The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-26 00:00:00

9° of Ve a l and 22(1 ditto of Pork. Each kind of prime ruled inactive. At per stone, by the Carcase. kat i nf S. d. to s . s. d. to s. (1. erlor .... .• 2 8 210 i Mutton, inferior •. 3 8 4 0 Pria ielarge . •• 3 0 3 2 mi,ldling.. 4 2 4 6 • 3 4 3 6 prime l O. NPrirne small •• 3 6 38 f Pork, large.. .• 3 6 4 6 •• • .... ••• • 3 6 4 8 ; small • ..... 4 8 410 Lamb, Os Od to Os Od. h u.ortouGn HOP IVICIMKET. 11 0 h ave au' to report a steady demand for the best . new (1 04 1 ' 1 8, at full prices. In all other kinds next to nothing is t a i l „g t i 'Very little betting upon the duty, whicny be 220,000 /. ent ditt Sussex Vockets, 3 16s to 4/ Gs ; Weald of tou 0 ,4/ 4s to 4/ 15s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4112 e 108 per c w t . A f ew AND S toast Burin goes PITALFIELIDS. of potatoes have arrived from t the East Itiali t rrthg the past week, but in a diseasedFin f e tor l d;,." have sold readily at higher prices, but the out c. - sel34.t.t,atotiei sorts have hung on hand. The following are pre :---York Regents, 120 s. to lo0s.; Shaws, 120 s. to ti°3iLlient and Essex Regents, 130 s. to 1855.; Shaws, 120 s. I. 50s, ; Kidnevs, 130 s. to 140 s. ; Lincolnshire Regents, 1.°1455.; Shaws, 120 s. to 1355. The 4 414, In Ports of Wool into London since Monday last have Lti)tt 'fled ‘, r , 83 bales from Now South \Vales, 14 bales from ' 1 1(18 0 -r t ' am ,, , 126 bales from Hamburgh, and 30 bales from ° rW . uaY. 13y private contract the supply of all kinds . th b , nn offer is good, while the general demand is in a nth state Without alteration in value. English, 821bs.— to Al?owns Ifoggets, is 2d to is 4d; Half-bred ditto, is 3d tol-8,-4d; Ewes Clothing, is to is 2d ; Kent Fleeces, is id to 1, 1 ;1 ; CO rnbing Skins, lld to ls I Leicester annel ditto, lid 18 ; li lanket ditto, 8d to Is ld ; Fleeces, Is to MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. ( The Middlesex Quarter Sessions was held this morn ing, by adjournment, at Guildhall, Westminster. iVilllam Knvp, a private soldier in the Grenadier Guards, was indicted for assaulting Robert Kennett and Rebecca, his wile. _ _ _ Rebecca Kennett stated her husband keeps a public house called the Hoop and Grapes, in Queen-square, Westminster, and on the evening of the 14th October, the priscner came into the tap-room, with two other soldiers, and swore he would be revenged upon the land lord because he had sent a female friend of his to the House of Correction. The prisoner then began smashing the tables and forms, and upon witness interfering to protect the property he struck tier a severe blow, and bit her in the arm. Her husband came home at the moment, and the witness having stated the facts to him, she appealed to a poor old blind Loan, who was in the shop, in con firmation of her statement as to the disgusting epithets used by the prisoner towards her, when he (the prisoner) immediately rushed at the unfortunate blind man, and struck him a violent blow on the eye, which knocked him down. Air. Kennett, seeing the prisoner was about striking the man again interfered to prevent him, when he was knocked down himself twice. Owing to some new regulations the police have orders to ab stain from interfering with soldiers, except in particular cases, and the result was that a long time elapsed before a picket could be brought from the barracks, and the result was that he was at last taken into custody by the police. Several witnesses having confirmed these facts, the jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, when the Sergeant-Major of the regiment stated that up to the present charge the prisoner had borne a most exemplary character amongst his comrades. Mr. WITHAM, in passing sentence, said, with respect to the police abstaining from interfering with soldiers when guilty of misconduct, he could see no grounds for such an exception i❑ their case any more than any other of her Majesty s subjects. He then sentenced the pri soner to be imprisoned six weeks for each assault. . and e Talley, TALLOW. I,so 3 market is very firm at the advanced prices, 4 1111 0 ,,, 14 currently paying for ordinary first sort of I. S. 1.. 4 re Out of - fhevrvsmall stock on hand, the quantity ; 48 t a 5P A 6 , t le Y. C. Tallow is exceedingly limited, and at , i , l trtld.i."'t is demanded for first in small parcels. For for -44i - T all 4 very the " is 49s 6d to the end of the year. carce pn a c t e s _, Os net cash. The advices from St. ii " e:llltir gtl w are h* ices 7,000 casks have ar ig ier . pr . i t he ' p r i ltl ee tile river this morning; but we . find, upon inquinf, kat& 13 not likel to recede, all this being required for 'late delivery?' SURREY SESSIONS.-.(`PHIS DAY.) SP ORTING INTELLIGENCE ti (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) ..St-,,z,k,WMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. tho-kr ICIGIIT.—Since the publication of the programme .e ,h ttrivbid :--mling week's racing, the following horses ha L aindrvmaid, Buttress, Red Robin, Secundus 411 Y, .. Sorella, Eryx, Sotades, Thersites, Her Highness ,rozier:sassian Maid, Chance, Refraction, Planet,. Halo, ston `krotioalcrrojectile, Pantasa, Farthing Candle, .G7n hosit v eWell, My Mary The Slayer's Daughter, Fitz is illiam, ;Le t and a few others, whose names we have not been eaA-ocertain It plan that should the sport fall short IVea tile7 4tiu n , ill i be -olely from a continuance of bad The entries for 10-morrow are as follow : r,N 1 41 •,„ Handicap Sweepstakes. D.M. i a ° l lla l' fli, 6 " l , 4 yrs, Bit 71b I Sam Slick, 3 yrF, 6st 101 b 'teet,""e, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Curiosity, 3 yrs, 6st 71b -II" ' 3 Yrs, ist 51b Japan, 3 yrs, fist 61b b Sw Three others declared. Gzh_l lol ; e lP c st , ake s of 10 sous. each. Criterion Course. • "L f d' Cob, 6 Trs—Queen of the Gipsies, 4 1 .1 . orn or s kba....1, 18 s Burns, 6 yrs—Dr. Husband, 5 yrs—Winchester, ,uet het `. du liurras, 4 yrs—Blackie, 3 yrs—Joy, 3 yrs -1.41, 11,3 yrs —llereef, 3 yrs. 4 ESI , 1 - to 1 BETTING ON THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 1 4 to 'got Al 20 to 1 agst Lady Wildair—t . 2 5" Alarm - 1 asst Sting 1, to Joanna colt—t 2i to a o _ _ _ a ,o t o Nat l a p., 30 to 1 agst Sis to Pergulari 'et agat ° o 1 an, onspiracy 33 to 1 agst Buttress to asst Bed Robin I4oto 1 agst Evenus. agst Best Bower—t Isoto 1 agst Pantasa. About 28 or 30 expected to start. RIM The Adjourned Sessions for the county of Surrey were opened this morning at the Court-house, Newing lon, before Mr. Puckle and a full bench of Magistrates. In the course of his address to the grand jury, the CHAIRMAN stated that one of the cases which would be submitted to the Court was of considerable import ance to the public. He alluded to that in which a clergyman and another were charged with a gross assault in a railway carriage. It might be a matter of conflicting evidence, but as the parties would, in all probability, surrender during the day in satisfaction of their bail, he trusted there would be no difficulty in coming to a decision. The grand jury having left for the consideration of the bills, the petit jury were duly sworn. The first case taken was the indictment of George Bennett, a pauper, and Joseph Evans, an officer of the City Union, at Marlborough House, Peckham, for an assault on Mary White, on the 4th of May last. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Robinson were retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock appeared to defend the prisoners. The circumstances of the case, which have already appeared frequently, having been stated by the leading counsel, and the several witnesses called to prove the facts as stated, Mr. John Jones, the secretary for the Poo Man's Guardian Society, at whose instance the prosecution was instituted, was called to show the position in which the girls were placed, and that they had no personal interest in obtaining a verdict against the prisoners. He stated that the society had been ori ginated by Mr. Cochrane ; that Lord Ranelagh, Lord John Manners, Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, and several other persons of distinction, were members ; and that the olint",s had been supplied without any solicitation by the public. The girls Smith and Jones had been discovered by handbills, and the society had voluntarily taken up this and similar prosecutions. (The case is likely to last all the day). A TT, A WT TN 14 ,11-1 I NDIA. The Indian mail of the 15th September, just re ceived, is barren of intelligence of an exciting nature, but is cheering as to the state of the country in general. Trade had once more become brisk, and the money markets had been relieved of the pressure recently experienced all over India. The monsoon at Bombay had been most favourable, and the cultiva tion promising abundant returns. Sinde, the Pun jaub, and the Jullundur Doab continue as tran quil as every other part of the Company's dominions ; but it was feared the approaching festival of the Dusserah at Lahore would lead to unpleasant consequences. A report had been circulated the effect that Rajah Lall Singh had been shot, but it proved untrue. That he will come by an untimely death there can be no doubt. The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, it was thought, would not leave the hills till about the middle of November, when they were to make a tour of inspection along the frontier into the Jullundur Doab. It had been stated, as