The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

kib KET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) lOD R XCHANGE—WEDNESDAY. hithitertriaverage supplies of English Wheat have arrived itotp D- 411 tieg the present week from Essex ; but the receipts th e Kent C ambridgeshire, &e., have been small. To-day 1. , 151 7 of samples of that article was moderately good ; ,tl'e q u ality was by no means fi rst - rate. Th e b es t d e - Is(;ii:°112 moved off freely, at fully Monday's quotations. her e kinds next to nothing was doing, at late rates. We kdiiriather scantily supplied with foreign Wheat, both free !le ; although the amount of business doing was by isat.:!u3 extensive, previous rates were supported in every illo;e• There was a fair average quantity of Barley (?n the ta ' Yet the sale was active, at fully the late advance in tien%letations. The Malt trade was steady, without altera "valae. I n O ats very little was doing, and the same Said of Beans, Peas, and Flour. kzu 4 41, 4 ...... ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 1,910 qrs. 330 qrs. Oats 1 Flour. 130 qrs. I 2,030 sks 5,710 1 -- 500 I . 'Malt, 240 ors. The WICITECHAPEZ. ier eal Bl lPPlies of ea c h ki n d o f M eat on sa l e b e i ng on the li tii ii , and the w eat h er extremely wet, t h e genera l de tied. a s n in a very i nact i ve state, and pr i ces were no t sup au neef from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Muton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; 3 6d to t s 6d; and Pork, 3s Sd to t 43 10d per Sibs. 1/°W- STREET.--(THIS DAY.) Chad, Oltir g " . L 8 Brow n , a lad of about 18 years of age, was /alh e i" nefore Mr. Henry with stealing a silver watch, a l „„ es. at 41., the property of Thomas Staples, of 23, It a street, Covent-garden. th e tP e ared that the prisoner had fur some time lodged lest hit s ' a seentor's house. On Friday last the prosecutor_ t y hired i c, and on the same day the prisoner disap ,po was not seen or heard of till he was taken "”' t ii- Cm a n P 135 last night. The prisoner, on the . Alhotia.ktiie station-house showed the policeman a chain, 4 1'044: sa id belonged to the watch, and which was af *hitt luentified by the prosecutor. When . asked hp ad b ecome of the watch, he would not make any with : n r7oner being asked what he had to say, replied, 1 41. ads of great indifference, " Nothing at all." 41 1 etr xl.4"-- ~ You seem to be a very hardened person,. letbadeoleth. e matter with great indifference. It is a e4risoner smiled contemptuously. th ,a te a ,", a v - -I shall remand him for a week, and in watch ° "me the officer can endeavour to trace the Brl Remanded accordingly. kahtged Sullivan, who has been several times re tisi.,,nP"rmi the charge of uttering a forged cheque f )11)1).1' bank of Messrs. Coutts and Co., in the name o 11 P f ht l a ger Marchioness of Queensberry, was brought d Itthei; la t examination, and Villiers Pearce was place "%h et ! with her, as accessory both before and after ,The Rat e d ;" uence given on the former occasions was r d 4.d aye. and Lady Queensberry herself was in kter Nap. , et • 1,--Ysoip stated that the cheque produced was m i tikiti, er handwriting. She thought she knew the Whief l ti ng, having often received letters in a hand ij she believed to be the same. T ea th• . L „ emence Sullivan was committed for trial. ' a se against the prisoner Pearce was then entered %it~ Olie eman F 91, said that tho isoner was pointed lipp reh tdin last night, and he was desired to watch and 14 th hila• Witness followed him to his lodgings, pap ers took him in charge. He found a great number „a rs on him, which were now produced. .rearp-Y,Queensberry said that she had known Villiers leet tth u Y natne for many years, but had never before 1 14 414 I , Pris nner ! nor had she any means of knowing 'e Was the same person or not. She had often them letters from Villiers Pearce, and had answered , t heta, f ° that a correspondence had existed between . 41• 4, 4 ; 2 133 which she could know and swear to his Lary, iii;:",ng• The cheque produced was in a hand 11 ,4 e 141 his, but she could not positively swear to it. ai l % written letters to Villiers Pearce, directed 17, 1414 Y-street, Hatton-garden, and also to several other h%her l some of which her Ladyship enumerated). lti of etters which she produced were Mess in the eoN ts s f Villiers Pearce. Eight cheques on Fs. wer e b ank, purporting to be signed by her Ladyship, Were 1 . ,, °%v Produced, and she gave her opinion that they Wer e -4 Villiers Pearce's handwriting. They certainly p I,lot hhohers. ma• de • em an Thomson, (detective force), said that he had aerenquirits at the various addresses mentioned by ae ii 4 , 43l dP, and had found that the prisoner formerly ed at three of them. li e Wi nte, a builder, living in the neighbourhood of dim apd said that i n J u l y last the prisoners called upon A tel to let Made inquiries respecting a house which he et About the 12th or 14th of August they be - Ur si his tenant s , and remained so ever since.Aboutfive 141 0 ; r a ks ago the female prisoner disappeared, l igeth e , r -a " not seen her since he to-day. They lived ' 414, as mini and wife, and ie always knew her as T his ear e „ 4 1elat b eing all the evidence that could be produced at the The against the prisoner, Mr. Bush, who appeared for ,Th e o „ " Flition, applied for a remand. Pent evrralsoeer said that he thought there was not guff. has h : 4 enea to justify a remand, .eswcially there kr() distinct proof of the handwri ting. _ re mand,. ll4l ty thoug ht the evidence su ffi cient . to justif3la l an ,d he would therefore remand the prisoner s e al?.l .l : - h e fuitY. He thought it advisable also that the The trToner should he brought up again on Tuesday. tae rea r i .; 4l3ll er Pearce then made a long statement of '"" e feu l n i er in which he first became acquainted with . lalbs e , a `e Prisoner, about six years ago, and of their bisll7:silt history. About . six y . ears a . go_ she became . tria l emaid his wife having just died and left him tioo f amily of six children, who requi red h . t‘slae fbei.ng aid, the whole day business as porter. Ile had since fallen into. poverty, but had, e when he went t:Tertheless, retained her up to the time . 4 , tile cape of Good Hope, having a Government situa "Al there. When he returned he married her, having by his he,r atten kreviously had two children by her. It was on the 17th e line that they were marr i e d. She had being rna lip a story of h av i ng received the his e n f a rom e a fromgntlem ad gentleman In the street, in o r d er to prevent name made public, and his character impugned, on account of this affair. He was ready to swear that he had not forged the note produced, nor any other paper, in the Marchioness's name. She had acted very kindly to him. The prisoner was then remanded to Tuesday week. k ARLBROI-STREET.—(T HIS DAY. th James Reid, Th omas H enry Newnam, and John Carter, ree stout fellows, in smocks, leather southwesters, and 41 4115, having every appearance of being hard-working tiheavers were charged thi s morn i ng b e f ore M r . "Lordtvick, with fraudulently o bt a i n i ng money b y means i t b egging petition. to s erstord, the Mendicity Society's officer, said, in t."equence of some information which he had received i r'in the butler of the lion. Mrs. Ager about the pri jr,_°ll,ers, and a description of them, he had been on the ~vulk out for some days, and saw them all three together gaterda y in Leicester-square. The witness followed amainto a house in Newport-street, and heard Reid 1 1 ,""ey were collecting money on behalf of a poor tit and four orphan children, who had been left Mute by bY the death of their colleague, John a "fis, a coal-porter. who had been thrown off 14° 1 41 barge by the swell of the steamers, the aft weed. They then presented a petition which set,„ . ", Hess took from them, and took the parties them aiZ into custody. The petition bore the genuine air b , "Ires of several respectable individuals for the gross () C ol or 145., besides those of the carmen and the clerk fi, e , ; w ,barf for a sum of 20s. more, which appeared to Itir s - T l'°us, When the officer asked them where this Llawkins lived, they could none of them tell him YjtohFi_nqabout her.' st r an Rouse, butler to the Hon. Mrs. Agar, 1, Dean otC, South Audley-street, said that Carter, with an uher eo alheaver, came to the house on the 9th of Oc oiltri and gave the servant a petition, begging money ehalf of Mrs. Hawkins and suspecting there might n p ."blY be imposition, he ' bade them return next morn ,ltt ten o'clock. He in the meantime spoke to said 4 ,Ti'd, but the petitioners never came again. They Inerpi,"Y were in th e emp l oymen t o f Mr. Kitson, coal kid - Flint. Th e witness went to the wharf this morning, !less t i t t n,d that Mr. Kitson had retired from that bum - ALA months ago, and that no accident whatever Trill'red at the wharf. til-..,,uteitdefendants severally denied knowing anything Mr.. ko uth ,it ARD WICK sentenced each of them to three et 8 Grecti im prisonment and hard labour in the House ofchan• "Ve Davis was placed at the bar this morning, r 4 W e l : el ta l ~ nd with stealing p a coat from Mr. King's stables, asraith said he lives at 1, Union-place, thro ug h reet, Oxford -street, and happening to be looking th e .e window about six o'clock this morning, saw prise prowling about Mr. King's stables. Ile th e f ,T iliM, and saw him enter one of the s tables by tiar a Z:ght, and come out with a coat, which in a short M i tito P e li t on and made off. He f o llowed him and gave the k r. id li dt t e kb x. stliYe.x. committed the prisoner for trial at sessions. CLL R - '-------- T EWELL.