. per year, whereas the present inefficient force cost 100 per cent. more. Under the old system they had in Marylebone 256 constables, whereas the nominal amount supplied by the police) commissioners was 9 11. Mr. RIDGWAY could scarcely believe that any good could result from the committee proposed, when it was recollected that the police authorities set the public at defiance. He had communicated with the police com missioners frequently on the subject of the number of men employed in the large district in which he resided, and the commissioners had refused to give the desired information. He had, therefore, instituted inquiries himself, and he found that during the day the entire dis rict from Salisbury-court station-house, Marylebone, to the Swiss Cottage, at Hampstead, and to the Windmill, in Edgware-road, at Kilburn, there were but five police men employed. This, too, in a district covering a space of many square miles, having in the parish of Maryle bone alone upwards of 2,000 houses, and paying a police-rate of 2,044 L 13s. 6d. annually.—(Sharne.) The tact was, that the whole conduct of the police was a perfect Star-chamber system, and instead of being the protectors of the public they were mere soldiers of the Government in disguise. Mr. Ridgway having cited a great number of cases against the police, concluded by expressing his opinion that the vestry should go to Par lament at once. Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P., thought the vestry were per fectly justified in taking up the matter, and at least he thought it proper that a general survey should be made, in order more equally to divide the charges for police rate. There could be no doubt in the world that many of the existing regulations of the police were absurd ; and he believed from what had fallen from members of the vestry, that a good case could be made out for the appointment of a Committee of the House of Commus to inquire into the subject. After a few observations from Mr. SAVAGE and one or two other vestrymen, the resolution was put and car ried unanimously. After some further discussion, the vestry separated. RECENT VISIT OF THE FRENCH MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS TO MANCHESTER.—At the latter end of last month M. Dumon, the French Minister of Public Works, accompanied by M. Teiserene, inspector-general of railways, and M. Didson, engineer-in-chief of the " Ponts et Chauetees," and also engineer to several rail way companies in France, visited this town and neigh bourhood, in the course of a tour they are making through England, with a view to inspect our public works, and especially those connected with railway con struction. So quietly did they execute their mission, that their presence in Manchester was only known to a few persons. Bringing letters of introduction, they re ceived every attention from the engineers and other officers of the several railways which they visited here. So far as we can learn, the first railway they visited was the Manchester and Leeds. They expressed themselves highly gratified with the peculiar arrrangements of the Victoria station, especially with the mode by which the arrival and departure platforms are both placed on the same side of the main line, without causing any confu sion ,or intermingling of arriving and departing passen gers. They ascended the incline by a departing train, and proceeded to the goods' station for the purpose chiefly of witnessing the operation of the hoist, by means of which the whole of the merchandise is raised from the station yard, on the level of the streets, to the railway, which is on a viaduct of considerable elevation at this point. Having seen the mode of working the hoist, and examined its mechanism, and having heard that the hoist at the station of the Manchester and Birmingham Rail way, in London-road, was worked on a different prin ciple, they proceeded thither to inspect. It was found, however, that the difference was not remarkable ; but the engine which worked the hoist was found to be of greater power than that used for a similar purpose on the Leeds line. The party next examined the arrange ments of the Manche.ster and Birmingham Station, and also the skew bridge .'y which the line is carried over Fairfield-street, and then proceeded to the Bolton Rail way station, New Bailey-street, Salford, which they in spected, and especially examined the long viaduct by which the Liverpool and Manchester extension line is carried along on pillars, for the entire length of Upper Booth-street. The gentlemen expressed themselves much gratified on the whole, by the various architectural constru etion, and mechanical and other contrivances and applications, which were in use on the various lines and stations which they visited here.—/Wanchester Guardian. MIDDLE-CLASS WASH-HOUSES.---A very careful estimate, says " A Member of the Parent Committee," in The Builder, shows that the washing expenses of the metropolis, in the course of the year„ amount to more than th e property and income tax of the whole king dom ---,considerably above 5,000,000/. a year. Why should we not have wash-houses for the middle. classes as well as for the lal souring classes ? In time, trouble, and money, ;much might be :eyed to them by wash-houses constructed on the pla,u of those at Goulstone-sln are. I do not propose a washing company. That 'oats been tried and failed. But might we not have washing av2omrnodations supplied by companies ? Du not let 'ibis hint be thrown away. We are as yet in the infancy of the subject, and that 5,000,0001. a year is an untouch ed field. Let it be prudently broken up, and I am much mistaken if it will not be found to produce an abundant - harvest to careful speculators. If the cost of bathing be reduced 1,500 per :out. why should not the cost of w ashi;'g be reduced ?,0 per cent.? That would be a a sting to London of 1 nom than 1,000,000/. a year. THE NIGER SCREW-PROPELLED STEAM-FRIGATE. - —This steam-frigate, now building in the dockyard, Woolwich, is rapidly approaching completio.n. The workmen are at this time engaged is? pl 3 nhiug het'. Her tonnage is 997 tons, N.M. She is con structed of wood, from the lines of Mr. Laing, master ltipbuilder of the dockyard. Her length is 200 feet, hre au th 36 feet, hold 20 feet 6 inches. The screw will he st in motion by a double condensing engilie of 250-heirge power, acting 4 directly upon the shaft. