The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-26 00:00:00

WATERFORD AND KILKENNY . Th(.l l i f RAILWAY COMPANY. e aterford d r . 1k R th 1%; a Y"rlY tr.'m ril meeting of the propriet , ors a of after n , au u enny ii way e a .., Ju n , at th. London Tavern, •1 . - was held yes.erd y Butler, UP., in the chair. d! street ; dist ue report state 1 that the first contract, embracing a rails 'lean.), complete, . 'live of 51 2 miles from Killtwiny t., liedi.etr':, - -brniA , , i , 0 1, 3 . th and it was propi.s.•( _n ,.._s. on that portion within a few weeks. Another cu ;:et,. including a heavy viaduct had been let, and tleipated the ' much advanced in Marc March works was I t as to admit of the line being opened from Kilkenny stZlistown. The directors proposed to make the b urr o special, for the purpose of taking powers,Aitti the 133° EleY• Negotiations had been going. of., erernment for a loan, but owing to the in o t h n rica e cy_ be:_ae. Machinery with which the Board of \Vex unsuccessful. woad liou traniraelled, they had as yet proved unsucc • f I woapieti.,,weere entertained, however, that Government ex pedit : 4 rtly see the expediency of advancing money to W rit the b erford progress of lines in the position of the a Kilkenny Railway ; and if those he ° P es were realised, the whole of the lire could e ~_0 proceeded with without any call being nro esendu the shareholders till June, 1847, when it was to call _ ..,, h oid. ler, b y "P 'IL per share. It cou'd only be . dune, i re. the indulgence and assistance of the .ia. • th e li ne ; s and unless the arrears of calls were called up, illo e tnUst stop at Thomastown, and even the open 1447etethe line to that extent wool! be much delayed. , ral shareholders complained of the complicated, petiti n i e t r in which the accounts were kept, and of eliwn li _ re being extravagant, and ( ventuatly, the a commited discussion, the report was adopted, a eou nta te e appointed to inquire into the state of theatn d e ea coroCuirld to report upon the future prospects of the Pow e w; r ake ,; was then t a k en to b orrow money from the Go '4 and the meeting terminated 4131t113 . AND VALENCIA RAlL l'esterd WAY COMPANY. meetin g ~aY, at twelve o'clock, an adjourned general Itailwa g y e r , l t ile proprietors of the Madrid and Valencia 4 ishop e c;,_ °l4 Pany was held at the London . Tavern, The re•etreet. Mr. Chadwick took the chair. minte d ,_°l4errOn read the case which had been sub tered i o l °. counsel since the last meeting. The case en- t te t ) are the particulars connected with the at . temp c reit rat f a to the company, with which the public are "131 1 -itnilia r• The principal points submitted to 4 1 4, we r e the following : li irectit.. T° suggest to the company what steps the t lion o r ought l egitimately to adopt to effect a dissol - „,,,, the c on:many. 414% ch eat majority of shareholders in London could a d. u pany. 14 g the E W . the company should be dissolved, ,s,uppos htes__sughsh shareholders had not the power. th e ett :r • Robert and Whaley, the c0w1...el to whom dire ct : wet s ubmitted, were of opinion that the English e°lll Pa rs had no power to alter the constitution of the lam , hY, that it could not legally be dissolved in Eng taptAlid that it was affected by the Spanish law, no b r '" Act of 4c r i ,, l llg it Parliament, applying to railways, em _ .." c • Pseac e 11 , 4I ttstAx deeply regretted the unavoidable gat le - 4:l ' Dr. Bowring, who on the occasion of the teemts eet a ,,. i a 6 had suggested the course which the di lie ee tild t, 114- Since pursued. He for one would do all _ e a ° ,l l illi eo ..,_.rry out Dr. Bowring's views ; but, from the lear n catch had been submitted to them, they would ?Utile. an very serious obstacles lay in the way . of their a larg e C O 7 l end to the company as had been desired by Rat, ti ,,,'Y of the shareholders. He was in a to capitalists negotiations were pending with . s p o n m s e large taco d a ts, by which, if carried into effect, o Lseetitented shareholders would be paid off. A . s linie enn the arrangement was duly perfected a public B,hareCt,ment would be made, and a meeting of the °I th 'ers called. Beyond that nothing could be done th e direct eY co u l d ors, who would for their own sake do all kr. L ib to Promote the affairs of the company. m art that $y understood from the speech of the Chair e4Pitc:-7,tue directors were in treaty with some men of to it sale nr"" lt `ogreement if carried out was tantamount Now" thine, and he moved that the directors be k r e,l:ed sell the line immediately.—(Uproar.)__ __.. elatiiilislac thought the meeting would have adifff Ad b el l7 41° Pting any substantive resolution, and advised .ar r • dir 41 %0 ecto r w could not avoid tor s • 8 for having romised to the proprie attaching blame to the 814:e shrua, last I'd -.7 an so late as . July, that the th B Panish honey would be forthcoming. If the "" term s es 43 been forfeited, according to `ste a m h a ef the letter of allotment the Spanish people u Wal lid th 4 e .7 ,, e 2 i _ad nothing to do with the line, and they England — nr... tit l lle waa- of in a condilion to dispose . of the . company. i''''itl cli a I ° ' °Pinion that the proprietors in 'Pain ~„--343''e tile company, and felt surprised, knowing such f .." l 'ell ool a its as he did, that the Sp nish people were A l on to 114 Ye anything to do with ' a the line. allowic 6e°ll°e • altoe r sation ensued upon ahares Illeeting 1.-' ted the51544i4 dextended time to pay up 0 r s n the Mr, 1.14"1„; le, which was ended by the propriety the humo rous re • h the course of some eloquent and h e d;. lurk s he made rising to move the a djournment of the th e r l ainied i talent o upon the affairs of the company, f -Inpu ning the integrity or the twbtriecters 1., could --e firmly believed they had done all they zitit i he Y d ;-.. to promote the interests of the pri c ?p o iet t : n s : b etter teought they were entitled to,. and could bi ske in A r Ws and as to there being any difficulty e%, , utssulving the company, he considered . that thelsgeration had been indulged in Cornwall a litict4lifronl proceeding vieorously. In t to intimtd te t o . ey 0 1:1 Central a similar Ito A d been % Iv Pew?. dissolution, but, althoug . h he a difficulty had h b e e b en started kip ar . t ed by the directors of that com beaten apn on a de rn. bul in Chancery, and, although 3 , he had filed fi,grrer before the V effect of that movement i's Lord Chancellor, and the ice-Chancellor he had appealed to since, been paid for the tit; that he had, a few ho l i t t r ", Premium and all, *--, by th e directors .of that company. They d t a eg s ether with the costs of the e re not in ait, all repudiate the negotiation a worse position; and he advised them to means or ti. and by sha re directors_ at Madrid. He would take 28s. per d a reversonary hope of what might be 40 re down, 4 of Spanish nn honour ; or he would take 30s. down and sign a gneral acquittance and discharge. It , The Hon. Proprietor's very characteristic address its 1 n(i llycheered, and the adjournment carried by aF ethlra!ntion, the time not to exceed six weeks, to be in ' wiscrotion of the board of directors. z e ;h il e 4f 01l o N l w - 1 8 n A g i -I. AMERICAN BOND HOLDERS. letter has been addressed to Messrs. of srs._ % Amer ica LI" and Co. b Bondholders: the chairman of the Committee n . . 4 (1, " 13, Au,tinfriars, Nov. 23. sp a • ‘"ntle it tul il b , 72 "n --Having laid before the Committee of n n a - t i c i_wit k ic i lic ' e t Bondholders your letter of the 1r t p aper ' s Publi sheci b losu i zs, together with the copy of a Consul of Mexico in the mews nten'hydatthecl the by the inst., transmitted to the com mittee to - - " e said Consul. lam requested by the . com ' ici er e • ' l Press their expectation that you will.mot, -1 1 „ade Tfisting circumstances, comply with the dema G nd . Larin u . r P,Y° l l by the Consul of Mexico and Mr. B. ""inds s " —a ‘ad the 16th instant., for delivering up the _ til e q e hi zi ° e lli es, or securities held by you in respect of an debt. st The *Av ert t ° enramittee trust it is not necessary for them to this w tattcrhe responsible position in which you stand in towards the bon iholders. " I remain, gentlemen, p% " Your most obedient servant , " G. R. ROBINSON, Chairman. i Messrs. John Schneider and Co." ~ZTa 4e - T HE RIVEtt, PLATE. T, OF LETTERS RECEIVED FROM MONTE VIDEO 1( 0 ,,„,_ PER HER MAJESTY'S PACKET. „."'k; -VIDEO, SEPT. 14, 1846.—Mr. Hood sailed a ntHa 'lght in the Gorgon, and we hope and trust he will erro r ," la England. All sorts of malicious repor n ts . and s reissioeelts statements are current respecting him ridiculous and to r _ n since his departure, which it would be f sio(i'lleat, but it is melancholy to see how party passion has blinded men in this unfortunate city. er Al ec p ave been informed that her Majesty's steam for ,T o " n as been getting in readiness fur some days past lora n g v°Yege, of which parties are to be . kept in ee• Ascension is the first place she is . to go to, Neet.,the coast of Africa is not her destination, con: a nd s et it is supposed she will proceed to Eng l and,u t onf !oat the object of her going is by a more ex d Pe itio iti s t 11, 1 7 to arrive before Mr. Hood in the Gorgon, w th e sr s• Ouseley and Deffaudis's statements respecting i not be they have taken in the late affair; and . we%s e h l o f u g d e la h e . V ery much surprised to see the Baron h Nra-, especially after what we have lately heard; im- and by IV rest assured that no stone will be left unturne d the 343 Vi e do men to establish their case, if possible; so that all , it not lose sight o f a t hi ng o f t hi s ki n d, though, after g„,„. 414 Y prove to be a mistake. tieni'me ru mours are current here of a revolution in Col .- es, which we believe to be all fudge. lleen"TE VIDEO, SEPT. 15.—The Griffon has suddenly .nt. rt ordered to leave for Rio, but we have no idea with , Atieet t o e blect. N othing further transpires respecting t h e we h bu t n l ive dates f rom B uenos A yres t o th e 13th inst., (pro °thing of interest has oc c urr e d in politics. 