-(THIS DAY.) -wo elder'hniiiy females, of respectable appearance, ult " and hup/et wore charged with violently asatt Inv Ai r W'll' ' ' • named II" ' I tam John Smith, the proprietor of the rumand Grapes Tavern, in Cross-street, Ilatton ; and also with having used such violent threats wards hi m and his wife as to cause them to consider their live s in danger. Mr. Wakeling, who appeared on the part of the pro -eclitor, st ate d that within the last two months tbe Erisoners had taken every o pp ortun i ty o f annoy i ng M r. could r6litiith, by going to hi s h ouse and breaking whatever they lay their bands on, and using the vilest lan guage and t h reats towards him and his wife. Last 'light they went into the shop, and Mr. Smith having refused to serve them with any liquor, they both rushed at him, before he had time to get from behind the coun r, and endeavoured to dig their nails and fingers into tliSema ee , :. They a l so assaulted Mrs. Smith, and a gen il named Pettit. who welt to assist Mr. Smith, and a wore they wou ld h a ve the life of the latter before a "Ic• Mr. Wakeling said no reason could be ascribed s nr thi s outrageous conduct on the part of the pri oners ; a n d h e called upon the Bench to require them to find such bail as would protect his client. kr. CONI BE at once ordered them to find two sureties each for Willing to incur the rern "tad to p r i son in default. sponsibility, th e y were co WORSIIIP-1717ta1._ 1-Hls DAY,) \ , police -sergeant Thurston 83 N, applied this morning 44 kr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, under the following very melancholy and somewhat peculiar cir cumstances : The sergeant stated that on Saturday week last a young woman, named Margaret Wooster, otherwise Herring, aged about 24, threw herself into the Regent's Canal, near the Cambridge-heath bridge, Hackney. She was, however, taken out in a short time afterwards, and brought to a sense of consciousness, and subsequently conveyed to the Bethnal-green workhouse. She sur vived, however, a week only, and an inquest having been held upon the body, a verdict was returned by the jury of " Temporary insanity." Upon the person of the de ceased were found Bs. 6d. in silver, and a number of duplicates relating to property belonging to herself, and others belonging, as he understood, to that of her master. At the inquiry he (witness) asked of the coroner and jury what he was to do with the property mentioned, and receiied for answer that he was to retain possession thereof until he had consulted the magistrates as to its disposal. Witness had discovered that the deceased had been a servant in the employment of Mr. Osborn, sofa manufacturer, No, 232, Whitechapel-road. Mr. Osborne deposed that the deceased had been a servant of his. He had occasion to absent himself from home for a short period, leaving behind him his father, who was upwards of 90 years of age. On his return he found the deceased had not only robbed his father (who is somewhat imbecile from advanced age) of all the cash he had in his possession, but that a quantity of linen and other portable articles had been pledged by the de ceased, whom, on his return, he had also found tipsy; he therefore requested that the Magistrate would order the articles and money found upon the deceased to be delivered over to him. Mr. BROUGHTON said that he could not possibly, under the circumstances, entertain anything of the sort. He (Mr. Broughton), however, directed the police sergeant to hand over to Mr. Osborne those duplicates which related immediately to his own property, but what remained, together with the money, was to be placed in the hands of deceased's relations, who appeared anxious themselves to bury the body, instead of the authorities of the workhouse, where it is still lying. The sergeant said that Mr. Osborne was in possession of a bundle which belonged to the deceased. What was to be done with that? Mr. BROUGHTON.—It must be delivered to the friends, most certainly. Mr. Osborne, evidently dissatisfied with the decision of the Magistrate, then withdrew. SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) A few days since an interesting looking young female was brought up to this Court, charged with making two very determined attempts upon her life, by throwing herself into the river at Waterloo-bridge. -In the course of the examination it turned out that she had absconded a short time previously from her friends (respectable people at Windsor), and had been leading a vicious course of life in town, which led to the attempts she had made upon her life. She was committed by the magis trate for want of bail, and remained in gaol until this morning, whey► an aunt of the unfortunate girl came up from Windsor, and describing that she had seen an ac eount of the circumstance in the newspapers, requested that her niece might be permitted to accompany her home. Mr. SECKER immediately granted the request, and gave an order for the girl's liberation, and on her pro mise not to repeat such a rash act in future, she left the Court with her aunt. Richard Smith, an adroit young thief, was charged with the following impudent robbery: — It appeared that on the preceding day the prisoner entered a tradesman's shop, in the Southwark Bridge road, and, asking for a trifling article, took advantage of the momentary absence of the woman who was serving in the shop, jumped over the counter, and pulled out the till. He was in the act of " bolting" out of the shop with the till when the female, coming in at the moment, seized the prisoner, and a struggle ensued, during which the closed the door and held him until a policeman came up, into whose custody she gave him. The prisoner was committed for two months. Margaret Scott, a masculine looking woman, was charged with attempting to rob a gentleman named Price. The complainant said that in walking near St. George's Church the preceding night the prisoner wanted him to accompany her home. lle refused, and at the moment he felt her attempting to get his watch out of his waistcoat pocket. lle tried to get from her, and in the struggle she fell down, and, on recovering herself, swore she would get two of her men to give him a good hiding. In the course of the inquiry complaint was made of the number of female thieves infesting that thorough fare, who were assisted by their bullies, always on the alert to assault and maltreat those who attempted to re sist them. The prisoner was committed for a month to hard labour. THE KAFIR WAR. Intelligence from the Cape of Good Hope to the 19th August inclusive, has been received. From the scenes of hostilities in Kafirland, there is not much news of particular importance. The events are, how ever, distressing, though the general aspect of affairs is not greatly altered. A day or two more were ex pected to bring all the divisions upon the Buffalo Pootr,:where it was confidently believed that the main body 4 - f the Kafirs would be assailed and brought to action., His Excellency the Governor was on the Bth of Auifrtst at Pierie, ready to move either upon the Amatola, or upon the upper spruits of the Buffalo. There h a d been a good deal of skirmishing w i t h the Kafirs, but no genera l engagement. The results do not appear to have been very important. The ac counts mentio n 70 o f t h e enemy as killed by Colonel Hare's division, and 57 by Sir A. Stockenstrom's ; while the loss on our side is said not to amount to more than ten or twelve killed, and a few wounded. Both Colonel Somerset and Captain Wright, aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant-Governor, had been struck with spent balls, but not injured. A rather sharp affair took place on Sunday, Aug. 9, between some Stellenbosch Burghers and the Kafirs, in the notorious Kloof called Hell Poort. The hand ful of brave men were hemmed in by the Kafirs in a narrow footpath, from both sides of which the savages poured upon them a deadly fire, and five fell mortally wounded. The interesting details will be found below. We learn by this arrival that Sir Cornwallis Rickets, of her,Majesty's sh i p Helena, had recovered from his severe indisposition. Several of the crew were seriously ill in hospital. We are also apprised of the death of Lieutenant Lewes, 27th Regiment, at Fort Cox. (From the South African Commercial Advertiser ol August 19.) The latest intelligence from head-quarters is dated 7th August. The forces, estimated at 3,000 infantry and 2,000 horse, were moving in three columns on that district of rugged country at the sources of the Buffalo, where the main strength of the Gaika Kafirs is supposed to be concentrated. A few day s more will settle this point. In the meantime, it is reported that a body of Kafirs are attempting to interpose themselves between the troops and the colony, with the view of intercepting convoys, and acting by small parties on various parts of the frontier. In this last they have been, unhappily, successful, for though their parties generally suffer great loss in killed and wounded, they have carried off great numbers of cattle and sheep, and the loss of life on the side of the colonists has been unusually severe—five brave young men of the Stellenbosch levy having fallen in one skirmish. At the above date, the General was encamped on the Buffalo Mountains. On the sth, Colonel Somerset left head-quarters to co-operate with Colonel Hare, in a movement on the Kafirs in the Amatola. Very little seems to have been done by the troops. Colonel So mersetwas struck by a spent ball in the leg, but only slightly hurt. Captain Wright, of the 91st, is said to have been beset by Kafirs, and also to have received a slight . hurt. Colonel Somerset was expected at Fort Peddle, all the troop horses were to be sent there, being quite unfit for service. The General, it is stated, was going into winter quarters in Kreili's country. (From the Froniier Times of Aug. 11.) MONDAY.