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Brunswick, with loss of bulvrarks and deckload ; Juliet, Rayden, Placentia, with loss of bulwarks, sails, &c. ARGATE. Ocr. 6.—The Leopoldine, Schmack, f StetM tin to Bordeaux has been assisted off the Kentish Knotk rom w aterlogged, and with loss of rudder, and is riding between the Knock and Long Sand in twelve fathoms water. Cown, OCT. 6.—T he Mercury, Gibbs, from London to N M tiritins, has a:rived here leaky, and rudder partly un- Ped, havio.g s t ruc k on the ridge coming in at the Ndles. It has bl own a h ard gale all the morning, with rain; abo'dt one rat. the gale abated. 1 1)4116 T01; OCT. s.—The Elie Marie, Jubert, from Newport s)lndret, with pig iron, went ashore on the rocks in Harlyn Bay this morning, and sank. The tide just leaves her deck at low water. CORK, Ocr . 3.—The brig Cushla Machree, from Quebec to Liverpool, was abandoned at sea ; crew saved by the Flora, Brown, arrived at this port. A brig, dimasted and aban cloned, with painted ports and a woman bust head, was Passed in lat. 47, lon. 31 by th e J u li et , arr i ve d h ere. 4. the Julia, Hayden, from Newfoundland, put in here yester day, very leaky, and with loss of sails, tc. - A small schooner from Quebec, name unknown, has arrived at this port, with 'Om of bowsprit, &c., and has been run on the Mud Bank. tt larg e ship, totally dismasted,was passed 23d ult. in lat. 48, len. 34. Another vessel, supposed the same, having a sail on the stup of the mainmast, 2d instant, in lat. 50, lon. 13 ; and a third disabled vessel, 30th ult., in lat. 50, lon. 16, all by the Triton, Smith, arrived hell). H ula., 6.—The Catterina, Ackerman, from New castle to Rotterdam, whi.:l struck on the Spurn Point sth Instant, m was run on ;hors this morning, near E as i ng t on, i n sinking state. and must discharge. f OCT. 5.—A lighter, load e d w ith d ea l s r " 111 tut .Royal Tar, sunk to-day alongside th a t vesse l ; t h e greater part of the deals are recovered. -MARYPOkT, OCT. s.—The Shaw, Hewitt, for —, has put back, having lost mainmast on the 30th ult., in lon. 34 W., and stern having been afterwards stove in. OCT. s. —The Ambassadress, Bannerman, of St. Jo . hn's, New Brunswick, arrived here yesterday, water-logged, with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c. The Malabar, Barker, of Liverpool, arrived here yesterday, with loss of mainmast. The brig Isadora, of this port, struck on the rocks at the en trance of this harbour yesterday, and became a total wreck; two of the crew drowned. YAnatount, Ocr. s.—The Lark, Lee, from Poole to Goole, was assisted in to-day, having been compelled to cut away foremast, maintopmast, &c., during a gale. 6th. The Thomas and Mary, Dapledge, was assisted into the harbour this I liorning, leaky. LOWF.STOFFE, OCT. 6.—The Charles Emelie, Paris, struck on the Beacon Ridge this morning, and fter beating hea 'rily, sunk about three cabl es ' lengtti from the shore ; crew saved. HAftwicar, Ocr. s. —Tie Forager, Barnett, from Shore ham, drove ashore or the Buxey last night, but got off, and Proceeded for this port. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following have been posted at Lloyd's : " Ilydrographic• office, Admi ra lt y , S ep t . 24 , 1846. "BALTIC.—GOTHLAND SOUTH-WEST LIGHT. " On the Ist of October nest a revolving light will be established on Refsudden Point, on the south-west extremity of the island of Gothland, in latitude 56 deg. 56 rain. N., and longitude 18 deg. 9 min. E. The light will continue bright for half a minute, and will then be eclipsed for an interval of a minute and a half. The lantern is 56 feet high, and the light 166 feet above the level of the sea, so that it may be seen at the distance of seventeen miles." " " Hydrographic-office, Ad m i ra lt y , S ept. 29. COAST OF PORTUGAL—ALTERATION OF PENICHE LIGHT. " Information has been received by her Majesty's Govern tnent that on the 16th of this month the revolving light of I "eniche, on the coast of Portugal, was converted into a fixed l ight, with the object of enabling seamen to distinguish h from the revolving light of the Berling Islands, and from the projected revolving light which is in course of construc tion en Cape St. rmcent." " Consulat London, " Instead o f th e Old La ntern on Thirnae, l Lighthou O se c , there bas been placed in the present nmmer (in the way announced in the notice dated 4th of J u l y this year), a new one of !netal, with smaller window-frames and large panes of glass, by means of which the light can be seen better than hitherto. r nd, also, old frola the 10th of this month, instead of the orderefleting E tt:;paratus, a magnifying apparatus of the fourth . otrne has b t - di used, which stands 1% feet higher than the li g h t : li -isia, or in the whole 98% feet above the sea, and r . , .. thent, horizon to a distance of about three Danish miles' u'-.nd. "The light ' Ou t s k the same as formerly through _ th e y ear.° .... ept burning RoYal B ---- of Trade, Copenhagen, S e pt. 15 . " A, . ...____ NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) C 014 im- r. - -'" taCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. A full loud average supply of English Wheat has reached us since WitilaY) % Vat the stands were by no means heavily filled kiricelP. Selected parcels moved off steadily, at fall but other kinds were a slow inquiry, at late rates. T,olde quantity of free foreign Wh ea t was comparatively small. &f rs were very firm, and would not sell except at Pric es. In Corn under lock very little was doing. Weextreme had. P a fair inquiry f or B arley, and the quotations were well sup rates. d. Malt, ready for delivery, sold s t ea dil y, at previous a There was a good demand f or O a t s , at M onday ' s im proved currencies. Beans, Peas, and Flour were quite as dear. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats Flour. 5,880 qrs. 4,720 qrs. 2,330 qrs. 3,350 sks - - 3,680 and 3,690 4,700 5,720 2,280 brio Malt, 2,540 qre. VITIErrECILA.PML. Pull average supplies of meat were on offer here. Prime Mutton and Veal sold readily, at full prices; otherwise, Ihe trade was in a sluggish state. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4 3 8d ; L am b, 4 s Sd to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. X ng l l3ll POreigu ••• • • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TULSDAY. CESAREWITCII STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Tom Tullock—taken 15 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes—offered 16 to 1 agst Terrier —offered 18 to 1 agst The Baron 18 to 1 agst Kesheng—taken 20 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild—offers to take 25 to 1 agst Giantess—taken 25 to 1 agst Glossy —taken 25 to 1 agst Flahowlagh—taken 25 to 1 agst Fort William 33 to 1 agst Tugnet—taken 33 to 1 agst Sheraton—taken B.IDG ESti I ItE STARES. Bto 1 agst lago—taken _ 14 to 1 agst Tom Tullock—taken 18 to 1 agst Idas—taken 20 to 1 agst Conspiracy—taken 22 to 1 agst Joanna colt—taken Even on the field against twelve. DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Von Tromp —taken to 200/. 16 to 1 on th e fi eld, bar one. DERBY RACES. --TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added from the Fund. On e m il e and a half. (4 Subs.) Sir C. R. Cockerell's Duke of Richmond, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b 1 Mr. Knight's The Jolly Beggar, 5 yrs, 9st 91b ............ 2 Lord Chesterfield's Arkwnght, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b 3 2tol on the Duke. Won in a canter. The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 f t, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. Lord Chesterfield's Cherry (Morella filly), 3 yrs, sst 101 b 1 Sir Win. Stanley's Pic Nie, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr. Meiklam's c, by Touchstone, out of Laura, 3 yrs The folloixing also started, but were not placed :—Mr. G. Ongley's Roderick, aged, 7st 101b--Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalm t,inger, 4 yrs, 7st—Mr. Skelmerdine's Rolla, 4 yrs, 7st—M r . C. D orrian ' s Laird o 'Ceckpen,'.4 yrs, Est 9 1b—and Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 yrs, 6st 21b. A fine race with two. The Maide n Pl a t e of 30/., added to a Sweepstake of 5 soya each. Heats, two miles. (4 Subs.) kr. Skelmerdine's Rolla, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. Walmesley's Heir-at-Law, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 2 Mr. Di xon ' s Amazon, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 3 2 dr The Derby and Chaddesdon Cavalry Stakes of 1 sou. each, with 50 added, one round and a di stance, were won by Mr. F. Pepper's Queen of Hearts, aged, 12st, beating Mr. Ellaby's Sir Roger, 6 rs, 12st, and Mr. Lowe's Baronet, 5 yrs, list. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. 13111111 AM, MONDAY EVENING.