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All Scrip and Share Certificates must he deposited, the day previous to their , )eing ollered ; arid adv:zies of results will be forwarled by the that post after the sale, ani the proceeds Mole di itch - disposed of according to instructions. O:'.l'•es, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Balfe's celebrated Opera, entitled THE MAID OF A R rots. Marquis de Chateau Vieux, Mr. Borrani; Jules de Montagnon, Mr. W. Harrison; Sans Regret, Mr. Burdini ; Synnelet, Mr. Weiss; Niaka, Miss Isaacs; Isolt,e, Madame Anna Bishop. After which, the celebrated Ballet of TdE DEVIL TO PAY, In which will &Tear Mons. Bretin, Mr. Wieland, Mons. Theodore. Mr. W. H. Payne. Mr. Howell. &c. ; Mdlle. Fabbri, Mdlle. Louise, Madame Theodore, Miss A. Payne, &c THEATRE ROYAL, HIYAI Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comely, in three acts, entitled QUEFN SfARY'S BOWER. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Hudson, Howe, Brindal, Braid ; Miss Fortescue, Mrs. ;:eymour, After which a new Farce, called SPIUNG GARDENS. Lord Courting . on, Mr. Holt: S'r Arthur Lovel, Mr. Ilowe Mr. Blackstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup, 3liss Julia Bennett. To be followed by the Comedy of MY WIFE'S MOTH 711. Uncle Feozle, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Budd, Mr. IL 801 l ; Mrs. Qu ckfidget, Mrs. Glover ; Mrs. Budd, Miss Julia Bennett. During the evening the Band will pc•rfonn " Les Mousquetaires de la Keine" (Overture) ; " Old English Airs" (Fantasia); "Le Julie Fille de Gaud " (Quadrille) ; and the " Siege de Corinth° " (Overture). To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE 11l ISII POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Humby, Joe., will appear. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. TIVATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. The ;,errormances wdl commence with a New Cornie Drama, l'O P kl-tENT 4 AND GLIAB.OI AN'. Prineinal chlracteri by . Messrs... Wig- in, and Mrs. W Mrs. A. Wigan, 31's _Miss .ind Mrs. Keeley. To be followed riy a New F.iroi. called MRS. it:kr:BlS. prin cipal characters ey Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Turner, Keeley ; Miss Arden. After which, a new Farce, called MirsTER. SMITH ? Characters by Messrs. Vining, F. Mathews, Emery, Bellingham, Butler, Collier, Mrs. Woolhidge, Miss Grove, and Miss Turner. To eoneluile with the popular Farce, entql,tl BOOTS AT TETE SWAN. In which Messrs. F. Vining,, 11. Butler, Collier, Keeley, and Miss ;)aly will p-rform. TIFF-% Rol'Af„ ADELi°O:. VINDERHE T DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTI, THIS EVENFNI.;, Will be presented a new domo.tic drama, entitled EUGENIA CLAIRCILLE ; or, The New Found Home. Frederick Stun more, Mr. Worrell ; Mr. Italeigh, Mr. Cullenford ; Toffey, Mr. Paid Bedford ; Mr. Buzzard, Mr. Lambert ; Hugh Matlock, Mr. 0. S:Mtb ; Fegg, Mr. Munyard ; Mrs. Toffey, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugen!a Clairrille, Madame Celeste. After which. a new Extravaganza, in two acts, called THE JO , 2KEY 17.1; B. The principal characters be Ne•sr3. Paul Bed lord, Wright, Redmond Ryan, NV aye, Mitchenson, &c. ; Miss WooL;ar, Mrs. F. Matthews, Misses Eden Cha;din, Harding, Turner. &c. To conclade with the pope ar Barletta of TAMING A TA ItTAB. Madame Celeste, Misc Woolgar ; Messrs. I aid edil,rd, Wright, Selby, Worrell. &c., sustain the pri,:ipal ci,aracters. PRINCESS'S THEATRE:, OXY0R1)-STRLET. J. M. Maddox, sole Luigee It is respectfully announced that ih's durinz brief recess, !Jeer' renovated and rE-decoratel, niil 01 . E\ on WED NESDAY next, October 25th, when will be peror,,:ed (ibr the first thne), a new and original Romantic; Opera, in thr , e parts, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Srery of " The principal chara , t , rs personified by Mss e",e,:ru;ana Smithscn, Madame Albertazzi, Mi-s Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall ; Messrs. Leffler, Alen, Bidda (his first appearance), Walton, T. Hill, Honner, Peren, &c. After Which, a new Comic Drama, enticed ALL FOR THE BEST. Mr. Walkinpop, Mr. Compton ; Alfred, Mr. A. Harris ; Parchment, Mr. Smith; Isaac, Mr. limner ; Clara, Miss Honner. To conclude wit', the favorrite Farce of MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. Characters by Messrs. Granby, Roxby, Compton, Harris; Mrs. Hughes, Miss E. Honner, and Mrs. Fosbroke. OLYMPIC THEATI:E. Mr. Gegrge Bolton, sole Lessee and Manager. EVENING . Will be performed Sheridan Know!es's Play of HUNCH- B A.CK. Master Walter, Mr. Henry Betty; Lord Tinsel, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Modns, Mr. Jolla Howard ; Heartland, Mr. Archer ; Fathom, Mr. Wilkinson ; Julia, Mrs. R. Gordon ; Helen, Mrs. W. Lacy. To conclude with a new grand Burlesque, introducing an unri valled Corps de Ballet, entitled - 1 HE CIVIL WAR OF POETIC;:. The Public, Mr. J. Ward ; Ephernc,ra, Mr. S. Cowell. r.,41..x: E'g TUE k TR?. Tlll EVENING Will be perforated the Comedy of THE WONDER. Don Lopez, Mr. Heslop ; Don Pedro, NI r. Lewis ; Don Felix, Mr. Cooper ; Colonel Briton, Mr. J. T. Johnson ; Frederick, Mr. reinam ; Gibhy, Mr. Neville; Lissardo, Mr. Webb; Donna Violan, e. Mrs. Tertian; Donna Isabella. Mrs. Saville ; Flora, Miss Terrey ; luis, ‘irs. Daly. To conclude with the Comedy of TILE ALS. Captain Ab solute, Mr. Cooper ; Sir Anthony At:soluie, Mr. Nevil7e ; sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. Fredericks; Acres, Mr. Webb ; Faulkland, Mr. Saville ; Lydia Languish, Mrs. Charles Gill ; Lucy, Miss Terrey ; Mrs. Ma laprop, Mrs. Daly ; Julia, Mrs. Tertian. Box.office open from eleven till four o'clock. AST', FLY'> R.GYAL riIITH.LA t Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Pitronised by her Must Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. The last night of Lord Byrol.'s Mazeppa ;" r -produced with all its original Se-as a , :d grandeur, which muod, be shortly withdrawn, tor the production of a new grand magi..al equestrian Spectacle, on a !avish scale of splendour. First appearance of the Champion Vaulters and Sommersault Ar tistes, Messrs. J. Henderson and J. Lee. tills EVENING Will he perfhrmed the successful Dramatic Spectacle of MAZE LTA, AND THE WILD HORSE. Alter which, brilliant feats of HORSEMA NSIIIP, by Mr. Batty's double Company of Equestrian Artistes. Herr Amodio Neupert, the great Dutch Bottle Equilibrist. To conclude with the WASHEMWOMAN OF ST. REMY. Kolt.otlice open from eleven till , ive it six a vi c , mmence at seven o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. WEATHER—SUN OFFxcE, OCTOBER 23. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 43; Highest. 50 ; Soon. 50. BAROMETER, 29 82 —WIND W., fine. lIIOH WATER AT 1.01 , 710N-I:Rtiojil T i L DAY. Morning .. 59 minutes after 3, I Evening .. lt; ininntes sfter 4. • 4.4 • # l ° •f• ,/ " s 'e 4.410% : 111011111 1i *.• ' ll D s i U . • • " , , MUMMA b,.41111:4 LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1846 ---- .....-_,,.. like insincerity in other particulars. The Council of 1 Monte Video are still disunited in opinion ; an insurrec tion was reported to have broken out in Corrientes and Entreitios ; and it was rumoured that these two pro vinces, together with Paraguay, evinced a disposition to declare their independence, and, by so doing, to commence the dismemberment of the Argentine States. Every species of rumour, indeed, appeared to be afloat at the departure of the dispatches ; everything indicated the dubious nature of the pending arrange ments. Whether Mr. Hoot, be actually successful in his endeavours, or whether the murderous and desultory warfare of past campaigns be revived and emulated to an indefinite , period, it will be equally manifest that that bloodshed was commenced in error, and has been continued with impolicy. As far as the present Government is concerned, an attempt to force civilisa tion upon a country like this portion of the South American continent is a positive calamity to the reci pient, and an indefensible cruelty on the part of the donor. Peace and enlightenment are benignant spirits, requiring no such devillish enforcement as that of the bayonet or the congreve rocket. Slavery is scarcely to be eradicated by the charge of battle. The generous principles of free trade are not. to be promulgated by the sound of a cavalry bugle. And yet such are literally