1:11 a Sce ,nd Edition of the Liverpool Tulles of ~ h Wyesterday.) e have received a Rio paper of the 3d October, is d„„ a ay later than those of which we have given ti e - 'eollut in another column. It brings down the fr o r : ~,,,f r om Buenos Ayres to the 15th September, and Ivo u 'onte Video to the 19th. From Buenos Ayres ro e d i e a,rn that Dr. M'Kenna and Mr. Tenker, both heen ea ' men, and the latter an American citzien, had syn,Ll2Prehended for not wearing the red ribbons, the vu‘ii of the Roses party tiething had been heard in Buenos Ayres from Cor -4,ll:Le_ boand a letter of the 15th says, that people again nut call Urquiza a traitor. FslG s°l l ' 21 : 11, CASE OF STABBING.—We are very collisions have to record another of those unfortunate theTls in which the use of the knife has been resorte l d Ito, we fear, too great a probability of a fatal resu t. epatt,icaulraersasof the case, so far as we have been able Inornt i rn follow :—At about one o'clock this ac inabbi g e the attention of the olice was drawn to le a Btr eet between two seafaring men in South Cast - th e ,,„ When they came up it was found that one of k e rb vvas stabbed in the belly. The other was im pnintl,tet.:lY arrested, and on him was found a large broad tterxoue.rctblitesrp-lruneifse. The injured man was conveyed to u,.state. pital, where he now lies in a most pre- Prt The wound, from which his bowels were aneheal in gt is a little below the naval and about two aid e , at °ll g. His name is Charles WinsloN, and he re - Ilettl y a 'boarding house in Barton-street, having re imita,sirrived from St. Joh n ' s , N ew B runsw i c k, in the to ay of this port. Liverpool Standard, of PH StYN, SON DON'. PORTUGAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Any one acquainted with Portugal t rid the ch tr,cter ‘t the P.rtugupse, must ra.ad with .iirpriA , unfounded and cxa!Terated reports that are publi,.l , k - d th,, hti &Ars of that in cresting but unhappy country ; and as your columns are ever open to the appeali of truth aro justice, I venture to address to yeu a few sugg•-,tions hich a knowledge of the country and recent in:orrnation supply. Since the loss of her vast colonies Portugal has vainly struggled to maintain a system inconsistent with her re quireriaents and beyond her means to support. The great and romantic struggle which destroyed the hearties: despotism of Dom Miguel, and established the authority of the Queen and the charter, was succeeded by a boundless enthusiasm, during which the victorious party naturally sought to indemnify themselves for their many sacrifices. At the same time the sympathies of England were en listed in favour of the constitutional regime, and loans were granted to an amount exceeding the credit and means of an exhausted country to repay ; and the Go vernment, elated by a success beyond all expectation, lavished honours and pecuniary rewards on the heave hut craving instruments of its triumph. The premature death of the groat and patriot c Dom Pedro develo:ed the ambition ci rival parties, and Por tugal became again the prey of cupidity and intrigue. Each successive Administration had to contend with in creased difficulties from the exhaustion and forestalm , nt of every resource, until the expedients of Agiotism failed to afford the scanty supplies of even a temporary budget, and there was no longer any choice between a national bankruptcy and a vigorous taxation. A talented but unbending Minister attempted the latter, and presented a system of finance whereby the exigencies of the State, including the charge of the foreign debt, appeared, at least on paper, to be amply provided for. But Portugal, the former mistress of the res,chirces of Brazil, had never felt the pressure of direct taxation, and it was soon found that the new system could be enforced only in the towns under a well-organized authority, whilst the rural districts opposed, as by common consent, the measures of Costa Cabral, whose downfal was as sudden as it was destructive of the prospects of the Govern- meat. The Ministry of the Duke de Palmella was rendered an impossibility by the total absence of money or credit, and it became an urgent and unavoidable ne cessity that another change should be effected. Thus it is altogether vain to ascribe the recent events at Lisbon either to French intrigue or to any want of faith on the part of the Queen, who has been unjustly charged with the having betrayed her engagements to the people, because she hesitated to satisty the sense less demands of rebellion. But when Palmella totally failed to obtain the resources necessary to carry on the Government, no alternative was left to her Faithful Majesty but to call other respectable men to besther cou nsels, and her present advisers, with the general in Portugal at their head, possess strong claims to the confidence of the country. It was the fate of Donna Maria to inherit a crown encircled with thorns, the chief value of which con sisted in the proud recollections of a dazzling renown, so gloriously won by the discoveries and conquests of the Portuguese, who have never incurred any forfeiture of their title to our admiration. They betrayed no degeneracy when they baffled the pride and threw off the yoke of Spain ; nor, still more recently, when they emulated the high bearing of the British army, and their courage and devotion were re-echoed by the Aripeles and the Pyrenees. Descending, however, from the proud titles of national glory, it may be safely asserted that the Portuguese have the strongest social claims to our respect and sym pathy, as in no country of the world have British resi dents been treated with more consideration and confi dence than in Portugal. We may lament the apparent harshness of some temporary measures imposed upon the Queen by a stern necessity, usually attendant on civil war, and still despise the hypocrisy of those who affect to whine over the pretended subversion of Portuguese liberty, whilst they themselves seek by intimidation to swell the ranks of insurrection with the victims of anarchy. How do they shew their respect for constitu tional guarantees when they surround, and even forcibly enter, the consular residences at Oporto, in search of '' suspected persons," as they call the respectable men attached to the Queen and the charter. And when our own venerable countryman, Mr. Noble, so well-known for his benevolence and integrity, during a residence of a length of years at Oporto, was lately savagely wounded to the extent of endangering his life, they allowed the assassin to escape on the pretext that he mistook the sufferer for somebody else. And this is the party we are now called upon to espouse in opposition to those who in other and more difficult times established the strongest claims to our lasting gratitude. Are there no living testimonies of the assistance and protection given to the English on the disastrous occasion of the invasion of Portugal by the French, in 1807 ?—no grateful witnesses of the cordial aid afforded by Sebastiao Correa, Conde de Terena. when he not only protected the persons of the English, but in disregard of his own safety and of all existing regula• tions, he allowed and facilitated the removal of their pro perty, to save it from French rapacity. flow are these facts to be reconciled with the syste matic abuse of the Portuguese, and how are we to ac count for the supineness of those who, having expo rieticed the friendship, have neglected to vindicate the character of our faithful allies. The Portuguese have struggled to keep faith with the English hondhelders by she payment of such amount of dividend as they could raise, and which could only have been raised by the in definite p stponement of e t t h h the et o m mo o ol r ra e eb a se n ny c ce i r e ee n ede t , c ofl a a n hsbey of p i t n ah r p t e u ei rr merabhypothecations, domestic creditors, ast money of Portugal may testify. The revolutions of time may have done much to diminish the political portttnce of our alliance with Portugal ; b t even no 'm we cannot be indifferent to her fate without disregarding ,he claims of her constant good faith. Nor can our interests fail to be deeply affected if we _...„ abmdon — the Douro and the Tagus, and thus lose a con siderable commerce, which is still carried on with Por fugal upon terns of facility and advantage denied to us by other countries of Europe, which are now engaged in the spread of combinations, with the view to curtail and ultimately to destroy the trade in our products and manufactures. If due attention were given to these really important considerations, the misinformed or un reflecting public would be less prone to view with indif ference the misfortunes of a people possessing so many titles to our esteem. London, Nov. 23, 1846. PHILO JUSTITUE. P.S. Since writing the foregoing letter, advices from Lisbon announce the issuing of a decree, making the notes of the Lisbon Bank a legal tender, and subjecting to heavy fines all who refuse to receive them, or attempt to make contracts payable in coin. No doubt there will be losses inflicted on creditors and on the holders of bills of exchange who have given equi valents for a payment in metal, which they will now only realise in a depreciated paper money. The same result followed the Bank Restriction Act in this country, and parties so situated suffered a loss in amount equal to the advance in the market price of gold, which occurred in the interval of their reimburse ment. Yet no one ever heard of indemnities being given in any shape to persons whose interests were so injured. But as to the fines imposed by the Lisbon decree they are chat acterised alike by folly and violence, and from their obnoxious character it may be expected that they will be at once rescinded. [The writer of the above is known to us as having been long resident in Portugal. We insertth his letter upon the principle of audi alte ram partem, although by no means coincide with hi:n in the opinions which he entertains. We have no faith in the honesty or patri otism of Costa Cabral or of Saldanha, or of any of the Afrancesado or liberticide faction.—ED. Sun.] We are authorised in stating that the Count de Montero°lin, or, as he is called by his adherents, his Majesty Charles Luis King de jure of Spain, arrived in the metropolis on Sunday night. His Royal Highne,s travelled under the strictest incognito, and was accom panied only by General Montenegro, and his p rivate secretary, Don Romualdo Mon. The Marquis di Villa Franca Duke di Medina Sidonia arrived in London a few days since.