-At an early hour yes terday morning, a great deal of smoke having been ob served issuing from the mouth of the downcast shaft of the Alexander Pit, at Rainton, near the city of Durham, the property of the Marquis of Londonderry, fears were entertained that during the night an explosion had taken tiLice, and on some of the officers of the pit descending the shaft they found that their fears were too fully verified. It appears that shortly after three o'clock on the preceding day the workmen had left the pit, when there was not the least appearance of danger from an explosion. The only person who was left in the shaft on the Saturday night was a pitman named Richard Stott, aged about ninety years, who h a d c h arge of the furnace used for ventilating the shaft. When the deputy overman descended the shaft the following morning, he found Stott lying beside the furnace quite dead, his body exhibiting the usual appearance of a person who had been killed by an explosion of fire-damp. On proceeding to wards the stable, it was found that the whole of the horses, seventeen in number, had also fallen victims to the explosion. It is a most providential circumstance that the explosion took place on the Sunday morning, s for had it h appened at any other time, the consequence might have been of the most frightful nature; every thing i n t h e mine having life at the time of the explo sion perished. H ad the catastrophe occurred on the Saturday morning, it is supposed that upwards of one hundred lives would have been sacrificed. This after noon an inquest was held on the body of Stott, before T. C. M aynard, Esq., coroner for Easington Ward, when John Streaker, the deputy overman , sta t e d that on Satu r d ay he left the pit at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and at that time there was not the least ap pearance of fire in the shaft; there was as was the usual custom, two oil lamps left burning, but their being left burning would not have caused the pit to fire. He could not assign any reason for the explosion, but it was his opinion that it had not taken place spontaneously. Several other witnesses were examined, but their evi dence was merely a corroboration of that of Streaker; they all spoke to having left the pit safe and the lamps burning on the Saturday afternoon. After a short consultation the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." itOWING MATCII.—The scullers contest between Joseph Cobb and T. Reed, for 101. aside, came off yes terday. Both men belong to Greenwich; Reed, how ever, plying at the east end of the town; and as the subject of the superiority of each had been frequently discussed by their friends, the present contest was deter mined upon to settle the matter. The distance was from the Halfway House to the Dreadnought Hospital-ship, and the Prince of Wales steamer had been engaged to convey company to witness the struggle, .besides which there were some long boats out. Betting was about sto 4 in favour of Cobb, but many speculated a trifle without adhering to the current odds, but rather exercising their own favouritism on the subject. After a pretty even start, Cobb, after the first dozen yards had been rowed, took the lead, and maintained it all the way, coming in first by thirty yards. His opponent was close upon him mile after mile, and rowed altogether a most " plucky" Item wager. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN IN G, OCTOBER 7, 1846. THE GREAT BRITAIN. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. The accounts from the Great Britain up till one P.M . yesterday were unsatisfactory. We append them as they have reached us;—, Mr. Foy's Farm-house, Dundrum Bay, Sunday, Oct. 4. Pour, P.M. Soon after four o'clock yesterday afternoon (the hour of post from the nearest post-office here), the people on board the Great Britain continued to get out the coals, throwing them overboard on the land side of the ship from the port windows abaft, and from two iron funnels, one forward and another about midships, over the side. The quantity thrown out was so great, notwithstanding all that had been before discharged, that they formed a complete bank close to her larboard side. The ship ap peared to be quite high on the sandy beach, and was but slightly sanded, drawing (in the sand) only from four to five feet. Great hopes were entertained that the vessel would be got off last night's, or at least this morning's tide, but these expectations were disappointed. The carts could net take on shore more than a compa ratively small quantity of the coals, and great part of them were of course washed away by the suc ceeding tide. The wind was about S.S. W., blowing rather strong. Towards dusk the appearance of theborizon indicated a gale, or was so considered by the weather wise here, and this apprehension was verified before morning. A great number of cars with visitors, and small carts congregated at and near the ship in the evening. The Cow and Calf Rocks appeared quite naked, but the sea washing over them. Immediately at the bow of the ship a bank had been thrown up of sand and small stones commingled, probably from the action of the tide upon her bottom. At half-past four the tide came round her, and it be came necessary to recede. The wind was about N.W., but draughts were flying about in different directions. The steam tugs vivre again employed at high water to bring the ship off, but without effect, and they had to put out into the offing—high water being about ten. The moon was bright, but towards morning it began to blow strongly from the S.W. The ship had during the night Forged on a little further upon the beach, with her head much more to the westward, being now nearly bow on to the land, or bosom of the bay. At ten this morning (high water being at 10h. 40m.) the ship bad evidently forged on upon the land. It blew fresh, with a heavy surf rolling all along the beach. The wind at this time was about S. or S. by E., one of the most unfavourable for throwing the sea into the bay. The steam tugs (two from Liverpool) could not ap proach the ship during the tide, the surf being so high and threatening, and the rocks around so numerous. The vessel was nearly stern on to the sea, which occasionally dashed over her quarters and taffrail. She appeared to move, or float occasionally; but though the tide did not retire until eleven o'clock, no perceptible difference in her position was visible, the probability being that (from appearances) she had got further into the bay by about her own length. The wind is still blowing freshly into the bay, and the huge hull of the leviathan steamer seems to be so close in upon the land that it will require the most extraordinary exertions to get her off. 'Tuesday is the highest tide. Another attempt to get the vessel off will be made to night, but how far this will be successful remains to be found. DIINDRUM BAY, MONDAY, ELEVEN O'CLOCK, A.M.—As I anticipated in my communication last evening, the state of the weather prevented the two steam tugs from coming near the Great Britain by last night's tide. They have not, in fact, come within sight of the shore since they left us, about noun yesterday. No attempt to set her free was consequently made last night, and she is this morning, as might be expected, much further on the beach—l should say from twenty to twenty-two feet—than when I saw her last evening. I came to the shore opposite to her this morning shortly after clear day, and although she bas approached the land by what I have already stated, she has materially shifted round. Her bow has turned considerably towards the westward, and her bearing is, I should think, at the present, as nearly as possible W.N.W. and E.S.E. Whether this alteration of her bearing will have the effect of leaving her in a more favourable position for getting off or not, is a question about which there exists difference of opinion; but the fact of her having come further upon the beach can hardly be said to be in her favour. She new lies in such a position, that it is im possible, from any point along the shore, to catch a glimpse of her larboard side; but I can perceive, by th e motions of those on the d e ck that the work of throwing over her coals has discontinued. The spout by which the water is discharged by the pumps lies above the tide. and I can observe a goodly column of water proceeding from that outlet,. This circumstance leads me to believe that she must be making more water than she did yes terday. About an hour and a half ago the fore and aft jib, and the square mainsail on her third mast, or that im mediately abaft her funnel, were set, but for what pur pose it exceeds the ingenuity of those on shor e t o di v i ne . The wind is now blowing as nearly as may be from the east, and it is thought the setting of the sails I have men tioned will rather have the effect of forcing her farther on the beach than of turning her bow to the south, the only imaginable object her commander could have in having them set. The weather during the night was more mo derate than appearances about dusk seemed to indicate. The breeze about this time is pretty fresh, and the surf is very strong in the bay. The tide is now nearly at its height, and only the very tops of the rocks near the shore are visible. The Great Britain is so fast, however, that scarcely a sign of "budging" is percep tible. A large steamer with three masts and funnel ha; made her appearance in the offing, but she keeps out a goodly distance. She is supposed to be the Sea Nymph, one of the steamers on the Warrenpoint and Liverpool station, which was expected here to render assistance by this tide. From the height of the seaway in the bay, however, and some indications which have been observed since she wore in sight, it is thought improbable that she will venture in near enough for any good. I shall not close my dispatches till I see the result. Some idea may be formed of the boisterous appear ance of the bay from the fact that it was found unad visable to launch a boat for the conveyance of the letter bag of the Great Britain ashore this morning. One of the crew, a smart fellow, named Covney, ventured out, and swam ashore with it to his very imminent peril. He states that he was repeatedly almost stunned by the beating of the waves against his breast while coming across. There are a great number of persons collected on the beach, and a good array of vehicles public and private. Their curiosity, however, is not at all likely to be gratified in seeing her free again ; and, as the last of the high tides will take place to-morrow, if the weather do not, in the meantime, moderate, and that very considerably, it is not at all likely she can ever be extricated. I have heard that a whole troop of scientific gentlemen have arrived here from Liverpool or Bristol, but I have not yet seen them. ONE O'CLOCK, P.M.—The steamer Sea Nymph has just moved off, finding it impracticable to come in. The Great Britain is much nearer the shore now. The next full tide will be at midnight. MA.GAZINES.