the notions which have originated this crusade against the cities of La Plata• While British prowess is being baffled month after month under the batteries of those Spanish- Ameri cans, and while the military vassals of Rosas are pur suing their desolate and bloody course, the unoffend • ing merchants of the eastern hemisphere continue to be most seriously affected. The only positive advan tages of this warfare are, advantages to such freeboot ing captains as Rosas. The interminable miseries of the provinces tend to the consolidation of the power of these callous dictators• Like the authority of the great Emir ABD-EL. RADER, the authority of Rosas has strengthened and extended on the ignorant fanaticism of his followers. The only means of re generating such a people, and of inoculating such a Government with the wholesome and beneficent principles of civilisation, are very different from those at r•resent adopted. Example, and that example enforced by continual intercourse, would be efficacious where all the broadsides of all the men-of-war in the British fleet would prove ineffectual. The tutorship of mercantile transactions would effect everything where the tutorship of our bellicose implements has effected nothing. It is for these reasons that we are most solicitous for the cor roboration of the above-mentioned intelligence, and for the triumph of Mr. HOOD'S negotiations. Were we to aspire with sincerity after the improve merit of our commercial relations with South America, and after the social and political advancement of other nations, our present policy towards the population of the territories ad jacent to the River Plate would be immediately for saken, a more enlightened one adopted, a fruitful field would be re-epened to European commerce, and a debased population would be extricated from an abyss of ignorance. While almost everything European assumes a gloomy and portentous aspect, while the friendly understanding between Great Britain and France appears to be destroyed, it is gratifying to receive pacific intelligence from any territory however dis tant, and from any Government however insignifi cant. The accounts received of the Ministerial jealousies occasioned by the ungenerous collusion of certain diplomatists from the Escurial and the Tuileries; the bloodless but unconstitutional revo lution at Lisbon ; and the illiberal interference of the French soldiery in the political affairs of Switzer land, must unquestionably afford matter for sincere disappointment to every lover of international cor diality. Hence it is with a satisfaction altogether disproportioned to its bearing upon the happiness of mankind, that we receive accounts so singularly favourable from the River Plate. The warfare has been so versatile, and yet so sanguinary ; so inter mittent, and yet so protracted ; so peculiarly local, and yet so generally calamitous in the ccuntries surround ing that portion of the South American continent, that our gratification at the statements which have just arrived are enhanced the more we meditate upon the history of the Argentine States. Sincerely, how ever, as we are rejoiced at this information, we have become so habituated to the revival of hostilities in that unfortunate republic, that we must perforce con tinue somewhat incredulous until the intelligence brought by the last packet be explicitly corroborated. Supposing our infiirmant to be authoritative, the peaceful mission of Mr. llooD has been eminently successful. His negotiations have been graciously met, almost without a solitary exception. With General ORIBE and the Government of Buenos Ayres he is reported to have come to a satisfactory understandin g . Tile necessary preliminaries have also been concluded between ti e British Plenipoten tiary and General Ros As. Within three months a ' new President is to be nominated by a genEral elec tion. When the correspondence, froni which this gra tifying intelligence i s gleaned;r:s dispatched, hostiliti es were suspended, the for ces squa dron under Admiral INGE:EI-ILL:lnto the g were all disem barked, the blockade of Buenos Ayres was nominally sustained, matters we re a l l in such an intermediate position that both parties wou ld be pre pared for any emergen c y, th a t the declaration of In our columns of yesterday we inserted a letter from Mr. JAMES STEWART entitled "A Few Words to the MemberF , of Agricultural Societies and others interested in Land." Mr. STEWART, is a conveyancer and equity draughtsman, and of 1on; standing in his profession. As a legal author, he has for some time ken la.veurably kno%s n to forensic students, and in the nature of real prcp,rty, its incidents and intri cate subtleties, has hog been intimately versed. The style and the matter of his letter are equally deserving of commendation. At this moment there is perhaps no subject of deeper import to the public than that to which the attention of the landed interest has been revived by Mr. STEWART, and certainly there is no class of meta who, in consequence of their past follies, stand more in need of advice than the proprietors of the soil at large. Let them take heed in time. The drift of Mr. STEWART'S recommenda tions is, that as "we are to have free trade in the produce of the land, let us also have free trade in the land itself." The suggestion is at once wholesome and seasonable. Two things, how ever, stand in the way of this desirable reform—the ridiculously entangled state of our law, and generally i j utydidpr . fludices of the owners of the land. We may of common sense on the part of the agricultural gen try, as evinced by them in all matters where their own interests are peculiarly and largely concerned, and also the indisposition which, from a narrow minded spirit, lawyers of experience, ability, and eminence have almost universally manifested towards undertakings to remove the glaring evils engendered by bad laws, through the prevalence of which they themselves have acquired enormous wealth and ulti mate distinction. Lawyers proverbially make bad statesmen. There have been exceptions, brilliant, though rare. The legal reforms effected within the last twenty years, it is not to be denied, have been great ; but the reflec tion of how much remains to be done, in ac cordance with the enlightenment of the present age, and • - specially in reference to real property, the vast hubstr at u m of all wealth, is felt to be disgraceful to us as a civilised country. But, even with respect to the saluNry changes we have already secured, for how much, if not almost to the whole of them, are we not indebted to one living man Lord BRouGnam ? To his celebrated speech in the Com mons of seven hours' duration, and its legitimate fruits, must we look back as the immediate source of the luminous changes we have wrought, as well in the administration of-the law as in the law itself. The opposition, hov.ever, which was offered to these different measures was notoriously violent, and ema nated chiefly from the members of the legal profes- The same interested opposition we must expect to have to encounter whilst endeavouring to earry further legal measures of unquestioned im portance to the Hell-being of the State. It is an unfortunate circumstance that the different legal institutions in this country can concentrate their forces with considerable influence to thwart any well devised scheme for purifying the law of many of its objectionable features, and have frequently in this way stayed the march of legal reform. Lord BROUGHAM has certainly well repaid the nation for the honours and affluence he has acquired by the spirited manner in which he has purged our statutes of numerous cruel anomalies, Lord CAMPBELL, too, since he has joined the Upper House, has made laudable efforts to mark his gratitude to his country in the same way. But how many eminent judicial statesmen have passed away without even attempting to do the like gcod, and in matters where they were most fitted to take the lead ; and are there not a few still living from whom the country has a right to look for the initiation of measures for sweeping off the crudities of feudalism which infest our laws re lating to land ? It is not too late for them to act in a becoming and patriotic spirit, and the present is a fitting opportunity. The manufacturing, commercial, and every other interest has rapidly advanced, whilst the landed interest has remained almost