was thought by authority, that Lord Har dinge had resolved on remaining at his post to watch and direct the working of his recent policy, as he would scorn to bequeath a difficulty of his making to the hands of a Whig successor after he had reaped the laurels bestowed by his country for primary suc cess. The resolve is a noble one, and will no doubt prove benificial to India. No further mention is made in the Indian journals of the reported retire ment of Sir Charles Napier from Sinde. The ru moured assemblage of an army on our north-west frontier would seem to have had its day, and to have been at least premature. A case of tyranny had been enacted at Moulmein, such as happily is of infrequent occurrence under the British rule in any part of the world. The Moulmein Chronicle had used very harsh language towards the Commissioner of the Tenasserim province in his official capacity, who seems to have laid him self open to animadversion. It was discovered the editor had not conformed to the " press regulations of India," and he was forthwith tried in the Commis missioner's Court at Moulmein, and fined 3001. and to be imprisoned for two years ! The crime was for issuing his paper for a short time without any printer's name being attached. For speaking in his own defence, and that in a most respectful manner, the unfortunate editor was further mulcted in 501. Captain Durand's suspension of two of his assistants had been annulled by the Deputy-Go vernor of Bengal as unwarranted. Nothing appears to have been done in the case of the editor, who was in confinement, and his paper about to be sold tolpay the fine imposed on him. Every part of India continued tranquil, the 'weather was cool and agreeable, and the health of the troops and inhabitants excellent. The Chief Justice of Bombay was making arrangements for his return to England in November, and Sir T. M'Mahon was expected to leave early in the year. A report had been in cir culation that Sir John Grey was to obtain the corn mand-in-chiefship of the Bombay army on Sir Thomas's retirement. It was also given out by one of the Indian journals that Sir C. Napier was to be Commander-in-Chief of India on Lord Gough's va cating the situation. This was, however, looked on as very unlikely to happen. _ - INAL COURT.— ( THIS_ OLD CO CBI' DAY and 41'4 OLD sessions were opened this morning. The their 'lt‘ t4 4 aSor, rhe Recorder, Aldermen .K ;Musgrove i l erile°l 4be, and Sheriffs Challis k The Cou was l°4 the bench shortly after nine I and o,e in .b n e a . i . rd, took rt Thet thinly attended. Tit an d jury having hen sworn, tie e. lIECORDER proceeded to d liver his us c u o a u l t c a b in a e r d ge n . l' li kd he i d which lay before them ;41t ei. 'ecaen ar ' • but that numberwould, kali eliwards of 180 prisoners, sr thProbability,,be considerably l e bours. regress of their t ot Beit etirrent week during t . e p augmented in the course offices, and w °I. Such increased number, includirlgthor in he n cour b s ( e ) taigtr,eination at the various police b 0 t „oe sent for trial in the course of the week ts , would wbieb of commitments Ilaietreeed the ordinary number tes t , I attended the sessions. The calendar contained e One of those 'iritseaec'rY serious charge. ' e l s 3y id a erable excite- he 11141th"' r eurde r by the use of the k b i t if ( e ) toes, a t blow struck in a moment singTe .as blo .t w e: '04171. Bu tt was dui to his -to tell the e m, that fo collect from the depositions, there . was n t r ed ,. ~ ther ef mc neg the charge below . • as o ca g r r a o s und But ° re it to be their bounden de d r u , ty an t d o th e appeared to him ~. as it 8 f , case, and the charge to _ etteer train of 'roal l sto9d,int . o t inquiry, by submitting e:e.lery in that court. He abstained,might prejudice,°r ri tt int app,ar o . therefore, particulars,as th ey determination . with t law, wherein i Is t ,to prejudice, their ultimate matter of . e et.t a c t : to the case ; but as a act of one p ar ty the upon the de ath 4 wn that from the violent , or occasioned, it keos e nother had or appear fro d Pert •to excuse, s ON _ e extenuate,unless i t should were ex , been oceas to te. Leerder to a lesser offence' redu a c y e the crime • e below 4 44 . Vieence for the prosecution whi 1 reduced which " e that there w the ite4,g circumstances i ki„' l 'itille °f murder. same as disclosed in them i t 4 e them was the If the evidence ad d duct .n ti t hat depositions, it was th Qb for them to . purue, his duty to tell ette el e was but one course le tt ,. 3', to put the case ding the form of procee_ into further investigation. he 4 1 , 4 g said thus much to show le an abstain from any further ; remarks, in ord . e lt r in t g o , n ess iu there hones their minds unprejudiced ones th e been proved to their . satisfaction, unless below that 0 Court. ' -8 Nden . to reduce the crime 4 w LC . resent it to the . (1 1d be their duty to p the charge murder, all,' Learned Recorder then re committed eesainst three men of having in succession . d hireinal assaults on a young woma • unfortunate woman, but had ;Poe her own showing an e l Pursued that living length of time, as she had fo t r be a country. He was bound to ,liy recently t ell them that e t e h m e e fac fr rof her being an unfortunate per- II was no answer to the cha rge, i f it was Io t bade manifest toe their satisfaction that the with violence, kt complained of was committed . 'lid against her consent. Even if she was f in 'laced to accompany one of the parties in ignorance o 1 11 01 n she would meet, and of the treatment to which she would be exposed, if from the moment of discovering to was in the company of three men, she -from that 1•1,4,1 e resisted, the offence would as much ' resolve itself ~ins the capital charge as if perpetrated against the ti ll decent person possible. She was as e it and I,;°2Y under the protection t.ie of the law ; 11;? no answer to r l charge to instance 0( 1 Ilahappy calling. . isuggested the improbability "r being a consenting party, and cited the authority (4. Bas t, . ld t ll) , , Sergeant Hawk , in , s and o er authorities, in ease of the view he Glie Pecorder) had taken of the ti er; J.:te then referred to the charge against a father d the nleally assaulting two of his children, one 12 and other under 10 years of age, which he characterise e t e _ e es es of the most painful and revolting character. t troeBnrprised to find by thedepositions that the magt _ tile' before whom the csse was herbrought admitted husband. . .he.evidence of the wife . against it Le'ed that they were living 11,•' 1 , I ,B l lt be only to admit the evidence of a wife against I not to hear )4 1 1448b and when onal protection ft w em as involved, he t u ck hesitation Kerrcommending . her husband, til e t o wit ness, as it was wholly contrary to law to allow It Dy of a wife to be used against At l e • 'There the protection of her person . was concerned. or . } lB for them to say, whether a with respect to t hes e e t4l not been made out prima facie case had tl44 ' - ' 'l3gl4 ting and terrible charges. • t to rob, of intent and ° 4l Of robbery and three charges ev e . . , There were four r ok ov ir) thing was done in one case . would ameunt, if the e vid ett it i 1 4 the property, but still it w,, except the actual 1 ' 1 „or e t ; l ° was satisfactory, to an intention ,l _ ri ; in two o f '44 tee eases of cutting and wou di to rob. There In one o poker. these casts the instrument used %et th e e s the ci rcumstances wewreasp m lained to the e, e Wif e of the -In so charged c°. dkl ill-used sueddm ibty them e a ctiliar. It appeared toti,le that sheheel ebrseten I :i!t4 . 4 ll h tl ' Some policemen procured beaten aa a d in' e house and as the husband of the hiu'esr refuse the stairs. Here " 41-etci the house and advanced up . the act of pm teetiektl4l4 Mae man armed with a poker in the taken into eUstecit, I,Pessession, and himself from . c ss t ' e ' i oes" . , ‘ ,„ nite rushed upon them a.) other severe '4lld "aiinds on the head, and the character. t one received b il e Le% .but eet of so serious a Me t ~Iltloned this because the charge was . it 85, by which Irese,,,,,`"e is "Victoria, sec. 1., c. another, laid I vith ,;',7, acted " that if any person should wound othereeeet to maim, disure, or disable, or do some not less than 4141 b",e/ona bodil ' harm g , he should be guilty of felony, fifteen° 'table to be transported for life, or Yekts„Years ; or imprisonment, not exceeding things, the :i ll e tti. . ne isi °w, in the - ordinary course o ereigs:. Wounding another in preventing the lawful eding three dealt 4ite,'"ln of that party, would be easily . arose e IP - Il e e . thet. u . t l t e 0 ill .this questiou lawful case the the I resisted was a would au 1r iLtuatnopuernatei9nt t d wh e i n e slaughter, still it 'sriDes, and /v„ol4eliecording to t he e d ra eiermination of the ju a d s g an act '441141.'4101114 to what was formerly known ~ e Thi s as 444 1 du " 8, is rnig the " protection Act, and , the Nlstp "wever, omitted in the properte. it as oed tkti ° ll to be put upon the law ?set i e was, that if this act bodily oarte:44lruitted with intent to do some grievous was shown to have 1%9 toute„Witbo taking into consideration the fact duty to Kit tce reventa apprehension it was their to him that it Oti en ° case int:. further inquiry. It did appear hoti—t rather shi s h aßitinst this indiscretio nWill,u o t y o n , forcibly enter aman's an alleged 4t' was not witnessed upon the parties so assault, enter • totly .40, consequently, took the 4e -ere e - ‘ the peril of whatever consequences might the w ' Ther e person ito cus neight be something in the complaint of t° 3 l ist ° 4 l4ll , of which they were not at present informed, it api N ,: Y such an entrance, but from the Ita they that the Parties incurred some depositionsrisk, particularly aete/1,3-,'„On their own authority, entered the did not wit ties,. ` T hi s will for an Offence which the parties and 4 cases of man's house 14414-here were 22 cases of petty larceny, fight, ter • anghter c Neat. in of them caused in an ordinary 'AN ing M the death of one of the combatants. man in l i ght "lug unlawful, the offence of killing a iottt. apiounted to manslaught, r ; that was the strict um. iit seie ee N the law, b there were mitigating cirrce 32 e4tt, oirei the ease. After stating that there . wt stolen p ee e lerceny by servants, 8 eases of receiv tru'," 44 l 2 or 3 eases of forging and utterin n g g forged — " i s, he remitted the jury to their duties. The mail was taken'up the Red Sea by the Ben finch'. The dates are—Bombay, Sept. 15 ; Calcutta, Sept. 8 ; Madras, Sept. 12 ; Ceylon, Sept. 16; Hong- Kong, Aug. 28. Herald. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The packet-ship Washington Irving, Captain Cald well, arrived in the Mersey this afternoon from Bos ton, whence she sailed on the sth inst. The accounts received by this arrival confirm the reported capture of Santa Fe by the American army under General Kearney. The resistance offered by Armijo to the progress of the force amounted to a show of opposition merely ; and he afterwards fled to Chihuahua. General Kearney immediately issued an address to the Mexican soldiery and populace, proclaiming himself Governor of New Mexico, and raised the American flag on the public stations. The principal officers of the Government took the oath of allegiance to the American Government, and the administration of Governer Kearney commenced without delay. A part of General Kearney's forces were about to leave for California. On the frontier affairs appear to be again converg ing towards a collision between the Americans and Mexicans. A letter to the New Orleans Picayune, dated at Seralvo, September 3, states that Ge neral Taylor would probably be within cannon shot of Monterey on the 18th or 20th of September, Ampudia is at Monterey, with the entire control. 2,000 Mexican troops of the line arrived there on the 31st of August, with four pieces of field artillery. Canales was at Marina, with 6,000 Rancheros, to dis pute General Taylor's march upon Monterey. To this intelligence the correspondence of the New York True Sun adds, that by advices from Camargo to the Bth of September, it must be apprehended that a battle had been fought at Seralvo between General Worth and the Mexicans, as a force of the latter, 1,000 strong, was seen advancing towards that place, and within 40 miles of it. Intelligence of the fact was sent by express to General Taylor, who imme diately pressed forward with a portion of his troops by forced marches, to the relief of General Worth. The Mexicans were reported to be rallying from all points to join the forces under Ampudia. From the Pacific and the Gulf we have no further intelligence. The Washington correspondence of the New York Commercial Advertiser states, that General Jessup, Quartermaster-General, had been ordered to the " seat of war," for the purpose of at tending to the supply of the several columns of inva sion with transportation, munitions, provisions, &c. , in the most speedy, efficient, and economical manner. General Jessup acquired much credit for his manage ment of this branch of the service in the Florida war. Our commercial accounts by this arrival are mea gre. The quotations of flour had further advanced in the New York market, - and several thousand barrels had changed hands for exportation. The Hibernia reached Boston on Saturday, the 3d inst. She may be expected here on Wednesday next. Our Canadian advices are unimportant. It was intended to present an address to Lord Elgin on his arrival, which was ardently anticipated. ARRIVAL of the GREAT WESTERN. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) At length this noble steam-ship, under the com mand of Captain Matthews, has reached her moorings in the Coburg Dock. Yesterday she was telegraphed as being off Holyhead at twelve o'clock. Accord ingly she was expected up at about eleven P.M. last night, but that hour came and passed by—the solemn hour of midnight tolled, and yet no steamer. The correspondents of the London journals had their messengers placed on board one of the tug steam boats to board her on the signal gun being fired. After enduring the keen and bitter blast of the night they landed at four o'clock, and paced the pier—all was anxiety and suspense. What can keep her ? was the question reiterated from all persons interested. Some said she had been disabled, others that the telegraph had not given a correct report. None could give a satisfactory answer, whilst all felt somewhat chagrined that they had been cheated out of a night's repose for no purpose, and that they could not have the pleasure of giving evidence of their zeal and industry as news reporters to-morrow morning. Eight o'clock came ; the telegraph then told she was at hand, thus giving us unfortunate newsmongers leave to depart for break fast, and again muster to meet the desired object of our wishes.; Accordingly, about eleven o'clock up she came, steaming at a slow rate, without the shadow of explanation why she had proceeded from Holyhead at the snail pace which caused her to take 24 hours from that to the port. However, we were glad to see her once more, and to recognise our good friend Cap tain Matthews able to give command and bring his precious charge once more into harbour. The Great Western sailed on the Bth of October inst. She had about sixty passengers, among whom is the Hon. Mr. )3ancroft, lady and daughter, and General Armstrong, M,, r - the top of Short is point kr. Bwid, dapec4sased.ed police magistrate in, THE SUN, LONDON, MONIJAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1846 American Consul for Liverpool. The news by the Great Western is in a great deme anticipated by that brought by tile 11 - sii, s , 1 sua,Aaa of NN hich was sent you this morning. We do not observe any further intelligence of importance from the army of occupation or th© Mex. , jean troops under the command of Ampudia, who was stationed at Monterey, where he was determined to contest the further progress of General Taylor. The following summary of the news, as contained in a New York paper of the Bth, will show that the advices now landed are only an amplification of the information contained in our dispatch of this morning : Although only eight days have elapsed since the de ' Future of the Cambria, a very considerable change and development have been effected mean time in the plans and conditions of the war with Mexico—all pre sent hope of an amicable settlement seems to be aban doned, and conquest is now the avowed and open game. The policy of the American General, advancing into the interior, has heretofore been to spare in every way the people of the country—to convince them that the war was made for the overthrow of their Government, and not to injure them ; and to conciliate support and obtain supplies in an enemy's country, by paying for every thing required for the use of the troops. Now, how ever, it is announced in the official paper at Washington, that it has been decided, since the postponement by Mexico of the overtures of peaoe from us, to make the people feel the pressure and calamities of war, by levy ing contributions upon them for the use of the army. In all other respects, says the official organ, their lives, rights and property will be respected ; but they must be made to suffer by contributing to the support of ~the war. What effect this change, of system will have on the popular feeling, remains to be proved. Thus far there has been manifested general unwillingness on the part of the Mexicans to swell the ranks of their own armies, and a readiness to trade with the invaders, which even the penalty of death proclaimed against all such by General Ampudia and ethers has not been able to restrain. When we, however, levy contributions at the point of the bayonet, instead of paying for what is taken, the face of things may change essentially; and the popu lation now, almost indifferent, may be converted in actual enemies, and a guerilla war may ensue, the more formidable to our troops the further they advance into the country, and interpose between themselves and their supplies on the Rio Grande, mountain ranges and narrow and difficult passes. There will be found in this paper the proclamation of General Kearny on taking possession of Santa Fe, and that of Commodore Sloat on taking possession of Mon terey. Both purport to annex the regions of which those cities are the chief places to the United States, and henceforth, so far as the proclamations have any force of law, Upper California and all New Mexico, " with its original boundaries on both sides of the Rio (lel Norte," are to be taken and held as part and parcel of the United States ; the inhabitants of these countries are claimed " as citizens of the United States ;" and as to New Mexico, the penalties of treason are expressly denounced by General Kearney's proclamation against every inhabitant thereof " found in arms against the