—Yesterday, during the morning service, the mournful tidings were received from Niemand's kraal that five of the Stellenbosch Burghers had fallen on that morning in an encounter with the enemy in the neigh bourhood of the favourite Kafir haunt, " Hell Poort." The particulars of this tr ag i ca l event are given below. This is the heaviest casualty that has been sustained at one time on our side in the cclony since the war com menced. Immediately upon the receipt of this intelli gence Major O'Reilly dispatched a detachment of the (3. M. It. under Ensigns Harvey and Salis to the spot, and subsequently Captain Samson, of the Liberated African .Corps, and Lieutenant Skead, of the Malay Corps, with a party of their people, volunteered to go out and render any assistance in their power. On Sunday morning last, 9th August, Li eu t. B r i er s, who was in comm and at Niemand's kraal d ur i ng th e absence of Capta in Neethling, to the Zuurberg, seat out a foot patrol of twenty coloured persons, who, it appears, fell in with the spoor of t.ome Kafirs which they followed through De Bruin's poors, a nd came up with five K a fir s n ear the Fish River , driving fifteen head of cattle and one horse. The shot one Kafir, wounded another, and re took the cattle and horse. They also took the gun of the Kafir that was killed, who ha sad arge powder-horn more than half-filled with powder, n sixteen bullets. shortly after the patrol had left, Lieutenant Briers went out with a mounted patrol of 15 men in the direc tion of Hell Poort, wher e the y shortly fell in with the spoor of the Kafirs and cattle. his t They followed into a very bushy kloof, with a rugged stoney ridg9 centre, upon which they kept, then gound being more open, when they saw some cattle in the rielowon At the eamo moment nearly , a volley was av fired nes b up them from the bush, and one man, Mr. D. Rosso w, of u Wagonmaker's Valley, silk t through the s tomach, the bill passing through his pouch, and peuetratipg back. He fell from his horse, and his comrades, who now found thems,elves surrounded by at least 200 Kafirs, his jacket over his head, and left him either dead or dying. The Kafirs had by this t ple quite surrounded :he little party, who had to fig ht ever y moll of a:pit' way back out of the bush, in doing which they lost four more of their number ; viz.—Mr. P. F. de Villiers, late of of Langeberg ; his brother, M. llermanus P. de a Her s, lately residing with Mr. Esterhinzon , in Wngonin Valley ; Mr. J. S. Bassos, of Koeberg ; and Mr. Haushamer, of Zwartlaud. Mr. P. F. de Villiers was shot through the palm of his left hand, after which, it is said, he killed three of the enemy, and whilst he was getting upon his horse he was shot through the back ; his brother Her maims declared he would not stir from the side of his brother, they having promised each other, he said, to die together, and he would not leave him—force, it is said, was attempted, but of no avail, he remained behind ; J. S. Basson was shot through the back of the neck as he was getting on his horse, and Haushamer's horse was shot under him. He unfortunately concealed himself in a bush, which was the last time he was observed by the party. Many daring deeds are reported to have been done by this brava little band of burghers, and we have heard Mr. Bredenkamp, the adjutant, spoken of, amongst others, as having shown great determination and pre sence of mind. He saw two Kafirs mounted on the horses of the Messrs. Villiers, and watching his oppor tunity, he fired when they were abreast of each other, and dropped them both ; it is also said that whilst he was loading his gun, after having shot a Kafir, he heard a rustling below him, and on looking down perceived a Kafir on the low ground a few feet under him, in the act of firing ; Bredenkamp immediately reversed his gun, which nearly touched the Kafir's head, and blew out his brains. Another man named Reid, late a private in the 27th Regiment, who is trumpeter to this force, was close to a Kafir, he snapped his gun at him, which missed fire, and he instantly closed with the Kafir, striking him with the butt. end of his gun, which broke the stock ; Lieutenant Briers at the same instant shot the Kafir with " loopers" in the head. Many Kafirs must have been killed. The fol lowing persons had narrow escapes—Messrs. H. L. Bos man and A. P. Cilliers had balls through their hats, just grazing their heads. The remaining ten men eventually got out of the bush, literally fighting their way through the Kafirs, leaving their dead behind. They went to the camp for a reinforcement, and soon returned with 65 burghers and 27 Fingoes, with whom they proceeded to the spot of the former conflict, where they found the Kafirs still strongly posted, but the bodies of their com rades were removed. A fierce conflict again ensued, in which many Kafirs were shot; 10, it is said, were seen lying dead in one place, and 69 head of cattle and 10 horses re-captured. Amongst these cattle were 10 head belonging to Messrs. Fichat and Lowen, which must have been taken the previous evening by the very Kafirs from whom the waggons belonging to those gentlemen were re-captured by Messrs. Meurant and Roux. The same evening Captain Neethling returned from the Zuurberg, and instantly sent off an express to Commandant Onk ruydt, who had that morning just returned to Riebeek. The gallant and worthy commandant, immediately upon receipt of this dispatch (one o'clock Monday morning), got his men saddled up, and proceeded to Niemand's krall, where he arrived at daylight. A large party went into the bush, but only saw five Kafirs, upon whom they fired. They, however, suc ceeded in finding all the bodies of the unfortunate men who had fallen. Haushamer appears to have been taken alive, and had 22 assegaais stabs in his back ; Her manus Villiers' leg was broken, and he had received several assegaai wounds ; the bodies were undressed, and one man had a finger cut off, apparently to get a ring ; another man, we think Piet Villiers, had his sight arm dreadfully burnt, a fire having evidently been made under his arm. Informed that on Sunday evening, just before sunset, a waggon belonging to Mr. Richard Simpson, on its way from Fish River (Abraham Espag's) to town, with furniture, which had been hid away before that lager was burnt, was attacked by Kafirs about three quarters of a mile on this side De Bruin's poort. It is most likely these were the Kafirs who had just been driven out of Hell Poort, and were on their way through De Bruin's at the time. The driver was knocked down at the first volley, and Mr. R. Simpson and another person escaped into the bush, seeing the driver, as they imagined, killed. The leader had his arm shattered by a ball just above the elbow joint, and was seized by the Kafir who had shot him, when the driver, recovering himself, ran to his assist ance and felled the Kafir with the butt end of his mus ket. One of the party then seized the leader and dragged him away into the bush. These three were closely fol lowed by Kafirs, but managed to secrete themselves in the bush, where they remained all night, being obliged to cut the throat of their dog to prevent his barking, as they could hear the Kafirs all round them during the greater part of the night. Just before dawn they crept along towards Niemand's Kraal, and on emerging from the bush into the waggon road, they saw the Kafirs on the ridge on the look-out for them. On reaching Onk ruidt's camp they were joined by Mr. Richard Simpson, and his companion, who had also been all night con cealed in the bush. The Kafirs were seen to drive off the waggon, which they had turned round, back again towards De Brain's. The wounded man arrived in town last night in the same waggon with the bodies of the Stellenhosch Burghers. Mr. Simpson was also wounded in the hand and leg with buck-shot. The party attacked consisted only of four Europeans, Richard Simpson, John Kemp, Lewis Boshof, and Benjamin King, and two Hottentots. Four Kafirs were seen to drop. TUESDAY.—Received information from Fort Beaufort, that 1,400 sheep, belonging to Mr. B. Trollop, were taken by Kafirs from Fort Beaufort, also thirty or forty cattle, the property of the contractor, with a number of others belonging to different people. A party was sent out the sumo slay, and recovered 900 sheep, and a Fingo received a severe assegaai wound in the beck. On Sunday about forty head of cattle and 400 sheep were' on their way from the Tarka to the contractor at Fort Beaufort, in charge of six Hottentots. These men were waylaid by Kafirs, at a drift near Hermann's Place, Blinkwater, who fired a volley amongst them, but without effect. The Kafirs afterwards surrounded them, and rushins , on them with their assegaais killed four and woundeetwo. One of the wounded men was pursued for some distance, but fired on his pursuer and killed him. Another party was sent out in pursuit of the marauders on Sunday. Fort Beaufort is represented as being in a defenceless state. A muid of meal lately fetched Si. 4s. 6d. on the market. • . . At a late hour last night the bodies of the five Stellenbosch Burghers who were killed on Sun day were brought into town by Lieut. Skead. The ex pense of their funeral will be defrayed by the public. Their remains were borne this afternoon to their last resting-place, the Episcopal churchyard, and were fol lowed by their respected Commandant, Mr. Onkruydt, and their comrades, and a very numerous throng of the townsmen, anxious to pay all possible honour to the slain. The funeral procession consisted of at least 500 persons. SPIRIT of th© PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The notion of a dictatorship has been lately revived and pushed to a considerable extremity by, those who think only of the classical form, and who hail it as an escape from the wise precautions of government, and the safe delays of legislation. A crisis of unexampled urgency has come upon us, if not unawares, at least unprepared. It is an agreeable solution of the embar rassment to declare the whole commonweal bankrupt, and resign all its affairs to some great official assignee, some Cincinnatus, or even some Caesar, who, with a slight amplification of the Roman precedent, shall take and pay without limit or check, compel the benevolence of the rich, and hear the prayers of the poor, and, pro hac vice, do everything that the Constitution has hitherto forbidden to be done. The storm once over, the dictator is to retire, and all is to go on as before. The dictator is to do for the emergency, while time is to corrects its own evils. Nothing is more natural, nothing more comfort able, than such a dream. One thing only is wanting, and that is something like a parallel in the circum stances of the two cases. If the potato blight was only an invasion of the Volsci, and Celtic degradation was only a Catilinarian conspiracy—if sixteen days would suffice to rescue the state, or one glorious consulate to reinstate and reform all the affairs of the empire—then