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM TALE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—If it is in the nature of events to force people to think, the events of the last four months must have set the Protectionist party a thinking. Already the more observant and reflecting members of this class must have devoutly thanked Providence for a consum mation prideonwhich,or t o d seemedhOweve it atna g mayh e th avep ei o r i siti n v te el r yests,they wounded n.o f acknowledgepNoopu onear eau t o ha ve hatred, for for a n, moment o a tm v h saved dnhtt horrors from no cr esov conceive the a h et e i i n m a - 1 n n e u n t u s t o n s n l s i ) 0 7 pos sibilityc of the old corn-law ex i s ti ng un d er the present pressure of dearth and indigence. Had any Govern ment attempted to maintain it, the attempt must have been enforced by bayone is and polluted by bloodshed. What would have been the fate of a political party rash enough to identify itself with so outrageous an obstinacy, is more easy to conjecture than the bare probability that such a party could have been created. The calm good sense —not to mention the humanity—which we hope distinguishes all classes of Englishmen, would have in terfered to shield a political combination from the worst of social crimes and the most terrible of social calamities. As it- has turned out, the corn-law was abolished just in time to preserve its defenders from a most serious dilemma, and the nation from enormous confusion. And now that it has ceased to exist, its old supporters have leisure to inquire what was the value of its lost protec tion, no less than what is the worth of its lingering remnant. The answers to these queries must be looked for in the physical and social state of the inhabited earth. The value of all human laws must eventually be referred to the action of those higher laws by which Creative Wisdom regulates the universe. On the subordination of the former to the latter depends the success of those institutions by which man combats the necessities and provides for the wants of his changeful and uncertain condition. And what presents itself to our notice, as we survey the resources and the exigencies of distant and populous nations ? We heard strange tales of lauds rich in the prodigal exuberance of spontaneous but useless produce--of deprecated corn-fields and dreaded harvests. We were taught that Provi dence had laid in stores of ruinous abundance on the banks of the Ohio and Mississippi on purpose to overwhelm the trade of Briti. h agriculture, and swamp the industry of the British farmer. Men were instructed to regard plenty with a greater horror than famine ; and, lo! their reward. The famine has come ; but where is the antagonist plenty ? Famine is on our shores ; but what soil is irrigated by the refreshing streams of a counteracting abundance ? Alas ! the laws of man are dependent on those of God. They cannot control, neither can they thwart, the disposition of Heaven. Nature will not be defrauded of her rights, nor, when human folly has provoked her, of her revenge. That which existed before the corn-law was dreamed of sur vives its extinctions The original condition of our being remains unchanged and unchangeable. The great struggle is between man and food—between life and its suste nance. Search the world through and through, this iron fact stands out in hard prominence to pro voke and to defy our energies. From the poor Cingalese subsisting on his rice to the humblest Celt starving on his porridge, the multitudes of the human race have a scant and rude subsistence. Comfort and competence are for the few ; contented indigence for the many. Earth has yet failed to satisfy the longings or the labours of her. sons. There are myriads of acres as yet untilled, miles of tillage but rudely and poorly adapted to the cravings of their occu pants. This fact the average condition of the human race might long ago have brought home to the sense of every legislator, even were each legislator a landowner. But it requires the present terrors of an extraordinary calamity to make men recognise a truth so often illus trated by the recorded sufferings of humanity. Dearth is on our islands, and hunger on our hearths, ere we confess the pre-ordained law and struggle of our being. Six months ago men talked with fear of the bounties of God; and now they are punished by the fear of their withdrawal. The harvest of this autumn has been prolific of the better sorts of grain. Superficial ob servation would have chuckled over the prospect of a more than usual supply of food. Low prices ruled the market, and were expected to rule it for some time. " There is plenty of corn at home," it was said : " and if more is imported, it will be dirt cheap." In the - midst of these prophecies a power greater than man's was at work. The "mildewed ear blasted its wholesome brother;" the humble root, though it did not ,reathe its fatal taint, yet threw a baneful influence over he ro and richer food. The poor can never suffer That which supports them is but taken from the common stock of human food. And when the very poorest are deprived of their usual subsistence the pri vation must spread far beyond even their