— Times. IMPORT OF PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES. —The Saranak, which arrived at Liverpool from Phila delphia on the 21st inst., brings 2,854 barrels of flour, 12,000 bushels of wheat, 5,000 bushels and 40 IY,g's Indian corn, 30 casks of beef, 9 casks of bacon, and 7 barrels of potatoes. COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—Tuesday a depute tion of gentlemen conducting private boarding in different sections of the country, headed by schools, banks. Esq., M.P., and T. Ewart, Esq., M.P., an audience of Lord John Russell, on the subject of the rece ntly formed College of Preceptors. His Lordship received the deputation graciously, and patiently listened to a detailed plan of their future movements. LAURENT'S CASINO.—This novel place -of enter tainment, in which the amusements of the concert and ball room are so happily blended, is now entirely established in public favour; it is nightly crowded by a highly respectable company, who are apparently very well pleased with the entertainments presented by the spirited proprietor, Mr. Ellis. Not a vestige of the scientific instruments, which formerly, to so little pur pose, stocked the gallery, is now to be seen. The con cert consists usually of a dozen well selected pieces from the compositions of Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Balfe, &c. A very well arranged orchestra, under the able direction of M. Laurent, jun., gives due effect to these selections. The vocalists eng,aged are Miss Clairton, Messrs. Binge, Do Courcy, J. Roe, and the popular Ginnie singer, Mr. Sharpe, all of whom sing in a very praiseworthy style the music allotted to them. The dances are each evening varied, and comprise the mo,t, popular qaadrilles, polkas and wahzes; among which are " La Peri," Musard; " The Brunnaw," Tinney; " The Tzanmeister," Strauss, Six efficient masters of the ceremonies render the dances orderly and complete. By a judicious arrangement the amusements cease half an hour before midnight, by which means late hours and consequent fatigue are avoided, to the comfort of the visitors. PRICE OF LAND.—Tuesday, by an order from the Court of Chancery, a piece of land, known es the Gospel Oak and Five-acre Fields, lying between Kent ish-town and Hampstead, so called in consequence of the bishops preaching the Reformation at that locality, beneath an oak, which is at present standing there in the last stage of decay, was put up to auction at the Gray's Inn Coffee-house, for the purpose of tl e erection of villas. The land was exonerated from land-tax tied tithe free, save a payment of 4d. per acre, and a pay ment of 4s. yearly rent to the lord of the manor of Tottenham; it formerly being copyhold of inheritance of the manor of Tottenham. There were but little L more than two acres, which sold for 1,4001., or 7001. an acre. THE REPUBLIC oF CRACOW. THE ROYAL ORDINANCE. BERLIN, Nov. 19.—The follewiag ordinances have been published at Cracow : " We, Ferdinand of Est e, b y the grace of h God Ern poror of Austria, King of Hung ar y and Boemia, Sec. " After the peace of Vienna, of the 14th of October, 4809, had detached from our empire the city of Cracow and its territory, and had added it to the Gland Duchy of Warsaw, but which, in consequence of the events of the war of 1812, the Russian troops had reconquered, our father, the late Emperor Francis I , concluded with the Allied Courts of Russia and Prussia a treaty, dated the 21st of April and 3d of May, to the follow ing effect : " Cracow, with its territory, shall form, for the future. a free and indtpendendeut city, under the protection of the Three Powers. Nevertheless, the express condition and the necessary supposition of that arrangement, will be the strict neutrality of that free town, and the duty imposed upon it not to give an asylum to any refugee who is a subject of the three protecting Powers, but, on the contrary, to deliver them to the competent authori ties. Nevertheless, an unhappy experience of sixteen years has proved that Cracow has net fulfilled the con ditions of its independent existence, hut that since the year 1830 it has been the iacessatit cradle of hostile int egg e; against the three protecting Powers. To such an extent has this gone, that at the end of the month of February of the same year it became the theatre of scenes more violent and more dangerous than ever. After the Government and the constitution had been destroyed, and that the fate of the town was abandoned to a certain number of conspirators, who had taken the title of the Revolutionary Government of Poland, and excited the inhabitants of all the ancient Polish provinces to an armed revolt against the existing Government, an armed horde made an irruption from the territory of Crdcow into the states. It was therefore necessary once more to place Cracow under a Provisional Government under the military authorities, and to occupy it with the troops of the protecting Powers. These events having placed us in the impossibility of re-establishing the basis of the liberties and independence of Cracow, which had been broken by the enemies of the order, the repose, and the tranquillity of Europe ; and penetrated at the same time by the duty of placing our faithful subjects of Ga licia, and the la( aceful inhabitants of the town of Cracow itself, in a position of safety from the attacks of the re volutionary party, we have, in accordance with his Ma jesty the King of Prussia, and his Majesty the Emrror of Russia, submitted to a serious appreciation the future fate of Cracow. " With this view, deliberations have taken place with the special plenipotentiaries of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburgh. The result of these deliberations has been a convention, concluded on the 6th of November of this year, at Vienna, by which the three protecting Powers of the city of Cracow revoke and suppress the treaties of the 33 May, 1815, and in consequence that town and its territory return under our sceptre, in the same manner that it belonged before the peace of Vienna, of 14th October, 1809, to our late father and to our an cestors. It is on this account that we take possession of the said city of Cracow and its territory. We join it for ever to our crown, and declare that it forms an insepa rable portion of our empire, in which we incorporate it. " We name the Count Maurice de Deyme, our cham berlain, member of the Council and Governor of Prague, our Aulic commissioner, for this taking into possession, and we seriously invite all the inhabitants of the town of Cracow, and of its ci-devant territoi y, in their own in terest, to obey that Aulic commissioner sent by us, and also to the authorities whom we confirm, and whom we establish anew. We invite them, besides, to follow punc tually the ordinances made and to be made. On the other hand, we promise them the main tenance and protection of our holy taligion, impartial justice, equal division of imposts, and full and entire guarantee of the public security to those who will render themselves worthy of our grace by submitting imme diately to the present measure, which is in their interest, and by their fidelity and their devotion to our house. We shall always be a mild Prince and a gracious Em peror, and we shall make every effort in our power to insure to them the benefits that their union to a great and powerful monarchy is of a nature to guarantee to the inhabitants of Cracow. " Done in our Imperial Palace at Vienna, the 11th of Novemba, 1846, and of our reign the 12th. " FERDINAND (L. S.) " CHARLES COUNT DE JAZAGIIE, First Chancellor. " FRANCIS BARON DE PILLERSDORFF, Aulic Chancellor. " JOHN BARON DE KRUCKZA, Vice-Chan cellor. " By the special order of his Apostolic Majesty. " FRANCIS CHEVALIER OF WADHERNY, Aulic Councillor." The following proclamation has been issued by ts provisional Governor of Cracow:— " Field-Marshal Lieutenant Count de Castiglione, entrusted pros isionally with the government of the free city of Cracow by the three protecting Powers, has announced in their name that on the 6th instant they drew up and signed the following convention:— " Considering that the conspiracy which in the month of February, 1846, led to certain events in the Grand Duchy of Posen, nas a project arranged at a distance, with the assistance of numerous accomplices in that country ; considering that this criminal faction took arms at the time agreed upon, commenced hostili• ies, and circulated proclamations which excited the minds of the people to a general revolt ; considering that Cracow became 'he seat of a central authority which assumed the name of a revolutionary Government, and that this Government issued ordonnances for the direction of the in,urrection ; considering that all these circumstances have put the city of Cracow into a mi serable state of war, which would have authorised the three Courts of Austria, Prussia, and Russia to use all the rights which a state of war gives ; considering that upon this one ground the three Courts aforesaid alight have disposed as they thought proper of a terri torey which had taken a hostile attitude against them; hut, considering also that the intention of the three said Dowers is not to subject the city of Cracow to the law the strongest; considering that where there is so great .n inequality of force, such law ought not to come into operation ; considering that it is no longer a question for an act of retaliation against that city, nor for its punish ment, but that the high protecting Powers only desire to re-establish peace and order in the territory of Cra cow, and have not any other object than to protect their subjects from a recurrence of events which have so seriously disturbed their tranquillity; considering that by a treaty of peace concluded between them on the 21st of April (3d May), 1815, the city of Cracow, with its terri tories, was declared a free, independent, and strictly neu tral city, and placed under the protection of the three high contracting Powers, and that the three Courts have desired to put into execution by this convention the arti cles relating to Cracow in their several treaties of the 21st April (3d May), 1815, of