—(CONTINUED) COLBURIVS UNITED SERVICE. The most generally interesting article in the pre sent number is the " Narrative of Colonel Des. pard's Expedition ihto the Interior of New Zealand, during the months of June and July, 1845." The narrative of the attack on the native fortress of 0 Haiowai is very graphically written. The " History of the Seikhs and the Punjaub," is continued, and is brought down to the period of the death of Old Runjeet Singh. There are, moreover, several useful articles on professional subjects in the present number, and a most pathetic and beautifully-told tale, illus trative of the hardships which every military officer must endure who depends upon his profession for his living, entitled " Selling out." THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By Gilbert A. A'Becheit. Part IV. Right merrily, but yet without any violation of the (we were about to say truth—but where in history is truth to be found ?)—of the records of history does Mr. A'Beckett carry us through the reigns of John and Henry 111. These sovereigns were, according to Mr. A'Beckett, the " true old original Bill Swindlers." For example— " Henry bad been married about a year, when he had the coolness to ask the nation for the expenses of his wedding. The Barons declared that they had never been consulted about the matter, and that the kingup to the last hour of his remaining a single man had acted with great duplicity. Finding it useless to command, he resorted to the old plan of humbug, and fell back upon his old frend Magna Charta, which he confirmed once more, for about the fifth or sixth time, and of course got the money he required. This great Bill of Rights was to him a sort of stereotyped bill of exchange, upon which he could al ways raise a sum of money by going through the for mality of a fresh acceptance." The illustrations, by Leech, are first-rate. CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE. By Albert Smith. Part 11. In the third chapter, with which the present number opens we are introduced to the hero, Chris topher Tadpole, working in a salt mine in Cheshire. The description of the descent down the shaft, and of the progress of the party in the mine is admirable‘ The poor boy Christopher, who has been transferred to the care of one of the miners, a brutal fellow who constantly ill-uses him, succeeds in making his escape from the mine, and is taken under the pro tection of a party of strolling exhibitors, with whom we leave him for the present. In the fourth chapter we are introduced to Mr. Gudge's home, his cham bers, and his clerk. His home is a cottage at Brompton : "Mr. Gudge's cottage—Coke Villa it was called— was a thing to look at, and would have repaid a walk out of the way, even over a gravelly soil, with thin boots on the wane. It was composed by a cunning builder, of all sorts of bits of different orders of archi- tecture, which had once belonged to large mansions ; as people who have a few friends in the evening,' after a dinner party, spoon up the different breken moulds of cream and jelly into glasses, to form one festive dish. There was a porch that might have done for a Grecian tethple, with vases on the top of the New Road-street dooric style, flanked by Gothic windows of s t a i ne d glass around which shells were stuck, in cement, by way of making a border. Along the roof was a carved wooden gable, with a tall spike sticking up in the centre, like a lightning conductor, suggesting only one idea, similar to that prompted by the extinguisher steeple in Langham-place—what an awkward point it would be for a fat man to tumble upon out of a balloon. Right and left were two niches containing figures : the one of Shakspere, and the other of a little brigand, gaily painted—one of those contrabandists who guard the sun-dried cheroots and Jem Crow pipes in cheap to bacconists' windows. " There was a lawn in front, with a grotto and a fountain, bordered by white flints and clinkers, and large shells. The fountain never worked well, from something wrong in its inside. It would at times play furiously for four hours in the middle of the night, and then stop for a week ; and next, upon being started, go off all round horizontally, instead of np in the air, creating great confusion among the bystanders ; so that it could not be altogether considered a hit. But, as Mrs. Gudge observed, " the nobs always thought a deal of fountains," and, therefore, the little leaden boy, who who was constantly engaged in the hopeless task of en deavouring to blow a tune through a stone nightcap, with the tassel end to his mouth, was held in some re verence, and permitted to remain ; chiefly, however, for the edification of two feeble -minded gold-fish, who went round and round after one another, in some dim water, gaping and staring as though they had been holiday visitors at the National Gallery, or British Museum." His chambers were in Clement's Inn, and his clerk, Sprouts. While at his chambers Gudge hears of the evasion of Christopher from the salt mine, and em ploys a baked-potato-man, light Josh Skittler, whose knowledge of all the blackguards of London is per fect, to watch and spy for the advent of Christopher (for he takes it for granted he will make for London), with orders to bring him (Gudge) immediately any information he may obtain on the subject. The Gudges then proceed to Sir F. Arden's fete at Rich mond, and the confusion created among the fashion able exclusives . by the appearance of the vulgar Gudges, and the various contretemps to which that appearance gives rise, are most amusingly described. Sir Frederick, however, even during the fete, finds that it is impossible to do without Gudge. Josh Skittler, accompanied by Sprouts, has arrived, bear ing a note from the Cheshire agent of Gudge, con firming the report of the escape of Christopher from the mine. This note he puts into the hands of Sir Frederick, who from that moment is more attentive to Gudge than ever. LITERAT URE. THE UNION bF CHRISTIANS. A he*. .13# John Tod Brown. Readily is the confession made that we commenced the perusal of this production predisposed to be pleased. The exquisite outline which forms the frontispiece, and which would alone constitute Mr. Paton a worthy disciple of that wonderful artist Retzsch, seemed to i n di ca t e th a t the letter-press, of which it formed the illustration, could scarcely be of an inferior description. But, above all, the title of the work —" The Union of Christians"—especially coming from the pen of a clergyman, was sufficient to have propitiated the most churlish or indifferent reader. We have read these eighty-eight pages, and we have been more than disappointed; we have mourned the produ c ti on o f a b oo k so ungenerous and supercilious. The poem is dedicated to Sir Culling Eardley Smith, and, although it particularly observes that the name of that Honourable Baronet " is em perishably identified w ith th e p rogres s of spiritual re ligion, irrespectively o f sect or party," the entire production is nothi ng l ess th an a t orren t of abuse, and ridicule, and vituperation upon all the various religions coming under the generic title of Christianity. We will give a few samples. Of the " Independents" the author says :—. " But what the porcupine that bristles there, And dares you to invade his lonely lair ? Too independent, let him not maintain That brother bodies drag the clog and chain, Would rather that his deadly darts were thrust Through the foul heart of unbelief and lust ! " He then calles the belief of the Quakers " a haze of visionary lies," and afterwards compares their creed to a child's watch : "Its face seems right, but if inside you try, Strait you detect the stationary lie." Speaking of the Free Church, he exclaims— " Hush ! from gruff Scotland breaks a furious bark I What thus can make a Babel of the ark ? Oh !—twins fast spliced as Siamese have split, And at each other logically hit," &c. Episcopacy is next assailed, as— " A bird of state blessed with well feathered claws, She crows o'er all conventicle jackdaws," &c. With similar elegance he alludes to the Presbyterians, and, speaking in their name, begins— " We Presbyterians blue, replete with starch, Naked as elephants, majestic march," &c. Baptists are typified ornithologically, namely, as something between ducklings and geese : " A fowl domestic waddles o'er the ground, Which ne'er is right, till half in water drowned," &c. The unfortunate Romanists are likewise bespat tered with slang epithets ; the author meekly remarks of their church, that " That scarlet strumpet excommunicates Each thoughtful son her dictum who debates," &c. Methodists, according to his lively imagination, aro little better than rooks : " See ! on that new-built farm they perch and gloat On straws," &c. Infidels, Socinians, Worldlings, and divers other classes, are treated precisely in a similar strain ; ugly adjectives of all kinds crowd the couplets, and the whole poem closes with an impassioned eulogium on Messrs. Smith, Bickersteth, James, Noel, Bunt ing, Montgomery, and others. We give Mr. John Tod Brown all possible credit for having intended to promote brotherly love, and to ensure, if he possibly could, " The union of Christians," but let him take our plain, honest word for it, he has been altogether mistaken. He has been mistaken in imagining such lines as those we have quoted at random are poetry, and he has been mistaken, most grievously mistaken, in conceiving that sarcasms so coarse, and derision so universally scattered about, could in any manner tend to the fusion of religious parties into one har monious band. This little book is calculated, more than any other production we have seen for many years, to promote the Dis-union instead of the union of Christians. A HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVE .RIES, AND ORIGINS. By John Beckmann, Profesor of Economy in the University of Gottingen. Vol. 11. This, the second volume of Francis's Translation of Beckmann's History of Inventions, completes the work, and Mr. Bohn has done the cause of literature good service by reprinting it in his standard library. The editors, Drs. Francis and Griffiths, have done their work well, and we know of no book which, in such a small space, pleasantly conveys so large an amount of curious inf rination as Mr. Bohn's edition of Beck mann. It is a perfect repertory of useful and enter taining knowledge. OPENING of the HULL and SELBY RAILWAY. (rnom Otiß OWN REPORTER.) HULL, ToEsnit.