we might all take our rest while one mighty mind was giving us a new lease of tranquillity, justice, and power. But, unhappily, the evils which have now come to a head, and which must and will be redressed, being partly the growth of centuries, and partly common to all climes, are such as cannot be stayed by a few Treasury minutes, or any amount of mere pecuniary relief. But the idea of a dictatorship is the natural fruit of the crisis, and has a right to be gravely con sidered. How far does it apply to a great, an an cient, yet a complex, and to some extent an unsettled constitution ? It indicates that something may and must be done corresponding to the greatness and im portunity of the occasion—something which, though always good, yet in ordinary times the state would hardly be sufficiently trusted and supported to do. The facts as well as the day prove as much. Starving mil lions present themselves before the officers of the Crown, and demand a relief which cannot ba effected, even for this once, without an enormous departure from usages and even the every-day maxims of the state, but which .it is evident must be granted, not only for this once, but for all future time. A disorganised realm is reduced to a multitude of heads. The historical kingdom of Ire land, with its plantations and pales, its vast :territo rial sovereigns, its absentee lords, its rapacious agents, its hungry subdivisions, all seems to disappear before the eye of the statesman, and a nation-of Irishmen is to be provided for by any lawful or possible means. The state, not to say the rights of property, must be remodelled. The people stand first ; and, after them, all that Providence or man has ordained for the people. This is a simple account of the crisis, such as all parties agree—nay, even vie, in describing it. The titled pro prietors of Ireland, the sworn maintainers of Protestant ascendancy, the very men who are most forward to de mand the sword of the state to protect the rights of the landlord and the sovereignty of religious truth, are now coming forward and requiring that the state shall feed that vast and fainting multitudelby a miracle of consti tutional power—by any sacrifices—at any expense—by any precedent—with any stretch of authority—at any danger to commercial prosperity—even at the risk of a famine to the whole of these islands—at all events to feed the people. What is this but a comprehensive commission, after the Roman formula, "to see that the commonweal suffer no harm ?" It proceeds from those who have usually been thought most deeply interested in the maintenance of existing in stitutions. The appeal embraces within the range of the desired interference not merely those three or fear millions, but all that inhabit these isles, every subject of this empire—it embraces all who are affected by the perils of the crisis, by the cost or the risk of the reme dies demanded. It is impossible to say how far the scope of such a commission extends. But it clearly is safe to make a large use, perilous to attempt a small use, of so great a responsibility. As for the idea that the state really can employ and feed so vast a population from any inexhaustible resources involved in the fiction of un overflowing treasury, that is as baseless as the wealth of Aladdin's lamp, or any other childish fable. The state has nothing of its own. It only exists as the mediator between all the interests and resources of the nation. The question simply is, on what men, on what property is to be thrown the duty which must be dis charged both now and for many years to come, of main taining certain necessitous multitudes in Ireland and Scotland ? Such, at least, is the present question—one which has not been suggested by writers and parties, but which Providence has thrust on the Legislature. Are millions upon millions of Scotch and Irish paupers to be thrown upon the Consolidated Fund ? Are the heredi tary tenants of the Dukes of Sutherland and Argyll to be maintained, and a hundred Anglo-Irish potentates to be supported by " public works," and fed on charity wages by the industrious and orderly population of England, in addition to its own proper burdens I' It is unnecessary to argue against so absurd, so indecent a proposal. It will not be done. It will not be attempted. The proposal is only taken as an admission that some fundamental change in the relations of the Scotch and Irish poor to the laud on which they and their fathers were born, and to the chiefs to whom they and their fathers have paid tribute, is imperatively and instantly required. We think we shall not err in describing the great point to which the crisis and the importunities roused by that crisis all tend ; the great point to which the extraordinary responsibility and presumed " dictatorship " of the Legislature should now be I directed is such an amendment, and, if necessary, recon struction of the rights of landed property, as shall most encourage the investment and consequent production of capital. It is impossible to feed without food, or to give profitable employment without the existence of mercan tile and agricultural enterprise. If the Treasury were ever so incontinent of its borrowed resources it could not go on long affecting to provide for half the popula tion without taking some effectual steps to replenish the store it was wasting. The land must be made to produce all it can. Amongst too many other restrictions and burdens on agricultural improvement, such hereditary curses on the fruitfulness of the soil as that the opera tion of which our Scotch Commissioner this day describes must be removed. Nearly half Scotland is in bondage to a law which condemns the soil to barrenness, the owners to poverty, and the bulk of the inhabitants to degrading destitution. 'r a king away all inducement and even all power to im prove, to build, to drain, to enclose, to manure, or to bestow upon the soil the smallest aid of human industry and skill, it accomplishes but the unnatural result of leaving everything unaltered on the face of a world upon which the Almighty has marked the destiny of perpe tual progress. Such is the inevitable operation of a law which, four centuries ago, England found it her interest, if not to repeal, at least to ev a de ; but which has only b ee n amended in Scotland to make it still more intole rable and ruinous. This is one of the reconstructions which comes within the just authority and " dictator ship" of this crisis. The whole population is thrown en masse on the state. Land, also, must now be regarded as a whole. In a certain constitutional sense, it, must be resumed by the state and granted anew to its pro prietors, newly enfranchised and conditioned. Starving millions demand it, the common weal demands it, the great body of landowners themselves virtually admit the necessity. HERALD.—The accounts from the naval ports speak of sudden and urgent orders for the preparation of men of-war, small and large, for immediate service ; and speculation is busy as to the objects of this heavy arma ment. Alarmists point to the Spanish marriages, and hint at a possible rupture with France ; others of the same nervous class strain their vision towards California, and oracularly ask if it is likely that Lord Palmerston will permit President Polk to take possessio n of that fine country, and thereby acquire the power of controlling the navigation of the Pacific ? We believe that we can co nsiderably moderate the fears of these sensitive lookers-out for squalls. There is little danger of break in upon that entente cordiale which is so beneficial alike to England and France ; or that we shall quarrel with the United States about a naked and distant tract of country, which, under existing circumstances, cannot add strength to the aggressive republic, though it might make a large addition to its permanent ex penditure. The last news from Portugal is evidently the cause of our preparations. It is well known that on the 12th instant the Cyclops war-steamer hastily left the Tagus, and that Lord Howard de Walden, the British Minister to the Court of Portugal, came home in her. He has, of course, conferred with Lord Palmerston since his arrival, and pointed out, pro bably, that the re cent changes in Lisbon go a long way towards a revolution. England, as the old and faithful ally of Portugal, has a double duty to perform. She has to protect her from self-violencn—that is to say, from the madness of interna l faction ; she has als o t o t a k e g to say inll:snojust plea for int er f erence . I t i s that the Spanish G overnmen t h as e l n o tto r rt , e g tto s iol :o rnt NN S ' u n a disposition to busy itself inconveniently with Portuguese affairs. A Spanish army is not very formidable ; but were it once in occupation of the strong positions whic h the country affords there mi g ht b e some difficulty in persuading it to retire. Prevention is always better than cure. By a prompt demonstration England will show at once to the internal and external enemies of her . a lly that she as usual, quite ready for action. In a word, that she will exert her power to prevent complies as a nation, our neglect of several tions which might place the peace of Europe in jeopardy. i r thin our reach may well excite sur- CHRONlCLE.