United States, or instigating others" to take up arms. Commonore Sloat does not go so far d t s this, yet he too says, " henceforth California will be a portion of the United States, and its peaceable inhabitants will enjoy the same rights and privileges as the citizens of any other portion of the nation. It cannot be supposed that these two officers of the United States military and naval service would have ventured upon issuing proclamations such as these, without express instructions—and then arises a question thus to stipulate, without can (ti(iNeh i h right willof thebe warmly Executive discus sed tho ourselves), of dition, the annexation of whole foreign countries and foreign populations. The whole proceeding, and the language and spirit of these proclamations, recal like proclamations and bul -1 letins by the generals of the French Republic, when in the height of her revolutionary frenzy. France affected to be fighting the battles of freedom ; absolved the ci tizens of all the countries which her armies overrun from their wonted allegiance, and claimed them and the ter ritories which they inhabited, as part and parcel of the French Republic, one and indivisible! How that story ended we have seen. How our second-hand perform ance is . to result must depend upon the wisdom and virtue of the American people. Meantime, however, some of the promises made by these commanders are certainly to be violated. Commo dore Sloat, for instance, says, " All supplies and provi sions furnished for the use of the United States ships or troops will be paid for at fair rates, and no private pro perty will be taken for public use without just compen sation at the moment." A like promise was made in an early proclamation by General Taylor on the Rio Grande, but now we are told by the Washington Union, the official paper, that "contributions are to be levied on the people of Mexico," in order that they may feel the pres sure of war, and thus be compelled to influence their go vernments to listen to peacful overtures. " Our Govern ment,"says the Union "has determined, in some measure, to change its policy, and to make our enemies contribute to the support of our troops." Here we have the declaration that the people of Mexico, against whom heretofore we have professed not to war, are now held as " enemies." What effect this change of policy may have on the cha racter of the war, or the resistance which the people may now be roused to make against the invading armies, remains to be seen. Ashes are in active demand at $4 for Pots, and $4 50 per 100 lbs. for Pearls. SOUTH AMERICA. AFFAIRS OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA.---The follow ing articles, agreed to by Rosas and Oribe, form the basis of the arrangement by which Mr. Ilood has proposed to compromise all differences between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. Should either party refuse compliance, France and England will then withdraw their interven tion, and leave the rival states to settle their own dis putes. " 1. The Governments of France and England, in conjunction with Governor Rosas, shall procure a suspension of hostilities between the Oriental forces within the city of Monte Video and those in the country. " 2. The armistice being obtained, the Ministers Ple nipotentiary of France and England shall require cf the Government the disarming of all foreigners at present under arms, whether in Monte Video or in any other part of the territory. "3. Sinaultanously with the disarming of the fo reigners, Roses shall withdraw the Argentine forces from every point of the territory. "4. Immediately on the preceding stipulations being executed—that is to say, the foreigners disarmed, and the country evacuated by the Buenos Ayreans—the blockade of the Argentine ports shall be raised, the Island of Martin Garcia restored to the Government of Buenos Ayres, the vessels of war which were seized re turned, in as nearly as possible the same condition as when taken, and under a salute of 21 guns to the Argen tine flag, and all merchant vessels captured on either side shall be restored to their respective owners. " 5. The navigation of the River Parana shall con tinue to be considered as internal navigation, subject to the laws and regulations of the Argentine Republic alone, so long as that republic occupies both banks of the river. The latest accounts from our columns advancing against Monterey import that the rancheros, or husbandmen, were disappearing from the country around, and the in ference is that they were gathering to the standard of some chief, in order to harass and resist the onward march of the American forces. " 6. It is recognised and declared that the Argentine Republic possesses the full and free exercise of all the rights of peace and war which belongs to any other state; and it is admitted, that the principles upon which the intermediating Powers have proceeded, in their tem porarily interrupting the belligerent rights of that re public, would have been equally as applicable, under similar circumstances, to England or France. " 7. An election of a President of the Republic shall be held in the Oriental state, strictly according to the constitutional laws of the country, General Oribe previ ously binding himself to abide by, and conform with, the result of that election. " 8. A general amnesty, reciprocal and complete, for persons and properties; an acknowledgment of the rights of all foreigners, and justice administered to their claims, if well founded. " Without prejudice to this amnesty, should Rosas find just reason to complain of those emigrants resident in the Oriental Republic, through whose proceedings the friendly relations of the two countries may stand in danger of being compromised, such individuals can be removed to a distance from the coasts, under a guard, or sent to a foreign port by them named. " 9. These bases, admitted by Rosas and by Oribe, if the Government of the Republic should reject them, the Ministers Plenipotentiary shall declare that they with draw the intervention of their Governments, and shall withdraw it effectually, if their persuasions are ineffec tual." The dates from Seralvo are of the 25th of August ; at that time it was believed that General Taylor, with the main body of his army, would soon reach Monterey, but not without a contest on the route; and we are every moment expecting to hear that a stand had been made at some advantageous position on the road, by Am pudia and his forces, and that a battle was fought, be fore our columns could make their way good. That they will make their way good is not doubted. There will be more difficulty afterwards in maintaining their line of communication with the Rio Grande, on which are the main supplies, unless the route from Tampico shall also be occupied by a new expedition. It is con jectured that some such expedition is now in agitation, and that Tampico is to be reduced, and thence a new column is to be directed towards that advancing from Camargo. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The following, taken from the New York Courier and Enquirer, gives almost all the details of news of import ance that is worthy of notice. The arrival of the Great Western steamer on the 20th ult., and of the Hibernia with dates to the 19th ult., on the 3d inst., gave quite an impetus to our produce market, and cotton and bread-stuffs all went up in price. We are hourly looking for the Great Britain, of which the intelligence, according to its tenor, may re-animate or depress our markets. We say re-animate, for.within the last day or two the prices obtained on Saturday afternoon and Monday for flour and grain, have some what abated, and the purchases made are rather on speculation than for shipment. As high as 5 dolls. 75 c. has been paid for flour of the best brands : now 5 dolls. 62 c. is the top price. We will, however, annex copious quotations of the closing prices to day. The receipts of flour at tide water this year exceed those of last year, thus far, 688,512 barrels, and as ac cording to ordinary calculation, we have six weeks of canal navigation still before us, as the crops have been abundant, and the prices are now high enough to tempt the farmer to b e as early as possible in the market, we may expect a very large addition to the supply.. Indian corn of the present crop is not yet m market, but a good deal will be received before the close of na vigation, and immense quantities will remain on hand for the spring demand. , Respecting cotton, there is nothing to be added to what was written by the previous steamer. The cer tainty of a deficient crop this year is admitted on all hands, and as the consumption does not seem to fall off sensibly on this side, it will be quite within the power of those in the trade on the other side to make their own calculations as to the prospect of prices for the year to come. Our money market is easy: there is not, however, n much doing in st oc k s . T he conviction that the Fe• decal Government will requ i re a good deal of money to face the expenditures for the war keeps capital in suspense. The Secretary of the Treasury has the option under the law of July last to raise ten mil lions of dollars by loan or Treasury notes, or both— thus far he has resorted to Treasury notes only, of which about two millions have been issued. He wa s in this city within a day or two, seeking to bor row some three or f our millions ' of the b an k s, on a &posit of Treasury notes, but without success. He can hardly, in the pr esent stateof the revenue, which isdeeroetaess, decreasing, keep out any considerable amount of Trea sury notes, r they do not bear an inter es t hi g h enough to make them desira ble for investments of money; an d the demand for them to be paid into the Custom -house is not sufficient to keep them above par if pressed in any large quantity in the market. A loan at six per cent. for a term of twenty years would be readily filled, and probably at a premium; but the Secretary is afraid of meeting Congre.