stationary. One of the chief reasons for this is, that the former have always been able to push their interests by having readily-available securities at command, whilst the latter have been debarred, in a great measure, from doing the same, owing to the cumbrous machinery incidental to the sale, purchase, mort• gaging, or transmission of land. No other country in Europe suffers as we do in this respect. It behoves us to assimilate our laws to theirs, which are simple and efficacious. sion. Mr. STEWART conceives that we should endea vour to retnuly the evils on which he felicitously expatiates, by obtaining— " 1.. Simplicity and uniformity of tenure " 2. Easy, cheap, and expeditious modes of transf,r. " 3. Shorter and more simple deeds. " 4. A greater certamty as to tivae in completing the s :le and mortgage of land. " 5. S;Ane mode of shortening inquiry as to title." With the view of czmpassing these objects, he proposes— " 1. A general map of the country should be made. This exi,t, in every civilised lard. and greatly factlt tates and simplifies all dealings with lard. Several re cent investigations, a.; the tithe commutation, the en elnsure of commons, and in Ireland tue ordnance survey, will be found serviceable as to this. A state map would assist other changes, but it would be exceedingly useful as a measure by itself. peace or the resumption of hostilities would take neither by surprise. Flattering, however, as this in g§#itiegifis superficially, we can discern something " 2. A general ngistry of titles should be established. This will, when once it comes into effectual operati,,u, shorten both deeds and title. This t►lso exists in every '/~~ other civilised country, and even in an imperfect form in Neufchatel and the Vaud, comitY.; to purchaso all their , 9271. si-e. : Konen and 11 avre, 692 f. 50c. ; Avigno n , 887 f. 50 c . ; Scatiand sind Ireland. I provisions at our markets ; and ''S the most material Cierzon,: . :9of. ; Strasburg and Bale, 225 f.; Northern, GS5r. ; "3. Proper consideration should be given to ti e while i articles became eeirer, general murrours aro s e, althon,h t i3ordeaux, 55i f. 25c. ; rdw:tel.,-an, 360 f. ; Parnpoux, 4001. ; ~ Iris and l',-(r.2s, 511: ! an', e.f, 5011. 2ac. ; Dieppe, Gsf. . 25c. ; ?aris and Strastearz, 495 E ; snkject by competent and unprejudiced persons em - they were s ti,l abundant, and tt prices lower than in the ployed by Government." neighbouring countries. Latterly, at a general inect- N 3 RusINESS I;ONT.l 1 FOREIGN RAILWAY:4 AT TIP' We hope these valuable suggestions will not be ing of the working king mcn, an address was vk.tud to the Issls.; DoN s'is s 'IS EXCHANGE, OCTOBER 22 Government, desiring that measures should b , ‘ token to Tlouloome and Aunens 14.!,' . , —Direct Bombay and Madras, g/, lost sight - of; particularly hy the Government. We prevent ' fore;talling of provisions, and pr' ovi(ling ;hat no Dutch Rhenish, 5 ./, —East Indian, i 4 —Great Western llergl. 3 4, L, :vain a la Sambre, 1 !,Y —Luxembourg, 1 li—Nortliern ei c s . '',„';,,,, — ,, purchases in the market itself should be allowed before a foresee that much of selfish and purblind resistance will be given to any endeavour to remodel our p re- certain hour. The Council, conceiving that this rest ric- c c o si n i s s t ti i ta tea, is si -- Constituted, Orleans and Bordeaux, 13!,4 —Paris and Lyons uted, 5%-1 arts and Rouen, 36 1 4 Sambre and Meuse, 471,. sent vicious system ; but our former success in such lion would be unconstitutional , and would probably have an effect quite opposite to that which the petitioners Px matters should inspirit our legislators to brace them- pected from it, decided upon a non•Compliacce. At the selve3 to the task, and we are quite certain that if same time the Government took such other measures as it they will but prosecute it with ardour, every diffi- deemed likely to prevent an exorbitant increase in the ices ,. of corn a nd other provisions, end to find employ culty will be vanquished, and a lasting boon conferred meat tor tne poorer classes. The decision of the G - un upon the country. cii being made known, a crowd assemblod about ten Cis this morning in the market-place, in consequence of a woman who went to purchase her ordinary supply of potatoes finding that a dealer had bought them all up. The police magistrates interposed, and endeavoured to calm the rage this fact excited. They mere not listened to, and finding that coercion was becoming necessary, some 20 men of the militia were brought forward with fixed bayonets. These, however, were insufficient to awe the crowd, which increased every minute, and the armed force was pelted, and driven out of the market place. The rioters then began to plunder two carts laden with potatoes. One of the ringleaders was taken to the guard house, but he was soon afterwards released by his comrades, and carried off in triumph. The rioters then invaded several bakers' shops,breaking their windows, but their depredations were not otherwise of anygreat conse ouence. A. fringe and lacemaker, named Jecker, in the karket-street, and who was supposed to be a partisan of the Jesuits, was in great danger of being sacrificed, but was saved by the timely intervention of some courageous neighbours and a troop of students, after a short battle with fists and staves. The greatest damage was done in the grape-market, where all the boxes and baskets were emptied and crushed, and the grapes trampled under foot. At four o'clock another meeting of the working men was held at Sehuzenmatter, outside the Arberg Gate, and a demand sent to the Council that it should rescind its resolution of the preceding day. Bu' this step produced no result, and the assemblage we , : dispersed by the urban guard and the students armed corps. It is expected that the rioters will re-assemble to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, hut measures are taken to prevent any further disorder." The example first set by the Earl of EaNg, in making reductions of the rent payable by certain classes of his tenantry, according to a graduated scale, and thus participating in the loss occasioned by the general calamity, has, we are happy to say, been followed by many noblemen and gentlemen, the owners of land in Ireland. As yet, however, these reductions have chiefly taken place in the north of Ireland, and on estates where the occupiers were more comfortably circumstanced, and better enabled to meet the deficiency than in other and less favoured parts of the country ; indeed, when we consider the enormous weight of the charges and encumbrances affecting the larger proportion of the property throughout the kingdom, the interest on which may fairly be calculated to absorb half the entire rental, it will be manifest that we cannot look for a general voluntary reduction being made by the proprietors of the soil ; the great majority will be unable, while some few, who have already attained an unenviable notoriety, from the harsh manner in which they have acted towards their people, and their adoption of the heartless and cruel "clearing system," will be un willing so to do. On such persons the force of public opin.on will have little effect; they view everything through a distorted medium, and cannot understand how their conduct, " in doing as they will with their own," has merited the censure and the odium so universally felt towards them. We believe, however, that such persons form the exception to the general rule. In the vast majority of cases it is the poverty and not the will of the landlords that compels them to the oppressive proceedings, which are alike in jurious to their own characters and to the welfare and prosperity, the peace and tranquillity of the districts in which their properties are situated. Whatever may be the exciting cause, whether proceeding from evil dispositions or the pressure of poverty, the effects are the same: the duties incidental to their pro perties are neglected, and the population thereof may suffer all the miseries of famine and destitution, unless the State interferes in their behalf and secures them that to which they are undoubtedly entitled—a provision out of the lands on which they are located. The loss on agricultural produce during the present year, by reason of the potato disease, has generally been calculated at ten millions of pounds sterling, nearly five-sixths of the entire rental of Ireland. The