—Considering our enterprising and ever, is susceptible of explanation. devoted to the study of what is pyarllimu, commercial eao.bsltei metxleacrelifi:aliestestirtvsa, exclusively however, called practical knowledge, we are apt to narrow the signification of those terms, and content ourselves with a very imperfect theory of what is practical and what is not. Nations are often hard to move in proportion to their power and grandeur, es bodies in proportion to their bulk ; and the same remark should be applied to the regulation of public opinion, the breadth and depth of whose current may be said to indicate the Her culean labour of those who seek to impart to it a new direction. We have already, on former occa sions, pointed out in what way, and by what means, the new settlement on Pulo Labuan is likely to prove ser viceable to the trade of this country; and have hinted, that among other good effects it is likely to produce is the opening of the ports of . Japan, an d o f t h ose vas t en d itilishtnent of Singapore; al fertile regions extending from the St ra it s of' Malacca to tl expected these conse quences follow from rrloencint.. the l‘ establishment that eve n t h as exerc i se d mu ch t i the d confinesdir directly tl influence over the predilections and tr a ffi c o f the' Hindu • Chinese nations. But commerce, like everything else, has its caprices, and it may be inexplicable, according y oor to the ordinary laws of reasoning, why the inhabitants of the states iu question prefer being cheated by the Chinese to carrying on honest and gainful dealings with other merchants. Events, however, of recent occurrence i n Siam, to which we shall barely allud e at present, scarcely allow of room for doubt that among the first effects of hoisting the British flag at Liftman will be the acquisition of large trading privileges among the Hindu-Chinese communities, whose so vereigns, in imitation of Mohammed Ali, are desirous of transforming themselves into merchants, and long for the possession of steamers, to enable them to conduct their operations with the greater rapidity and profit. Hitherto Europeans have carried on little direct trade with Bankock or Saiguu, though several attempts have been made to overcome the prejudices of the people, or the barbarous reluctance of the Governments to be en riched by the affluence of strangers. Among the causes of failure may be reckoned the influence of the Chinese, who, along many thousand miles of coast, have enjoyed fur ages something like monopoly; and, like the Dutch ut l`Tangasalsi, are beyond measure jealous of such Eng. lish, French, or Americans as display an inclination to interfere with their gains. For this reason little reli ance is to be placed on any information they may sup ply to our envoys or political agents, or even to our mer chants, in such matters less likely to be deluded. No thing more is needed to show the great value of success in this quarter than a knowledge of the im mense number of junks which set sail thrice a year from Hainan, Quangtung, Foquien, Chekiang, and other maritime provinces of China, for Tonquin, Cochin Chine, Cambodia, and Siam, where they easily dispose of their rich cargoes at large profits; after which they return home with the valuable and varied products of that im mense line of coast. On another occasion we may pass in review the principal exports of these regions, which have always been greatly coveted both in the East and in the West. Here, formerly, the junks of Japan sought ivory, and ebony, and camphor, and cinnamon, and wood of aloes, and that precious perfume called Kalam balr, on which the grandees of the Celestial Empire still set so high a value; and here also the European traders of the seventeenth century habitually obtained many of those costly commodities by which large fortunes were realised in a few voyages. For many years past European intercourse with these countries has been on the decline, chiefly, as we have said, through the predominance of Chinese influence, acquired for the most part through intermarriages. ADVERTISER.—The Bishop of London delivered on Monday his triennial charge to the clergy of his diocese. It is, we admit, an able address, but farther than that our commendation cannot go. It is pervaded by a controversial spirit, and goes out of its way to load indirectly with obloquy all who venture to think that good may be done beyond the pale of the Establishment. The Right Rev. Prelate, we are bound to believe, is not ignorant of that portion of revealed truth in which a certain class of persons are cautioned against condemn ing in others the very things they have done themselves. It were well if he were to take out the mote which is in his own eye before referring to the mote that is in his brother's eye. Dr. Blomfield arraigns the conduct of those clergy in the Church who have, either by their preaching or their practices, been parties to the seces sions from Angiflauism which have been so frequent of late, and which, there is every reason to believe, will ere long be of still more common occurrence. "Wherein, in this matter, thou judgest another," may it please your Lordship, " thou condemnest thyself." We boldly and broadly assert that the Bishop of London has done more to unsettle men's minds, and show them the high road to Rome, than any other person of the present day, al ways excepting such men as Dr. Pusey and Mr. New man—men who have devoted the last twelve years of their lives to the one great object of un-Protestant ising the Church of England, and prevailing on her children to throw themselves unreservedly into the embraces of Catholicism. Has the Prelatic Lord of Fulham House forgotten his memorable charge in 1843? Does he not remember what was the burthen of that charge?—the great purpose, seemingly, for which it had been prepared? The main object of that address ap peared to be to bring about a compromise between the Church of England and the Church of Rome. In rail way phraseology, his Lordship sought, to all appearance, to effect an " amalgamation" between the two Churches, and thus to convert their past enmity into future amity. And, to a great extent, Charles James succeeded—only that the amity, like Irish reciprocity, was all on one side. Rome neither felt, nor affected to feel, any friend ship for the Anglican Church; but the latter began to form and cherish an intense friendship for the former. On this point there was no room for doubt. The clergy gave, in various instances, the best possible proof of the sincerity and strength of their new-born friendship for Rome, by throwing themselves into her arms. But while the Right Reverend Prelate thus sent numbers over to Catholicism, we have never heard of any whom his "Charge" of 1843 prevailed upon to quit the Romish territory, and take up their abode within the pale of the Episcopal Establishment. He cannot have forgotten his earnest recommendations to them, amounting almost to imperative injunctions, to recur to the forms of service which were observed in the Church in the early part of the seventeenth century, and how he expatiated on the solemn obligations under which they lay to put on the surplice—to be especially parti cular as to the postures of their persons in the various portions of the service—and on no account to neglect the offertory, nor the prayer for the Church militant, as pre scribed by the rubrics. And yet the Right Rev. Prelate now comes forward and declaims against Romanism and every thing tending to Rome, just as if he had not himself, three years ago, made virtual proposals for a sort of semi-amalgamation with her. lie enjoins on his clergy that they enter, in their pulpit ministrations, into controversy with the Roman Catholics on the points on which the two Churches differ. The deep earnestness of his manner, and the great length at which he presses the adoption of this course, would almost justify a sus picion that he is, in his heart, after all, still friendly to the Church of Rome; for, undoubtedly, he could pre scribe no better method for thinning the ranks of Angli canism and swelling those of the Romish community. Assaults on the Church of Rome from the pulpit, in con junction with the Exeter Hall onslaughts of the M‘Neiles, the M'Ghees, and the Sullivans, have, we verily believe, proved one of the principal causes of the rapid spread of Catholicism during the last ten years. If the clergy of the English Church would confine them selves to the simple preaching of the Gospel they would soon find a great diminution in the number of " conver sions" to the Church of Rome. THE CASINO, ADELAIDE GALLERY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIII,—IR your paper of Thursday evening, under the head of Pollee reports " Bow-street." A young man applied to Mr. Hull for advice for being turned out of the Adelaide Gallery by the check-taker, mad called a thief and rogue, &c.; which report is incorrect. He was removed by the police officer, and his money re turned. May L, therefore, request you will correct the same as respects myself. Your compliance will oblige, your obedient servant, T. BENNETT, Check-taker. ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY Or TRAFALGAR.- This being the 41st anniversary of the ever memorable victory of Trafalgar, several of the surviving heroes will duly celebrate it in various parts of the United King dom, by dining together. Though death has, since the day of the engagement, made heavy havoc amongst the officers that took part in the contest, some hundreds still remain, the most distinguished being Admiral of the White, Sir Edward Codrington, who on the occasion was captain of the Orion, Vice-Admiral the Hon. T. B. Cassel (then captain of the Pho3be), Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Bullew (captain of the Britannia), Captain Chi yell, who was senior lieutenant of Collingwood's vessel, the Royal Sovereign. This officer, whose services were officially commended, was wounded severely. Captain J. Pasco, who was senior and signal-lieutenant of the Victory, was also wounded. Captain Thomas Dick inson, on the occasion midshipman on board the Royal Sovereign, was wounded, &c. FUNERAL OF LADY ANNE HAMILTON.—The re mains of this lady, the descendant of a long line of illus trious ancestry, were yesterday morning removed from her late residence, No. 80, White Lion-street, Penton ville, to their final resting-place in Kensal-green Ceme tery. Although the deceased lady lived in her obscure retreat in the strictest privacy, she was not unknown in the neighbourhood, and many will have reason to lament the loss of a liberal benefactress. Her Ladyship's age was SI. iNIAURIAGS IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Herbert, second daughter of the Earl and Countess of Powis, and M. Hugh Mont gomery, of Grey Abbey, county Antrim r , son of the late Mr. William and Lady Amelia Montgomery, was solem nised yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square. The Venerable Archdeacon Clive officiated at the ceremony, in the presence of a large circle of relatives of both families. The Earl and Countess of Powis gave a sump tuous dejeuner to the wedding party. The happy couple subsequently proceeded to Danesfield, Mr. Scott Mur ray's seat, near Great Marlow, Bucks, to pass the honey moon. POLAND.