-s with such palpable evidence as thereby would be presented of the commencem en t o f a new war debt. To t his complexion, however, things must come, or the Treasury will run down. Exchange on England has somewhat receded, and , concur to lower may be quoted at from 8i- to Bt. The increased value which are made up to this in England of our products, which . has swelled and is swelling the fund against which . bills are drawn, and the losses upon most sales of imported good's, which e refer tor details to the to b v e remitted, general diminishthe r a t e quotations afternoon. o t 1; e e xch amount a nagn exchange. . exed, THURSDAY, 1 p.l/.—There was a little better feeling manifested in the stock market this morning. The sales were more extensive than those of yesterday, and a slight advance was obtained on several descriptions. Exchange has not been particularly active, and we dare not alter yesterday's quotations. Cotton—The sales to-day have been moderate—prices are firm. ITp!and and Florida. 10-.} a 11 4 Mobile and N.O. 111 a 111 Inferior ... ••• —• none. none. Ord. to good ord. ••• 81. a 9 8i a 9 Mid. to good mid.... 9 4 a 9'l 91 a 10 1 Michigan nfoar and Flour nominal. G e . Full fair f f a a i i r r to to go fa o i d r fa . i . r . 1 1 0 0 La a ne.1 1 0 01 Fine ... ••• ••• ••• Flour, &c.--There has been some o i jx ;q ioc u lhd i for shipment to France, and about 7,000 barrels have bushels Michigan at been n e s oe, s o h l a d v a e t b il e e5062i. made S a a t l 5 5 ( 5 ) . f 61, an Ohio, d $5 50. Wheat is steady, with moderate sales ; 2,000 fiver $1 20. Q em ee white sold at a fraction BOW-STREET.---(THIS DAY.) Cliurks Wood, a young man who lives by going round to public-houses and practising tricks of con juring and legerdemain, was charged before Mr. Ilall with being concealed in the house of Mr. Richard Emery, of Chandos-street, for an unlawful purpose. The prosecutor stated that at a late hour on Saturday night last he discovered the prisoner in the further end of the hall of his house. He gave him into custody. Mr. HALL recognised the prisoner as having been committed from this Court about ten months ago for a felony, for which he ,was tried at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. The fact is, the prisoner has been but three weeks out of prison. He was now again committed for one calendar month upon the present charge. MARLBRO'-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) Robert llPKechnie, a decently dressed individual, was placed - at the bar charged with interrupting Divine ser vice in Percy chapeL Charles Mason, the verger of the chapel, said the de fendant was on the staircase of the chapel last night be tween six and seven o'clock, drunk, swinging himself to and fro by the hand-rails, and singing. He put him out and urged him to go home. Five minutes after that he was sent for to take the defendant out of the north aisle along which he had walked, talking aloud while prayers were being read, disturbing and disgusting all about him. The defendant—The case is bad enough, don't make it worse. The complainant said he turned him out again, and bade him go home, but in less than ten minutes after, the defendant had walked down the south aisle, taken a seat, and again commenced talking during the time of prayers. When the complainant went down to remove him, he refused to rise, and could only be got out by sheer force. The defendant said he was sorry for what had occurred. It was no disposition of his to annoy persons in a place of worship. Mr. HARDWICK said it was disgraceful that people should not only be int , rrupted, but subjected to the in decency and scandal of a person in a state of intoxica tion, walking into and desecrating the place of worship by his presence. He ordered the defendant to enter into his own recognizance in 20/., and find two sureties of 10/. each for his good behaviour for one month. NEW Al AIIKET RACES. (THIS DAY) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MATca.—Chance beat Rough. NTATert.—Secundus beat Bishop of Romford's Cob. Handicap. D.M. Miss Slick, 3 yrs, 6st bib Free Lance, 3 yrs, 7st 51b TIIE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. Mr. Nunn's Sister to Joanna colt Lord E. Russell's Sting Twenty-three ran. -r- ACCIDENT AT THE BLACKWALL TERMINUS.—A serious accident took place at the Blackway Railway works on Saturday, to a man named Edward Flemming, aged 31 years, residing in Lant-street, Southwark. He was employed in the engineer's factory as a labourer, when he by some means fell with a heavy load of iron, receiving a fracture of the leg apd severe contusions. He was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he is going on favourably. IMMENSE SALE OF THE BInLE.—At the annual meeting of the Manchester Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society on Tuesday, the report which was read stated, that previous to the present year the num ber of copies of the Bible distributed in that district an nually amounted to from 5,000 to 10,000, whilst this year no less a number than 96,000 have been disposed of, being equal to the number disposed of in the previous 12 years. SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.—On Friday night, at a late hour, an inquest was' held at the Blin?, Pig, St. Mary Axe, before Mr. Payne, for the purpose of inquiringinto the circumstances connected with the death of a young female, aged 16, named Mary Green, who committed suicide. Thy- evidence taken proved that deceased had been living in the service of a gentleman named Wil kinson, at No. 7, Jeffrey-square. On Friday morning, at a quarter-past ten, she was found in the front kitchen of ner-raaster's house, hanging by the neck to the water pipe that crosses the ceiling, life being quite extinct. It appeared the deceased had formed an attachment to a married man, and that she was influenced to commit the sad act by ascertaining that he was so situated. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. FALLING OF A WALL.—On Saturday afternoon a fearful accident happened at the Carlton Club House, in Pall-mall. A piece of ground by the side of - the build ing is to be built on to extend the mansion, and in dig ging out some of the earth a wall gave way and buried a man of the name of Cullen underneath. As soon as he could be extricated, it was found he was suffering from some serious injury, and on being carried to the West minster Hospital one of his thighs was pronounced to be extensively fractured. EXTRAORDINARY COLLISION IN LEITH ROADS.— The French frigate La Pi evoyante,and the French gun brig La Chevrotte, sailed on Tuesday morning from their anchorage in Leith-roads. While proceeding on different tacks they fell foul of each other, when the frigate sank the lighter vessel in 25 fathoms water. The unfortunate collision took place at the entrance of Dun bar harbour. We understand that four lives were lost, the rest of the crew of the corvette being picked up by the boats of the frigate.—Ediriburgh Chronicle. On Saturday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the body of a man was observed to float through Putney-bridge, towards Wandsworth, and was picked up by a Fulham waterman, named John Kelley. The deceased had attempted to cross the bridge not an hour before his body was found in the river, but, having no money to pay the toll, was turned back. It would appear that he then went to the Bishop of London's meadows, and deliberately walked into the river, as the tide was then at a very low ebb. The deceased ap pears to be about 55 years of age, is bald-headed, and five feet four inches in height; he has a sallow com plexion. The dress consisted of a brown over-coat with fur collar, black body coat, red and black waist coat, and black and brown ribbed trousers. There were found in his pockets a small quantity of bread and cheese, sonic memorandum-books, some sample locks, and sc , ;eral ironmonger's price cards. From a letter found upon him it has been since ascertained that he has a wile and &aught, r in Wolvdrliarnpton, that he was travellinn- for an ironmonger of that town, and had become distressed in consi queue of the slitckness of business. LITERATURE. THE POETICAL WORKS OF HORACE SMITH. 