—This line, the filet for which was obtained about two years ago, at the instants of the Hull and Selby Railway Company, but which, with that line, has been leased for five years to the York and North Midland and the Manchester and Leeds Companies conjointly, was formally opened yesterday, and to-day trains run for the first time for the conveyance of pas sengers. The line is thirty-three miles in length, has double lines, and starts from the Hull and Selby line about a mile from Hull, and proceeds in a slightly curved direc tion to Bridlington, the population of which is about 800, and which is situated on the coast, about midway between Scarborough and Hull. Although the line completes the undertaking so far as the Hull and Selby is concerned, it will ultimately be constructed all the way to Scarborough. In fact, only a few days ago, a portion of the line from Scar borough to Tilvey was opened, thus completing a portion of a line which, as we have said, will ultimately reach to Bridlington, and so on to Hull, forming coast line of an important character for more than sixty miles. In an etwineering sense no line could hare been more easy of construction—in fact, the country is so level that the works were proceeded with with ex traordinary rapidity. Messrs. B. Stephenson and Bru tenshaw are the engineers; Messrs. Jackson and Co., of Oriffield, the contractors, The entire cost was about 350,0001, In honour of the occasion, several of the craft in the spacious harbour displayed their colours; the station, too, displayed a number of parti-coloured flags. A train was appointed to start from the Hull station at half-past ten o'clock in the morning, but long before that hour an immense number of ladies and gentlemen, whom the directors had honoured with invitations, had congregated at the station, apparently not in the least discouraged or dispirited by the torrents of rain which commenced falling during the time the train was pre paring to start. Mr. - Htidson, who appeared in excellent spirits, and the other directors, were extremely well received. The members of the band, who were located in an open third•class carriage, played snatches of lively airs during the pelting of the pittiless element. To our mind the man appointed to the big drum, who wore an enormous "choker," appeared in "marvellous choler." All the arrangements having been completed, the train, consisting of about sixty carriages, contain ing about 500 passengers, and drawn by three powerful engines, started shortly after eleven o'clock, amidst the cheers of the populace and the sounds of the music. The engines and tenders were decorated with union jaeks ; the one in the post of honour bore the appella tion of " Hudson " in honour of the " Railway King," and in order that his regal title might be duly sustained, on this day at least, an imperial crown, or rather the effigy of an imperial crown, 'painted on transparency, surmounted the monarch's name on each side of the engine. The " Antelope" led the way, and the " Hope" followed. The train proceeded at an easy pace, stopping for a few minutes at each of the principal stations, and as the weather had in some degree changed its sour and threatening aspect, and ultimately smiled upon the rail way pageant, the inhabitants of the various places came forth and welcomed the new comer. This was particu larly the case at Beverley and Driffield, where elegant and commodious stations have been erected. Large crowds were stationed on either side of the line, who expressed the utmost joy and good-will at the first appearance of a locomotive and an herculean train amongst them. At the first-mentioned place an amateur band received the train, and at the second guns were fired. In fact, brief expressions of approbation followed its progress throughout the whole course traversed. At the less populated parts of the line, the gentle rustics stared aghast, at the train, and here and there horses, cattle, and sheep, on beholding it, started off, not turning to take a second glance, until it was far a-head. The whole of the works reflect great credit on the company and their contractors. The lino may, during the whole of its course, be termed a " surface line," the rails, with very trifling exceptions, being laid on the ordinary level of the ground. The country, which is mainly agricul tural, is very fairly populated, and there is no reason to believe that the line will not prove highly remunerative to its lessees and projectors. On reaching Bridlington, about twenty minutes after one, the train was met by upwards of 2,000 persons of all grades of society. A procession of the Odd Fellows of the town and other inhabitants, bear ing banners, on which were inscribed " Welcome to Bridlington," " Hudson and the Directors," " Pros perity to the Railway," " The Queen, and Prosperity to the People," &c. We must not omit to mention that the station, in an architectural point of view, possesses considerable beauty, but possesses this still greater ad vantage, that it is extensive and well adapted for carry ing on a considerable amount of traffic. Those who came from Hull and several of the inhabitants of the town then partook of an excellent luncheon, which was laid out with great taste in a large unfinished warehouse. Due justice having been done to it, Mr. HUDSON, M.P., who was received with great ap plause, rose to congratulate the visitors from Hull on their safe arrival at Bridlington. lie trusted they had enjoyed the delightful rik, and that the endeavours of himself and the directors to entertain them had given them satisfaction.—(Cheers.) But he wished to propose a toast, which he was sure they would drink with all their hearts. To those connected with the important undertaking, the opening of which they had that day met to celebrate, it was one of lasting interest—it ,was " Prosperity to the Port and Town of Bridlington."— (Cheers.) They hoped it would promote the commerce of the town and surrounding district ; but above all they trusted it would be the means at the same time of in ducing thousands to visit the town to enjoy its refreshing breezes. The toast was received with great demonstrations of applause, as also was the toast of the ladies, to which the Hon. Gentleman did most gallant justice. Mr. PRESTON, the lord of the manor, then presented Mr. Hudson with an address, congratulating him, in the name of the inhabitants, on the auspicious occasion, and detailing the advantages which the town could not fail to derive from the construction of the line. Mr. HUDSON replied at some length. He thanked the inhabitants for the honour they had conferred upon him. He was happy, with the assistance of the engineers, to have been in some measure the means of carrying out the line, and to have been instrumental in inducing capitalists to embark their money in such undertakings, who, whilst they derived great advantages from the ap plication of their capital, promoted the welfare of others in an eminent degree. Be believed, therefore, that he had done something for his fellow-man. lie considered that railway proprietors ought to be remunerated for the outlay of their capital, and was satisfied they would ob tain that remuneration so long as they studied the inte rests of the public.—(Cheers.) By reducing the price of fuel, they placed it within the reach of the poor man, and did much to make his fireside happy. After pointing out the advantages which the line would confer on Hull, he assured them that both himself and the directors would exert themselves to the utmost to pro mote the interests of the town.—(Cheers.) The company then separated, and the train immedi ately started to Hull, in order to enable them to attend the banquet in the evening. WARWICK AND WORCESTER RAILWAY. A meeting of shareholders of this company was held yesterday at the Hall of Commerce, for the purpose of considering the propriety of dissolving the company, under the provisions of Lord Dalhousie's Act. Mr. Po cock was called to the chair. After a short address from Mr. Spackman, scrutineers were appointed; and there being present but 6,200 votes, the meeting adjourned till Monday. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders was held yesterday at the Hall of Commerce, Mr. Astell, M.P., in the chair, con vened for the purpose of authorising, under the Act of Parliament, the purchase of the Stamford and Spald ing Railway. The Solacrron read the deed of conveyance, and a resolution, authorising the directors to affix the seal of the company to the same, was put and carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN reminded the gentlemen present that the extension shares that had been created would be applied to meet this purchase. The directors of the Great Northern determined, as they had done in reference to the old shares, to give interest on the money paid upon the new shares, at the rate of four per cent. up to the 30th of June, and five per cent. from the 30th of Juno to the 81st December. That would not be paid immediately, but at next half-yearly meeting the directors would render their account on this subject to the gentlemen coming in under the present purchase, considering that they also had lent out their money on the undertaking equally with their own share holders. In answer to Mr. B. DENNISON. Captain LAWS said they confidently looked forward to a hundred or a hundred and thirty miles being opened and in productive operation by the Ist July, 1848. He said he had recently visited from London to York •ver the main line and the loop, and, looking at the works with which they would or would not have to con tend, and the population on the line, he was confi dent that the London and York was the safest under taking that had yet come out. He bad no hesitation in saying that the revenue would fully realise their most sanguine expectations. After a few words from the Chairman, the meeting separated. LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLY MENA RAILWAY. An adjourned meeting of the shareholders in this line was holdlesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering of the dissolution of the Company, Mr. W. Morley in the chair. Mr. M'Quig, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Freeman, acted as scrutineers. The questions of dissolution and bankruptcy, moved at last meeting, were formally put, and the shareholders present proceeded to the vote, which was then declared to be, including the former day's voting, for dissolution, 1,390 —against it, 25 ; for dissolution by bankruptcy, 260, and against it, 1,005. This, not being a sufficient number to make the result decisive, ended the formal business of the meeting. Mr. Morley having been re-elected to the chair, Mr. M'Qum, one of . the committee appointed to examine the affairs of the company, read the report. It stated that the capital of the company was divided into 15,000 shares of 201. each, which ware allotted in the month of September, 1845; that of these shares 8,975 only had, been paid upon, giving 20,0871 14s. Bd. Payments had been made up to July last to the amount of 8,5981. 