which one was concluded be tween his Ma;esty the Emperor of Austria and his Ma jesty the Emperor of Russia ; and the other, of the same date, between the Emperor of Russia and his Ma jesty the Kiag of Prussia ; but, considerin g that the existence of the free city of Cracow, so far from fulfil ling their intentions, has been a source of disorders and troubles, which for a period of twenty years have not only menaced the peace and prosperity of that free city, and the security of the neighbouring territories, but have further had for object to overthrow the state of affairs established by the treaties of 1815; " Considering that numerous events of this kind, which are to generally known to render it necessary to examine them further, have entirely changed in its essence the nature of the condition of the city of Cracow, and that by proceedings contrary to the provisions of existing treaties Cracow has on several occasions cast aside the duties which a strict neutrality would impose upon her, which proceedings have on several occasions led to the armed intervention of `the three Powers, and that all the modifications heretofore effected in her con stitution, with a view of giving more strength to her Government, have not been sufficient to prevent a re currence of these deplorable events—considering that and e focus of the patient spirit manifested in the benevolent ordonnance of the three Governments, instead of leading to the object intended, has only served to strengthen the Cracowes of o order ei s w n their m e projects,. tfih a new and extensive conspiracy, tI•T ramifications of which extend into all the ancient province! .. nd . , able r and dis oyal project " Considering that this culpa i t r h r a e t co th n e cil f a r b ee le ci e t n y eomfi has been followed u p b y an a ttack with open fo rce on the part of Cra cow, which has become the centre from which the spirit of revolt has sought to undermine t he uillitv o the jacent f o undations of th e interior tr thi s eircumif tance ad tie t it , a territories —considering, from appears that Cra cow, as a political state. is evidently too lattempts o we ak to resist the continua f Polish emigran ts, which itude so that which hold that ci t y in a state of moral serv, o the Powers aforesaid any seen she no longer affor ds t rity against a recurre nce of the attempts at disturbance so often made;— that e nterprises of this cha• " Considering, furth er, meter are an evident viol ation of the treaty of the 21st April (3d May), 1815, as also the secon d article of the act of constitution for the free cit y of Cracow of the 3 0 th May, 1833—considering that the conventionst e three above mentioned concerning Cracow, ag reed to b y h of the Powers, were repeated in articles 6, 7, 8, 9, a nd 10 June, 1815 act of the Congress of Vienna of the 9th of 1815, sqlely in order that that treaty might comprehend the various results of the arrangements concluded in the course of particular negotiations betweent he Govern ments ;—considering consequently that if the three aforesaid Courts now agree to change in regard to Cra cow a state of things upon which they were voluntarily agreed in 1815, they are only adopting the exercise of an incontestable right ; " Considering all which precedes, and having taken into serious consideration the safety of their territories, so often threatened by the free city cf Cracow, the three Courts of Austria, Prussia, and Russia have agreed to the following resolutions : " First. The said three Courts of Austria, Prussia, and Russia revoke the articles of the treaties concerning the city of 'Cracow, agreed to, the one between his Majesty the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of Austria, and the o between the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia, and signed on the 21st April (3d May), 1815. " In like manner the additional treaty between Aus tria, Prussia, and Russia, of the same date, is revoked and suppressed. " Secondly. In consequence, the city of Cracow- and its territories are restored to Austria, and re-united to the Austrian monarchy, to be possessed by his imperial, royal, and apostolic Majesty, as it was previous to the year 1809. (Signed) " CASTIGLIONE. " Cracow, the 16th November, 1846." MADAME ANNA 131S110P.—The engagement of this ae.!omplished voealist, at Drury-lane Theatre, will ter minate, on the 23d of December, after which Madame Bishop will make an extensive tour to fulfil her engage ments in the provinces. THUItStLAY MORNING, 20, 1A46. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE NEW CARBIAGE.—Mr. Booth, the carriage builder to the Nurth-Westorn, has lately constructed a first-cl.iss carriage upon a new aad improved principle. The car riage is adapted foir the ac,iiiintoo,latiou of four-and twenty passengers, with guards and luggage, and mea sures twenty-seven feet in length, by the usual width. It is divided int,l four bodies or compartinnts in one length, containing six divisloi;s each, and runs upon eight wheels. The frame work is constructed in the usual manner, with springs, &c., but is divided into two parts, which, being separate, move on their own centres. The superiority of Mr. Booth's invention over the usual carriage consists in the increased accommodation afforded to passengers, the absence of any oscillation , the light ness of the draught., and the great facility and safety in rounding curves. The carriage has lately made several journeys to London. The cost of construction amounts to about six hundred pounds. FALL OF A BUILDING ON THE FRENCH NORTHERN LINE.—On Friday last, the large wooden building at Lisle, in which the company gave the banquet to the Princes and the company invited to the inauguration of the line, and which was recently being prepared for a waiting-room for passengers, fell with a frightful crash. Not one of the supporting timbers res steel. Fortunately the nowt-rims wolkinen etaployed within 11.111 just gone to breakfast. llad they r eta:tined a few minutes longer, the consequences would have been most calamitous. The excavation of the earth around the supporting beams was the cruse of the accident. The Jamaica journals describe a singular detention on the line between Spanish-town and Kingston. It appears that the train did not arrive at Spanish• town on Tues day evening until six. o'clock, much to the alarm and anxiety of those alto expected the arrival of their rela tives or friends. The account of the delay, given by one of the passengers, states that the train started from Kingston at the usual hour, and proceeded at a brisk rate to Gregory Park, where it stopped. On making off again, however, th e eng i ne was immovable, and after a considerable off by crowbars, & c ., th e eng i n eer was obliged to back time expended in endeavouring to move her the train for about a mile and then return. It then proceeded to Grange-lane, where having stopped, the same inconvenience again arose. After a great deal of trouble the engine was again got off, and the train pro ceeded as far as Batty's-pen, near Spanish-town, where it stopped to take in water. On attempting to move off from there it was found to be a matter of impossibility, Some persons attribute this untoward circumstance to a part of the machinery in the engine having been disar ranged, while others impute it to an insufficiency of steam, the train being excessively heavy, having no less than five loaded waggons besides the usual carriages. When in this last disagreeable situation the major part of the passengers quitted the train, and proceeded to Spanish-town, whilst the engine was detached from the train and proceeded to Spanish-town, where the deficiency having been remedied, it returned for the train, which eventually arrived safe and sound. CAMBRIAN AND GRAND JUNCTION. A meeting of shareholders in this defunct scheme was summoned to assemble- at the offices of Mr. S. Tripp, 2, Adelaide-place, London-bridge, yesterday, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of adopting some measure for the extraction from the directors of the whole amount of the deposits paid up, of which the directors have offered to return 11. Bs. per share. At half-past twelve there were seven persons in the room, six of whom were reporters, and the seventh either a shareholder or a sufferer from curiosity suffi ciently morbid to overcome the natural disinclination to outdoor exercise generally excited by the falling of rain in torrents through a villanous November atmosphere. After the lapse of another quarter of an hour, Mr. -Tripp, accompanied by another, made his appearance, and hr.ving expressed his surprise and regret at the absence of his constituents, added his fears that none could be expected at that hour, and so the affair ter minated. SHEFFIELD AND MACCLESFIELD. A meeting of the shareholders was advertised to be held yesterday, to consider the dissolution of the com pany, and whether such dissolution should or not be taken as an act of bankruptcy. Some shareholders were in attendance at the hour stated in the notice, but the directors did not make their appearance until within ten minutes of twelve o'clock. On the arrival of the directors, it was found that the apartment where the parties were assembled was not sufficiently large, and an adjournment took place to a room in the Corn Exchange. Mr. Chaplin presided. Major COURT begged leave to offer a preliminary ob jection to the legal validity of the meeting, on the ground Chet the company, at the expiration of twelve months, had not been re-registered. The CHAIRMAN—We are registered under the Act. Mr. CURTISS observed that they should have sent in a return in writing specifying the number of shares, scrip, or receipts issued, the amount of each share, and the deposit paid or to be paid thereon, under a penalty of 20/., and that had not been done. Mr. KNox inquired if the directors were now prepared to give an account of their stewardship? The CHAIRMAN said the accounts had been ready for inspection in the office. Major COURT observed that he had attended at the office and could not see them. Mr. li.Nox—l gather from the directors, that the ac counts have been published. enklint_oz—They are not published, but they are laid open. Mr. KNox then supposed it was open to the share holders to receive information; that the directors did not want to conceal anything, and were ready to answer any questions put, to them. He hoped they had no objection to a nswer such questions. The CHAIRMAN—But I do not think this is the place to answer them. The meeting is illegal —as it is illegal, I dissolve the meeting. Any proper question lam ready to answer. There are the accounts open. Mr. l Cl Mr. Hom.owav (a director) —Do not answer imperti nent questions.