2 Vols. Lying before us are the miscellaneous poems writ ten ,by Horace Smith, collected together in two delightful volumes, and embellished with a character istic portrait of the author. "What more is necessary after saying thus much ? All the drollery, all the sentiment, all the elevated thoughts, and sparkling conceits contained' in these writings are already familiar to a large majority of the reading public. It is advisable, however, to remind those who are acquainted with the compositions of this clever writer that these miscellaneous pieces can only be enjoyed by hunting after them in a variety of different publi cations and scarce periodicals, unless advantage be taken of the present edition, where they are, for the first time since their production, accumulated to gether. One of the authors of the ever-memorable-- and, as he himself might have said in one of his hap piest imitations, the never-sufficiently-by-any-means to-be-admired " Rejected Addresses," Horace Smith, entered upon the literary world while yet in the bloom of his intellect, and in subsequent periods of his career produced these fugitive composi tions. Horace Smith is another brilliant reason why a name, whieh is usually treated with so much ridicule, should be, on the contrary, in the very highest estima tion. Adam Smith, as the arch-authority in the philo sophy of political economy; Sydney Smith, as the most our epigrammatic t o f ng m u s d h e e r d n wits; naval Sid commanders ne S y m i Smith, aso , ; ne of Horace Smith, himself, his brother James, cum ceteris paribus, would be enough even to redeem from obloquy any name that might happen to be originally execrable. In his different writings, whether prose or metrical, our author has striven incessantly to inculcate benevo lent and elevating prin . ciples. For this anxiety to benefit his fellow-men we should have honoured him, even if his works had been devoid of all other excel lence. Sometimes, indeed, he allows himself to be carried away by a succession of extravagant conceits, as in his " Hymn to the Flowers," where he apostro phizes them alternately, as " day-stars," " matin-wor shippers," " bright mosaics," " floral apostles," " ephe meral sages rand " posthumous glories !" In this, how ever, he has only sinned as grievously as the great master of poesy, Shakspere, in punning. It is in this identical " hymn" that first appeared, if our recollection serves us faithfully, a very exquisite metaphor that has since been copied from repeatedly, or suggested similar imageries, as in the :" New Timon," and elsewhere. This is the verse— " 'Neath cloistered boughs, each floral bell that swingeth And tolls its perfume on the passing air, Makes sabbath in the fields, and ever ringeth A call to prayer." In " The Shriek of Prometheus," though a mere fragment, Horace Smith adventured upon a loftier style, and not altogether unsuccessfully. The phantom eagle of Jove rising from the ravine where Prome theus is chained in the Caucasus, its breast " gorged with the gore" of that great victim, the description of the drop of the heart's blood of Prometheus fall ing from the eagle's talons " warm on the pilot's hand," and the closing lines " Through the whole night the Argo bore Those throbbing hearts along the Pontic shore," form a picture which long haunts the imagination. As a specimen of the curiosities of fancy that may be discovered in these volumes, we transcribe this strange sonnet " On an Ancient Lance, hanging in an Ar moury : " Once in the breezy coppice didit thou dance, And nightingales amid thy foliage sang; Form'd by man's cruel art into a lance, Oft has thou pierced (the while the welkin rang With trump and drum, shoutings and battle clang) Some foeman s heart. Pride, pomp, and circumstance, Have left thee now, and thou dost silent hang, From age to age, in deep and dusty trance. What is thy change to ours ? These gazing eyes, To earth reverting, may again arise In dust, to settle on the self-same space; Dust, which some offspring, yet unborn, Who tries To poise thy weight, may with his hand efface, And with his moulder'd eyes again replace." Of the spirit by which Horace Smith is animated in regarding the phases of human life, a whole folio volume could not afford a more thorough and truthful indication than those six lines in " The Old Man's Paean," where he says— "To dark oblivion I bequeath The ruddy cheek, brown hair, white teeth, And eyes that brightly twinkle ; Crows' feet may plough with furrow's deep My features, if I can but beep My mind without a wrinkle." . Of his "comic poems" what need possibly be said ? His Sonn2t to his Nose! Rabelais and the Lampreys! York Kidney Potatoes ! Patent Brown Stout! Pitt's Bon-mot! or that outrageous bit of facetiousness the Address to the Mummy, beginning " And hast thou walked about (how strange a story !) In Thebes's-street three thousand years ago ?" We shall not, however, pillage further from these laughter-moving volumes; they require no recom mendation, not even the recommendation of an ex tract. THE PICTORIAL ALMANAC FOR 1847. This is the first almanac for the ensuing year which, to our knowledge, has appeared. It is issued by the enterprising proprietors of the Pictorial Times newspaper, and besides containing a variety of fanciful and astronomical illustrations, in the shape of wood-cuts, is supplied with an extraordinary bulk of useful and interesting information. Beyond all these advantages, it is published at sixpence ! MR. C. TENNYSON D'EYNCOURT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. observe in several London newspapers a state ment, upon the authority of the Dublin Evening Post, that I and all my family "had conformed to the Church of Rome." This statement is erroneous. It pains me deeply that my eldest daughter, now abroad, should have become a convert to the Roman Catholic faith; but I hope you will allow me, through the medium of your journal, to say, for myself and every other member of my family, that we re►nain unshaken in our firm attachment to the Protestant religion.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES TENNYSON IYEYNCOURT. Bayons Manor, Oct. 23, 1846. DRURY- LANE THEATRE.—Notwithstanding the extraordinary success of Madame Bishop, the most active preparations are making for further novelty. In addition to the daily rehearsals of Lavenu's opera, which the composer has written purposely for this eminent artiste, Auber's charming ballet• opera of The Maid of Cash mere, is to be revived on Thursday, for the purpose of introducing Mr. Rafter and Miss Messent, with four new dancers, in the persons of Mesdlles. Dubignon and P6nart, Monsieur Paul and Monsieur Tell, all just arrived from Paris. The last pension granted by Sir Robert Peel was one of 251. per annum to John Lloyd, in consideration of the services rendered by his ancestors to King Charles a in his escape after the battle of Worcester. ' 4 s 4 it z A k. _E. I +1 ntv ~-,,t. ,v,..1, GREAT WESTERN and WY COMBE _ - RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The first general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day at half-past eleven o'clock. Frederic Pratt Barlow, Esq., in the chair. The CHAIRMA N said, the present meeting was for the transaction of the ordinary business of the company, preliminary to the special general meeting, which was to succeed it. The directors were not under any obliga tion to call the present meeting for several months, but as a special general meeting was to be held at the close of the present one, and as the power of the directors ceased to-day, it was necessary to hold the general meeting for the election of directors before the special business could be gone into. When these two lines were originally proposed the state of the railway world was much different to what it was now, but from the altered times and the condition of the money market, and in order to relieve the shareholders of frequent calls for the construction of the line, it was thought best that an arrangement should be come to with an established company. • But to make a treaty of the kind referred to, the directors wished to be placed in the position and to have the power to do so. The directors had found the directors of the Great Western Company willing to treat with them; and although he (the Chair man) was not in a condition to lay any terms 'before them at present, he had no doubt that some satisfactory arrangement would be come to. All that was required at present was for the shareholders to give the directors power to treat, and for that purpose had the special genes al meeting, which was to follow, been convened. The SECRETARY then read the report : " Whilst your directors have much pleasure in being able to announce to their shareholders the success at tending their application to Parliament for a Bill for making a railway from Maidenhead to Wycombe, and from West Drayton to Uxbridge, the Act for which has been granted and the royal assent given thereto in July last, they cannot but regret that the outlay should have been attended with so heavy an expenditure compared with the magnitude of the undertaking. The Bill had to encounter a strong opposition in the Commietee of the House of Commons, of fourteen days duration, with the London and Oxford projected Railway. "The directors have convened the first general meeting of the proprietors of the company, for the purpose of conforming to the clause of the Consolidation Act, to effect which resolutions will be submitted for your ap proval." Mr. DELLONY moved the adoption of the report. Mr. THomsoN seconded the motion, which was put and unanimously agreed to. Resolutions were then submitted and successively carried, appointing Frederic Pratt Barlow, Esq.; Robert Wheeler, Esq.; A. F. Paul, Esq.; George Emery, Esq.; Francis Parker, Esq ; and William Rose, Esq., direc tors, with 4001. a year, and nominating the secretary, Mr. J. H. Wilson, at 1001., and two auditors at 51. each. GREAT WESTERN AND UXBRIDGE RAIL WAY. The meeting next resolved itself into a general meet- Leg of the shareholders of this company. Mr. Barlow Ln the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the same report which had been adopted by the Great Western and Wycombe meeting would do for the present one, and the