13s. 7d. by the direc tors, leaving a balance of 11,4891. ls. Id. Claims were made upon the balance to the amount of 7,7001. If that sum were paid, and no further expenses inclined, there being at present 7,780 scrip shares, there would be a dividend on each share of about 10s. From 5,000 to 6,000 shares allotted had not been taken up, and that principally by the provisional eommittee • that 1,180 shares by order of the directors were purchased in for 3,395/. ss. on behalf of the company, and out of the company's fund, in October, 1845. The balance of money in hand was found to be in the name of the solicitor to the company, at Messrs. Drummond's Bank; it had been refused to be paid over. Mr. M`KEE, one of the directors, said, that purchase of shares was made by the authority of two directors alone; there never had been a board before that. The broker came to the board and threatened to put a dis cringes on the funds of the company, unless the money for these shares %%as paid. It was under such circum stances that Mr. Spottiswoode was induced to put 116 name to the cheque. Mr. Btracnim, stated that the money being in his name at the Messrs. Drummond's was altogether that the shareholders might get the readier access to it. The fund was in Chancery in Ireland, and by an order was paid out to Messrs. Johnston, Barlow, and Spottiswoode. He immediately invested it i n Exchequer-bills to the amount of 11,3004 and with the balance deposited them where they were. He was ready under order of the gentlemen named to pay out that money to any parties whom they might please to name. After a good deal of ccnver.at ion Mr. M ATT HY moved that, though the shareholders might be strictly entitled to more than 15s. a share, they would yet be satisfied to accept the same in full of all. Mr. COHEN seconded the resolution, which was car ried. Mr. HAYNES moved that the money in hand be paid over to Messrs. Johnstone, Morley, M`liee, and Spot tiswoode, Mr. Morley always signing the cheques. This was put and carried. Mr. MATTHY moved that Messrs. M'Quig, Cohen, and Freeman form a committee to concert with the directors for carrying out these resolutions. Mr. R. JONES seconded this, and it was passed unani mously. The meeting then adjourned. STAMFORD AND 'SPALDING RAILWAY. _ _ A meeting of the - shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the Hall of Commerce, to transfer the line to the Great Northern, Mr. Astell, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the line was but eight miles long. It was considered as a branch line of the Great Northern, and therefore in the Act a clause had been introduced empowering the shareholders to sell the line to that company. The Solicitor then read the resolution authorising the sale of the line to the Great Northern, on the terms that the shares in the Stamford and Spalding should become shares in that company, and credit given for the money paid upon them, which passed nem. con., and the meeting separated. ELECTION OF LORD 3IAYOIt. (YESTERDAY.) As the poll approached to a termination the utmost anxiety was exhibited by the dense crowd which had been ever on the increase since one o'clock, and the ex citement became still more intense, as up to the last minute it was known that the supporters of Sir George Carroll were diminishing the odds that had existed at the close of Monday's proceedings. The hall, at four o'clock, was crowded to suffo cation by a motley assemblage, whose "most sweet voices" seemed pretty equally divided between the candidates. It Alderman Wood was upon the platform, and it re quired no very keen eye to observe that the "chances of the day" were closely calculated by him, and that with all his efforts to appear calm, he yet could not conceal his agitation. Sir George Carroll entered at four o'clock, accompanied by his friends, and stood imme diately behind his honourable opponent. Considerable merriment was excited by the witty remarks which were called forth from the gentlemen lacquers in the ball, at the expense of one or other of the two rival sections ; and thus the anxious twenty minutes which elapsed from the closing of the poll-books to the announcement of the numbers were by no means the dullest in the day's proceedings. Bets, too, were freely offered ; nor did the close proximity of the candidates prevent this delicate species of speculation being very spiritedly carried out on the hustings. The galleries were filled with ladies. The numbers were as follow: — Sir George Carroll • Mr. Alderman Wood . Mr. Alderman Hooper Mr. Alderman Moon Mr. Alderman Farncomb Immense cheering from the adherents of Sir George Carroll. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS then came forward, but for some time was quite inaudible. He merely repeated the statement of the numbers as above. Sir GEORGE CARROLL then came to the front, and having in vain attempted to address those in the body of the hall, at last in despair confined his attention to the reporters immediately around him. The worthy Alderman said—Gentlemen, I thank you for your kind ness in placing me in my present honourable position. I have no doubt that you will give me credit for speaking the truth when I say that I have taken no part in this contest beyond what I felt to be necessary and jus tifiable, in order to protect myself as the next Alderman in rotation after Mr. Alderman Wood.(Cheers.) The contest is now over—(Cheers and hisses)—as far as the Livery are concerned.—(Cries of " Not yet.") The de cision now remains with the Court of Aldermen. If that is in my favour I will endeavour to do all that the Lord Mayor of this great city ought to do--(Cheers)— if it should be otherwise, I will be perfectly contented. And now, gentlemen, I thank you both sincerely and kindly for all the trouble you have taken on this occasion. Mr. Alderman WOOD then came forward, and said, I regret that you did not hear my excellent colleague, for he would no doubt have told you that which is the fact —that there is no personal contest between him and myself, for I am quite sure that no angry feeling or angry wish has escaped from each in respect of the other.—(Cheers.) Indeed, there was no occasion for anything of the kind between him and me, the contest being altogether between himself and the gentleman whom Mr. Anderton proposed to the Livery. All that concerns me- is the fact that I am 1,320 above that gentleman. You are bound to return two Alder men to the Court of Aldermen, and therefore Sir Georgo Carroll and myself are in precisely the same position in which we stood at the beginning of the contest.— (" Hear, hear," cheers, and groans.) When Mr. An derton proposed Mr. Alderman Hooper he should at the same time have taken care to have found the friends to support him. But the Livery have now proved to him that they were determined to support the two Aldermen who were declared in the first day's proceedings to have the show of hands.—(Cheers.) I find that during this contest unworthy and unwarrantable liber ties have been taken with my name by anonymous writers. These letters have appeared in some of the papers. I am in a condition to prove the untruthfulness of their statements, by a gen tleman who is now standing behind me. I ate able to show you that the person who uses the name "Truth" as his signature is a disgrace to his kind, and altogether unworthy of credence. In a letter addressed to the Times, the writer affirms that the new trial in the cause of Howard against Shaw did not take place. Now this was untrue, for his friend was present, having been subpoenaed. Again, in the case of Levisen against Hodges,_ he said " that this trial assuredly did not go on ." No; but then he should have told also ' that the plaintiff had preferred a bill of excep tions, which would be argued in the coming term. Now I will ask, whether this anonymous writer does not deserve to be repudiated from all society for his un called-for malignity. I may attribute the fact that lam nine votes deficit to the circumstance of these letters appearing.—(Loud cheers.) Again, I find my friend Mr. James Anderton has been at work. He has issued a letter, dated this day, from the Committee-room of Sir George Carroll, stating that although a friend of mine yesterday said that the fees of Counsel were paid at twelve o'clock that day, yet that they were not so. I affirm that they were paid at twelve yesterday, and my friends hold the receipts. I com pletely exonerate Sir G. Carroll from any knowledge of this ruse, but I merely notice it for the purpose of showing that this man must go into certain holes and corners to write that which he will not do in his own house, or in my committee-room, where he might have the oppor tunity of satisfying himself as to the facts of the case. The worthy Alderman concluded by thanking the Livery for the position in which they had placed him on the poll. Mr.BElotocK then came forward to address the Livery. He must confesi that he felt sorry for the position in which the Livery had placed Mr. Aldan Wood. He was sure that it was a position that he not deserve, Mr. HOLT thanked the Livery for the exertions they had made on the behalf of Alderman Wood. The hall was then adjourned till this day at two o'clock. -.. 