—(Expressions of disapprob ation. ) Do yondid eali ibtßugTr gentlemanly s t lt ( eh t ml o s a thel company c h an a i g ran)—By what authority you this company ?" The Chairma n l e f t t h e chair.uage to ask " Did you bu rke Mr. KNOX—A more monstrous proceeding I never witnessed. Mr. HOLLOWAY—AII I have to say is, that the direc tors had a great deal of trouble, and have not pocketed one halfpenny of your money. A PROPRIETOR—That is yet to be seen. Mr. KNox—l never saw such conduct. Mr. HoLLowa.v—That is matter of opinion. Mr. CURTISS—There are ei?,hty-seven gentlemen forming this committee—bankers, merchants, men of the first character in the City, and yet they withhold in formation from us, and say, " do not answer any im pertinent questions. Mr. KKox--Allow me to test the disposition of the directors by another question. I wish to inquire at what period the allotments were issued, the number of shares applied for, the number allotted, and the number taken up. Mr. CHAPLIN—If you go to the solicitor's office you will see. Major COURT—Are you prepared to return the Par liamentary deposit— Mr. CHAPLIN—A guinea! Major Court—That is, 21. a share? Mr. CHAPLIN (to the other directors) —Are you pre pared to ret urn i t ? (N o a nswer.) My difficulty is, we have sev era l act i ons now a gainst the directors; and it is difficult for me to answer questio ns in a p ublic room this way; but we are prepared to g ive an account. Mr. liNox—l w ill as k the directors if they have any , objection to submit th e books to the inspection of a com mittee appointed by this meeting? Mr. IloLLoway—Certainly we have, with actions hanging over our heads. Would you produce a deed that was questioned? No doubt you are the mouthpiece of some of them.—(General expressions of •disappro bation.) The meeting then separated. THE LATE FIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sitt,—An exaggerated account having appeared in your paper of a fire that took place at one of our branch factories, quite detached from our principal works, we beg to state that the total loss is under 2,0001, that the greater part is insured, and that it will not interfere, in the slightest degree, with the conduct of our business. — We are, Sir, your obedient servants, Sutton-street, Clerkenwell, PALMER and CO. Nov. 25, 1846. The Paris papers announce the death of the cele brated historian Michelet, whose late work, called " Priests, Women, and Families," excited so much attention. ATTEMPTED ATURDER.-100/. REWARD.—Tues day's Government Police Gazette contained the offer of the above reward for such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the individuals who, on the evening of the 20th ult., caused such injuries to Mr. David Congreve, near his own residence, on the Holbeach Turnpike-road, by shooting at him with slugs, as to endanger life—viz., 501. by her Majesty's Govern ment, and 50/. by Mr. David Congreve. THE DEPLORABLE EFFECTS OF THE REPEAL OF THE. Cons-Laws. — We understand that at the Michael mas audits of the Right Hon. Lord Feversham, held at Helmsley and Kirbymoorside, l ast week, not one of his Lordship's numerous tenantry made default, and that there was not a single arrear. — Yorkshireman. PROPOSED BREAKWATER AT BRIGHTON.--A pub. is meet i n g of the inhabitants of Brighton was held a, the Town-hall, on Monday, for th e purpose o f taking into consideration a communication f rom the Brighton SuipPnsi,ai Pier Company, respecting their intention to construct a fixed . breakwater at the south end of the ships, steam packets, yachts, fishinbaar n k d ing and disembarking g-boats, and other pier and fort facilitate tatn protection, the eu to afford shelter to of passengers, goods, and merchandise. W. Catt, the high-constable, was called to the chair. Sir Samuel Brown, the engineer of the Pier Company, explained the principle of the proposed breakwater, which is jo be erectsd on the south . of the pier -head, not exceeding e v h e a ss in els, a quarter of a mile distance, and extending about the same length in a crescent form east to west, which would afford shelter for steam-packets of all classes, and access to the pier at all times. The breakwater will be constructed of a series of iron bars, formed into a mas sive framework, and well ballasted with granite blocks. The section in depth was to be eighty fet, so as to break completely th e force of the waves. The expense was est i m ated at 15,0001. Sir C. Malcolm and other direc tors of the co m p an y having spoken in favour of the principle and advantages of the proposed structure, Cap tain Pechell dec lared his willingness to support in Par liament the Bill, which !vill be applied for next session, au thorising the completion of the plan. The meeting then separated. IRELAND. R 1 PE stL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, Nov. 23.—The regular meeting of the mem bore of this body was held to-day in the Conciliation There was a large attendance in all parts of the Upan the motien of Mr. O'Connell, =ccornitd by Mr. Edward Costello, the chair was taken by Mr. Michael Dunne, justice of the peace. Mr. RAY, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, Mr. O'CONNELL stated that he wished to say a few words of himself in allusion to the attack made upon him by the Times, for it was one of the most curious inci dents in his life.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and cheering.) The Times had attacked him with reference to a paragraph which appeared in the Cork Examiner, and which it had copied, with the addition of heading it I " Mr. O'Connell's tenantry."—(Hear, hear.) Nov he (Mr. O'Connell) had felt it necessary, at the previous meeting, to accuse the Times of publishing what was untrue, and sending it over the world that the troop of people alluded to by the Examiner were his tenantry and it had the audacity to publish an article since, deny ing that he had denied that those unfortunate people were his tenants.—(ilea - , hear.) What was the fact ? He had denied it in the fulle.-t passible manner la terms, and had further stated that they were the ten:lilts of an absentee laudlord ; and he went' ask, was it not to:, bad that such a paper as the Times should endeavour io mislead the people of England as to his conduct as a landlord ? The _Learned Gentleman then read the port of his speech from the Freeman's Journal of Tues day last, and also referred to the notes of the Govern ment reporter to show that he made this denial. Mr. THOMAS STEELE then proceede I to attack the same paper, for refusing to publish Mr. O'Connell's reply to the Tunes' Commissioner, even for payment. Mr. O'CoNNELL handed in 201 from Waterford, and read the following letter from Dr. Blake, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, enclosing his subscription of 31.: " Violet hill, Newry, Nov. 22. " My dear and venerated Friend,—You will please give my annual subscription to the Association for 1847, being 31., with but this observation, that I remain sted fastly attached to the cause of repeal—more so. indeed, now than ever, and am anxious for its attainment by peaceable, legal, and constitutional means, and by none other. I have no doubt that you will endeavour, by your advice, and by your influence, as far as you can consistently with just principle, to heal those dissensions which distract, and afflict, and strike with dismay the public mind, and I hope that all sincere repeaters—and there are still very many even among the seceders— will, for the sake o; Ireland's welfare, and for the love and reverence which I am sure they bear to you, meet your efforts for reconciliation as acts of condescension on your part ; and when re-entered into Conciliation hall, will not only adhere inviolably to your peaceable course of arriving at the object of the national desire — domestic legislation—but will also strenuously, and with redoubled energy, second your glorious efforts. " With the deepest sentiments of respect and grati tude, I have the honour to be , my dear and venerated friend, your obliged and faithful humble M. serßvant, " LAKE. _ _ _ " Mr. Daniel O'Connel, M.P." • This letter having been entered on the minutes, Mr. O'CoNNELL said he was prepared to bring up his report upon the disunion existing amongst repealers, and in doing so wished to say that no man was more anxious than he was that the friends of Ireland should be joined hand in hand to restore to her her Parliament ; but he believed it was impossible, for it would be seen by the report he was about to read that the question between the Old and Young Ireland parties was, in point of fact, should the Association adopt the doctrine of " physical force" or not?