distress thereby occasioned is greatly aggravated by the fact that it is the food of the poorer and more impoverished part of the people that has been destroyed, and that it will take a still larger amount of money to provide them with provisions of a different and more expensive description than that they have lost. Any isolated exertions, however great and meritorious they might be, must be quite ' insufficient to meet the emergency, and, accordingly, the Labour-rate Act was passed, which provided fur the employment of the people on public works, to be e re's, rated for in the (Hit-rent baronies, and fairly ' chargeable on all the lands therein. Two great defects, however, existed in this measure. It could scarcely be supposed that it would be perfect in its details, brought in as it was at the fag end of the sessbn by a Ministry just installed in office and overwhelmed with the weight of business cast upon them. It cannot be doubted that their intentions were good, and that they were actuated by the most sincere desire to relieve the existing distress in the least objectionable manner. The wisdom and decision of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, sanctioned as it must have been by the Ministry of this country, removed the first and principal objection. His Ex cellency found that in many of the baronies, indeed, the greater proportion, it would be impossible to find public works on which it would be expedient or be neficial to expend money sufficient to afford adequate • . _ himself ready to sanction such works of a repro ductive character as might be presented for at sessions and approved of by the Board of Works. The second great defect in the Act was, that it fell with equal weight on the proprietor who fully dis charged his duty and gave employment sufficient for the people belonging to his lands, as on the man who totally neglected that which he ought to have done. The liberal landlord was taxed for the faults of his less worthy neighbour, and was burdened with the support of those who ought exclusively to be pro vided for by the other. This was clearly inequitable and unjust. If all were bound to pay alike, it be came the interest of every man to send his labourers to the public works to which he was bound to con tribute, when no allowance was made for his own expenditure. A step in the right direction was taken by his Excellency when he directed that useful "and profitable works to be executed in each electoral diyision might be presented for to the amount of its proportion of the assess ment;" the principle was thereby recognised, but it was not, as we conceive, carried sufficiently far. We think that every owner of land, if willing to give employment to the quantity of labour fairly chargeable thereon, should be entitled to select for liiinselt the manner of that employment. The State has a right to impose on the land the duty of pro viding a certain quantity of work, but it should in terfere with the rights of property only so far as ne cessity and the welfare of the nation required. As we have repeatedly urged, a labour rate should be im posed on all landed property sufficient for the remu neration of the pecple requiring employment, and a drawback should be allowed for the actual amount paid for labour by the person chargeable. If he pro vides the entire amount actually and bona fide, he should have nothing to pay—if a portion, he should be required only to pay the balance between that payable and the sum he has so expended. Ihe principle appears just and easy of application. It is now nearly six weeks since we have impressed it on our readers, and we are rejoiced to find that it is gaining support throughout the country. Captain ROBINSON, a de puty-lieutenant and justice of the peace for the county of Westmeath, in m hich he is the owner of large estates, has recently written a most excellent and sensible letter to the Chief Secretary of Ireland on the subject, in which he urges its adoption with sound good sense and much ability. It is fortunate when gentlemen of his station and character de vote themselves to the consideration of such subjects, and it is because we conceive that a National Com mittee of Irish landowners meeting in Dublin would tend to bring forward such suggestions that we have heartily advocated its formation. We commend Captain ROBINSON'S letter to the consideration of the Executive and the public gene rally, and we are sure that it will carry conviction wherever it is attentively read and maturely consi dered. There have been some food riots at Berne, origi nating in the prejudices of the working men of that canton against forestallers. These ignorant persons, like too many in other parts of the world, cannot be made to understand that the forestaller is in fact the preserver from famine, and that if he is prevented from buying up and storing provisions at the com mencement of the season, the consequence will be that instead of a scarcity and dearness of provisions extending over the whole season, we shall have, for a month or two perhaps, comparative plenty and eipnes- - , but ;.flerwar(l.; absolute famine and starva tion. We do not imagine these riots likely to lead to serious consequences. The Militia and Urban Guard have been hitherto successful in their attempts to pre serve the public peace, and they are assisted by the student-, a most important body in every continental university, and a body to which in general the in surgents would look fur leaders. As they are against the rioters, no doubt order will speedily be restored. The following is an extract from a letter, dated Berne, Oct. 17:— "We have to-day had a species of riot which is with out example in this city. For a long time the lower classes of the people have seen with a jealous eye the inhabitants of the adjoining Cantons, and particularly of COURT CIRCULAR. tier Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, attended by Baroness Scheel, Sir Andrew Barnard, and Baron Meysenbuch, left Cashiobury-park, Herts, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterd,y afternoon, and travelled to town by the London and North• Western Railway. The Princess was visited at Marlborough House, Pall-mall, by his Royal Highness the Mika of Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse. Her Royal Highness went to the National Gallery, and was conducted throuch the different rooms. Her Royal Highness, attended by her suite, also visited and inspected Westminster Hall. In the evening the Princess of Hesse, attended by Baroness Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch, honoured the performance at the Haymarket Theatre with her pt esence. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz (attended by - Baron Knesebeck), and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, al o honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence ves'erday evening, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at three o'clock on Thuarday after noon, on her return to Frogmore House, Windsor. Madrid papers of the 16th have arrived. The Eco del Comercio has been compelled to suc cumb beneath the heavy fines imposed upon it by the Government. It had not appeared for three days. The amnesty had not yet appeared. Great dis satisfaction is expressed at this delay. The policy of M. GuizoT in Spain is already producing its natural effect. So intense is the hatred of the Spaniards for their Afrancesado rulers, that in order to give vent to it, they have proposed to raise a subscription to erect a monument to commemorate the victory of Baylen. The intention, as announced in the pro gpectus, is "to erect a monument on the very spot where General DUPONT, with more than 20,000 French, delivered up their arms to Gen. CASTANOS." Senor SALAMANCA, the rich banker, is the treasurer, and in the list of subscribers appear the names of General Serrano, Cotoner, Portello, Manuel Concha, Jose Concha, Cordova, Carninero, Ros de Olano, Domingues y Guevara, and Tello ; Conde de Zsldi vor, nephew of the Duke of San Lorenzo : Colon( 1 Ampudia, of the Carbineers, among military men; and among civilians the names of Senors Fahey, Serafin Calderon, Pastor Diaz, and Zaragona, depu ties (three of the above generals are also deputies, and two senators), Senors Seviliano, Pablo Collado, San tamarca, Bertram de Li., Salvador Lopcz, managing director of the Bank of Isabel H., and many other bankers 2nd capatalists. How will the DIIC DE MONT PENSIER act ? As the husband of the Infanta of SPAIN, he ought to subscribe largely to the fund ; as a Prince of France, he must feel such a subscription, proposed at such a time, as an in sult, and an insult too which it is impossible to resent, but for which he may thank the excessive cleverness of M. BRESSON and M. GurzoT. The Clamor Publico contains accounts from Por tugal to a later date than those we have hitherto re ceived. The QUEEN'S authority, and that of the new Ministry scarcely extended beyond the walls of Lis bon. Everywhere in the northern provinces the people were assembling to prevent by force of arms the return of the Cabrals. Felvos and Campomayor have already pronounced against the new Govern ment, and it is expected that every town in the north of Portugal will follow their example. The Madrid Bolsa was closed on the 16th. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday From the following extract from the Nation?, which has shown itself particularly well informed on every HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO HATFIELD HOUSE. HATFIELD, THURSDAY NIGHT —The anticipated visit Of her Majesty and the Prince Consort to Hatfield House, there to honour the Marquis of Salisbury by their august presence for two days, gave occasion to a most loyal dis play at the small town of Hatfield. At an early hour the town was rife with a busy population, anxiously de corating the exterior of their houses in various fashions, to publicly testify the devotion and loyal regard they entertained towards their Sovereign. The same busy preparations was going forward within the mansion of the Marquis of Salisbury, hundre ls of persons being actively employed in the completion of the arrangements for the due reception of her Majesty. The short notice the Noble Marquis had of the proros-d honour to be conferred on him was, in a great measure, the cause of the backwardness everything presented, and the utmost exertions were requisite to afford anything like a suitable welcome to the Queen. The Duke of Wellington arrived from town before eleven o'clock ; Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Mr. A. B. and Lady Mildred Hope, and Mr J. M. and Lady Blanche Balfour had previously arrived. The Duke of Rutland, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord John Russell, Lord and Lady Cowley, Lord and Lady Braybrooke. and Wm Miss Neville, Lord Sandy, and Lo'd Marcus Hill arrived in the course of the day, and formed the circle staying at the house, as guests of the Noble Marquis, on this occasion. As the day advanced crowds of people from all parts of the county, both near and remote, congregated in the town, and by three o'clock some thousands of expectant spectators collected along the road and line of route of the royal cortege, manifesting the greatest patience to obtain a sight of the cavalcade. The Marquis of Salisbury, accompanied by the Duke of Wellington, Lord Charles 'Wellesley, Lord Robert Cecil, and Mr. James M. Balfour passed through Hat. field about three o'clock, on horseback, on his way to meet the Qucen in the St. Alhan's-road. and to escort the cortege to his Lordship's house. We must here slightly digress to explain the route of her Majesty. At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert closed their visit to Queen Adelaide at Cashiobury Park, and after taking an affectionate farewell of the Dowager Queen and the Princess of Hesse, her Majesty departed for Hatfield seen that Russia joins England in her protest against the succession of the children of the Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER to the throne of Spain : " We are informed that the Charge d'Affaires of Russia has communicated to M. Guizot a note from his Government, the tenor of which is very disagreeable to the Ministry. We are assured that the Cabinet of St. l'etersburgh declares that it Las always regarded as illegitimate and contrary to all treaties the changes which have deprived Don Carlos and his children of the throne of Spain. It cannot, therefore, enter into a dis cussion limited to what has passed on the subject of the marriage ef the Queen and her sister. The Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, however, having received the commu nication of a diplomatic dispatch from England, in which are reservations against all aggrandise ment of the junior branch of the Bourbons of Fiance (the note here gives an extract of this dispatch), Russia thinks it right to join her own reservations to those of England, and the case occurring (le cas echeant) she will feel herself bound to maintain according to ancient treaties the equilibrium of the European powers. On the other hand, it is known that Austria has not given its assent to the conduct o' M. Guizot ; that Government and the Prussian have preserved up to the present time a complete neutrality, at least as regards diplomatic relations. This situation, which becomes more and more complicated, now causes great embarrassment, and the means of getting out of it are sought for. It has been attempted to ovt rturn the IVhigs, but it is now known that this solution is impos• sidle ; the French Government has received from the most influential Tories the most positive assurances of their being perfectly agreed with Lord Palmerston in this affair. Now, as the Whig Ministry pill last, M. Guizot must be sacrificed to it. Conferences between England and M. Mole have been opened ; it is hoped that an understanding will be, come to ; all that is in question is a few new concessions, base a:id unworthy of France, and fatal to her interests." It is evident that the Carlists are meditating some coup in the northern provinces of Spain. The Journa,' des Pyrenees Orientalcs of the 17th, gives the follow ing account of a hostile collision between a party of Spanish refugees and a F rench military force— " On the 15th, the a utho rit i es of Perpignan, h received notice of the presence of about thirty Spanish refugees on a farm about three leagues off, Captain Faye proceeded to the spot with six gendarmes, fifteen chasseurs, and twenty infantry. Tho brigade of Seises had already come up, and surprised the refugees at the moment. when they were abut to commence their march, and called upon them to surrender, but the refugees, seven times more numerous than the gendarmes, instead of obeying, assumed the offensive and, armed with knives, sticks, and stones, surrounded the brigade, exclaiming in Spanish, We will rather die than :,urre rider."fhe gendarmes thus attacked, at first made use only of their swords, but the corporal who com manded thorn, finding himself hard pre d, at length ordered thetn to fire. One of the refugees was shot dead, another received a hall in the breast, and two re ceived sabre wounds. It was at this moment that the detachment of Captain Faye arrived. The Spaniards:, who had perceived his opproach, had, to the number of seventeen, already surrendered, Eight others were clis. covered in th e ravines, and arrested. The two who had received sabre wounds fled, but afterwards surrendered. In the evening they were all brought to Perpignan, and put into prisen. The two wLo received sword cuts are slightly injured, and the man who was shot in the breast is expected to recover. The person killed was a sub , lieutenant, named Puichagude.' ; Accounts from Martinique state that Admiral DE LA PLACE had concentrated the w hole of the squadron under his command off the coast of Mexico. The squadron consists of five ships of the line, three frigates,.and two brigs. The Constitutionnel has a long article commenting on the treaty of commerce between France and approvesßussia.lt%%itiiga re of e the treaty itself, but con demns the Mi n i stry for not having carried on the ne gotiationstractivity, and fi,r having omitted to place the relations of the French ports in the Mediterranean with the Russian ports of the Black Sea, on the same footing as the relatio ns be tween the oc ean ports o f t h e t w o countries. In the same paper w e fi n d the f o ll ow i ng : " Vice-Admi ra l D upet i t Th oma s Las been called to Peri:, by telegraphic upon ‘‘ ster graphic disp a t c h was immediate l y se nt off to Brest with positive inst ruct i ons to be forwarch d to the Governor of l h o i n e g h a t e o withconfer ence the French estahlishmeets in Oceania. I t is known that several transpo r t s fill ed w i t h troo p s a nd ammunition have set sail for Oc ean i a. " PARIS BOURSE Ocr. 2 a shade high er than ' andl yesterday, Three s having been last called at 82f. 70c and Fives at 1 i7 l . 