1,653 ... 1,644 324 ... THE VICARAGE OF ST. BRIDE'S, FLEET-STREET.— The Dean and Chapter of Westminster have presented the Rev. C. Marshall, M.A., Lecturer of St. Antholin's, with St. John the Baptist, Watline-street, and of Chris topher le Stocks, with St. Margaret, Lothbury, to the Vicarage of St. Bride's, Fleet-street, vacant by the pro motion of the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., to the Vicarage of St. Pancras. On the retirement of Mr. Dale from St. Bride's, the living was offered in succession to the Rev. J. J. Jennings, M.A., Rector of St. John the Evan gelist, Westminster ; the Rey. Edward Repton, M.A., Vicar of Shoreham, Kent, and Minister of tit. Philip's Chapel, Regent-street ; the Rev. Temple Frere, M.A., Rector of Burston, Norfolk ; the Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth ; the Rev. E. G. Beckwith, M.A., Rector of St. Michael, Bassishaw ; the Rev. W. 11. Cope, M.A.; one of the Minor Canons of Westminster, and other reverend gentlemen ; all having refused to accept the preferment, it was eventually conferred upon the Rev. Mr. Marshall, who will forthwith be instanted by the Bishop of London. The liking, wihich has been vacant about four months, is wortlPs62/. per annum. FRANCE v. ENGLAND.—The comfort of travelling on French railways is much before the. English. We find the second-class carriages well lined and padded, with cushioned seats, glass windows, and lampstur the tnnnels, quite equal to many of the English first-class. Private Letter. NOVEL AND INTERESTING CHESS MATCH.—After a struggle of nearly six weeks' duration this encounter has terminated in favour of the English player, who has gained the whole of the games in which he gave no odds, and the majority of those wherein he gave the very large ones of a pawn and two moves. LETTER FROM CAPTAIN lIOSKEN. The following letter was received this day at noon by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.:— " Great Britain steam-ship, Oct. 4. " Gentlemen,—l am very sorry I cannot continue my cheering accounts of yesterday. Last night, or rather early this morning, it came on to blow from the south ward, which has thrown the ship further in, losing all that we had gained. " Yesterday morning's and night's tides, had it con tinued moderate, I fully believe we should have got off this morning. The position of the ship is decidedly better, as she is now more bow on, and on fairer ground, consequently will not strain at all. The tugs were obliged to leave the buoys early this morning, and lay off and on, till after high water, when they again went out, and I hope are run for shelter somewhere, as it looks very dirty. To this time (two o'clock) we have had no communication with the shore, but shall soon, in time to save the post, as at low water we can walk ashore. " As I have frequently said, all depends upon the weather. Nothing can hold her against such wind and sea as we now have. Three bower anchors with chain cables, and three smaller anchors with hemp cables, some of them well banked, and all laid out, cannot hold her at all.—l am, dear Sirs, yours very truly, " (Signed) JAMES HOSKEN. " Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Now that railways are established, would it not be a great saving to life and property if Falmouth were made a general port? Vessels might then go out imme diately to sea without fear of accident.—Yours, &c. October, 1846. A SEA CAPTAIN. THE —IITERPEON SOCIETY.—Last night the mem bers of the Euterpoon Society gave a musical entertain ment at the City Lecture Theatre, comprising Handel's beautiful e il a s e e r e e e n u a s t a m ' o'Acise. Theand Galatea," formeralat ea , ' and of sthese a s e w selection as i in itself an ample amusement ; it is crowded with melo dies, simple, and unaccompanied with distracting noise. In addition to this, the story of the two unfortunate lovers, and the elegant poetry in which their love and sorrow is recounted, combine to make a deep and last ing impression on the minds of the hearers. The music was last night extremely well given, by the Misses Turner, E. Turner and Lacy ; Messrs. Key, Renny, Leffler, Lowick, and an efficient band and chorus, under the direction of Mr. W. Blagrove and Mr. Holderness. The serenata commenced with the overture, which was fol lowed by all the principal parts in it. The pieces " Hush, ye pretty warbling choir," Miss Turner ; "0 ! ruddier than the cherry," Mr. Leffler ; " Love sounds the alarm," Mr. Kenny ; chorus, " Mourn all ye muses," " Must I, my Acis '." chorus, " Galatea, dry thy tears, " &c., were sung with much ease and effect. Among the principal portions of the miscellaneous music were, song, Coming through the rye," Miss Lacy ; song, " There is a flower that bloometh," Mr. Leffler ; glee, H ere, in cool grot," chorus, " The tiger couches," &c., which were also well given. The theatre was well attended by a very respectable audience, who testified their satisfaction by frequent bursts of applause throughout. A young English widow, named Wilson, was ar rested, on Saturday, for an attempt to take the life of Thomas Ratten, who is employed in an organ factory in Centre street. For two years he had been attentive to her, but about Christmas last he suddenly became cool, and was married to a young lady. Since that Mrs. W. has become nearly frantic, and on Saturday, repairing to his place of work, drew a pistol and pointed it at his head, when he knocked her down and had her taken to the Tombs. She has steadily refused all sustenance since her arrest, and appears, as she doubtless is, dread fully excited.—New York Courier and Enquirer, Sept.l4. FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. The present number sustains the high character of this periodical as a faithful record of masonic intelli gence, and a champion always ready to do battle in the cause of the craft. The freemasons have reason to be proud of this, their organ. THE COMMERCIAL MAGAZINE. In addition to the commercial statistics of the month, we find in this number an admirable resume of the Law of Commercial Contracts, an amusing ar ticle on London Bill Swindling, well calculated to put the unwary onitheir guard, and an article en titled " How to anticipate fluctuations in Prices," which should be studied by every commercial man who is inclined to indulge in legitimate speculation. THE PATRICIAN. The present number of the Patrician completes the first volu me , w hi ch i s dedicated to Lord Leigh. We have in this number " The Genealogies of the Royal Families of Great Britain, Hanover, and Hol land ;" a conti nua ti on of the annotated " Roll of Battle Abbey ;" the commencement of a series of " Papers on the Landed Gentry ;" and the annotated obituary for the month, besides several well-written criticisms, musical, dramatic and literary. THE RAILWAY REGISTER. In the present number we have several articles, setting forth improvements in the working of rail ways, such for instance as the Geometrical Railway, by Mr. Greenhow ; the Resilient Atmospheric Rail way Tube, by Clarke and Varley ; the Short Close Tube Traction, by Mr. Swinburne ; and Mr. Pil brow's, of the improvements which he has recently introduced into his system of railway traction. In addition to these contributions, Mr. Hyde Clarke, the editor, furnishes a valuable paper on the Theory of Investment in Railway Companies, and on the ability of the resources of the nation, monetary and physical, to meet the demands which must necessarily be made upon them to carry out the railway system. THE ART UNION. In addition to the usual contents of the Art Union, we have in the present number a beautiful engraving, by Laugier, of Luca Giordano's famous picture of Charity, which was one of the gems of the Aguado Gallery. THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE. No. X. By Charles Lever. A faint glimmering of hope appears in the gloom of Maurice Darcy's prospects • and, from a mysterious intimation made to Bagenal Daly, by the robber Freney, during the confinement of the latter in New gate, there is some probability of the old Knight's property being restored to him, and his various rights recognised by the miserable parvenu O'Reilly. One of Lever's happiest descriptions of the society en countered in a sea-coast watering-place in Ireland is contained in this number. Paul Dempsey is one of those execrable nuisances so capable of being an acquisition to a farce, and a terrible bore in reality. Phiz has delineated the bathing-scene at Ballintray, with a caravan labelled " Fumbally—a Panther with only two spots from the head to the tail," " little frescoes of naked children," the "fat lady with the black bathing cap," and " pretty Miss Boyle of Carrick maclash, with one stocking on," in a spirit of drollery true to the text of Harry Lorrequer. From the fol lowing, or some later number, we may anticipate a narrative of our old favourite Daly conniving at the escape of Freney, and we hope a description of the triumphal return of Maurice and his family to Gwynne Abbey. The liveliness which is the chief characteristic of Mr. Lever's writings, and which constitutes not their smallest attraction, is preserved throughout this fiction with singular felicity. We have already particularised the present as promising to be the very best of the fictions produced by this accomplished author; that opinion is only confirmed with every successive chapter. METROPOLITAN EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION. A meeting of assistants and others interested in the early closing movement was held last night at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, for the purpose of electing a committee of the various trades in the City district, to conduct the business of the association in its extended form. The chair was taken at nine o'clock by Mr. Nash, who, after explaining in detail the principles of the association, concluded by exhorting those persons to agitate, and never cease their exertions until they had abolished the injurious system which had destroyed thousands of valuable lives. After some other business of a formal character the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TIIESDAY.