—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman then prcceeded to read the report, which was of great length, and set forth the various points at issue between the Old and Young Irelana parties. Of the latter, the report says— " On the other band, there now stands forward, as the prominent head of a party, such as it is, a body to be called, or at least to be known by the denomination of 'The Literary Phalanx'—men who, with various degrees of talent, choose to write in the attitude in which the late Sir Judkin Fitzgerald declared that he wrote—that is, with a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other ; giving rather a ludicrous image of a Literary Associa tion,' with three hands and no heart. " The Phalanx' has now organised itself, or is about to do so, and it cannot be expected from its members that they will totally abandon the use of the sword. They are too much in the wrong not to intrude that sword upon our peaceable proceedings. They know that all we want is the total and unconditional disclaimer of the use of the sword as an instrument for procuring con stitutional rights and improvements, whilst we avow the right to use that sword in the defence against attack of an illegal and unconstitutional nature by domestic op pressors or foreign invaders." The report then proceeds to give a detailed history of Mr. O'Connell's own exertions previous to the passing of the Emancipation Act, the organization of the Catholic Association, &c., and again reverting to the superiority of the moral force principles as opposed to the theories of the "Phalanx," thus concludes:— " And am I to quit a policy thus lauded, thus sane tiow d, even by those who demand a change? " I ask this question, referrii lg to another and a higher consideration—am I to change this policy, this lauded policy, to quit the paths of safety and prudence, and to involve myself and all the members of the Repeal Asso ciation in legal crime and punishment ? "It should not be forgotten that the slightest admix ture of the avowed principle of physical force—the slightest shrinking from the exclusive use of the peace able principle, would convert the Repeal Ass viation, from being a legal and most meritcrious body, into an unlawful assembly, verging on, if not engulphed in, a ,traitorous, or at least a s3,l;tious assembly - . " There are men who say that the law is unjust and oppressive, and that much ought to be risked in order to defeat its provisions. I totally reject every assertion of that kind. I will never consent to violate the law upon a chance of escaping punishment. Besides, I ab jure, in everything, the physical force policy in seeking for the repeal of any law. "It has been said and repeated, and will be said and repeated, notwithstanding refutation, that the Repeal Association ought to have allowed the principle the use of physical force to be debated, and that we have im properly precluded discussion by totally preventing any such debate. Those who say so should already know, or, if they do not know it, they should be informed of the absolute necessity of our' continuing our organized plan of obtaining the restoration of our national Parlia ment. " Let me conclude by again referring to the state of the controversy between us and the seceders. The ques tion between us and them is one of principle on our part. It is a principle without which the Association must cease to exist—the principle of seeking for the repeal by peaceable and legal means alone. Founded on this prin ciple—adhering to this principle—refusing to allow it to be broken in upon, diminished, or even tarnished by the seceders, we devote ourselves to the cause of the Irish people. We will never relax ; we will never compro mise ; we will never postpone the ass ertion of our ri g ht to an Irish legislature. We will never cease our efforts, till we re-establish the nationality of Ireland, and make her what she ought to be, Great, glorious, and free, First flower of the earth, and first gem of the sea.' " DANIEL O'CONNELL, " Chairman of Committee." The report having been ordered to be inserted on the minutes by acclamation, and directed to be printed at the expense of the Association, At half-past three o'clock the rent was announced as 541. 18s. 9d. The report read by Mr. O'Connell was substituted for the usual " speech of the day." During the reading of it his voice frequently faltered, and occasionally sunk so low as to be wholly inaudible, except to those immedi ately around him. GERMANY.—Mendelssohn ' s Paul has been given in Vienna by 1,000 exectdants ' Staudigl being the principal singer. Liszt has gone to Constantinople, and Ernst is about to visit Russia. Conradin Kreutzer has been no minated successor to Nicolai, at the Court Opera, the latter going to Berlin. THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT TO LORD CLIFDEN.—We are happy in being able to explain that the serious acci dent which we announced in Tuesday's impression as having happened to Lord Clifden, in having been pre cipitated over a railway bridge, turns out to be incorrect, although a very serious, and perhaps unprecedented, accident occurred between one and two o'clock on Mon day to his Lordship's cousin, the Hon. Mr. Lascelles. It seems that Mr. Lascelles and a younger brother were on their way from Lady Dover's residence at Roehamp ton to Camden Park, on two of Lord Clifden's horses, attended by one of his Lordship's grooms, and when near the bottom of Putney Park-lane, from some cause not understood, the horse on which the elder young gentleman was riding became unmanageable, and darted off at full speed. On passing over the high railway bridge on Barnes-common be came with all his force against the parapet, very much injuring himself, and lacerating the leg and ankle of the rider, who was, by the concussion, thrown over, falling on the metal rail below. He was here taken up by the railway policeman and two or three persons who saw the accident, perfectly senseless, with wounds on several parts of his body, in. dependently of the great injury done to his leg. In this state he was immediately removed in a cart to the resi dence of Mr. Shillito, surgeon, at Putney, where he remained full three hours before it was considered saf , for Lady Dover (who had hastened to him on hearing of the accident) to remove him to her Ladyship's residence in the neighbourhood. We are happy to find that, con sidering the complication and serious nature of the injuries he has received, he is going on favourably. ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—0 n Tuesday morning a dreadful explosion of fire-damp took place at Harvey's Coppell Colliery, near Standish, Lancashire, by which several lives have been lost. It seems that the man whose business it was to renew the fires below omitted to do so, at three o'clock in the morning, and in consequence of their going out, fire-damp accumulated. When he went down at six o'clock, for the purpose of relighting them, an explosion took place. Three men were killed, several were seriously hurt, and it is apprehended that six others, in a different part of the mine, have also been killed. This report was brought to Liverpool yesterday morning, but no other particulars were known. On Saturday night last, while a gentleman, who had just returned to Glasgow with the train from Edin burgh, was passing along London-street on his way home, a young fellow, dressed in mole skin clothes, suddenly rushed out of the through-going passage leading down St. Andrew's-lane, and darting his ban 1 into his vest pocket carried off his gold watch, gold guard- chain, ring, and key, along with a button of the vest to which the guard was attached, making his escape by the same entrance from which he emerged. The whole was the work of an instant, and the villain was off before the gentleman had discovered his loss.—Glasgow Herald. . . • THE LATE GALES. THE EXTRAORDINARY ROB- The storm on Friday and Saturday last, on many parts BERIES IN PERKSHLRE. of the coast, was the most destructive that has been ex- ABINGDON, TUESDAY NIGHT.—The examination of perienced for a considerable period. Many of the the witnesses still continues, but, both yesterday and to casualties were of the most appalling character. day, have been partially private, as was that of Mr. The American ship Allen, Captain Fleighton, laden Salisbury, a large maltster and brewer, taken this after with cotton and other goods, from New York, in beating noon, but of the testimony given in open Court the fol up channel, encounter e d the gale on Friday, and was lowing is the most important. No other person has yet driven on the French coas t between Maples and Bou- been arrested, but it is said Superintendent Wyatt has logne. It was fo ur o ' c l oc k i n the afternoon when she warrants for the apprehension of several who are impli struck. The men took to the rigging, in the hopes of sated by the evidence of the last few days. obtaining assistance from the shore. Ere, however, William Beechey—About two years ago I was out of many hours had elapsed, the heavy sea beat her so vio- employ, and remember meeting Thomas Prior, the pri lently on the sands that she became a total wreck. Un- sorter, on St. Helen's-wharf. He was boatman for Mr. fortunately, the captain, Mr. H e i g ht on , an d ten of hi s Pemberton. He and I had some conversation together. crew were washed overboard and drowned. The re- He told me he had some malt and hops. He said he mainder, consisting of the mate and five seamen,preserved I shoved his boat up a back way, pointing towards Abing themselves by swimming ashore, and were necessarily in dun-bridge, and they got out six sacks of malt and some a very exhausted condition. The amount of her loss is hops. One of the men present had a bine coat on, with very heavy. Two other vessel=, named the Devon :tad pigeon tails, and a bunch of keys on his arm. Prior Plymouth, and a Prussian ship, were driven ashore about said he thought it was the foreman, and said , " Wh y , a mile to the eastward, where they remained w ith every th a t must be Jones," but he said, he thought probability of becoming a loss. it was Gardener. From the description of the other one, In the north sea, off Yarmouth, the Humber, Whitby, I thought it must be Edney; and there was another and other ports, many colliers are reported as lost, and man, whom I did not know. Prior said that the man much exeitemeet prevails as to the fate of the crews, with the keys show e da him about the place. "The Our columns of Monday described several m e l a n c h o ly brewery" was mentioned by Prior as the place where w r ecks realer Tynemouth Castle. In the Leith roads a the malt and hops were got fro m , a nd by his saying he sloop called the Carr Rock sunk, and the wh o l e of h er shoved his boat back up the water, I thought he mud crew went down with her. Off Hartlepool a large num- mean Miss Spenleve's. I understood he was going to her of vessels were dismested, and were knocking about take his: boat Birmingham way. This transaction in a very disabled condition. Near the Ilasborough was a common talk about the wharf at the time. I heard lights much damage was sustained. The Hasbcrough it spoken of twenty times. Prior told me he looked out in sands were the scene of several shipwrecks, but the loss the night, and saw " Old Dusty" trying to take one of of life was comparatively very trifling, the sacks out of the boat, and he called out to him, " Let The destruction among the shipping of