75c. The market , c:osed as follows Three per Cents. for Cash, 82f. 70c. ; for .—T clhoLsi,toc‘k,iti market iniuci i has firm b ne e s e s n , rather animated Account, 82f. 70 c . ; Fi ve Account, 117 f, 75 e. ; Batl e ; : f C i e 'ni s. c t e o S r 1 3 1 , 7 •18 C 0 8 t 0 . ; N 80c ;for ea politan, 102 f.; Spanish, net quoted. RAILWAYS.--The Share Market has, on the contrary, been For Cash—Paris a n d O r l ea rather depressed, an d many of the lines are q uoted lower. 1.,250f.; Paris and Rouen, House. The route was by St. Alban's, where the Marquis of Salisbury's own horses formed the relay for the Queen's carriage, and thence to Hatfield, and through the town to the park entrance on the London road. Long prior to the Queen reaching St. Alban's, the Marquis of Salisbury's troop of the South Herts Yeo manry Cavalry,who were in wait.ng to escort her Majesty to Hatfield, mustered at the Town-hall, where the royal carriages changed horses. The royal party arrived at St. Alban's shortly before four o'clock, and after a brief delay resumed the jour ney. At about four miles from Hatfield the Marquis of Salisbury and the Duke of Wellington met the royal cortege, when hir Majesty's carriage was stopped, and the noble and gallant Duke advanced to congratulate the Queen, and the Marquis to offer his attend( nu. At a quarter past four the royal cortege arrived at the bottom of the High-street; and by the triumphal arch erected there a band was stationed, w hen the National Anthem was played as the royal carriages passed. On reaching the market-place the royal standard was hoisted on the tower of the ancient parish church. and the bells rang a lively peal. The royal cortege having gone through the town, proceeded by the London-road to the south entrance to the park. The Marquis of Salisbury having conducted the Queen to the park gates, preceded the cavalcade, and ie. mansion in .efficient time to personally receive his august visitors. The troops of the South llerts Yeomanry Cavalry, and the band of that regiment, were drawn up in squad rons on each side of the gateway to the court-yard. The cavalcade passed along the avenue, and entered the court amidst the cheering of a highly respectable assemblage, and the royal carriage immediately drove up to the grand porch in the south frcnt. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, on alighting from the royal carriage, were received by the Noble Marquis and his daughters, the Lady Mildred Hope, and Lady Blanche Balfour. The Queen having saluted their Ladyships. was conducted by the Marquis of Salisbury to King James's room, where the distinguished person ages honoured by invitations to meet her Majesty were introduced. The Duke of Wellington was loudly cheered by the people wherever he appeared. His Grace looked re markably well, and to all appearances was highly grati fied at the reception given to the Queen. Immediately after her Majesty had entered the man sion, the Yeomanry Cavalry retired from the park. A troop is stationed on duty at the mansion during the royal visit. Viscount Melbourne and Lord and Lady Beau/ale came ever from Brocket Hall, to have the honour of joining the dinner circle. The banquet was served up in the great hall in a princely style of splendour. The dinner circle was as follows, in addition to the Noble Marquis and his august visitors:—The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Rutland, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Brown low, the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord and Lady Cowley, Lord Sandys, Lord and Lady Brav brooks and Honourable Miss Neville, Lord John Russell, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Lord Marcus Hill, Mr. Alexander B. and Lady Mildred Hope, Mr. James M. and Lady Blanche Balfour, and the Earl of Morton, Lord in Wah ine. ; the Countess of Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting •, tO. Honourable Miss Dawson, Maid of Honour ; and Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty ; and Mr. George E. Anson, Private Secretary, and Col. Seymour, Equerry in attendance on the Prince Cousort, &c. Covers were laid for forty guests. THE RIPON STEAM-SHIP. -TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com• pany, 51, St. Mary-axe, Oct. 22, 1846. am desired to request that you will have the goodness to give immediate insertion in your journal to the enclosed circular, which has been addressed, as far as their addresses are known, to the friends of the pas sengers by the Rirn. I am, Sir, your obedient cervant, JAMES ALLAN, Secretary. " Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany, 51, St. Mary-axe, Oct. 22, 1846. " Sir,—l am desired by . the managing directors, with a view to rtlieve any anxiety which may be felt by the friends of the passengers on board of the company's steamer Ripon, to inform you, that in consequince of an accident to her rudder, which happened in th • late:gale, that vessel has put into Torbay, where she is in safety, ind the coirpan's steam-ship Oriental will proceed to morrow (Friday) to Torbay, to embark the passengers and mails, and convey them to Alexandria. " I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, JAMES ALLAN, Secretary. " P.S. Mr. Lane, the purser of the Ripon, who brought up the intelligence, returns to Torbay, by special train, to night, to announce the above-mentioned arrangement to the passengers." • MEN OF CAPITAL.—The characters in this new novel of Mrs. Gore, as might naturally be expected, are not.confined to Railway. Kings and Capitalists. A noted Captain of Guar.ls figures on the scene, which exhibits also some lively sketches of Literary, or rather Blue Society. Yie milk, indeed, is not so much a show•up of what Mrs. Gore has been pleased to deno minate the Rothschildoeraey of mod ru times, but ra ther an able exemplification of the influence exercied over society at large by the worship of the nv)l:en calf. DETENTION OF THE EDINBURGH MAIL.—The Lon don mail (conveyed by the North British Railway) is very irregular in its arrival. It did not arrive on Satur dey evening till eleven o'clock, three hours, and on Sunday forenoon it was almost four hours beyond its' usual time. The causa of the detention of the train, we have learned, was owing to the engine on the York and Newcastle Railway having run off the line at York—for tunat,?ly without the occurrence of any casualty. The mail was delayed yesterday forenoon a couple of' hours, from the heavy rains which have fallen. —.Edinburgh Witness, Oct. 21. INCENDIARISM.—An extensive fire broke out be 7 tween seven and eight o'clock on Tuesday night at Bat's green farm, in the parish of Hurley, Barks, on the road from Henley to Maid.•nhad, The fire, which was to be seen many wiles round for r..everal hours after the out break, was observed at Road:ng, a di lance of ten milts, from the Q:ninence of the spot. Owing to a gentle breeze at the time of the conflagration, and the want of engines at hand, it was a long time bvfore it cou'd be subdued. Considerable proosrty was destroyed, end the fire is go! erally suppi. sed to have be( n the :.et of Ut incA , mliary. We have not heard whoiher the txtiperty was in,•red. The utmost alarm waa err attd in many parts where the fire was viewed. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, (From The Sun of Last Night., The sales of Cotton in the Uverpool market yester d,y were 7,000 bales, 3,500 being Ameri,tan, on specu letion. The market was firna.