wide circle. Necessity then trenches—as it is trenching now—on the stores of the affluent and the middling classes. From dearth of potatoes to dearness of bread is a shorter in terval than men dreamed of; and the mechanic in London is stinted of his loaf by the blight which is starving the peasant of Limerick and Clare! And where now are the inexhaustible magazines of wheat and meal where with our people were to grow fat and wanton? Alas for the fatuous ignorance of man! They are not. Nature will not work miracles to save theories. Those who shut their eyes to her laws must perish by her laws. Those who seek to thwart her operations must bend at last beneath their force. Now, when we crave food for our poor, we find it removed from us. The harvests of Europe are insufficient for the exigen cies of Europe. France is straitened even more than ourselves. Austria is bidding against us in the marts of the Mediterranean. Odessa is well nigh drained. And America !—that land of fabulous redundance answers to the requirements of an ordinary commerce, but not to the demands of an extraordinary need. It has a suffi ciency for our average, not for our present, wants. She has sent us 641,112 barrels of flour more than last year; she is about to send us wheat and Indian corn: yet, even with this prospect the price of bread has risen at Glas gow, it has risen in London, and Indian corn is becom ing dearer every day to the Irish peasant I And this, too, in the first quarter of our provision year ! What will the state of things be when the American canals are frozen, when the liners have ceased to run, and the pas sage is alike blocked up from the far r west to the eastern in theeastern ports, and from those ports to England ? Yet lace of such a crisis we are maintaining a rate of duty which, though it may never become rigidly prohibitory, must embarrass the speculations of the corn trade, and complicate a great catastrophe with the evils of delay, uncertainty, and irritation. Is it wise to bolster up such a system, or brave the odium which it must excite ? CHRONICLE.—We can hardly suppose that any public man of note in France participates in the absurd speculations which some of the newspapers of that coun try are just now busy in propagating. In this country there has been a very general and unequivocal expres sion of dissastisfaction on account of the marriage of the Infanta with a French Prince. Everybody can under stand the anxiety of the Court and Government of France to make it appear that this is but an indication of indi vidual, or at best of party, discontent; and we were not, therefore, surprised at their efforts to give a totally false colouring to the recorded opinions of the British Cabinet. At first it was only a fit of temper of a particular Minis ter. By-and-bye this Minister is found to have partizans amongst his colleagues. Then it is only " a section of the Cabinet" that is displeased. New light breaks in however, and, it is reluctantly admitted that the Cabinet is united. It is even said that the strongest expression of opinion comes from those quarters from which the greatest indulgence had been anticipated. This is unlucky. But still "it is only the opinion of the Whigs." The matter can be easily set to rights. The Ministry must be changed. The Ministry must be changed ! So we are coolly told by the organs of the French Court—by newspapers notoriously in communication with members of the King's Government. Our Paris correspondent, indeed, goes so far as to assure us that the suggestion has been openly made by a member of that Government. There are very few of his countrymen, we apprehend, who refuse to do justice at all events to Lord Palmers ton's motives in the administration of foreign affairs. Nobody supposes him to be in any degree influenced by personal or party feelings. But if these, and not the interests of his country, could be regarded as the springs of his policy, surely no man could have better reason to rejoice at this recent triumph of French intrigue. It is the complete justification of all those views and opinions which have been so much misrepresented, and therefore misunderstood. And so it is felt to be. To ascribe. then, as the French journals do, to the " personal feel ings" of Lord Palmerston his disapproval of the Spa nish marriage, is an absurdity too glaring to call for serious notice. To say that a man's pride is wounded by an event that gives practical evidence of the sound ness of his judgment and the propriety of his conduct, is simply a contradiction in terms. We can appreciate the uneasiness of the French Government at finding that there is not, upon this event, a shadow of differ ence in the opinions.of our rulers. There is really no greater evil attendant upon party contentions in a state, than that the combatants should so far lose sight of the common interest of all parties as to have recourse to foreign influence to turn the evenly-balanced scale. Let this once become the tenure upon which power shall be held, and adieu to the greatness of this empire. In pro portion as men come to coincide in their views of do mestic policy, and this ground of diffe rence is narrowed between theaa, does the danger increase to :our external view w irs to being administered, w a n d miinntiesrteesrtes as d, not to support to a timid and yielding Minist h er ed her ad vantages conciliate much o w fo l f t ar r h eig i n n a these later years has France u vhaanvetagben eestthatherefithey authoritieshnd in ncnown this way, toboas, not only that amongst us their especial " friends ance,' but that in the very heart of of t t h h e e p F a r r e t n y c h w h a i l c l ih afsrohmosivtilheintho they it th ey h falsely ad s a n n e d e e n e i d i s e c d h i i n e vgoeutstliyn getting represented e they could disturb our most