—The unfavourable state of the weather prevented her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert leaving the Castle this morning. The Royal Family were also prevented from taking their airings in the forenoon. Her Majesty rode on horseback this afternoon, accom panied by Prince Albert. "The Lady in Waiting, and Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel F. H. Seymour, Equerry to the Prince, were in attendance on her Majesty and his Royal Highness. Their Royal Highnessi4 the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice took a carriage airing in the afternoon, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Prin cess Royal rode in the slopes, on ponies, this afternoon. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President, and the Marchioness of Lansdowne, arrived at their residence in Berkeley- square, on Monday evening, from the con tinent. The Noble Marquis attended at the Council office yesterday morning, and in the afternoon left town on a visit to the Earl of Clarendon, at his seat, Grove Park, Watford, Herts. Sir Valentine Blake had an interview with Lord John Russell, on Monday, at his official residence, in Down ing-street. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Gibraltar. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Madame Anna Bishop has created quite a _furore at the rehearsals of Balfe's opera, The Maid of Artois, in which she will make her debiit to-morrow evening. The opera has been considerably changed to suit Madame Bishop's voice, which is a pure high soprano of much power and sweetness. She sung the new recitative, " My thoughts which forth had wandered " in a style that at once proved her a first-rate artiste; and her execution of the aria following was replete with powerful effect and brilliant execution. The new ballad, " Oh, what a charm it is to dwell," introduced by Mr. Balfe, is a charming composition, and sure to be a favourite; there is a sweet Irish strain in it that captivates every ear, and when sung by Madame Bishop, with all the feeling she infusos into it, will be a decided bit. Our musical readers will recollect the splendid finale, " The rapture dwelling ;" we anticipate great success in this favourite niorceau. Mr. Harrison is to perform Jules. We per ceive Balfe has changed the aria, " My soul in one un broken sigh," to a very beautiful ballad, composed in a highly popular style. The scenery, by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin, is entirely new, not a vestige being available of that used in 1836. The other characters will be filled by Miss Collett and Miss Isaacs, Messrs. Borrani, Bur dini, Weiss, S. Jones, and Horncastle. ALDERMAN WOOD.—At a meeting of the Ken sington Institution, last night, held at their rooms, F. R. Cornwall, Esq., chairman, the following resolution theby M r. conduct John ston e f was p : o o —" T s e h d a t b t y h i M e me l e t ot nng, e d e e s e e t c d o e n r i d e e g d Alderman Wood to have been in every respect upright and honourable, is of opinion that Alderman Wood has been most unjustly deprived of kis civic right by being passed over for the office of Lord Mayor." Messrs. Poulot and Walter opposed the resolution, which was supported by the Chairman in an able speech, in which he severely condemned the conduct of the Times newspaper in at tempting to influence Alderman Carroll's election by slandering his opponent, and concluded by stating that he chought the thanks of every liberal-minded man was due to the editor of The Sun for the manly and honour able way in which he had assisted Alderman Wood in his endeavours to obtain justice for himself, and credit for the Livery.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Murray would call the attention of the meeting to a paragraph in one of Alderman Carroll's advertisements, stating that the Liverymen who had voted for Mr. Wcod were of the " lowest class." He repudiated the assertion, and cast it back on the men who had thrown it, for every pos sible device was used, and no expense spared, in bring ing up Carroll's supporters, while Wood's friends went to the poll unsolicited and unbribed, influenced solely by their admiration of his (Alderman Wood's) qualifi cations, and of hatred to the persecution to which he had been subjected.—(Cheers.) The resolution, on being put, was carried by 102 to 13. In the majority were thirty-seven Liverymen, whilst there were only four in the minority. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Cornwall for his conduct as chairman, the meeting dissolved. It is stated to us, on what we believe to be un questionable authority, that the French Government— or, in other words, his Majesty Louis Philippe—has de manded the surrender of Don Carlos L ou i s C om t e d e Montemolin by the English Cabinet. We hear that the reply of Lord Palmerston to this monstrous requisition was the only one a British Minister ought to make — that England was a free country, and that an y f ore i gner , no matter what might be his political opinions, was en titled to an asylum so long as he respected our laws. But the vindictiveness of the Fr enc h G overnment s h ows itself in every form. .The Journal des Debats, as our readers will have seen in our paper of yesterday, puts forth—for the purpose of damaging the Carlist cause— a statement of certain alleged movements in London. To this statement, in all its particulars, we are enabled to give the most positive contradiction ; whilst we rejoice to think that the efforts of the Court of the Tuileries, however unscrupulous, have not effected their object in restraining i loyal and devoted Sp an i ar d s f rom return i ng to their country n the hope of aiding the royal cause. Accounts have been received, ann ounc i ng t h e sa f e arr ival in Catalonia of Major-General D on J uan B u rjo, Bri gadier-General Don J ose Sobrevias, and a great number of field-officers and others of inferior military rank. — Post. SIR CHARLES NAPIER. The following letter from Lotd Ellenborottg.h to Cap tain Napier will show his Lordship's opinio,l of Eer Charles Napier's conduct in India:— " Southana, Sept. 27, 1846. "My dear Captain Napier,—l received this mornit,: your letter about a speech made by Mr. Sullivan agairtea Sir Charles Napier's conduct in Sinde. You are 1134:- taken in supposing that I have read the speech. I sa ,, there had been some discussion at the Court of Pro - prietors, apparently got up by Mr. Sullivan, for th., purpose of making a long speech; but the discussion got up occasionally at that Court are so wholly Oeveid. of importance, except in the eyes of the speakers, that I did not think it worth while to read what was said. " It is surely quite unnecessary for me to declare words my entire approbation of Sir Charles Napier', conduct. I showed what I thought of it by my acts whi,, ! I was Governor-General; and I will tell you that think the tervices Sir Charles Napier has perform' since I left India have been CVCII greater than these endeavoured, but was unable adequately, to reward. `• Ills campaign in the hills was, as a military opera tion, even superior to that which was for ever illu - trated by the victories of Arcane° and eraL a d , and 1,, has proved himself to be the ablest, or at least the me- successful of administrators, if the success of an admi - nistration may be tested by the :amtentment and coLii deuce it gives to the people. " Ills services during the late campaign upon 11., Sutlej, when, having had no previous instructions to ha% his forces in preparation, he moved in a few we( ks vekti 15,000 men and 100 guns upon Moultar, leaving Seine' tranquil in his rear, was of itself sufficient to show to c. , t who have minds capable of comprehending great tees sures of war and policy, not only the perfection of hi, arrangements and the popular character ofhis just and en • ergetic government, but the immense value, in a military' point of view, of the position which his former victories havo gained to us in Scinde. These matters are, however, so very little understood in this country, even 1.2. - the few who attend to them at all, that I fear it may be long before his merits are justly appreciated, and people here may only discover when it is too late that Sir Charles Napier has possessed that rare combina tion of Military and civil talents, both excellent in their kind, which is the peculiar attribute of a really great mind. " Yours very sincerely, (Signed) " ELLENDOROUGH." MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of October 6.) SUGAR.—To -day bright yellow qualities' of West India, Muscovado Sugar were in excellent request for the scale, and merchants were enabled to obtain previous rates; although there was a larger quantity on offer, inferior brown and grey kinds were purchased with more freedom, in consequence of a further reduction in prices of 6d per cwt. having been sub mitted to; but these sorts are yet abundant. REFINED.—To -day Refined goods were sparingly dealt in by the home trade, and there were sellers of brown grosery lumps at 635, and standard lumps at 645. Bonded crushed Sugar is heavy of dispesal—first quality at 33s per cwt. nkunrrius.