—ln blares there was not much doing. At the sale of railway shares to day, at Messrs. Lomond and Co.'s, prices were firm. The following are a few of the principal sales:— Great Indian Peninsular .. East Indian Madrid and Valencia Paris and Lyons... Eastern Counties, York Extension 3 5 6 Paris and Rouen Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Cornwall and Devon Central Manchester and Southampton Shropshire Union and Canal Caledonian, New 1 6 6 West Riding Union Leicester and Bedford Cornwall 0 16 6 East and West India Dock and London and Birmingham Junction Manchester. Buxton, and Matlock 2 16 0 London and Brighton, Eighths Churnet and 131ythe South Wales We have advices today to the 25th August from the Cope of Good Hope, that is, the eastern portion of it. The skirmishes between the British troops and the aboriginals continued as active as ever, but there was not quite so much success in the foraging expedi, ions by the latter, and despite the circumstance of our dragoons-having found their operations greatly impeded by the badness of the ground, there was reason to hope that as the troops were better supplied with provisions they would be enabled soon to obtain more signal successes. The trade of Port Elizabeth in the quarter ending the sth July had employed 46 vessels of 8,615 tons, and the total value of the exports was 104,3091. The controversy upon the subject of the late conver sion of Mexican Stock seems to be losing none of its animation or interest, end there is a decided apprehen sion that Santa Anna feeling his power, and being so accustomed to exercise it to the fullest extent; witl utterly disregard any mere qualms of conscience, and upset the late conversion. The system with nearly every Government that has ruled the destinies of ill fated Mexico, has been to profit by her misfortunes — according to the good old Spanish model—whenever its financial embarrassments became so urgent as to ne cessitate further tinkering to extort from the crer:itors renewed sacrifices, and from the Republic a handsome sum for the private purposes of those in power. The late conversion afforded no such opportu nity to Santa Anna and his minions, and so the conduct of Mr. Murphy, the Mexican envoy, who has in every re=pec!. acted up to the spirit, and as regards the letter also of his instructions, is now impugned, that a new conversion job may be perpetrated, that will fleece a little more thio bandied creditors, and yield something to state paupers besides. There is an unpleasant rumour in circulation respect in,g the credit of a house of some standing in the City. Although we should feel it our duty to exercise the usual circumspection in this matter, and to make every possible inquiry before entering more specifically into it, we find the unfortunate affair too well known to admit of doubt, and may, therefore, state at once that we allude to the firm of Jeremiah Harman. The value of the Public Securities is still rather droop ing, but u e have not to notice any particular alteration in prices since yesterday. Consols have been 944 for present transfer, and 948 to 95 for time. The premium n Exchequer-bills is 16s. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 951 There is very little speculative business doing in the Foreign House, and the quotations have exhibited no buoyancy. Spanish Bonds are nominal. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 411 to 42k. Mexican Stock is much the carne, being 224 to 23, and Grenada is 234. Bra zilian Five per Ceats. are worth 86 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. are 584 to 59*. Railway Shares are quiet, but steady. Birmingham and Oxford have been in favour during the last day or two, on account of a reported favourable arrangement with the North- Western. They have touched 68 to-day. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. FRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna........ 93 3 4% 93% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 4 3 / 4% 95 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 9594% ' 95 3 % Long Annuities to expire J an. 1860 9 E-16 15-16 9 15-16 6outh Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities ... 94% Consols fur Nov. 26... ...... Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 I%d l6 —— pm. 13 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small • — pm. 13 CLOSING PRICES oXE rRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds Ecuador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 2 0 3 /4 Ditto, Deferred ' 3% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto. Account 22 /4 23 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. D tto Account Russian Bonds .. ..,. 111 1 4 Spanish 5 per Ceut. 1840 • Ditto, Account — Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent — Ditto, Account. ..... ......... V enezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4l Ditto Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4 1 / per Cent 97 t'uteli, 2% per Cent Ditto. 4 per Gent. uerunt.et 911,4 3 % 20% 3% 41 1 ,4 111 26 1 A 261/2 SN; 37. 4 37% 41 12% 58% 92 ruicE i s or PAID. BUSINESS DONE cLoSLNG RAILWAY SHARES AT O.NL O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber.; Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%.. %rmagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Nylesbury and Theme.. 1%...... Belfast & County Down e i ...... Birmin. and Gloucester..loo Ditto New 17% Birmingham and Ox- •••• ••••""' ford Junction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 4 Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. — .. Bristol and Exeter- 75 Ditto, New ... Bristol and Gloucester... SO Bristol and Liver. J unc .. 2 %............ Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares...... 2% Ditto Extension ... .. 2 1 /. - 2 Cambrian & Grand Jane 42s Chester and Holyhead... 27% Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltexham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction.. ... 20 Cork, Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2%...... —. Cornwall & Cent'l Devon 2% l% I , erby and Crewe 2% Direct Lincoln, East Het ford, and Sheffd. June. 2% Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 dis. 21 1 / 1 1% ...........___ .• Dublin and BelfastJunc. 10 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublip and Galway..... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 14/. 165....... 3114 . % Ditto New l2l. 16s 6% p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....—. 61.135. 4d... 1% 21% 6% p I /a P... ..., % P 34 Ditto ditto. Nu. 2... 6/. 13s. 4d Do., York Extension.. 2 ....., ~,., EastDereh'in andNor'eh 1 Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 8N • Do. Exten.(llarwich) 1 7 4 3 — 1)o., Camb. and Ely.. 21,i....,, E•tst Lancashire Ditto. New East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1A....„ Edinburzli and Glasgow 50 „..... Ditto Half Shares ... 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 ,4 ...... Edinburgh & Northern.. 10 Edinburgh and Perth... 3 e:ly and Huntingdon ... 74 ...... 6 1 / 4 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 /.. 2 — . .. Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 5 1 / 1 — Glasgow, Ki Imar., & Ayr 50 ...... Ditto New .. 15 , — ........ Do., 1 4 Shares (5 per ...... cent. guar.) Giouc.,Abei ystw ith, and Central of Wales 1%...... -- Goole, Doncaster, &c 42s. Grand Union (Notting and Lynn 1 % Great E,Lstern &Western 21 ' .. ...... ..... GreatGrimsby and Shef • — ..••.....•. •. field Great South. and W es t ..... .. ..... (Ireland) Great Monster ••• 21/2 Great - North of Scotland 2 4 ...... .4reat North of England..loo 9 A I /2 Ditto New ............... 5 Ditto, New , Ditto, NewOA— 'treat Wiest,zn B5 l4O Ditto 4 Shares ... 50 Ditto 14 Shares lO Ditto Fifths Ditto, New •• Gull an Selby 5O Ditto 1 4 Shares •••••• 12V Do. Half Shares 25 Ipswich & Bury St. Elm. 11 1 /,, — Do., di . and Norwich 2 1 4-- Killarney Junctions l l4 ..... Kendal a,:d Windermere 14 — L . .ncaster and Carlisle... 45 Do. New Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Bradford 3O Leeds and Carlisle Leicester & Birmingham 225. -- .•• ......„.• •—• Leicester and Bedfard... 22s IA dis Leeds and Dewsbury • . 2•14 Lpoo!., Mochstr & New castle Juncticn Liverpool and Bury ... 14 .. ..• „. ...... , 14^,n don and Black; all. 16/. 13s. 4d. Do. New Ditto Extension ....•• 7 1 , 1 ! ...... L 1 , d.. - ,n, 1 .1 - iliton, and South Coast 5O Virtu, ,:!'iftr:, Lindon an.i Croydon, 14/. 15s. 9d "; 2 14 ... 00.(k.zaran.5 per cent. 9 London awitireenwich 12/ 1534 d 95 18 1 4 18 1 / 4 6( 29:!, 734 - 60M 22 934 TAP. SON, SATURDA MORNING,_ OCTOBER 24, IBA.. Do. Preference ...18/171 2d - ............ ... .. Loneon, Hounslow, and —•• Western Landon and N. Westernloo 19 9 3A ............... _. Do. Quarters Do., GO., New Shares.. 2 ....." Ditto Fifths .... Ditto, Eighths (G. J.) 12% — • .............. Do., New 4 Shares ••• (G. J.) Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 8 Lone. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 71% ...... •••• ••• Do. New ConsoL Bths 40 - .......••-."•' Do. New Do. New London and York 2', Do. % Shares 2 1 A * London and Windsor . 