compact political combina tions. It is not twelve months since the French Govern ment scattered circulars over the kingdom, announcing to their prefers almost in so many words, that Louis Philippe had dismissed the English Ministry, because he was not altogether satisfied with the new Foreign Secre tary. If indeed French rulers did succeed in getting hold of such a position, they are at length effectually dislodged. The disguise under which they entered no longer imposes upon the most credulous, and we may at least console ourselves that in the hearty union of our statesmen we have some compensation for the gross in salt and public wrong that has produced it. The French alone. PUBLICATIONS. PUNCH'S POCKET-BOOK FOR 1847. Illustrated with a_ coloured Frontispiece and numerous En gravings on Steel and Wood, by John Leach and Richard Doyle, will lie published on Nove9lber Ist. Price 2s. 6d. London : Published at the " Punch" Office, 85, Fleet-street. Collins, nolywell• street. w ready, price la. 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Thus, by the death of Captain Wilkes and the above retirements, the promotion of the 20 seniors to the rank of rear-admiral will now include the Comptroller of the Coast Guard, Captain the Hon. William Gordon, late Lord of the Admiralty, and Cap tain Charles John Austen, C.B. THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain W. F. Lapidge, arrived at Spithead last evening from the Mediter ranean. _ — She had been to Southampton, and landed at noon his Excellency Lord Howard de Walden, British Minister at Lisbon, family, and suite. The squadron under the chief command of Vice- Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., at Gibraltar, con sisted of (when the Cyclops left, on the 3d inst.) the Hibernia, 120, Captain Peter Richards, flag of Vice- Admiral Parker; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott, Commodore Sir J. G. Bremer; the Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, C. 8.; the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer; the Vanguard, 80, Captain Willes; the Superb, 80; Captain Corry; the Spartan, 26, Captain Symonds; and the steam-sloop Rattler, Captain Smith; the Polyphemus, Commander M'Cleverly ; the Virago, Commander Lunn; and the Phcenix, Commander Dennis. The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, had gone to Malta for provisions for the squadron. The Cyclops arrived at Lisbon on the 4th inst., and embarked Lord Howard de Walden, family, and suite, whom she brought home, on leave. The Cyclops was delayed a few days, to endeavour to tow the flag-ship Hibernia through the Straits, it being the Admiral's intention to pass the squadron through, by steam-vessels, in two divisions; but, owing to strong westerly winds, he failed in accomplishing his wishes. Later intelligence, however, informs us the squadron had succeeded in passing through (by an easterly wind), and had proceeded off Cadiz, with the probability of its entering that port. The squadron was perfectly healthy and in the highest state of efficiency,, having watered at Tetuan, and com pleted their previsions. The Cyclops remains at Spithead for orders. The Penelope steam-frigate was commissioned on Friday evening by Captain Henry W. Giffard. Yester day she was brought under the dockyard sheers, and took in her fore and mainmasts and bowsprit. She will be completed in her masting to-morrow. The Belvidera provision depot, Master-Commanding Peter Wellington, has very rapidly pro gresse d i n h er fitting under the hands of the dockyard riggers. Her top gallant masts were got on end yesterday morning. her lower and topsail yards are across, and a great portion of her running rigging rove. The Vengeance, 84, was commissioned yesterday morning by Captain S. Lushington, and immediately afterwards taken into dock. Although the officers and crew of the Retribution are all transferred to her, the pendant has not been struck on board the steamer yet ; she will be the hulk for the Vengeance. — The Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant-Commander Macdonnell, went out of harbour to-day to Spithead, Captain George Elliot gave up the command of the Eurydice yesterday, and left for London. On Friday evening he gave an elegant entertainment at the George Hotel, to the officers of the Eurydice, which was highly gratifying to all present. Yesterday morning, on taking leave of them on board, the men mounted the rigging and gave him three hearty cheers on leaving the ship. WOOLWICH, OCT. 17.—The name of the Eclair steam sloop, formerly the Infernal, and a vessel of more than ordinary notoriety, owing to her being the scene of so many fatal eases during the existence of the fever which broke out in her when on the African station, is ordered to be changed to the Rosamond. The Garland steam- vessel, Captain Smithett, will occupy some days in having her defects made good, when she will return to Dover. The Charon steam-vessel has been sent there in the meantime, 'during the absence of the Garland. The Porcupine steam-vessel, Captain Bullock, having had her engines surveyed and repaired, left Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon for Ramsgate, and is expected to proceed to Ireland. The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Petley, proceeded to Gravesend on Tuesday, where she embarked a party of the Royal Marines of the Chatham division, and brought them up to St. Katherine's-wharf, where they embarked in a steamer for Ireland. The Wildfire, Mr. Brockm an, Second Master, com manding, proceeded up the !Ivor with the baggage o f the Royal Marines, and, having put it on board the Irish steamer, returned to Sheerness on Wednesday. The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Lushington, is ordered to be paid off at Portsmouth. - c s 1. 4