Milford was ' um bide, " and th en " Old D usty" cut. He soon after enormous. It commenced to blow naost fearfully on the started with his boat. I don't know what Dusty's name 19th from S.S.W., and so continues, varying one or two is besides " Charley." (By "Dusty" is meant a man who points, until Saturday. The damage to property on has absconded.) shore has also been very ureat. More than twenty The evidence of another witness proves a loss in Miss vessels during the storm were driven into the harbour so Splenlove's stock before the management was confided to disabled as to render many of them almost perfect air. Marshall: wrecks. The coast for miles bears evidence of the The interest as to the result of the inquiry daily in awful character of the gales, spars and pieces of wreck creases, especially in Oxford, in consequence of the re are continually being washed up. In other parts of the spectability of the alleged receivers in that city. Welsh coast the losses were very heavy. At the entrance to Llanelly harbour, two schooners, named the Trader, of Milford, and the Dolphin, of Penzance, struck upon the bar, and almost immediately foundered, every one of their crews perishing with them. None of their bodies have as yet been cast up. In the vicinity of Padstow the gales occasioned much damage, and not withstanding every precaution, much of the scaffolding attached to the Trevose lighthouse was blown away. Off Penzance similar effects were sustained. The pier of this port suffered sev: rely. A Bergen ketch from Inca, laden with salt, was hurled on to the sands at Gunwalloe, and in less than half an hour was completely lost. By means of ropes thrown by the Coast Guard of Prussia Cove station, the master and three of his crew were preserved, the remainder (four), however, were washed overboard and drowned. THE LATE COAL-MINE ACCI DENT AT OLDBURY. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY EVENING.—The jury before whom the inquest was held at Dudley on the bodies of two :4 the sufferers, late residents in Worcestershire, by the coal-mine explosion at Dudley, returned a ver dict last evening of manslaughter against Thomas Harris, ground bailiff at Newbury pit—s verdict which has ex cited the strongest sensation in the district. The adjourned inquest at Oldbury, in Staffordshire, was resumed at the Talbot Inn there to-day. The Coroner, before proceeding with the business, stated that efforts of a benevolent character had already been made with a view to relieve the distress occasioned by the late accident in the mine. Charles Kennedy was the first witness examined. He had worked in the mine two years ago, but left on ac count of the sulphur that was in it, which he believed to have arisen from the detective character of the ventila tion. The witness, on cross-examination, admitted that a new gate road bad been made since he left, as shown in the plan. He had been twice burned in the pit. Mr. John Brittle, mining surveyor, Dudley, had exa mined the pit with Mr. Yardley and Mr. Silas Elwell, yesterday, from one end to the other, and only found sulphur in one part of it. He attributed the explosion to the fact that one side of the work was not properly ventilated. He considered the place where the men were at work sufficiently ventilated. The state of the atmos phere affects much the condition of the sulphur in mines. Tuesday last was a very bad day to work in pits. The colliers in several pits were at play that day, in conse quence of the sulphur in them, engendered by the damp and foggy atmosphere. Mr. Yardley and Mr. Elwell gave evidence to the same effect, both insisting strongly that the state of the atmo sphere had much to do in causing the explosion. . The CORONER then summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death ;" but ex pressing dissatisfaction with the ventilation of the pit. A distressing wreck occurred under the rocks about a mile westward of the Isle of Whisthorn, near the Mull of Galloway ; the barque Helen and Elizabeth, of Bel fast, about midnight on Friday, was driven ashore, where she totally broke up, every soul belonging to her, amounting, it is supposed, to fourteen persons, meeting with a watery grave. The Coast Guard, when apprised of the occurrence, hastened to the spot, but the sea ran so high that to render any assistance was impossible, and by daybreak she had gone to pieces. None of the bodies are as yet washed ashore. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 21.—The storm continues with very little abatement. A flag of distress has been exhibited all day on the Eddystone Lighthouse, and in consequence of the severity of the storm, Mr. Ditcham, the agent, has not been able to hold communication with the light keepers. An attempt to approach was made this after noon, in the Diligent tender, but the heavy Atlantic sea and rising tide forced that vessel to put back as night approached. Intelligence has reached here of the loss of the sloop Ellen, Captain Beach, belonging to Mr. Clark, of Fareham, Portsmouth. She was consigned from Perros, on the coast of France, to Mr. Attril, of this port, with about 35 head of cattle and some poultry, and unhappily went ashore on Friday morning, in Big bury Bay, a little to the west of Mothecombe. The ill fated vessel was quickly dashed to pieces, and all her crew perished. One of the bullocks swam ashore, and the body of one of the crew has been washed on the beach. The Ellen was not above 50 tons burden, and was consequently small for this description of trade at the present season of the year. Nov. 22.—This morning Mr. Ditcham, the agent for lights, made a more suc cessful attempt to visit the Eddystone. There is a tremendous sea in the Channel, and the wind is blowing strong from the southward. After approach ing the lighthouse as near as the boisterous state of the weather would permit, the light keepers were sig nalled to throw out a letter in a sealed bottle; from this it was ascertained that the distress flag had been kept hoisted in consequence of the damaged state of the lower part of the door of the basement entrance, caused by the great weight of the water, which had forced itself iato the lighthouse at the upper doorway during the storm. Measures are to be immediately taken to repair the damage. LEITH.—On Friday, the 20th inst., about six P.M., the wind suddenly veered round from E.S.E. to W.N.W., and blew a storm. At midnight a small sloop was seen sinking almost instanttteeously. She has been a vessel of from 25 to 35 tons, but whether laden or light is as yet unknown. At low water her mast is four or five feet above the surface of the water, but at high water it will be invisible, and consequently very dangerous for boats and ships, especially the former. This wreck lies in the eastern part of the Leith Roads, Nelson's Mo nument, about half a cable's length open to the west ward of North Leith Steeple, and the south end of Cramond Island, on a line with Dalmeny House. Nothing has yet transpired regarding the preger,a,- lion of the crew, but we fear the worst.—Caledonian Mercu y. At Newcastle, the Sceptre, Captain Ruddock, in taking the bar, got on the point of the rocks, and came in contact with the stern of the Britain, which was entirely knocked in, and the Sceptre went to pieces in a very short time. The crew were enabled to get on board the Britain, but Captain Ruddock, in endeavouring to follow, fell between the two vessels and was drowned. His body was found within a few hours of the occurrence. Scarcely a vestige of the Sceptre remains. A large three-mast ship, with Indian corn, was wrecked at Ballycotton, on Friday morning; name unknown; crew saved. On Thursday night the town of Clonakilty was visited by the storm. Several houses bad their roofs stripped of slates. All the streets were completely flooded, with Few exceptions, and the houses had three or four feet of water in their basement stories, causing much injury to the property of the inhabitants. It is reported that four turf boats were swamped in the Shannon, and all hands on board perished. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Lorrnotr, Nov. 25.—Wind at noon S., light breeze and hazy. DEAL, Nov. 23.—Wind a. r. W.S.W. light, P.M. W.N.W. to N.W.—Arrd. John Anderson, New Orleans; Christiana, Quebec; Rover, ditto; Laurel, Rounce, ditto; Camden, Lumsden, ditto; Queen, Martin, Newfoundland; Pomona, Colby, Shields, for New York; Josephine, Harris, ditto, Havannah. Arrd. from the River, Arab, Baker, Mauritius. Put back, Sultana, Langford, Sydney, New South Wales. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. Camilla, Fox. Coquimbo • Sea Bird, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Una, Mack, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Alfred, ditto ; Naomi, Walsh, Dalhousie ; Ferozapore, Vinnes, Mira. michi ; Cumberland, Quebec ; Aurora, Scott, ditto ; Tay, Langwell, ditto; John and Robert, M'Kechnie, ditto; Greenock, Fleck, ditto ; Milton, Ellis, Montreal. Sld. Texian, Allcyne, Oahu; Chieftain, Edwards, Shanghae ; Templar, Marshall, Mauritius; Mary Mair, Payne, Bahia; Priscilla, Goble, Pernambuco; Mahaica, Jump, Demerara; Rory O'More, Wakeham, Charleston; Marathon, Johnston, ditto; Chaos, Wilson, New York. Off port, Alexander, Edmond, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Argyle, Quebec ; Chieftain, Frankfield ; Eleanor, Chapman, and Lelia. The Dorothea, for Calcutta, that was off the port yesterday, putting back, is supposed to have proceeded on her voyage. OFF DOVER.—CIio, Monte Video. COWES.—Arrd. Munro, Potts, Havannah. YARMOUTH (IsLE or Wrorrr).—Sld. John Wesley, Poly nesian Islands; Lady Valiant, Hay, Mauritius. TORBAY.—Arrd. James Stewart, Donald, London for St. Helena, with loss of boat and other damage. F L EETWOOD.-Arrd. Hero, Harrison, Quebec ; Samuel, M'Lean, ditto. MARYPOHT.—,Arrd. Henderson, Twentyman, Quebec. Dust" Nov. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Mary Lyall, Sanford, Quebec. CLYDE.—Arrd. Orpheus, Neil, Canton and Hong Kong, with loss of foremast; Maria Culalia, Goitia, Havannah; Mary, Christian, Honduras ; Gondola, Rennie, New York ; Woodstock, Benny, St. John's, New Brunswick; Ann Hall, Hulet, ditto ; Lord Sidmouth, Dow, ditto; Mariner, Russell, Miramichi ; Oxford, Burns, Quebec. WATERFORD.