--DEATH OF COUNT PLATER.— A letter from Posea announces the death, at the age of 72, of one of the most esteemed men of Poland, Count Louis Plater, and one of the last companions in arms of ICozciusko. TRAVELLING FOR THE MILLION.—The Joint- Stock Omnibus Conveyance Association commences operations to-day. Three of their vehicles will run from the Hero of Maids, Maida-hill, to the Bank. The fare, 2d.; and the carriages are so constructed as to carry more persons than the other omnibuses. DEATH OF THOMAS NEPEAN, ESQ.—We regret to announce the death of Thomas Nepean, Esq., the son of Sir Molyneux Nepean, clerk of the Crown and clerk of the courts. Our correspondent, alluding to the event says—" He was a fine strong young man, but relied too much upon the strength of an iron constitution. He died of dysentary or inflammation.”—Jamaica Morning Journal. FIRE AT MESSRS. ERARD'S FACTORY.....-Last evening between the hours of seven and eight, a fire broke out upon the extensive pile of buildings belong ing to Messrs. Erard and Co., harp and pianoforte manufacturers, Nlarlborough-mews. The flames were first discovered by one of the workmen issuing from the windows, both beck and front, of that portion of the fac• tory termed the bracing and veneering shop. Owing to the indefatigable exertions of the firemen, the flames were attacked just as they were rolling up the staircase into the floor above. Both compartments contained a large number of instruments partially finished. Those in the bracing shop are either consumed or rendered worthless by the action of the fire, and those in the floor above are considerably damaged by beat read smoke. The loss will fall upon (we understand) the Westmin ster and Glebe Offices. It could not be learned how the outbreak happened ; when the workmen left, a few best tga of bread d i ro m enaaet m d h e lai t isl r dfop.npe now In i e, s yr b. l by most again loaf oes it.priceadvanced4o bf ~t ho er thoughut hl whatl e- PP o e F ar lTßE g A ui p te .ZYtter- Idpipnsarii.yiiitAccieleirtNdthmoeoesbfeTadptbikhiltElehk' rßie4si bakers in everythingSE IN TILE EPRICE a some charge but 10d.; the lowest price is 9d. These prices are upwards of one-fourth higher than twelve opening of the Margat e b ranc h o f t h e S ou th- Eastern place to-mertow, the 22d. WINTER.--The months The since were on Wed nes d a y c l a d NlNT i n ta ß i . lw al_ l i e s t o oc a i li s e around their summits with snow. In 1836 snow was seen -n the Grampians on the 3d of September.—Edinb urg h valid/ COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester re turned to town yesterday, from a tour of visits in the north. Her Royal Highness proceeded to her residence at Richmond. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge arrived at Richmond in the afternoon; from a tour to pay a visit to the Royal Duchess. Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. His Excel lency, the Brazillian Minister, also transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Sierra Leone. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO CASHIOBURY PARK. The Queen and Prince Albert took their customary early walk in the pleasure grounds yesterday morning. Shortly before ten o'clock her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and attended by the Countess of Gainsborough, the Earl Howe, and the youthful Ladies Adelaide and Emily Curzon, left the mansion to inspect the extensive gardens, orangery, &c. The Queen and party subsequently Went to the dairy at the home farm, with the arrangement of which her Ma jesty seemed highly pleased. His Royal Highness Prinde Albert did not go out shooting, as was anticipated. Sir Horace Seymour, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Seymour enjoyed a few hours shooting in the preserves before luncheon. At two o'clock luncheon was served, the circle being confined to the royal guests of the Queen Dowager and the members of the Court. The carriages were ordered at half-past two, and shortly after that hour three pony equipages and four, with outriders, came to the front of the porch to convey the illustrious company for a drive to the Grove and the Priory. The Queen Dowager was accompanied, in the first carriage, by the Queen and Prince Albert, and her Se rene Highness the Princess of Hesse. The Countess of Gainsborough, Lady Clinton, the Earl of Morton, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, the Hon. Miss Daw son, &c., were in the other carriages. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar , the Earl Howe, the Earl of Denbigh, Sir Andrew Bar. nard, Sir Horace Seymour, and Colonel Buckley and Colonel Seymour, the Equerries in Waiting on the Queen and Prince Consort, followed on horseback. The august party proceeded direct to the Grove, to honour the Earl and Countess of Clarendon with a visit, and remained there nearly an hour. The Earl of Clarendon duly received his illustrious visitors, and conducted the party over the house. The Earl and Countess Spencer were at the Grove. On the . departure of the royal party, the carriages were commanded to go to the Priory, at Stanmore, the seat of the Marquis of Abercora, and after viewing all the attractions deemed worthy of notice at that beautiful retreat, her Majesty, with the Queen Dowager and party, returned to Cashiobury Park, where they arrived , at half-past five o'clock. The royal dinner circle last evening was the same as the previous day, with the addition of the Earl and Countess Spencer, who received an invitation to join the party. Throughout the morning parties of the respectable inhabitants of Watford and vicinity congregated in the pa: k, with the object of obtaining a glimpse of the Queen and Orince. It is due to those present to say that they conducted themselves decorously, so that royalty could not complain of any intrusion. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL WALPOLE BROWNE.— We have to announce the decease of another veteran flag-officer, Rear-Admiral Edward Walpole Browne, who died on the 15th instant, at his temporary residence near Spittal, Berwick-on-Tweed, at an advanced age. He was a native of the county of Kent, and for many years resided at Walmer, one of the Cinque Ports. He entered the naval service at a very tender age. His commission of lieutenant bears date so , far back as November 9, 1790; June 25th, 1799, he was made com mander; April 29th, 1802, captain; and rear-admiral, August 17th, 1840. i g gtOV", ,k't,t&-44.10444/, t• ti ,4‘,4) ki,ir v ag *t ig VI 41 4 0 4 - e EXITER, YEOVIL, AND DOR CHESTER RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A general meeting of the shareholders in this Com pany was held, at one o'clock this day, at the London Tavern, to receive a report of the past proceedings of the directors and of the financial affairs of the Company; to determine on the propriety or otherwise of continuing the application to Parliament for the Bill next session; and for the purpose of considering and approving any augmentation of the capital of the Company, and any visitation from, or addition to, the agreement with the London and South-Western Railway Company. E. Woolmer, Esq., occupied the chair. At the appointed hour but a small number of shareholders'were present. Mr. CLENCH, the secretary, having, shortly after one o'clock, read the advertisement, convening the rueetit.g, Mr. WALEY took an objection in limine to any further proceedings, as the advertisement simply specified one, and all without the addition of the word " precisely," and that any man of business would consider that the meet ing was called at one for two o'clock." He attributed the extreme paucity'of shareholders to this alone. No doubt in such a concern as that a great number would attend either personally or by their representatives—in fact, many bad (stated so to him. He was anxious to take the sense of the meeting on the subject. The CHAIRMAN could only say that the paucity of attendande could not be attributed to the directors, as they had given more publicity to the announcement than they were requires to do. They were only required to publish it in the London Gazette, and he believed in two or three of the London newspapers, but so anxious were they to receive a full attendance of shareholders, that they had even advertised during the present week in each of the newspapers. He was told by the gentlemen of the press present that meetings were invariably com menced in London at the hour for which they were advertised. Mr. WALEY thought the advertisement was calculated to mislead the shareholders. Mr. CASH did not agree with the Hon. Shareholder. In his estimation, one o'clock was mentioned.