—This afternoon 6,107 bags were offered at public sale, the demand was limited, and not above kalf sold, but former rates were sustained, fine yellow sold af . - sks 6d, good 48s to 50s, middling 45s to 475, low 43s to 445, film brown 42sto 43's, low to good 37s to 40s, and grey, according to quality, 43s to 48s per cwt. FOREIGN.—This afternoon 29 chests and 86 barrels %this. Sugar at public sale duty paid, and taken in, low yellow Ar. 43s 6d, good brown 42s to 42s 6d, middling 41s 6d, and low 40s per cwt, being barely the former value. Privately n floating cargo of 500 chests of yellow Hav annah was sold at 325, deliverable at Bristol, in bond, for home consumption. EAST licraii.—This afternoon three parcels Bengal Sugar, amounting to 5,357 bags, were offered at auction, ail& ali sold at about former rates. liforAssEs.—The value of West India is 21s to 245, but there has been only a limited business transacted. Baby Khal Treacle has been in good demand at 21s 6d to 228, Comm—This afternoon Jamaica Coffee met with OW - tion, and 62 casks 7 barrels 16 bags Jamaica at auction we:o sold at full rates, fine fine ordinary at 53s to 595, fine ordi nary 43s to 49s 6d, good ordinary 38s to 41s, low ordinar 355, triage 30s to 325. Native Ceylon was purchased, with more freedom, in consequence of merchants lowering thei prices 6d to ls, and 2,363 bags at public sale were , all. disposed of, good ordinary pale at 383 to 30s, very good ordinary 39s to 39s 6d, bulked 37s 6d, dlimaged in tles country, bulked 345, sea damaged 25s to 37s 6d, pale sound pea berry 49s 6d. Of Plantation 362 bags were offered sect went Is per cwt under former rates, viz., fine fine ordinary coloury at 54s to 54s 6d, fine fine ordinary grey 52s to 53s 6d, damaged 27s to 51s, sound pea berry 653 to 66s ; 9 casks Rig , low middling greyish, at 47s 6d to 485. TEA.—Congou has been sparingly dealt in, notwithstand ing the low rates that prevailed ; the trade only purchre e sufficient for their present wants, and there is a fa , r supply at market of all descriptions. There are sellers of fine blackish leaf at is 8d to 2s, fair to good is to Is 6d, and inferior sorts 8d to Id. In Pouchon4 a good business has been done, and the supply being small, prices rule firm; the parcels sold were at 7d tt) 10d for good to fine, and 44d to 6id for inferior sorts. Of Souchong some parcels have been disposed of, but at rah( r lower rates. For Twankay the market has a dull appear ance, and prices are lower. Scented Caper has been pu , - chased with more freedom. For Scented Orange Pekoe there are not many buyers. SPICES.—Tbis afternoon Nutmegs were only in limited re quest, and 6 cases 2 bags at auction sold at barely form, r rates—good middling brown Penang at 3s 3d, middling :4 Id, mouldy 2s 10d, wormy, Is 3d. Pimento was much is quired after privately, and 33 bags at auction sold at stiff' r rates, viz,, good at 4d to 4 1 4 d, and middling at 3%d. cases of Cinnamon were withilrawn. RlCE.—This afternoon East India Rice was less asked far, and at public sale 20 bags sold at 2,0 s for gakd white Beng. 1, which is the former value. 558 bags East Ihrdia Paddy wel a .--- .- taken in at - 12s 6d to 14s for good quality. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDs.—The firrh .: lll9 of We-t India Rum have been very large during the past week, at .1 of East India a fair quantity has been received. Holder a of Jamaica have been desirous to realise, but submittit , to a reduction on former rates of 2,1 1. to 3d per trite , occasioned an extensive business to be traVact , 1 in all qualities, the quantity sold amountin * e a lt i 800 puncheons. Cllcutta has been purchase wi: h avidity, and better ',flees have been obtained: the nti y sold has amounted to the large number of 1,400 casks. Madras in small parcels sold at Is 9d to is 9id proof. Deme rara is little wanted, and prices are lower, 3s to 3s 2d being taken for limited quantities of strong. Leeward Isllnd a not offered at any further reduction, but only a limited business has been transacted at 2a 2d to 2s 3d proof strength. The deliveries of Rum tor her-.a consumption and exportation dre smalltr than the r were last year, and the stock is less, whilst pelc , I are higher for all soda, but the dealers are only moderate;y supplied. Brandy is not to be had upon lower terms , as tl e deliveries are yet exceeding the arrivals, but only a limit , d business has been transacted by either exporters of the borne trade. In Geneva several sales for exportation have been made. In Corn Spirits an extensive business has been der,e, speculators are operating. In English Gin a good busint ss has been transacted. To-day at public sale 20 blids o Madras Ruin were taken in at 2s 6d per gallon. Hors.—Tlie demand has been less active, and having A large quantity at market, there are sellers rather under pr 1- vious rates, New Mid Kent pockets being obtaicable at 5/ 14s to 61 15s, Weald of Kent 41 12s to 51 ss, Suarex pockets 41.2 s to 4/ 14s per cwt. The Duty for the,Eingdouri is backed at 200,0001 to 220 , 000 /. At the Worcesf6F market a good business has been done in Hops, but in some oriels prices have slightly given way. INDIGO.—The quarterly sales of East India commenced! u day, and were the largest ever known, the quantity advertir , d reaching 21,393 chests, of which 13,000 were ,11 importers' hands, and 8,000 chests second- hand gods; several parcels have not been examined by the trade, owing to the want of time. Before the open ing and during tla progress of the sale 1,310 Chests were withdrawn. 914 chests have passed the hammer tl is day. We do not remember so small an attendance of fore,ign and home buyers, and se uneven and flat a sale. COCHINEAL.—The better qualities are s till wanted, at d fetch full prices, but in inferior of which there is yet a large supply further declined in value Id to 21b per lb; at aucteun 101 bags were sold. FRUIT —ln New Patras Currants the demand has been active, and prices are firm. In New Valentia Raisins there has been an extensive business doing, and the price has risen to 455, notwithstanding the numerous arrivals T:ie arrivals of new Muscatels have been very considerable, and extensive sales made, the price being very low. Cocoa.—The demand has fallen off for West India, and the market having, seen more liberally supplied, a decline in prices of is to 2s pet cwt has taken place. Foreign has met with little attention, and 243 bags Bahia at auction were taken in at 32s 6d to 33s for good middling red, 333 6d to 344 for good, and at 31s for country damaged. SAGO is wanted, but at present no advance in the value has taken place; Sago flour is held for 16s to 17s, but the re are at present not many buyers to be met with. For Tapioca prices remain low, and the supply yet exceeds the demand. (Am.—lmporters of Cod Oil are desirous to realise, as the stock is on the increase, but they accepting 261. 10s. to 27/. per tins, occasioned a good business to be tray s acted by the home trade. For Seal the market Las an improving appearance, large purchases have bean made, and the rates paid exhibit an advance on those pre viously current for all descriptions; holders manifest much firmness_ ell r ancho or MUtTieru are wAntod, ,hlegy fla home consumption, but no further advance in the value 113.9 taken place, although the supply at market is small. Holden of Sperm are inclined to realise, as there is a fair stock here, and they accept 771 to 781 for good to fine, and 76/ les to 761 lOs for fair to mid quality ; at these rates a good business I•as be transacted. Of Fish Oils none have again been brought to public sale, but several parcels have arrived since this day week ; the deliveries are, however, going on satisfactorily, and all kinds are yet cheaper than they were last season. Lin seed Oil has been in excellent request on the spot by the hoine trade ; but the crushers are more inclined to realise, in consequence of the increasing supply, and they accept lid per cwt. For forward delivery several contracts have been entered into at 25s 3d to 25s 6d per cwt., but for exportation the demand has become limited. In Rapeseed Oil many purchases have been made, and prices are firm. Of Cocos, Nut Oil the quantity at market is not sufficient for the b. en de mand, and prices are rising. In Palm a good deal has done, and at firm prices. Olive has been largely dealt in. Lard Oil is wanted, and prices are firmer. TALLoW.—Prices have further advanced considerably for Russian on the spot, the town and country demand having been extensive, and arrivals continuing to be small; indeed, the stock has nearly all passed into second hands, both ot new and o o f ld fl ; m th t e rates t g y i t ve a n n h d av 4 e s be s e 6 n d 46 p s e t r o 4 o 6 w s t 6d fo fe r r the lfaotrtmerer;, even at these high prices there are rot free sellers, as the supply and stock is much less than it was last year For forward delivery a good deal has been done and at advanced rates. Home-made met with eager harem and prices are rising, 44s having been paid nett cash ; but there is still a good supply; the consumption is, however, very large, this being yet the cheapest sort of tallow. All, other sorts have met with much attention, and brought higher prices, the supply being still small. r iacneds the continue demandt inu e extensive. rapidly to o advance;p prices. eFesßnor. i jtpai tttrhitriet. supplyTu uP be EN in T small, —P in th a e rk la a t t es n t aa rat n e e s en pa n id ea h rl a y ve nl b ear een ed sB a s t to hi li g o h s er . much wanted, but not much is to be had. THE COURT.—During the projected eitly visit of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert tt Claremont, for a few days, her Royal Highness ch. Duchess of Kent is expected to pat a visit to her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager, at Cashiobury. Her R. ye, Highness the Duchess of Gloucester is also expected te, pay a visit to Queen Adelaide at the same period. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester and suite are expected to leave the White House, Vilhe mond, on Saturday, on a visit to the Marquis and EMI sr chioness of Londonderry, at Wynyard Park.