explanation he had given of the affitir of the one company would suffice for the other. The report was then submitted and unanimously adopted. The resolution appointing the same directors as those appointed for the previous company, and fixing their remuneration at 2001. a year, were agreed to, and the salary of the secretary fixed at 1001. This terminated the general business of both com panies, and SPECIAL MEETINGS of both companies were next successively held, presided over by Mr. Barlow, at which The CHAIRMAN explained that the sense of the share holders waa to be taken on the propriety of giving the directors power to treat with the Great Western Com pany for the sale of the two lines. The same report was submitted and adopted by both meetings. The following is its substance : The report stated that the directors, in order to carry out the intention of the shareholders, and the early con struction of the lines, thought it best to call in the assistance of another company rather than to depend on the making of calls upon the shareholders. To carry out the scheme promptly and successfully they applied . to the Great Western Company to purchase, instead of leasing the line. In order, however, to give effect to any arrangement for selling the lines, it was necessary that they should go to Parliament. No terms with the Great Western had been come to, nor could the directors state what those terms would be, or the probable result of any future negotiation. Resolutions, giving the directors power to treat for the sale of the line, and authorising them to apply for a Bill to effect the same, were severally agreed to. The shareholders then separated. CORK AND FERMOY DIRECT RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) An adjourned meeting of the share and scripholders of the Cork and Fermoy Direct Railway Company took place to-day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of determining whether, under the provisions of Lord Dalhousie's Act, the company should be dissolved or not. The first meeting took place last Monday, and was adjourned till to-day in consequence of there not being a sufficient number of votes present to constitute the meeting according to the provisions of the Act. The meeting of to day was advertised for twelve o'clock, but it was nearly one before E. J. Spieres, Esq., took the chair. The minutes of the meeting on Monday last, having been read by the secretary, were confirmed, and the scrutineers then proceeded to take the remaining votes. Li answer to a question from a shareholder, The CHAIRMAN stated that they had 1,7491. in hand, that there would probably be claims for expenses to the amount of 300 L, which would leave them a balance of somewhere about 1,450/. The SECRETARY said that this was independent of Mr. Sherlock's claim. That gentleman had already had 5001., and he had been requested to send in his claim, but had not done so. A SHAREHOLDER, in answer to a question from the Chairman. stated that he did not what know the amount of Mr. Sherlock's claim would be, but it would probably amount to 3,0001. The CHAIRMAN said that the London solicitor had had 400/. on account, and he understood that he did not intend to make any further claim. Mr. Sherlock had had 5001 _ _ _ At two o'clock the SECRETARY declared the number of votes to be 605, which number not being sufficient legally to constitute a meeting for a dissolution, the meeting broke up. A meeting of shareholders was then constituted. Mr. Valentine in the chair. The CHAIRMAN having read a statement of the pre• iminary expenses, which he said he considered all would link reasonable, A resolution was proposed and adopted to the effect, that it be a recommendation to the directors to divide 10s. a share, reserving the surplus for the settlement of any other claims that might be made, and after those claims had been settled to return the remainder to the shareholders. The CIIAIRMAN said if be got back 15s. a share he should think himself well off. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. FIRE IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.-0n Saturday night last, the establishment of Messrs. Nicholson, fur riers, north side of St. Paul's Churchyard, was placed in great jeopardy, a fire having been discovered under the flooring of the first floor. A strong smell of smoke and great heat had been observed throughout the day. The firemen and engines from Watling-street and Far ringdon-street were procured, and after the exertions of the firemen for an hour and a half the danger ceased, but great damage was done to the building, and also to that of Mr. Purday, adjoining. The fire had been smoul dering some days, and originated from one of the lower flues. NELSON COLUMN IN TRAFALGAR -SQUARE.—By the death of Mr. J. Ternouth, the sculptor, another delay has occurred in the completion of this long- deferred debt of gratitude to the great hero of Trafalgar. Mr. Ter nouth was one of the four artists entrusted with the modelling of the bronze bas reliefs for the base of the column. He had made his design, and sent it in to the Woods and Forests for approval, before the retirement of Lord Lincoln from the head of that department ; and nothing has been done to further the completion of the monument since Lord Morpeth's appointment, and this not from any dislike or disinclination on the part of his Lordship, but simply from the circumstance that his time has been fully employed on matters of greater and more immediate moment. The designs for the four great battles, St. Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar, are as yet without official sanction ; but this delay, we trust, is only temporary. A new artist should be nominated at once to succeed Mr. Ternouth, or to complete his design, if fit for its purpose, and sufficiently advanced to be available. Mr. Ternouth had worked in the studio of Sir Francis Chantrey, was a gentleman of modest and affable manners, and of some talent in his art. THE MURDER OF CoLus.—There is every reason to suppose that this horrid deed has been avowed by the perpetrator Platts, at present a prisoner in Derby gaol, on charge of the wilful murder of George Collis. Rumour is various as to the perst n to whom confession has been made, but from all we can learn it seems that a turnkey, hearing sobbing and lamentation from Platts, went to him, when he immediately commenced a confes sion of the murder, stating that he had first stabbed the unfortunate Collis, and then knocked him on the head, afterwards cut up the body, and carried :it to the cess pool where it was found. It will be highly satisfac tory if this rumour be confirmed, as we have no doubt it will b,^, although at present it lacks authority.—Derby Courier. SHAM ATTORNEYS AT POLICE-COURTS.—The ma gistrates vt Southwark Police-court have issued a caution to the public, requesting all persona to apply for information to the magistrates and known officers of the Court, and not to loiterers in the avenues of the Court. This step has been found necessary in consequence of prisoners and their friends being defrauded of money, obtained under pretence of defending them, by sham at torneys hanging about the Court. COUNSEL'S OPINION ON THE WELLINGTON STA.. TUTE.—Lord Morpeth has made, perhaps, as good a move as possible to obtain the judgment of the " com petent persons" on Mr. Wyatt's triumphal statue. Ris Lordship has, we are informed, addressed a circular to may be all the Royal Acad em i c i ans , request i ng t h at he favoured with their opi n io n as to t h e effect of the statue on the uch,—/Itltenccum. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ' PORTSMOUTH. SUNDAY.—The Sapph,), 1 n nde; , i!.-; ,, err tau" exercised yk-sterday, at Spithead, by th C 4 Apb Chief, who wts pleased to express his rjunlikkigeiltij i t• faction at the highly efficit , nt appearan vessel and crew. Commander Gamblei • most remarkably quick passage from the co.pe,:the ei ne : s consumed in sailing from Simon's Bay l . l 4:Spitbeattrbeing only 49 days. This fine brig, 428 tons', /was built at Woolwich in 1833, on the design of Sir W. Symonds,. and has always proved a fast sailer and good setrlbCPe ' Commander Gambier, having had the command of` ler only since August, 1845, will, of course, have another appointment speedily, or receive that promotion to which the date of his commission (1827) and services entitle him. The Sappho came into harbour yesterday afternoon to be dismantled and paid off. By her we learn, further, that the Cornwall freight-ship arrived at Simon's Bay from Cork, on the 31st of August, with 400 troops on board for the Cape, Mauritius, and Cey lon, the whole of whom were ordered to Algoa Bay, to join the Commander-in-Chief in his pursit of the Kafira. Tho Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Robb, arrived yesterday from Woolwich, it is said to embark Sir H. Pottinger (the newly-appointed Governor of the Cape or Good Hope) and suite for conveyance to the Cape. The whole of the general service men of the St. Vincent are ordered to be transferred to her for the reinforce ment of the Mediterranean squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker. The Rochester navy lighter arrived yesterday from Davenport with stores. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, sailed this afternoon at twenty min u t es past one o'clock' for Plymouth, Lis bon, Gibraltar, Madeira, Ascension (with a mail), and the Cape of Good Hope, to relieve the Conway, 26, Captain Kelly. The Rattlesnake, 26, Captain Stanley, and the Belvi dera provision-ship, Master-Commander Wellington, were removed from the basin yesterday, the former to her hulk, the Dryad, the latter alongside the shear jetty. The Naiad coal depot for Callao is ordered forthwith to be commissioned, with a complement of 46 men. She Will be masted to .morrow. The Sylvia tender was docked yesterday for overhaul WooLwicrt, OCT. 24.—The Amphion, 36 gun frigate, fitted with a screw propeller and engines on Count Rosen's principle, was brought out of the basin on Friday and placed in the ordinary. She will be tried in a few days with her stores on board, previously to being commissioned. The Garland, Dover steam-packet, Captain Smithett, will be ready to leave Woolwich on Monday or Tuesday, to resume her duties on the Dover station, her defects having been made good. The Manceuverer lighter is receiving on board stores for Portsmouth and Plymouth, and will sail on Tuesday for those ports. The Sphynx steam-frigate, Captain Robb, on her ar rival at Plymouth will be paid wages there in advance, and then proceed to the East Indies. Captain Brandreth, Royal Engineers, is appointed one of the Commissioners for the Supervision and Regula ting of Railways, with a salary of 1,200/. a year. His removal from the Director of Works Department of the Admiralty at Somerset-house will be much regretted, APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant C. A. Lodder, to the Sidon steam frigate ; Mr. T. M'Gilton, acting second-class engineer, to Sphynx. MALTA, OCT. 14.—There is not an incident of interest to relate since my last. Her Majesty's ship Fantome has come into port from Beyrout, and will, it is thought, shortly proceed to Corfu to relieve the Tyne, ordered home. Her Majesty's steamer Locust has returned from Tripoli, having on board Messrs. Tidy and Rollo, who left this place some fortnight since with dispatches for the Paella. His Highness the Bey of Tunis is about to proceed to France and England in his new steamer the Dante, re cently presented to him by his Majesty Louis Philippe. We, who know the steamer well, and acknowledge her both in age and slowness to be valueless, admire the cunning of those who devised the gift, and upbraid the folly of the receiver of it. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer the Ariel has arrived here from England, and proceeded on wards to Alexandria. She arrived on the sth instant, and astonished every one by the rapidity of her passage, having occupied little more than eight days on her out ward trip. Her destination is secret, but it is presumed that she will take a few trips between Alexandria and Marseilles to test the advantages of the Trieste route, so ably advocated by Lieutenant Waghorn. A SUSPICIOUS CRAFT. The following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's on Saturday, dated Rio Janeiro, August 22: " The British brig ,Medora fell in, on the coast of Patagonia, lat. 40 S., in June or July last, with a schooner of about 150 tons, named the Sovereign, with six brass guns, the commander of NN hich stated her to be one of her Majesty's ships, but he had no pendant flying. She was standing to the northward, and was bound for Liverpool. The officers on deck appeared in naval uniform." The Medora also reports that two other similarly armed schooners, but rather larger, had visited the coast of Patagonia where British ships were collecting guano, and were offered freight to take guano to an island, for the purpose of shipment, but refused, stating that they had other objects. The master of one of the vessels wrecked on the coast of Patagonia stated that he saw a schooner leave Liverpool last November, similar to the above, pierced for, but not showing, guns, and full of men; but her destination seemed unknown. AWFUL STORM.-LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. LLOYD'S, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.:-This afternoon's post has brought to hand accounts of a most fearful storm occurring off the western coast during Thursday and Friday. The loss of life and property has been truly frightful, and no doubt by the next mail more ap palling disasters will be communicated. At Newport the gale burst forth about ten o'clock on Thursday morning from N.W. Late in the evening the brig Charlotte, of this port, and the schooner Union, White— haven, both bound for Glasgow, were driven from their cables on to the beach, near Poolgwaelose, and became total wrecks. By the latest accounts the Martha, of Yarmouth, was a total wreck; captain and mate drowned. A schooner, bound for Southampton, lost, with all hands, seven in number. The Sir Peregrine, from Bangor for Cork, foundered in shallow water during the hurricane. Tho crew took to the rigging, and were in that critical posi tion for eight hours exposed to the full force of the gale ere they were rescued. Eleven heroic fellows manned the life-boat, and preserved them. The beach for miles is strewed with pieces of wreck. The coast on each side of Aberystwith has been the scene of many awful disasters. So heavy a storm has not bean experienced near this port for years. On Friday afternoon a brig and a schooner went ashore at the mouth of the Dovey, and it is sadly feared that several of the seamen have perished. At daybreak a barque was seen beating on the low sands. The life-boat was instantly dispatched to the assistance of the crew ; but whether it had succeeded in saving them could not be ascertained, as the boat had not returned when the particulars were sent off. The Corn wall coast, especially near Padstow, suffered severely. To the westward of that harbour a brigantine, named the Samaritan, from Liverpool to Constantinople, went ashore and was lost, the master and seven of the crevc perishing with her. She was laden with bale goods, and therefore her loss will be very considerable. Many fearful wrecks took place near Milford. A barque of full 500 tons burden was wrecked about four miles to the eastward of St. David's Head, and as nothing has been seen of the crew, it is supposed that they have all been lost. A small box has been washed ashore, 'oy which it appears that she is the Buctouch. of Londe .n, from Archangel. Her cargo consisted of tar, pitch, tallow, deals, and mats. During the height of the storm the Briton, of Cardigan, was hurled on to the rocks is St. Bride's Bay, and became a perfect wreck. At Swansea, Exmouth, Cardigan, Bideford, and Port- • acte c r i . esc A ri described to a to each h o a f v e those been portsof them ma r o m t l l a a m nd e , n t t h ab e l d e a m c h a a g r e is dj wrecks occurred, some being attended with loss of lift Some parts of the Irish coast, it appears, experienc eta the gales severely. A letter from Limerick, dated oct . 21, states that they have occasioned the greatest damago amongst the shipping. It blew terrifically from Vat) N.W. At Boulogne it is said to have blown a hurl„!- cane. Five vessels were lost near the harbour. CART ACCIDENT IN RING WILLIAM-STREET:On Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock, a frightful awl-- dent occurred in King William-street, City, to Mr. .tEt.. Kipling, a commercial traveller, in the firm of Messrs . Robertson, Faithful and Co., wholesale merchants, Wat - ling-street. The unfortunate man was crossing an) carriage-way in King William-street, with a brown paper parcel under his arm at the time cart was passing, when he dropped the parcel, and ill.. attempting to recover it he slipped, and fell inder the ( b lic , wheel, which passed over the right leg, eru tr s i h e i a n t g flat i a ; heavily-lad( rx ed lower part of the limb quite flat. soon as possible by r e i gT da e y g , or thi ii custody. ENTERTAINMENT Thomas's Hospital. The driver is in , To MR MAC. • ENTERTAINMENT AT MANCHESTER . the foot p a ssen l g i e e r . a w , " an e il carried 31 p o re r se T n C R e A D O E ; ---- M ° r n. Macgregor directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commermi availedGßEGoß of themselvesTn b; B o f o A thenD -that town, for the purpose of attending the Athenaemo . soiree, to express their high estimation of his personal t character, and deep sense of the advantages he had con: - ferred on BritWr commerce, by entertaining him at 1 • public dinner at the Palatine Hotel. The Right Hos. .I', M. Gibson and Mr. M. Philips, the Members for the borough of Manchester, and Mr. Brotherton, were pre sent, and the entertainment, in all respects a most sump tuous tnd elegant one, was a becoming acknowledgment of the merits of their distinguished guest by genticmc a I well able to appreciate Mr. Macgregor's services in ti xi 3 cause of commercial freedom. TOBACCO Fort TIM ROYAL NAVY.--NOtiCeS ham 1 been posted at all the receiving -houses at the east-eon of the metropolis, that the Lords Commissioners of tram Admiralty have been pleased to direct that tobacco shi skit be issued as formerly to. her Majesty's ships when . harbour. M. Ouvrard, the distinguished financier, died 5 in London, on Saturday, aged seventy-six. He figur, prominently in finance during the great events of t' hb French Republic, the Consulate, the Empire, t lie Restoration, and the Revolution of 1830. Ha was t kte confidential agent of Charles IV. of Spain; and bectu tie the partner of that monarch in the exclusive commer ae of the Spanish possessions in the New World during tb war with this country. Prince Louis Napoleon was at Bruges on Tuesd nit last, The Prince intended to go W Brussels by railwiTl,