—(Hear, hear.) It did, however, occur to him that the advertise ments were very few indeed. This morning he was very anxious to know where the meeting was to be held, and thinking he might be too late, not being able to obtain a copy of the advertisement, he came there an hour ago. Some publicity should have been given to it. The CHAIRMAN explained that it was inserted in ten London newspapers —in the Times, Chronicle, Sun, and the weekly railway papers. It was also inserted in the Manchester and Exeter papers. They were anxious to have a full meeting, and therefore they inserted the advertisement in the papers of yesterday. Mr. WALEY repeated that it was the intention of a very large number of shareholders to have been present whom he did not •see. He therefore begged to move that the meeting be adjourned for a week. He had been connected with commercial matters all his life, and that experience justified him in stating that in order to obtain a meeting at a certain hour the word " precisely " must be added to the hour for which it might be called. A SHAREHOLDER thought that their number would re ceive but a small accession if they waited until two o'clock—certainly not more than half a dozen; be hoped they would at once proceed with the business as it was probable the meeting would in the ordinary course be an adjourned one. The CHAIRMAN was anxious to promote unanimity if ossible. The directors had but one object in view. Mr. WALEY moved the adjournment of the meeting until two o'clock. Mr. Low seconded it. Mr. SNOW said the presence of the gentlemen of the press, wire were well versed in these matters, showed that they considered the meeting was called for one o'clock. It would be most unjust to adjourn until two o'clock to please a few, because the time of those who wished the business at once proceeded with would be wasted. Mr. GooDwlte moved that they should at once pro ceed with the business, which was seconded and carried. The business was then proceeded with. The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, in meeting you here to-day I regret that I cannot congratulate you on the molt of our application to Par liament, which we certainly expected would have succeeded even at the latest moment. Throughout a long and tedious investigation, rarely equalled in railway legislation, we had to contest every inch of the line against the most determined resistance on the part of a powerful company, who, reckless of expense, spared no means to defeat the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester line, and those in connexion with it, who were desirous to effect a direct communication between Exeter and London. It is, however, satisfactory for me to state that notwithstanding the opposition with which we had to contend, that we did succeed in passing the Bill through the House of Commons—(Cheers)—and even up to that point when the decision of the Lords' Committee was given, which may be characterised cer tainly as being the most extraordinary ever given— (Hear, hear)—and also unexpected by all parties, who were completely taken by surprise; they were most san ' guine of success. It is gratifying for me to know that that adverse decision did not arise out of any failure on the part of those persons to whom the promotion of the Bill was entrusted; the whole of the evidence, whether with reference to the feeling in Exeter or in the districts traversed by the line, in its favour was most conclusive, and indeed was not shaken by the severest cross-examination to which the witnesses were subjected. Neither was there any error or negligence proved in the fulfilment of those preliminary duties and particulars which are required to be proved before the Standing Orders' Committee of the House of Commons; and there fore the directors may take credit for having done all in their power to promote the interests of the shareholders by allowing nothing to remain undone which could promote the successful passing of the Bill through Parliament.— (Hear, hear.) Having stated my regret at what I trust will prove only a temporary defeat, it is now my more pleasing duty to state the auspicious prospects which I think await this undertaking. Lord Beaumont, as the chairman of the Committee of the House of Lords on the Bill, in presenting the report of that Committee, pledged him self, in the name of that Committee, to accord a favour able decision to their Bill when again presented to them, and therefore I hope this time next year our Bill will be the law of the land, and in fact in the course of construction.—(lfear.) I have great pleasure in informing yon that the directors of the London and South-Western Company have met us in the mcst fair and liberal spirit, but that powerful body have prepared a most comprehensive and grand scheme, extending from London-bridge to Plymouth. The Exeter and Yeovil line will form a portion of that scheme, but it has been arranged with them that we are to be an independent line, and, in order still more to enhance its value to the shareholders, they have agreed to gua rantee that the shareholders shall be secured from any further expenses whatever with respect to the last or the ensuing session, beyond the deposit of 2/. 155., or that the second deposit of 2/. 10s. will remain intact and whole.—(Cheers.) There is another advantage which has been offered to us. An additional capital will be required for branches, and it has been proposed that the shareholders shall have a - rateable proportion, and in case of failure, which we do not anticipate, but in case of failure only, los, will be deducted from the 2/. 10s. 6d., or 25/. shares. Some of the shareholders have intimated to the directors that it would be very de sirable that the 50/. shares should be divided into 251. shares.—(Hear, hear.) If it should be the pleasure of the shareholders to recommend this course, if we have not done so in the report, we should be happy to carry it into execution. I believe there are no other points be yond those I have stated and what are con tained in the report. You are aware that five and a half per cent has been guaranteed on our capital by that wealthy company, the South. Western. But it would be useless for me to reiterate what must be well known to every one else. There is only one further remark I wish to make, and it is this, that the very severe and unprecedented opposition which we met with in contesting this Bill in Parliament has involved a large amount of outlay, which under other cir cumstances would have been unnecessary; but I can confidently assure you that' no expenses have been in curred save those rendered absolutely necessary. The secretary will now read the report to you, after which I shall be happy to give you every information in my power. The SECRETARY then read the report, which stated that the directors were happy to say that preliminary arrangements bad t been made with the London and South-Western Company, which have only been con eluded within a few days, and which they trust will re ceive your approbation. It will be in your recollection thet this scheme was proposed in compliance with the expression of public opinion of the inhabitants of Exeter, and of the populous towns situated on the direct line of communication between that city and London, who concurred in declaring that the construc tion of railway communication between London and Exeter, by Salisbury and Yeovil, was an under taking of great national and local importance, and supported this view by petitions to the Legislature. At the time of the projection of this scheme there was no avowed, or the least apparent, intention on the part of any existing company to supply the required accommo dation, nor was it until the subscription of your capital (the tinge for which, by the terms of the prospectus, ex tended over a considerable period) had placed beyond all doubt the prosecution of the undertaking, that the Great Western Railway Company asserted their claims to the whole traffic between Exeter and London, and the occupation of the entire district south-west of Yeovil. latest support of these pretensions, that company, at the t possible period, projected a rival scheme, c al l ed Th e Exeter Great Western, from Yeovil to Exeter, 'lmping nearly parallel with your own , and b y a new lino roin H : ungerford to Westbury , and the Wilts Somerset, and el of the Weymouth Railway. At theo elms cement the Hungerford proceedings in the House of cm and Westbury Extensi on was rejected wn on standing orders, but the Committee of the House determined finally on considering the question us an integral sch'-me of rail way accommodation between Exeter and London, and, a fter a full and elaborate investigation into the merits of the competing lines, and the pretensions of the respective companies to the traffic of the district, the Committee declared in your favour, and rejected the Exeter Great Western. In the course of the proceedings, however, the Committee re fused to sanction the branch from Wayford to West !Milton on account of residential injury, which, it was thought could on a re-survey be avoided. In the House of Lords, the Bill was fully supported by the same indis putable testimony, as to its merits, as in the Com mons, which justified your Committee in entertaining the most sanguine anticipation of ultimate success, but their Lordships' Committee, whilst they recorded as their opinion, that a direct line of railway from Exeter to Salisbury through Yeovil was desirable, decided that the Bills for accomplishing these objeets should not be pro ceeded with in their then existing state, but, in present ing the report to the House of Lords, the chairman, Lord Beaumont, said, " With reference to the question of competition, there is no doubt that wholesome com potion is very desirable between these lines, and I have no doubt that Parliament next year will see the neces sity, provided the Company come forward with an improved Bill, of conceding their lines to theth." A re commendation of such importance, and from such au thority, coupled with the unanimous decision of the House of Commons, is, in the opinion of your coin e, entitled to much weight, and justifies your com mittee in recommending the amended scheme to he proceeded with in the ensuing session. In presenting the account of receipts and expenditure,_ your committee are desirous of Observing that nearly the same expenses have necessarily attended the prosecution of the design as if it had been actually carried, as it was not until it had arrived at its last stage that the Bill was rejected. The rt (.4 ipts, it appeared, were 109,142/. 10a., and the expt n.liture— legal expenses, 30,0321.; engineering and surveying, 10,6631. 15s. ; Pkirliamentary expenses, 10,2061, &c., altogether 57,2741. 6s. Bd. Balance, 51,868/. 