—Arrd. Don, O'Brien, Quebec ; Dispatch, Walsh, ditto ; Lady Begot, Williams, ditto ; Thistle, ditto. POOLE.—Arrd. Sisters, Brown, Labrador, with loss of bul warks, and one man overboard. DARTMOUTH.—Arrd. Mary Jane, Follett, Labrador. PLYMOUTH.—Arrd. Baldassare, Randick, .Quebec; Emm a, Spicer, ditto—experienced a hurricane 19th inst. , lost fi ve men, and had decks swept and bulwarks carried aw ay. FALMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Wind W.—Arrd. Burgomeistre, Jansen, Monte Video ; Aurelia, Aniess, Quebec ; Brunette, Cousens, London for Ceylon, with loss of quarter-boat. SCILLY, Nov. 23.—'rhe Celerity, James, from Malaga to London, drove on the rocks near New Grimsby, but was as sisted off, and proceeded. The greater part of the wind bound sailed on the 17th ir.st. BIDEFORD, Nov. 24.—The Rowena, of Jersey, was boarded off Lynmouth, a derelict, by the Coast Guard; 18 casks of palm oil, and seven bags of nuts, have weep washed on shore, and secured LIMERICK, Nov. 23.—Sea Lark, bound to Tralee, reported to have capsized near Ballybunion 19th inst., has drifted into . that bay bottom upwards; crew su pp osed to be drowned. Arrd. Primrose, Irvin, Quebec; Thetis, Hugill, Quebec. SHIELDS, Nov. 24.—The cargo of the Britain, Storey, on shore near Tynemouth, is being saved. ALDBOEOUGH, Nov. 24.—The St. Lawrence, of and from Newcastle to London, was in contact with a brig and damaged her quarter, but proceeded. PEMBREY, Nov. 22.—Part of the Achill; s, of St. Ives, came on shore near Towt sands to-day, crew supposed to be drowned. The Hero of Acre, of Liverpool, was passed, 2d inst., waterlogged, dismasted, and abandoned, by the China, arrived at Bristol. Coax, Nov. 21.—The Nimrod steamer was in contact, 19th inst., with several vessels, among them the Wilhel mina, from Alexandria ; the Ann Laby, which lost bow sprit ; and the Caroline Sescar, which had stern stove. limarrowx, Nov. 23.—The Wave, Smallma.n, from Quebec to Dublin, struck on the Arklow Bank last night, but came off waterlogged and with loss of rudder. A steamer has been sent to tow her up. Bxawtec, Nov. 23.—The Joana, Sims, of Dundee, which put into Holy Island in a sinking state, has been towed in here, and is discharging. The cargo of the Elsina, Luckt, has been saved, but the vessel is a total wreck. PENZANCE.—Arrd. Resolution, Davis, Quebec. Bxnummus.—Arrd. Oregon, Evans Quebec. CORK, Nov. 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Try Ag a i n , Quebec. HULL, Nov. 24 —Arrd. Venerable, Martin, St. John's, New Brunswick; True Love, Parker, Davis' Straits ; L or d Gambier, Patterson, ditto; Sovereign, Holland, Quebec. TAglaotrnii—itard. Cousins, Gray, Quebec. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVEN • ING.—This morning a collision took place on the Man chester and Birmingham portion of the London and North-western Railway, at Stockport, of a serious cha racter, but fortunately attended with no loss of life. The forty minutes past nine o'clock train, which left Manchester this morning for London, had just passed over the lofty viaduct which crosses the Mersey at Stockport, about seven minutes to ten o'clock, when the engine came in collision with a coal train, one of Lord Vernon's which had passed the shunts to get up on th e London (or up line), about nine minutes to ten o'clock, when the Superintendent of the Stockporte station stopped it, and told the engineer that the train from Manchester was due in a minute or two, and advised him to back upon the down iine until it had passed. The engineer had proceeded to do to, and the whole of the carriages had cleared the up-line, when the passenger train ar rived, and came in collision with the tender and engine. The collision was dreadful, causing the engines of the two trains to rear up almost on end, and fall off the line. I The front of one engine and the rear of the other were broken badly, and one of the buffers of each were broken off. The tenders were also considerably damaged. Se veral of the passengers were severely bruised and in jured, and one had three teeth broken. They were all conveyed to the Stockport Infirmary, a very short dis. tance from the spot, and had their wounds attended to. Four of them were able to proceed by the train, which was not, however, in motion till about oae o'clock, having been detained three hours. The shunts at which the accident occurred was only seventy yards from the Stockport station, where the passenger train was to stop, and it appears the engineer was to blame in not having slackened his spec d sooner. Indeed, the signal was up .r him to stop before arriving at the station, which he ought to have seen at nearly a mile distance. The en gineer and guard of the coal train had both jumped off their engine before the collision, and escaped unhurt. Charles Winterbottom, the driver of the passenger train, jumped off, and had his ankle sprained, and John Fox. the stoker, had his foot caught between the engine and tender, and slightly hurt. DARING PLATE ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, at the Greenwich Police Court. an elderly man of shabby genteel appearance, who gave the name of John Jackson, and a young man similarly attired, named Thomas Thorpe, were brought up on remand, charged with rob bing the house of Mr. William Hall, a merchant, of Wood-street, Cheapside, whose country residence is at Catford Bridge, near Sydenham, of a silver cruet stand, gold cayenne spoon, silver salt spcons, and a number of table spoons, value upwards of 20L Ann Ward, house maid in the prosecutor's family, stated that on Thursday last she was directed to lay the cloth in the dining room, the window of which was partially open, and is situated about twenty yards from the high road. She did so, leaving the articles above enumerated on the table, from is hich they were missed a short time after. The articles were missed about two o'clock. Police constable Carpenter, of the detective force, stated that on Thursday last he was on Blackheath about two o'clock, when he observed the prisoners near the upper gate of Greenwich Park. He saw the prisoner Thorpe pass a bundle or parcel to the hands of Jackson, who deliberately walked away, and, suspecting there was something wrong in the trans action, he went up to the former, and asked him what he was doing there, and what he had in his possession. Thorpe drew a packet of black lead from his pocket, which he said he was in the habit of selling. Witness then asked him what was contained in the parcel be had given to the other paisoner. Thorpe replied he knew nothing of the parcel nor the other man. He then left Thorpe and hastened after the prisoner Jackson, who, upon observing him, ran away, and he ran after him. On the way he saw Jackson endeavour ton of Mr. throw K th y. the bundle over the park wall into the g arden n asten, of Croom's-hill, but which fell short. He picked up the parcel containing part of the property, and with the assistance of other persons who ran to his aid, se cured the prisoner. He gave Jackson into the custody of anether constable, and then went in search of Thorpe, whom he subsequently apprehended. The prisoners were committed for trial. ACCIDENTS ON TUESDAY.—EmiIy White, aged 18 months, whose parents reside at No. 12, Bermondsey street, Southwark, had been placed in a chair by its mother, and during her temporary absence a saucepan of boiling water fell from the fire over her face, arms, and neck, whereby she was frightfully scalded.. She was removed to Guy's Hospital, whither she was con veyed in a blanket, in dreadful agony; and Rebecca North, aged five years, residing at No. 1, Grange walk, Bermondsey, whilst standing on the fender, set fire to her clothes, and, before the flames were extin guished, she was shockingly burned. She was taken to ee, the saute hospital. Slight hopes are entertained of the recovery of either. T t str hel r d E a A t C t E he HallvEßsuosf ICVoAmitm.—erAce,veinry large hre a d u meet ing eed was Burritt, " the and the establishment on Tuesday nliegarhnt,edfoAmr th en e .can purp b o lac se k o sni f i h th e7i d n ,il g i E ve l r ih a tt all over the world. At e i g ht o'clock, the ha ll, to hi l o e f e u ture nive o r n sa t l h a e n a d br in oga vio t l i won ofw c a l::here was free admission, peace i S hu oc ß ie u ty rri o tt f wa s crowded in every p art b y a ver y res p ectable audience, of h belon t g h e a d t to the E l commenced Fri w on d o s a la r gei his lecture Immediately le n c u tu m re Hom i er and after continued it without inter mission for nearly two hours. " The learned black smith" seems like one who has laboured rather in the study than in the smithy, and does not exhibit much of the robust physique of the forge. His features are strongly marked, though of a mild and rather intellec tual expression, and his delivery is characterised by the slow oracular kind of pronunciation which is attri buted to our transatlantic brethren. For nearly two hours, with a strong, rough, but monotonous, and not very distinct voice, did the lecturer declaim on the misery and sinfulness of war; its opposition to the precepts of the Scriptures, and its violation of all the softer feelings of humanity, aiding his memory from time to time with very copious notes. His argument was founded on the preaching and practice of our Saviour, and he con tended that under no possible circumstances could Chris tians justify an appeal to arms. Towards the close of. the proceedings he was highly applauded, and the thanks of the meeting were given him by acclamation, and with long-continued and vehement applause. ATTEMPT AT SELF-D ESTRUCTION.--This morning , about eight o'clock, a poor woman, who tippeared to be In the most abject state of destitution, threw herself into the Serpentine. Mr. Strutt, one of the proprietors of the Lyceum Theatre, was riding by at the time, and saw her arm above the water, he gave an alarm to another gentleman who was at a short distance, when, with his assistance, she was drawn to the side. The Humane Society's men then came up and took he r to the receiv ing house. She appeared quite dead, but we have since learnt that animation was restored. di I Oa eat Tile ,0' with 10 11 the ISi tlI A San ° A 3iS th tet. e IWO, 0 1 ell 0" 1 10 1 i is, heP" tot * EP' ,olt reb "ri ) l a, r° l 3 5 'lot At's don s