1 ********* , 4 1 ', 1 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ...-- -•—• •• A t -- • ........... _ Londonderry St Coleraine 12% ....•»......•. Londonderry and Ennis- , killen ... ... 12% — .............. Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham :5 — ............... Manchester and Leeds .. 82 Ditto 4 Shares Do. Qiiirters 2 - .......... ....., Do. Fifths 3 • •••• ............... Do. Sixteenths ... 6i/ - ..... - - ...... Do. Extension 42s. 54 p........... Manchester and Birmin Do. Quarters (A) 5 •—•— ... ..... ..... Do. Quarters (B) - ... ..... Do. Quarters (C) 1 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 42s. — p ............... Manchester, Birm., and Moult Junction .. ... Manchest. &Southampt. 2 Midland lOO .....135% 137.....•••• Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Do. Birm., and Derhyloo Midlnd &, East. Counties 2% — ••.•........... Midland great Western Irish - 15 ......... .... Nel cAstle and Berwick 15 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carli51e...100 Newnirlcet &Chesterfrd 2/.125. ,4 p .......... .. Newport & Abergavenny VA — ........... •.. Newry and Enniskillen 4% — ........ .. ..... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. Norfolk Do. Half Shares ..... 7 - ..... Do. Extension North Br.t, sit ...-.... ..‘. 25 Do. Half Shan s ll ...... 15,6.. x•••••••••• Do. Fifths Do. Quarters ...... .. 1% 3 l-4 ........... ... Do. Extension - ..... . ....... Northern and Eastern— 50 — Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 1214 .— ............... .... Do. New North Stattordshire 42s. ..-.. 2% p ........... 7.1.. North Wales .... 3l/ — .•••••••...•• Northern and Southern Connecting Nor; hamptori, Banbury, and Cheltenham Oxford, Worcest,r, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Portsmouth Direct ...... 3 3 / — .............. Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildlord, and Reigate 3'. 12s. — die. ....... .... Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% — ..... .• ........ Rugby end Leamington 425. •••••• ..... .. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12"• — ............... Sheffield, Bt ............... - 2 _uxton, Leek Potteries, andCrewe... 1% Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter .hares.:.:. 8 ............ Do. Linealush ire June. 1 1 / 4 ............... Do. & Great Grini , b- 10 .- Do. , do. Extension 425. — Shrewsbury end 13irm... 3 .... '''''''' Shropskim Union '''''' 42s A dia ..... Shrews., Wolverhamp., . &S. Staffordsh. slum. 2% ••••••• ..... .• Sligo and Shannon • South De von South & Midlands June. 425. . South Staffordshire J unc. South Easttru & Dover. 33% ........ .. Do., No. 1.. Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 Do.. No 4 2% .. . ... ..• •••. St.Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Juncti on ... 425. — .. •-•'". ..••• Staines and Rich mon d ... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — .................... South Wales. .... ... 5 Swans. & Loughor & .Ca meron's Stm. Coal. 2 • •• .... Taw Vale Extension ... 2 Tring, Reading, and .... Basingstoke ....... • Vale of Neath akefield, Pontefract, & .... Goole .. Warwickshire & Lond o n 42 5 . ... Waterford Warwick ..• ate Waterford rx a and f d and r v KilkennyWorcestermi ck eri c w k 2 1 412 2 i5 t, •• ........... ........... and Dublin Nv aterford, Wexford, and Valenta ............... Waveney Valley ..... 2 ..... •• Welsh Midland ............... West Riding Uni on I W i 7. V • e e e it t fl.oCornwall a l . d r She ow a r .. s . 2 2 0 2 % ...... .................................. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- • mouth Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby York and Carlisle 2 3 A —•-• ••••• York and Newcastl e ...... 25 ... 42 t / e 2 42 ..... • . Ditto New • York and North Midland 50 ........ Ditto 1 ,4 Shares 25 Do. Scarboro' Bran c h. 25 Do. Selby 4O Do. Extensi on 2O 43 _ 6 8: ......................... Do. East and Westßid ing Exten s i on Anglo-Belgian FOREIGN RAIL — WA 4 . Barbadoes 1 ... Boulogne and Amiens l6 Bordeaux & Mediterran 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's) 2 .. Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders -... . Calcutta and Diamond Harbour ....... ..... 7s. Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 Central of Spain ... Ceylon ............. . 55..... Demerara 2% .... Dendre Valley ..... 4 .... Direct Bombay a n d Madras Dutch Rhenish 6 ... East Indian .... 58. .... Eastern Belgian Junctn. 21,4 Fampoux & Hazebroak 4 .... Great Indian Peninsular ss. .... Great Western Bengal ss. ... Great Western Canada 3!,4 Italian and Austrian. Jamaica S.Mid. Juncti on 1 .... Jersey ...... 1 .... Louvain ala Sambre Luxemb0urg........... 4 .... Lyons and Avignon 2 ... Madr a s 1 .... Madras, Nellore, and Arcot ................. Madrid and Valentia 2 ... Mauritius .. Namur and Liege Nn of Frauce Constituted 5 .- North Jamaica 1 .... Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux 6 .... Over Yssel 4l3s 4d .... Paris &Lyons Constituted 5 .... Paris and Orleans 2O .... Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted • Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse lO •••. Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantic lours and Nantes Con stituted Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... 6 JOINT SToi - ... ............ .. 14 1 / 2 ... .. ....... ''• - ............ 0 r• • ...... 000000000000 ... '" - ............... " - ... .. ......... ... .-- ............... ... .. ... • ........... ......... •:. '• js .......... '•• - ........... "' ........ • • I /4 . •• • • ........... '• ............... •- •• 00000000000 • ...... .••• ..... .. , .... ,•• ".". .............. - 3 1 / 2 _ .......... .. '" - ............... ...... .. 121 7 ; 13 -. sy, ...... •••••••:, ••• ......... ** ........ ••••• ............... ** - ...... • •••• ••• _ .•• -, . ••••._ . , 5 ............ •• .........•41 . .......... •... ............... le• "... ..... ....... .. ...... 3 ....... :K BANKS. •,, .... ..• ............. Australasia British North American 50 , Union of Australia Union of London... lO MIIS . ..... .... NGE.—crES'O P— .., so A O Gibraltar.. • • ..... • • •• Leghorn .....• / Genoa .. • • • • •• • • • • ad / oi Milan .. ••• • •• •.• •• 1 7- Venice........ • • •• Naples ...• ••"•• •• • • 0, Palermo, peroa••• • .. Lisbon.... • • • • • • •• • •• Oporto.. • • ...... • • •••• Rio Janeiro ••• • • •.••/ Bahia ..... ••• ••• Buenos Ayres • New York, 21dai s „0 si Philadelphia • • " • Yiti• t ii 'micas or s ul• „f. ,1 0 . Foreign Gold in bar 9. 0 4 Portugal Gold COl ll 0 0 id N ew Dollars ••• 0 • 117 Spanish Doublootl:: 0 Silver ink • t 0; LARGE IMPORTATIONS OF BREAD STVIT S ;I O° , I O4 Sheridan, from New York, arrived at L 0 1g 3 5 0 1 to e l Tuesday, there are 1,678 barrels of flour , bus!." meal, 10,400 bushels of Indian corn, 9 • ° ,hia, t o :411 1 1 wheat. In the Wyoming, from Philade 4 4 ' , 7oo, e u lo same time, there are 1,000 barrels of flour , 14 frog of Indian corn, 6,400 bushels of wheat, 5V ng 1000 r corn meal. As the wind is now blowing str ° els ° 'g I+l/ 0 o south-west, the will be many arrivals till „r„ re ,h. and corn from the United States. „ ifle r o SODDEN DEATH OF T. BATE, -r-J 6 7 . 4. dde 11 ,61 4 ,,,, to have to announce another instance O r o ,ef robi r. in this county. Thomas Bate, E s q. , for .i fi rce ster banker of Dudley, and a magistrate of ",° the 131 3 V and who has always taken an active part 1° Ty e FS° .d on fd terial business of the neighbourhood, led se'liniOit. Ile had in the evening co l2o l ) ''''halt P— in the chest, ana retired early to bed ; oak afterwards he was a corpse.— Worcester 10 Real del Monte Unregd COURSE OF EXCITA: Amsterdam .. .. C.F. 12 8 Ditto, at sight...... 12 514 Rotterdam .... • • 2U. 12 iiy 2 . Antwerp _ 26 15 Ramburgh .... • • M.B. 13 14 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight.... 25 85 Ditto, 3 months.... 26 10 Marseilles .......• 26 15 80urdeaux......... .. 26 15 Frankfort on Maine.... 122 k Yetersburgh, 3 U 5...... Berlin ...... ...• • • Vienna, effee.flo.... • . 10 10 Trieste, ditto.— ...... 10 10 Madrid .............. 35% Cadiz .. • . ........ 364 8i1ba0...• •• ...... Barcelona .• ...... Seville. • •• •• •• .. ioli 24 ? 761 ..-P 11 0 1 1 / 4 0 , 0 0 ..., --- 14 1 9 ~., !A - ' ' 1 1 ,4 i 4 1 t , ;sj / S~ 1!° / t h 11 ...... 1 ........