3s. 4d. With this amount your committee have directed their attention as the basis on which . to found such arrangement with the London and South- Western Company as may prove satisfactory. The proposal therefore is, that the London and South- Western Compaey do guarantee that the expenses of the last and next session .shall not exceed the first deposit of 21: 15s. per share upon each of the existing shares of the company, each shareholder making up the first deposit of 555. to 105 s. In other words, that taking the 11s. 6d. per share which remains to be divided, the London and South- Western Company will guarantee you against any future liability, in case of failure, and in the event of success all the expenses will be carried forward againit the concern, and you will be entitled to receive the 5i per cent, thereon, according to the original agreem , nt with that company. In order to carry out the scheme with the efficiency recommended in the House of Lords, a survey of the country between Bridport and Dorches ter has beeti made ; and if the line recommended as the result of the survey be proceeded with as a part of this undertaking, an increase of capital to the amount of 500,0001. will be necessary, and of this new capital it is proposed that the London and South-Western Company shall take 1-4th part, and the present shareholders to have the option each of taking his rateable proportion, the same to rank like the old capital if the Bill be obtained, and to be subject only to a reduction of 10s. 6d. per 25/. for expenses if the Bill be lost, and upon this new ca pital a deposit of 12s. 6d. pe'r share is to be paid, so that no further call on the original 501. shares beyond 5/. 53. per share will be made until the Act be ob tained, and a deposit not exceeding 2/. 12s. 6d. per 251. share will be required on the new shares. The sum of I Is. 6d, per share will be returned to those shareholders who wish to retire, and those shareholders who wish to continue, must execute fresh Parliamentary deeds, of the time and place for which notice will be given to all the shareholders. Your committee are further en couraged in recommending the renewal of the applica tion to Parliament next session, by continued assurances of support from the landowners manufacturers, and the inhabitants generally of the district immediately in terested, and refer with extreme satisfaction to public meetings which have been held at Exeter, Honiton, and other places, at which an earnestness of feeling was dis played, unequalled in the progress of the railway system. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. LETT seconded the motion. A SHAREHOLDER said, by the report it appeared that the South-Western were to allow them 5i per cent. He might be mistaken, but he thought it was to be 6 per cent. The CHAIRMAN said, 5i per cent. was the original guarantee. Dr. SNOW highly complimented the directors on the zeal' and.untiring energy which they had displayed in the service of the Company, and sincerely regretted that their labour had not been crowned with the success they deserved. A meeting at Exeter had lately taken place, 'which gave them great encouragement to proceed, inasmuch as a requisition in favour of the line was signed by 6,000 persons.—(Hear.) Ha understood, also, that the feeling along the course of the line was more sanguine as to the ultimate success of the undertaking than last year. He thought they ought to congratulate themselves on having had 5f per cent. guaranteed to them by . the South- Western ; it had kept their shares at a fair rate in the market. There was nothing in the report to which he could object; he should therefore support it, and hoped to meet the directors next year to congratulate them on the passing of their Bill and the laying of the foundation stone of so desirable a railway.—(Cheers.) The report was carried unanimously by acclamation. A SHAREHOLDER inquired what would be the relative positions of those who had paid their 21. 103. and those who had not yet done so ?; Mr. Lorr—They ought to pay interest. The , CHAIRMAN said the directors had given their attention to the subject, but the interest would amount to so small a sum—not more that 4d. a share—that they thought the exaction of interest hardly worth while. They must of course pay up before they signed the new deed. Some discussion then ensued with respect to dividing the 501. into two shares of 251. each, a motion recom- mending the directors to do so (the chairmain having stated that he and the directors were in favour of such a plan) was proposed by Mr. GOODWIN, seconded by Mr. STUTLEY, and carried. _ . . Mr. PEASE inquired if the company had any inte rest in promoting a line below Exeter? The CHAIRMAN said they had not, but the South- Western had. Mr. PEASE was glad to hear it. Before they sepa rated he could not help expressing the regret which, be felt, in common with others, that large sums of money should be spent in contests with other companies, and he only mentioned it now in orderlto suggest to the directors, that if there was a chance of preventing expense by entering into negotiations with other companies, they would do well to do so, in order to avoid an enormous waste of money in a Parliamentary contest. Mr. FIELD said they should not be treating the Chair man and directors in a becoming spirit if they separated without expressing their deep sense of the services they had rendered to the company. Their defeat was a source of very great regret, but he was sure no blame could be attributed to the directors—it was the:: mis fortune, and not their fault ; but the arrangement which they had made with the South-Western Com pany, in the present position of railway affairs, must be very gratifying. Knowing the assiduity they h ad shown in bringing about that arrangement, he considered that for that and their other toil they deserved their best thanks. He begged to propose a motion to that effect.—(Cheers.) The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for himself and his brother directors. It, was very gratifying to find that their labours had met with the approbation of the share holders. Ile hoped, as his friend opposite had said, that they might meet again under better ampices next year, and have to announce the success of their renewed ap plication to Parliament.—(Hear.) The meeting then separated. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Turner, jeweller, Ludgate-hill, Nov. 12, at one—W. Thurnell, upholsterer, Windmill-street, Coventry-street. Piccadilly, Nov. 12, at half-past one—R. Tebay, plumber and glazier, Winchester, Nov. 12, at two—W. Brydon, druggist, Abchurch-lane, City, Nov.lo, at eleven—W. Griffin, jeweller, Cornhill, Nov. 10, at half-past eleven—A. Matthews, apothe • cary, Robertsbridge Sussex, Nov. 20, at twelve—W. C. Carter, druggist, Ashford, Kent, Nov. 10, at half-past twelve —O. Staitc, lace warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside, Nov. 10, at half-past one—R. Knight and A. Knight )un., stationers, Budge-row, City, Nov. 12, at eleven—W. Vickers, bill broker, Carter-street, Walworth-road, Nov. 10 at one. , In "the Country. R. Baxter, table-knife manufacturer, Sheffield, Nev. 13, it eleven, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—J. Gill, wine merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—B. Fenwick, linendraper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—lV. Fordyce, bookseller, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 13, at half- past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Reid, ship broker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 13 at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. F. B. Kettle, horse dealer, Brighton Nov. 10—J. Grant, printer, Woolwich, Nov. 10—E. W. Phillips, glass dealer, Bishopsgate-street, Nov. 10—W. Giles, boardinghouse keeper, Brighton, Nov. 10—W. Pannell, grocer, Poplar, Nov. 10— W. M'Dowsll and R. Brown, printers, Pemberton-row Gough-square, Nov. 10—T. R. Hart, victualler, Lea-bridge, Essex, Nov. 10—E. B. Smith, timber merchant; Scarborough, Nov. 10— W. Menzies, draper, Gloucester, Nov. 12—C. Davis, currier, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Nov. 13—C. D. Johnston , victualler, Liverpool, Nov. 10—E. Mundy, house agent, Liverpool, Nov. 13—B. C. Sothern, coal dealer, Liverpool, Nov. 12—R. Kirkpatrick, ironfounder, Manchester, Nov. 12 —Michael Shackleton, printer, Manchester, Nov. 11—S. Reading, button maker, Birmingham, Nov. 14—J. Lead, innkeeper, Wellington, Shropshire, Nov. 24—J. Russell, coal dealer, Kidderminster, Nov. 10—C. Airs, innke e p er, New port, Isle of Wight, Nov. 10—F. C. Gray, lodginghouse keeper, Dalston, Nov. 10—T. Court, shoemaker, Brighton, Nov. 10—W. Bradshaw, cattle salesman, Gretton, Northamp tonshire, Nov. 10—R. Bone, grocer, Durham, Nov. 10—E, Rayner, C° apo r t iess' im- Brailrford, musicseller, Brighton, Nov. 10—R. Fennell, yarn cary, Birstal, Yor kshire, Nov. 10—F. H. Church, surgeon, g m r e o r c c e h r, an iv t, ig A a l n d , er L m a a n n c b as ur h y ir P e o s N te o r v n : lo—T,.Ci ty, Nov. I.ii Southampton Nov. 10—IV. Kirby, hotel keeper, Liverpool. Nov. 10—W. Lonergan, wine merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 10 —T. P. Durham, linendraper, Bristol, Nov. 10—T. B. and J. Waller, g rocers , Nov. 10—J. Evans, silk mercer, Bristol, Nov. 10—W. Wonnacott, grocer, Bath, Nov. 10—J. C Hill, grocer, Reading, Nov. 10—J. Parsons, Wolverhamp ton, Nov. 10—B. Fenwick, linendraper, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Nov. 13. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and J. Barlow, razor manufacturers, Sheffield—C. Brun ton and F. Whiting, attorneys, New-Inn, Strand—H. Ham mond and G. J. Lacey, glass merchants, Tooley-street—A. W. Hart and H. Coleman, stockbrokers, City—J. Moon, E. Moon, and R. Moon, merchants, Liverpool—J. Dwyer and W. Broster, builders, Tranmere, Cheshire—S. and G.-Langs dale, hose trimmers, Lenton,Nottingliamsbire—M. N. And $, Paget, milliners Bruton-street—A. Tolleth and C. S. Rey nolds, shoe• makers, Liverpool—lL and I'. Smith, woollen manufacturers, Waihridge,,Gloncestershire—A. and H. S. Spong, tile makers, Staplehurst, Kent—R. Seddon and H. Andrew, cotton dyers, Smedley, Lancashire—S. Barker, J. Beatson, and J. D. Beckitt, irontinuiders, Rotherham, York shire—J. and E. Blundell, millers, Lower Mitton, Worces t3rslaire—W. S. Colyer and It. Winder, builders, Dover. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Frater, Edinburgh, Oct. 23 and Nov. , at twelve, at the Shakspeare-hotel, Edinburgh. John Macleod, hsh curer, Dunbeath, Caithness-shire, Oct. 28 and Nov. 11, at twelve, at the Wellington-hotel, Wick. William Bisset and Son, and Mrs. Margaret Bisset, mer chants, Aberdeen, Oct. 26 aid Nov. 14, at twelve, at the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. William Melven, cabinet maker, Coatbridge, Oct. 24 and Nov. 14, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow. e I THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y EVENING, OCTOBER 21, U-',lc,